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Welcome to Gig Buddies Central Coast

What is Gig Buddies?

There are two main parts to the Gig Buddies project

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1. Buddying

Building a one-on-one friendship between a participant and volunteer.

 

2. Events/Socials

Group social events run by the Gig Buddies team.​

Who is Gig Buddies for?

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Who is it for?

A Gig Buddies participant is an adult with mild to moderate learning disability and/or autism, who wants to make new friends and go to events.

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A Gig Buddies volunteer is someone who wants to expand their social circles, make friends and go to events.​

Buddying

How "Buddying" works

The Gig Buddies team matches and pairs a volunteer and an adult with a mild to moderate learning disability and/or autism. 

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Buddies are paired based on mutual interests - such as music tastes, sport and hobbies - and other factors such as location and age.
 

Once paired, buddies go out together once a month for a year (or longer). 

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Click here for FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions.

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What do buddies do?

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Buddied-up participants and volunteers catch up once a month and choose the "gigs" they both want to go to together.

A "gig" is whatever you want it to be.

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It can be...

opera, theatre, sport, bushwalking, bowling, movies, having dinner, playing pool, surfing, food markets, musical theatre, go cart racing, horse riding, dancing, video games, train spotting, mini golf etc...

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Click here for FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions.

get involved...

Buddying - image of two people having fun - if you have a disability and want to do fun stuff with a volunteer
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Volunyteering image for Gig Buddies. Be a volunteer and go to Gigs with an adult with a disability

the NDIS

Gig Buddies and the NDIS

The standard monthly charge to support the project is 3 hours per month from Core Support or Capacity Building.
 

The charge covers; recruiting, vetting, matching & training volunteers to partner with participants to build friendships & attend live music, sport and other events.
The monthly charge also includes access* to the many Gig Buddies hosted online and live activities and events.
(*some events have additional charges)

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find out more about NDIS here.

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the "Soul Fly Buddies"

Gig Buddies is a
"user-led" project

In the UK and Australia, participants are involved in the running of the project.

In Australia this group of participants call themselves the "Soul Fly Buddies".

They meet once a month to talk about the project and help with ideas, planning and making the project as inclusive as possible.
 

  • Do you have an idea for the project?
     

  • Would you like to discuss something with the Soul Fly Buddies?
     

  • Would you like to get involved and/or join the Soul Fly Buddies?
     

...then click the link below to send a message to the "Soul Fly Buddies"

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