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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nPoster created by library staff <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Some recent crafty activities that we have organised include zine-making, cut-out poetry, leaf printing and upcycling unused materials into coasters! If you aren’t into artsy activities, then there are always the games, Wii, or table tennis to play, and many more options!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo of a previous stressless event, taken by library staff.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in the Augustine House Library, 2nd-floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Come and find out what Stressless is all about with some of our favourite activities. A chance to catch your breath after Freshers Week, have fun and make new friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Play Wii, Giant Jenga, Table Tennis or have a go at one of our Stressless board games. If you prefer arts and crafts, why not try one of our upcycling activities, make friendship bracelets or learn to crochet. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Photo of a previous Stressless event<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll provide tea and biscuits and the space to relax and meet new people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ll find us in the Stressless area on the second floor Atrium of Augustine House from 2-5pm. We\u2019re a 10-minute walk from the main campus, near the Bus station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in Augustine House Library, 2nd-floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Take a break from your studies with some nature-inspired activities\u2026 this event is inspired by Green Libraries Week, an initiative that celebrates libraries’ role in promoting sustainability and community engagement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Come along to our Stressless session for general arts and crafts, and a special ‘wild writing’ activity where we will create reflective journal entries inspired by nature. To further deepen our appreciation and respect for wildlife, we will try some botanical Still-Life drawings to pause and focus on the intricate anatomy of plants.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Photo of previous stressless activities<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other activities inspired by sustainable practices will be available, such as paper basket weaving, inspired by the book in our new ‘Read and Relax’ collection, named Braiding Sweetgrass’. This novel emphasises the role of indigenous knowledge and community impact within sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Green Libraries theme for 2026 is \u2013 Navigating mis- and dis-information in libraries \u2013 therefore in the spirit of flexing our mind muscles, we will have some fun word searches to complete!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in Augustine House Library.2nd floor foyer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n COP31 themed Stressless in collaboration with the Academy for Sustainable Futures\/Student Green Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Come and get involved \u2013 sustainable Stressless activities in collaboration with The Academy for Sustainable Futures and the Student Green Office. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Photo of a previous stressless event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in Augustine House Library<\/em>. 2nd floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Celebrate this holiday season with the usual Stressless Christmas treats like hot chocolate and a wrapping station with all the supplies necessary to wrap your gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To continue this generous spirit while remaining mindful of our consumption habits, we will have a mystery book swap – bring a book, wrap it up, write an enticing ‘teaser’, and swap your book for another!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Photo of a previous Stressless event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will also offer Christmas card crafting and calligraphy templates to perfect your handwriting for all those thoughtful\u00a0cards. Indulge your inner child and instead of writing to Santa, write a note for our ‘Wish Tree’ to echo your dreams for 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drop in, take part, and celebrate the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in Augustine House Library.<\/em> 2nd floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Beat the January blues with a bit of Stressless Sunshine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Create a sun-inspired picture using Stressless art resources; you can collage, paint, draw or sew something that reminds you of the brighter, longer days to come. If that isn\u2019t your thing, why not start the new year by decorating your own mindful journal\/gratitude diary. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Photo of a previous Stressless event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember, if your favourite Stressless activity isn\u2019t listed, you can always grab a Stressless board game or ask for one of our craft\/activity boxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in Augustine House Library.<\/em> 2nd floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This month’s Stressless session is designed to honour the Valentine’s Holiday of Love and LGBT+ History Month \u2013 as libraries are inclusive institutions that strive to create a welcoming and safe learning space for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We will write ‘secret admirer’ notes to leave around the library and campus, promoting positive messages to boost people’s days in small ways.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Photo of a previous Stressless event.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n We will also have a ‘blind date with a book’ station, where you can borrow mystery library books inspired by the theme of love… and of course, there will be lots more arts and crafts to get creative with, think painting, doodling, and paper crafts to gift to a loved one or simply for some self-care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A space for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in Augustine House Library, 2nd-floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Along with the usual give-it-a-go boxes like crochet, this Stressless session will include making bird feeders from recycled cardboard tubes, using donated magazines to make some collage art, and painting our eco-hope goals for 2027. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Or explore some self-expression by painting our CCCU tote bags and repurposing these into a personalised accessory!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Photo of a previous Stressless event.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in the Augustine House Library, 2nd-floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Getting creative is known to create a mental flow state and instil a sense of calm and meditation. Therefore, for this month’s Stressless event we will channel some artistic energy into activities such as scrapbooking vision boards to manifest our dreams and future goals, as well as some mindfulness journaling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In March, there tends to be the impending feeling of exams and assignments looming over the horizon, so we would love to help you build some self-care goody bags to reset and show yourself some kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Create bath bags and journals, pick out some colouring pages or sudoku, write a gratitude list, and grab some chocolate or tea for your future self to enjoy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Image created by\u00a0ClickerHappy<\/a>, sourced by Pixabay<\/a>, Content License \u2013 Pixabay<\/a>. Downloaded September 2026.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n We also have a mindfulness box with recommended breathing techniques and tips to use when your nervous system is spiralling and needs to settle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in the Augustine House Library, 2nd-floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our second Eco-hope inspired session will utilise the donated magazines in a different way by making rolled magazine art, which creates colourful 3D silhouettes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Again, we will paint and doodle our\u00a0sustainable goals for the year, as well as painting some artwork inspired by Aboriginal art, as Aboriginal Australians have centered the environment through culture for millennia, known as ancient eco-art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Image sourced from Adobe Stock<\/a>, created by Sergii Mostovyi<\/a> under the Education License<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in the Augustine House Library, 2nd-floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Get ready for spring by making a sunflower seed bomb and a recycled pot to plant them in. Make spring-themed fabric flowers, a bookmark or key-ring, or just take a break with some mindful colouring. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Held in Augustine House Library, 2nd floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Come and celebrate the end of the term by getting together with the friends you have made on the way at our penultimate Stressless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Reflect on the year\u00a0by creating a mood board on how the year went, with collage, colouring, or\u00a0writing down your highs and what you would do differently for the year ahead. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Alternatively, create\u00a0a\u00a0vision\u00a0board for the summer\u00a0ahead: what books do you want to read, films you want to watch, hobbies you want to try, places you want to visit? Create your board to\u00a0visualise what you want or use one of our hobby boxes to start\u00a0practising a new hobby!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Held in the Augustine House Library, 2nd-floor foyer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Come along to a Stressless Event for Postgraduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meet others in the Postgrad community, chat over some cookies and tea, or play some games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We will have lots of puzzles, board games, like chess, monopoly, and the Wii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beanbags will be scattered around with some fiction books if you would rather relax in a corner and wander into the pages of a story.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Enjoy some colouring and painting on a canvas – draw some doodles or write something you are most proud of so far in your postgraduate journey.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming soon….<\/p>\n\n\n Photo of the stressless games section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Creative expression is generally regarded as beneficial for the brain, as it can provide an emotional release but also propel the mind out of the lulled, passive state that is common in this technology-driven world. Being creative, therefore, revitalises different pathways for critical and innovative thinking. Both your well-being and academic work may benefit from coming along to a session and finding a sense of peace in the mindful act of creating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Throughout history, people have always come together as a community to create. It encourages connection and conversation, the passing of knowledge and stories. Come to Stressless to grow your relationships at CCCU, strengthen familiar bonds, or alternatively, revel in the solitary act of crafting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You don’t have to mingle at our events. There is also something therapeutic about intentionally carving out time for yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Photo of stressless book swap shelf.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlus, it’s all free!<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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Tuesday, September 29th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Thursday, October 22nd.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nCOP31<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday, November 17th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nA Stressless Christmas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Thursday, December 10th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nRay of sunshine Stressless supporting post-assessment anxiety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Tuesday, January 26th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Thursday, February 25th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Thursday, March 4th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Thursday, March 11th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Thursday, March 18th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Tuesday, April 20th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Tuesday, May 18th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Thursday, June 17th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Book Title<\/em><\/td> Classmark<\/em><\/td> Location<\/em><\/td><\/tr>
Art therapy for every day : 365 tools & exercises to help you create, heal, and grow<\/td>616.8 PAR<\/td> Augustine House
4-week loan
Read and Relax Collection, Ground Floor<\/td><\/tr>Art & fear : observations on the perils (and rewards) of artmaking<\/td> 701.15 BAY<\/td> Augustine House
4-week loan
Read and Relax Collection, Ground Floor<\/td><\/tr>How to live an artful life : 366 inspirations from artists on how to bring creativity to your everyday<\/td> 709.22 HES<\/td> Augustine House
4-week loan
Read and Relax Collection, Ground Floor<\/td><\/tr>Craft is political<\/td> E-book<\/td> LibrarySearch<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n