Connect and Thrive with the Motivate Collective: how Hunter locals can learn to look after themselves and connect with support
Souths Merewether, Saturday, 26th April, 2025, 2-5 pm
You can gain a unique community and conversation at this in-person event.
What you will gain at Connect and Thrive
Confidence
Be inspired by successful local leaders. See how anyone can overcome obstacles and thrive.
Networking
Meet the guest speakers and fellow attendees. Connect with locals who can share diverse forms of value and insight.
Leadership Strategies
Whether you have a background in leading your family or an organisation, you can gain strategies for improving outcomes
Discussion
Access opportunities to ask questions, learn from leaders, and see relatability.
Wellness
Hear unique personal and professional perspectives on mental health and general wellness.
Quality Venue
Quality is assured when gathering at the trusted Souths Merewether.
Personal Development
Learn to transform the next chapter of your life and see how you can support others’ aspirational journeys.
Support from the Organiser
Enquiries are welcome as the Motivate Collective strives to improve the event experience.
Authentic and Collaborative Insights
Prue Hughes and Kate Johnson
Learn to create your future with lessons from Prue Hughes
As the founder of The Sequel Project, Prue Hughes shares actionable steps for anyone to redefine the next chapters of their lives. Students, teachers, and all individuals can become empowered. “We don’t get to choose the story we are born into, but we can choose what happens next.” - The Sequel Project
Gain a deeper understanding of family support
As the CEO of Family Support Newcastle, Prue Hughes knows the realities of support systems in the Hunter. Individuals and providers can discuss the sector's challenges and opportunities. In the collaborative safe space of the Connect and Thrive event, everyone is welcome to explore innovative possibilities.
Become inspired by Kate Johnson’s Addiction Recovery
Addiction and other mental health conditions can impact anyone from any background. Leaders and communities can learn from Kate Johnson’s powerful recovery journey. Kate shared on social media, “I’d stopped doing much of anything at the end of my drinking. Now I continually step out of my comfort zone and put myself out there.” Confidence can be learned.
Heal Through Community Connection
Kate Johnson says, “Connection is key to happiness and the opposite of addiction... Most people are good, kind and supportive. Surround yourself with them.” Kate brings people together through the Lake Macquarie & Newcastle Suicide Prevention Network. The Motivate Collective can help you to find your people.