Join us for a free, practical workshop created with and for Queensland’s creative community. We’re bringing Uplift Queensland to Cairns — set in the iconic Tanks Arts Centre in the Cairns Botanic Gardens, together we’ll explore wellbeing, alcohol and other drug literacy, and simple ways to build healthier and more connected creative communities.

This is a practical and interactive workshop designed for Queensland’s creative community. Through guided conversations and activities, we’ll explore wellbeing, AOD literacy, and ways we can better support ourselves and one another across the creative industries.

Who it’s for: Artists, creatives, facilitators, community workers, arts workers and anyone working across Far North Queensland’s creative and community sectors. First Nations and CALD community members are especially welcome. No prior knowledge required.

You’ll leave with:

• Practical strategies to support your wellbeing

• More confidence talking about alcohol and other drugs

• A better understanding of support options and pathways

• New connections within the creative community

• Ideas for supporting wellbeing in your own creative networks

Morning tea provided. Free to attend.

Getting there: Tanks Arts Centre, 46 Collins Ave, Edge Hill — 4km north of Cairns CBD. Free street parking along Collins Ave and in Tank 1 car park (20 Collins Ave). 3 accessible parking bays at main entrance. Sunbus routes service Edge Hill. Drop-off zone on Collins Ave at main entrance.

Fully wheelchair accessible. Companion Cards accepted. Assistance animals welcome.

About Hey Mate

Hey Mate is a social impact organisation working at the intersection of community wellbeing, creative industries and peer connection. We design and deliver programs that build capacity, reduce harm and strengthen communities — with and for the people who need them most. theheymateproject.org

About Uplift Queensland

Uplift Queensland is funded by the Queensland Mental Health Commission and delivered by Hey Mate across 10 locations in regional and metropolitan Queensland from August to November 2026. The program combines workshops, lived experience engagement, a digital AOD literacy resource (the Uplift Guide), and a statewide storytelling and awareness campaign. Hey Mate acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Queensland on which this project is delivered and pays respect to Elders past and present.

Questions?
hello@heymateproject.org · theheymateproject.org

Schedule / agenda

Time
9:00 am	Doors open — facilitators and crew arrive
9:30 am	Attendees arrive, welcome and workshop commences
10:30 am	Morning tea (provided)
1:00 pm	Workshop concludes

Contact the host of Uplift Queensland — Creative Wellbeing & AOD Literacy Workshop (Cairns)