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    <title>Autism Valued Inc upcoming events</title>
    <link>https://aspergersvic.org.au/Rainbow_Spectrum_Group</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:34:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Rainbow Spectrum Group: April - In-Person Meeting (8 Apr 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(146, 39, 143); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Pictures/Adults%20in%2030s%20social%20groups%20page.JPG" alt="" title="" border="0" width="341" height="199"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" color="#92278F"&gt;Rainbow Spectrum Group: April&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" color="#92278F"&gt;- In-Person&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica" color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;About the Rainbow Spectrum Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Our Rainbow Spectrum Group is a great place to connect with other&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;A&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;utistic adults who are also members of the LGBTQIA+ community&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to chat about your experiences&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;, share ideas, exchange advice, and support each other. You are also welcome to attend our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18133"&gt;Adults Group&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Women_and_NB_Folk_Group"&gt;Women &amp;amp; Non-Binary Folk Group&lt;/a&gt;, our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18132"&gt;Young Adults Group&lt;/a&gt;, or all three!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica" color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About our Group Leaders&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;This session is facilitated by Mark, our Rainbow Spectrum Group Leader&amp;nbsp;and supported by Brooklyn, Michaela and Amelia.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica"&gt;All AV volunteer group leaders are peers of their group participants and welcome new attendees. All AV group leaders have a Working with Children Check.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#92278F"&gt;Cost&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91"&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(102, 45, 145);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$5&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;for&lt;/font&gt; AV members, &lt;strong&gt;$10&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;for non-member&lt;span&gt;s, &lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt; for holders of a &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18158" target="_blank"&gt;+Groups Membership&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and for first-time attendees&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lJuBtSPVUqqx1RjeyPLQso62UFlTkylf70p3IQMvskY/edit#"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC" face="Helvetica"&gt;Community Guide: About our free* first-time attendee ticket&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/page-18158" target="_blank" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;Become an AV member today&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;to access discounted tickets for groups and events, members-only programs, and to support the work our volunteers and staff team do for our community.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"&gt;If cost is a barrier, please&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/42020285" style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;contact&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Jack&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;or fill out our &lt;a href="https://forms.gle/MKoowiG9GaVZLrBu9" target="_blank"&gt;Hardship Fund application&lt;/a&gt; form.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#662D91" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Venue information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#212529" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;The Cornish Arms Hotel - 163A Sydney Rd, Brunswick VIC 3056&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cornisharms.com.au/" target="_blank"&gt;The Cornish Arms Hotel website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Cornish+Arms+Hotel/@-37.7734028,144.9608767,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x6ad65cb54bb80947:0x21c38bc81cb607b1!8m2!3d-37.7734028!4d144.9608767!16s%252Fg%252F1ts2_dw_?entry=ttu"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;The Cornish Arms Hotel on Google Maps&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.cornisharms.com.au/menu-1" target="_blank"&gt;The Cornish Arms Hotel menu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#212529" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;Public transport:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;Jewell Station (350m). 509 bus (400m) 19 tram (150m). On-street parking.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;Accessibility: we will be in the ground level beer garden which is fully accessible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p align="left" style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica" color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Anyone wanting to attend an AV activity must register before attending.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;For in-person events, this allows us to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;ensure that we have enough volunteers attending on the night to support the group, and to ensure that the venue can safely accommodate all attendees.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica"&gt;In the event that the activity is cancelled or transferred to an online meeting, we will only be able to let you know if you have registered.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;NB:&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Unregistered attendees may incur an admin fee of up to $10. Please note that first-time attendee tickets must be requested before the meeting and are not available at the door.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica" color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Community Guides (step by step information to support our community)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RV6uZuIMIo93OVv1ZVLLkz2pnK30WoWDxQq2X5USXBw/edit#"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC"&gt;Community Guide: How to register for an AV activity, view details of an existing registration, or cancel a registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbM3wVCxR517blD-4DsD0xIeKzhGfbfkpI0hs8Ck-vE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Community&lt;/font&gt; Guide&lt;font&gt;: How to pay for an AV activity registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;(includes details for PayPal, credit card, and bank transfer options)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Peer_Support_Groups_FAQs/" target="_blank" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;Peer Support Groups - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;(&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;includes answers to the most common questions about AV peer support groups).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica" color="#92278F"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For assistance or more information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica"&gt;&lt;span&gt;If you have further questions about the event, about AV, or need assistance with registering, please contact our AV admin team.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Privacy-Policy" target="_blank" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" face="Helvetica"&gt;AV Privacy Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>The Rainbow Spectrum Group: May - Online Meeting (13 May 2026)</title>
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&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 36px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;The Rainbow Spectrum Group: May&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 36px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 24px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;- Online Meeting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;About our Group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Rainbow Spectrum Group&lt;/strong&gt; is a safe, inclusive, and affirming peer support space for Autistic individuals who identify within the LGBTQIA+ community. This group celebrates the diversity of both Neurodivergent and Queer identities, recognizing that everyone’s experience is unique and valid.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We offer a welcoming environment where members can share experiences, build connections, and support one another without judgment. Whether you're looking to talk, listen, learn, or simply exist alongside others who understand, The Rainbow Spectrum Group is a place where you can be your authentic self.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You belong here—exactly as you are.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;You are also welcome to attend our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18133"&gt;Adults Group&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;nbsp;our &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Women_and_NB_Folk_Group" target="_blank"&gt;Women &amp;amp; Non-Binary Folk Group&lt;/a&gt;, our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18132"&gt;Young Adults Group&lt;/a&gt;, or all three!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; font-family: Arial; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This group is facilitated by our Rainbow Spectrum Group Leader&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;All AV volunteer group leaders are peers of their group participants and welcome new attendees. All AV group leaders have a Working with Children Check.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Volunteers Needed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#212529" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;We’re looking for volunteers to help out as Group Assistants. If you’re interested, please&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://bttr.im/gmwsd" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;complete our online volunteer application&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#212529" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;or&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:engagement@autismvalued.org.au"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;contact AV admin&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#212529" style="font-family: Helvetica;"&gt;for more information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#802081"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Cost:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$5&lt;/strong&gt; for AV members, &lt;strong&gt;$10&lt;/strong&gt; for non-members. &lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt; for holders of a&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/sys/website/?pageId=18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;+Groups Membership&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;and for first-time attendees.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lJuBtSPVUqqx1RjeyPLQso62UFlTkylf70p3IQMvskY/edit#"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;Community Guide: About our free* first-time attendee ticket&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/page-18158"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Become an AV member today&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to access discounted tickets for activities, members-only programs and interest groups, and to support the work our AV team do for our community.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;If cost is a barrier, please&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/SendEmail/42020285"&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;contact our AV admin team&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;or fill out our &lt;a href="https://forms.gle/MKoowiG9GaVZLrBu9" target="_blank"&gt;Hardship Fund&lt;/a&gt; application form.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Anyone wishing to attend an AV activity must register before attending.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For online events, you will need to register to receive the Zoom meeting link.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;First-time attendee tickets must be requested at least 24 hours before the meeting.&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Unregistered attendees may incur an admin fee of up to $10.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#802081"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;Community Guides (step by step information to support our community)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RV6uZuIMIo93OVv1ZVLLkz2pnK30WoWDxQq2X5USXBw/edit#"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC"&gt;How to register for an activity, view or cancel a registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AbM3wVCxR517blD-4DsD0xIeKzhGfbfkpI0hs8Ck-vE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC"&gt;How to pay for an AV activity registration&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#222222"&gt;(includes details for PayPal, credit card, and bank transfer options)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/12LQFha42-t9SJNH-UTLWWwFLPDJ_eEsWk3hX3MeQ9dE/edit#heading=h.7riu72352iau"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC"&gt;How to access an AV Zoom Activity&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#222222"&gt;(includes tips on Zoom etiquette)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000" face="Helvetica Neue, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/resources/Documents/Zoom_Intro%20Aspergers%20Victoria.pdf"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#1155CC"&gt;AV Zoom Guide&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;" color="#222222"&gt;(includes details of in-Zoom features)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://aspergersvic.org.au/Peer_Support_Groups_FAQs/"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;Peer Support Groups - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font face="Arial"&gt;(includes answers to the most common questions about AV peer support groups).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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