Events
We know health can be a handful. So we’ve custom built our wellness hubs with only one goal in mind - to make every Tasmanian’s health journey a little easier.
We host a range of sessions, events, and activities for both our members and the community to attend. We also work with like-minded Tasmanian organisations to deliver programs. If you are interested in working with us in our space, get in touch at events@stlukes.com.au.
Please note Information Sessions are general in nature and not designed to replace the advice or care of a qualified health professional. Please consult your relevant qualified health professional prior to making any changes/decisions regarding your personal circumstances.
Note that all event bookings completed through our third-party supplier, SimplyBook.me Ltd are non refundable. Click here for terms and conditions.
Please be aware that photography and/or filming may take place at these events and, by attending events, you acknowledge and agree that any images taken at the event may be used by St Lukes for promotional and marketing purposes.
JackJumpers Signing Session
St Lukes are hosting a special signing session with JackJumpers team members! This is your chance to grab an autograph, snap a selfie and get excited for the season ahead. Stay tuned for full details dropping soon!
Book Launch – One Breath at a Time: Navigating the early stages of Child Loss by Shannon Hodgetts
Join Petrarch's Bookshop to celebrate the launch of One Breath at a Time: Navigating the Early Stages of Child Loss by Shannon Hodgetts. This book is a compassionate guide for bereaved parents and their support networks. Hear Shannon share her journey, insights, and hope with others walking a similar path.
Weindorfer Film Festival Road Show
The Weindorfer Film Festival celebrates the legacy of Kate and Gustav Weindorfer and their vision to preserve the natural beauty and environment of the Cradle Mountain World Heritage Area.
Join us to watch screenings of the winners and runners up of the festival and learn more about the Weindorfer Film Festival and their mission to inspire, entertain and provoke thought creative expression and cultural exchange.
Lunchtime Concert Series with Sparrowgrass
Step away from the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy a free concert with Devonport based folk trio, Sparrowgrass. Playing a range of acoustic instruments with lush vocal harmonies, join Sophie, Tessa and Alex for a musical journey with roots firmly in the Celtic and Australian folk traditions.
This is a walk in event, no bookings required.
Becoming the Woman You Say Yes To
Join Kirra Rose this Women’s Health Week for a gentle and empowering evening of guided visualisation, embodied reflection, and soulful connection. Say yes to the woman you're becoming and meet her in the safety of your own body, breath, and inner knowing.
A nurturing space for women to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the future version of themselves guided by intuition, embodiment, and inner trust.
Baby and Child First Aid Information Session
A two and half hour First Aid Information Session for parents and carers of babies and young children.
During the session you will learn information on children's health, first aid, and safety in a warm and friendly environment, including areas such as Burns, Choking, Seizures, CPR & Resuscitation.
Deep Rest: Yoga Nidra for Women’s Health Week
Experience a deep rest and inner renewal in this special yoga nidra session created to honour and support women’s health and wellbeing. Often called ‘yogic sleep’ yoga nidra is a guided meditation that invites you fall into a deeply relaxed state where the body, mind and nervous system can rest and reset. No experience necessary, feel free to bring a blanket and pillow for extra comfort, lie down, rest and receive.
Book Launch – Back from the Dead with Pira Wirsu
Join Piia Wirsu, ABC journalist and now author for the launch of her new book, back from the Dead.
"When the coastal freighter MV Blythe Star left Hobart on a routine trip, Mick Doleman was an 18-year-old deckhand working alongside nine other crewmen, all accustomed to the dangers of the sea. But nothing could prepare them for what happened less than 24 hours later.
In the early morning, the Blythe Star started listing and swiftly sank. Miraculously, all the crewmen escaped. Twelve days later, three ravaged and starving men, including Mick, found help on a remote logging trail in heavy bush on the Tasman Peninsula but what of the other ten crewman?"
This is an extraordinary story of human endurance in one of the most challenging environments on Earth.
SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY Standard Mental Health First Aid Refresher Course
This Mental Health First Aid Refresher course supports current and accredited Mental Health Fist Aiders to stay up to date with mental health first aid knowledge, skills, and information. Participants must have competed the Standard Mental Health First Aid full 2 day training within the last three years to qualify for this refresher.
Cancer Council Women’s 5km Walk/Run Bib Collection
St Lukes is proud to be the bib collection point this year for the Cancer Councils Women’s 5km Walk/Run. Pop in to grab bibs for yourself and family members, stay for a cuppa at the café or bring the kids for a play in our indoor playground while you’re here!
Collection Times:
Wednesday 10th 10am – 6pm
Thursday 11th 8am – 5pm
Friday 12th 8am – 5pm
Saturday 13th 9am – 3pm
Women’s Health Pop Up Information Tables
Visit our wellness hub to pick up your race bib for the Cancer Councils Women’s 5km Walk/Run and swing by our pop up information tables while you’re here. Collect free resources from a variety of organisations focussing on Women’s health including The Bubble Launceston, BreastScreen Tasmania, Cancer Council Tasmania and Days for Girls. Whether you’re running in the event, cheering from the sidelines or just interested to pop by and check out the information available please feel free to come in and say hello.
UNWIND – Immersive Relaxation with Monique Catterall
Time to UNWIND in this immersive relaxation session allowing you to step away from the chaos of the everyday and experience calm with no pressure, no perfection, just ease and flow.
This is a self-care experience designed to recharge and rejuvenate one breath at a time.
Led by accredited Wellbeing Facilitator Monique Catterall this event is for anyone looking to slow down, breathe deeper and feel more grounded. Please note this session is free for members of the Australian HR Institute.
Pop Up Chess Club
Join us for a special Dementia Action Week pop up chess club promoting connection, mental stimulation and wellbeing in a fun and friendly environment. No experience required and all ages welcome!
This is a walk-in event, no bookings required.
Book Launch – Crow by Rhonda McCoy
Join us to celebrate local author Rhonda McCoys debut fiction ‘Crow’.
When the well-liked local farmer, William Crow, unexpectedly dies on the operating table during a common surgery, the lives and secrets of those living in the rural Tasmanian town of Albert Falls completely unravel. The local GP, Dr. David Boyd fears his secret love-affair with William will be exposed. David’s wife Fiona worries he will find out his daughter Isla isn’t his biological child. And Nurse Nathan Wentworth is certain he accidentally gave William the wrong medication, that which likely caused his death.
The Handweavers, Spinners and Dyers Guild of Tasmania - Pop Up Shop and Demonstration
Join the Launceston Textile Hub (HWSD Guild Tasmania) as they exhibit handmade knitted, woven and felted items by local makers. Come and try your hand at drop spindle spinning or watch these fibre workers in action as they transform natural wool and alpaca into yarn for weaving and knitting. Items will also be for sale on the day so come and get your Christmas gifts early this year!
This is a walk-in event, no bookings required.
Youth mental health first aid training
Unlock essential mental health first aid skills with this 2-day course with experienced trainer Maree Gerke. Tailored for supporting young people aged 12-24, enhance your mental health awareness, gain crisis intervention skills, and build confidence to engage in life-saving conversations. Empower yourself to make a difference.
Introduction to Scrapbooking
Join Linda Jestrimski from Stampin Up for some fun and creativity with an introduction into scrapbooking. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or reconnecting with a forgotten hobby, this hands on session is a chance to explore memory keeping through photos, paper, and personal stories. Bring along approximately 30 photos and you'll create three two-page layouts during the session. All other materials are provided and everyone is welcome.
Bookings are required by Monday 1st September.
ISLAND seminar series: Sleep health, dementia risk and the ISLAND Sleep Study
Join sleep scientist Samantha Bramich for an insightful session exploring how sleep impacts overall health and the development of disease. Drawing from her PhD research, Samantha will share findings on isolated REM sleep behaviour disorder (iRBD) and its connection to neurodegenerative conditions, with a focus on older adults in Tasmania.
9D Breathwork Journey for Stress & Anxiety
9D Breathwork is a transformative breathing technique that combines rhythmic breathing, sound and other elements to access the subconscious mind and promote healing and personal growth.
Using headphones and guided techniques, breath, reset and reconnect with this gentle breathwork session. Designed to support those managing stress or anxiety. No experience necessary.
Sound Immersion with Alexander Bloem
Sound immersions are a scientifically backed form of musical therapy and meditation shown to create feelings of relaxation, promote energy, reduce stress and offer a calming space to simply let go. Alex utilises crystal singing bowls, Celtic harp, tongue drum, chimes and more to support inner harmony.
Psychological Safety in Conversations – Workshop with Megan Woods
Sometimes it feels scary to admit we don't know something, that we have questions, or that we need someone to do something differently. Join life coach Megan Woods to explore what psychological safety is, how it impacts us, and how to ask for what you need in ways that feel safe for you.
Book Launch - The Soldier's Daughter by Fiona McIntosh
Join best-selling author Finona McIntosh for the launch of her latest book in the story of Charlie Nash, The Soldiers Daughter.
Violet Nash has grown up in the shadows of her father Charlie’s shattered dreams. In search of a new beginning, they set sail for Tasmania, Australia to fulfill his ambition of setting up a whisky distillery. Violet shows a rare talent for the fine art of distilling and blending and plans to follow in his footsteps. But some secrets cannot be forgotten, and as the Second World War rages on, Charlie feels a pull once more to play his part and is lured back into action.
Lunchtime Poetry and Film with The Postgraduate Gallery Society
Join The Postgraduate Gallery Society for a literary event of original poetry and video works created by their members.
The Postgraduate Gallery Society is a University of Tasmania (UTAS) affiliated Tasmania University Student Association (TUSA) Society. The Society comprises undergraduate and postgraduate students, UTAS alumni, and community members.
Recipe Book Exchange and Seed Library pop-up
Celebrate Seniors Week at our wellness hubs! This year’s theme is Connecting Generations Through Food, so throughout October swap your old cookbooks for a fresh new favourite or pick up a packet of seeds to kickstart your veggie garden.
If you're taking part in the seed swap, please label your envelopes with the common name, variety name, and year harvested.
This is a walk-in event, no bookings required
School Holiday Movie Time - INSIDE OUT
Join us this school holidays for a special screening of Inside Out for the whole family. This heartwarming and insightful Pixar film takes the audience on a journey through the emotions of a young girl navigating big life changes. A meaningful film all ages can connect with exploring themes of emotional awareness, resilience and mental wellbeing in a fun and relatable way.
Family Play Space
Join us this school holidays for a day of play!
Challenge the kids to a game of giant Connect Four, Jenga or Scrabble, get moving with a game of corn throw, or invite some playful creativity at the craft table.
The benefits of play include improved literacy, numeracy, creativity and communication.
Please note this is an event for children and their carers to play together and children cannot be left unsupervised.
This is a walk-in event with no bookings required.
Let’s Celebrate Wellness Together with Baptcare
Join Baptcare in celebrating Mental Health Week with a morning of fun and engaging activities to promote relaxation, positivity, laughter, and connection.
Explore mindfulness activities and games, make your own fidget toy and learn some self-care tips, there’s something for everyone!
This is a walk-in event, no bookings required.
Deep Sound Immersion for Mental Health Week
Lie down and immerse yourself in music and meditation to inspire relaxation, promote energy, reduce stress and offer a calming place to let go. This special session is brought to the community for free via Baptcare as a part of Mental Health Week. Spots are sure to book out quickly!
Lunchtime Concert with LIMA (Launceston Improvised Music Association)
Step away from the hustle and bustle of the city and join Launceston musical legends Spike Mason and Karlin Love for an afternoon of ambient jazz and Latin improvisation. Using saxophone, bass clarinet, guitar and Greenwood leather horns, the duo will share quirky grooves, almost-familiar tunes, atmospheric soundscapes and an infectious love of music making. This is a walk-in event with no bookings required.
FREE Soup Kitchen – Connecting generations through food
Join us and Sweetbrew Café at our Launceston wellness hub in celebrating Seniors Week with a free lunchtime soup kitchen for all. Grab a seat, spark up a conversation with someone new and share a story or recipe about your favourite soup! Feel free to bring the kids or grandchildren for a play in the indoor play area or chat to the team to hear about the events on offer at St Lukes.
Dementia - A New Hope - Information session
Join professor George Razay for Seniors Week in an information session casting light on a challenging disease based on 28 years of practice and research.
Learn about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and normal pressure hydrocephalus.
9D Breathwork Journey for Subconscious Mind Reprogramming
9D Breathwork is a transformative breathing technique that combines rhythmic breathing, sound and other elements to access the subconscious mind and promote healing and personal growth.
Rewire limiting beliefs and align your inner world with your highest potential in this powerful breathwork journey. Using headphones, you’ll experience guided breathwork and visualization to evoke deep relaxation and subconscious reset. No experience necessary.
SPEAK UP! Stay ChatTY Mental Health First Aid Training
1 in 5 Australians will experience a mental health problem in any given year.
The Mental Health First Aid course will teach you how to provide initial support to someone who is experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This course is based on guidelines developed through the expert consensus of people with lived experience of mental health problems and professionals.
Please note this course is not a therapy or support group. It’s an education course to learn how to give first aid to others.