Cahaya Expressive Arts Therapy

26/06/2025

29/05/2025

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF HKCC HORNSBY KU-RING-GAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE
🌍✨ HKCC Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Community College is inviting residents of the Ku-ring-gai community to a special open art session as part of its 100-year celebration!
The concept for the artwork is to celebrate its diverse community through art, with over 121 nationalities represented.
Participants will paint a small magnetic canvas using acrylics to symbolise their country of origin—a national flag, iconic flower, animal, or landmark. Each piece will become part of a Centennial Collage, representing the beautiful cultural fabric of Ku-ring-gai.
🖌 When: Monday, 2nd June
🕜 Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
📍 Where: HKCC Hornsby Ku-Ring-Gai Community College Level 1, Suite 2/45-47 Hunter St, Hornsby NSW 2077
🎁 Plus, there will be time to create an extra mini artwork to take home!
This is an open/drop-in session—all welcome, no art experience needed! 🌟
📌 Who can join?
Residents of these Ku-ring-gai catchment suburbs:
Wahroonga • Warrawee • Turramurra • Pymble • St Ives • Gordon • Killara • Lindfield • Roseville
Check your suburb here 👉
🎨 This event is fully funded by the Ku-ring-gai Council Financial Assistance to Community Groups Program.
Bring a friend, bring your story, and help us paint a picture of community and connection 💛

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17/05/2025

A stroll in nature. The smell of wet soil. The sounds of birds and bats. Colourful autumn trees. Lush green foliage. The sound of flowing water. Walking on wet leaves. Sitting on a wooden bench. Soaking the sunlight. A peaceful place to chill on a Saturday morning. Parramatta Park.

05/04/2025

Ciao, if you are like me and love Italian food, here is a cosy place where you can enjoy some authentic Italian food. What a wonderful surprise it was to come across Baci Café in the food court at Westfield Parramatta. Emmanuel, the Italian barrista with a lovely Italian accent, made a delicious coffee . I bought a baguette with tomato and cheese from the friendly young lady at the counter. A variety of salads cost between $ 5.00 small to 6.50 large. Lots of vegetarian options. Yummy. Gnocchi in semi dried tomato & pesto sauce cost $ 12.90 S and $ 16.90 L. Non vegetarian options are also available. Highly recommend this place.

05/04/2025

Walked past this stand this afternoon. Lots of religious statues, candles. gifts. The stand was on level 4 at Westfield Parramatta. For more information visit BESPOKE & CO. CANDLES.

04/04/2025

Callistemon also known as Red Bottlebrush is an Australian native plant
The first image is retrieved from the Australian National Botanic Garden website. Please refer to their website if you want to read the full article at www.anbg.gov.au.

All photos were taken by myself🙂 on my daily afternoon walks. Beautiful texture. Soft to touch not brittle. Enjoy.

19/03/2025

Happy to share this link.

Menopause and mental health struggles don’t clock out at work. But more than 4 in 5 women we surveyed believe their employer or colleagues wouldn’t be supportive if they took leave for this reason. And 3 in 4 fear that using leave for menstrual or menopause concerns could be used against them in the workplace.

Register now for ‘The Menopause Mind field’, a free online panel event unpacking the link between menopause and mental health, on April 2, 12-1pm AEDT. Visit bit.ly/41glwVY.

19/03/2025

An event to look forward to.

Join us as we celebrate Ku-ring-gai’s cultural diversity.

11/01/2025

Beyond Blue’s Wellbeing Action Tool helps you identify what you naturally gravitate towards and why it works for you. Check out the Wellbeing Action Tool at bb.org.au/WAT.

Thank you Beyond Blue.