Get Online Week is a campaign organised by Good Things Foundation aiming to close the digital divide across Australia.

This year it will run from 16-22 October, with events happening nationwide and opportunities to get involved in Victor Harbor.

It provides the opportunity to learn about the benefits of the internet and how to feel safer and more confident online.

The Victor Harbor Library will host free and fun digital skills events on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 October.

There will be two sessions to choose from on Sharing Photos Online on Monday 16 October; one at 10am and one at 11.30am.

Simone from Your Photos Filed will demonstrate how to share digital photographs through Facebook, Google Drive and Instagram. 

Then on Tuesday 17 October the Adelaide TechGuy, Richard Pascoe, will give an Introduction To Buying and Selling Online at 2pm.

City of Victor Harbor Mayor, Dr Moira Jenkins, says there are many benefits to technology, and always something new to be discovered. 

“Technology is growing and changing at rapid rates. We recognise it can be difficult to keep up, which is why the Victor Harbor Library is positioning itself as a hub for learning in the digital space,” she says.

“I strongly encourage locals to embrace the sentiment of Get Online Week, which is all about learning something new.”

Book a place at one of the Get Online Week sessions via the library's Eventbrite page.

Jess Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Good Things Foundation Australia, says digital skills are just as important today as access to food, housing and education.

“That’s why Get Online Week is such an important time in the calendar,” she says. 

“It is a chance to reach people who otherwise may get left behind and help them to feel confident and safe connecting with loved ones, shopping online or finding their new dream job.”

Hundreds of Get Online Week events are happening across Australia. Discover more events by visiting the website.