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WEEK 14th - 22nd March 2015
Wednesday, 18 March
Thursday, 19 March & Saturday, 21 March
Friday, 20 March
Close to my Heart
Cardmaking & Scrapbooking
Queanbeyan Croquet Club
Come and Try Croquet
Southern Tablelands Ecosystem Park (STEP)
A Stroll around the STEP Forest
10:00am to 12:00 noon
Cardmaking, scrapbooking and craft morning. Learn techniques, lots of ideas on
display, products for sale
Type: Workshop
Venue: Kaleen Community Hall
Address: 28 Georgina Cres, Kaleen ACT
Contact: Gillian Logan
Cost: Free
Bookings: Required
Phone: 0408 555 014
10:00am to 2:00pm
Learn new skills while enjoying croquet. Wear enclosed flat shoes.
Equipment supplied and bring your own lunch.
Type: Learn croquet
Venue: Queanbeyan Croquet Club
Address: Farrer Pl, Queanbeyan (opposite showground)
Contact: Ruth Blunden
Cost: Free
Bookings: Not required
Phone: 6299 1571 or 6299 7352
10:00am to 11:00am
Come and learn about the regional botanic garden that the Southern Tablelands
Ecosystems Park is creating at Forest 20 in the Arboretum
Type: Walk
Venue: Meet at the entrance to the Arboretum Visitors’ Centre
Address: National Arboretum Canberra
Contact: Tony Lawson
Cost: Free
Bookings: Not required
Phone: 6161 9430
Wednesday, 18 March
Thursday, 19 March
Friday, 20 March
Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club
Easy stretch and strengthen
COTA ACT
Saving Energy, Reducing your Bills & Going Greener
Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club
Carpet Bowls
12:10pm
Type: Activity
Venue: Tuggeranong Seniors Centre
Address: 101 Cowlishaw Street GREENWAY ACT
Contact: Jan Rossiter
Cost: Free
Bookings: No
Phone: 6293 4004
10:30am to 12:30pm
Find out how to save money on your household energy bills and go greener.
Information from government, community and commercial providers a mini Expo.
Type: Expo
Venue: Hughes Community Centre Hall
Address: Wisdom St, Hughes ACT
Contact: Jane Thomson
Cost: Free
Bookings: RSVP would be appreciated
Phone: 6282 3777
2:00pm
Beginners welcome - coaching available
Type: Activity
Venue: Tuggeranong Seniors Centre
Address: 101 Cowlishaw Street GREENWAY ACT
Contact: Jan Rossiter
Cost: Free
Bookings: No
Phone: 6293 4004
Wednesday, 18 March
COTA ACT
CDC Home Care Package Information Session
1:30pm to 3:00pm
A trained COTA volunteer peer educator will facilitate an information session on the
changes to home care delivery. Afternoon tea provided.
Type: Information session
Venue: Hughes Community Centre Hall
Address: Wisdom St Hughes ACT
Contact: Ingrid Pepper
Cost: Free
Bookings: Required for catering purposes
Phone: 6282 3777 or communityed@cotaact.org.au
Wednesday, 18 March
Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club
Knit and Knatter
1:30pm to 3:30pm
Bring along your knitting, crocheting or other craft.
Type: Activity
Venue: Tuggeranong Seniors Centre
Address: 101 Cowlishaw St, Greenway
Contact: Jan Rossiter
Cost: Free
Bookings: Not required
Phone: 6293 4004
Thursday, 19 March
Public Trustee for the ACT
Wills and Power of Attorney
9:30am
Understand the importance of having an up to date will and Enduring power
of attorney
Free will voucher and lucky door prizes
Type: Seminar
Venue: Canberra Southern Cross Club Jamison
Address: Cnr Catchpole and Bowman Streets
JAMISON ACT
Contact: Tracey Jay
Cost: Free
Bookings: Essential on 6207 9800
Phone: 6207 9800
Thursday, 19 March
COTA ACT
Retirement Village Bus Tour - Northside
9:30am to 2:00pm
Hop on our chauffered mini bus and discover more about retirement village living.
We will visit 3 Northside properties and a have a brief introduction followed by a
tour of the facilities. Back by popular demand.
Type: Tour
Venue: Pick up from Dickson Community centre
Address: 2 Rosevear Pl DICKSON
Contact: COTA ACT - (General)
Cost: Free
Bookings: Required - limited spaces on buses
Phone: 6282 3777
Thursday, 19 March
Bellerive Retirement Village
Bellerive Open Day
10:00am to 2:00pm
Join us for a cuppa in our Community Centre and a guided tour through our brand
new Mersey display apartment. Information presentations
Type: Village Open Day
Venue: Bellerive Retirement Village
Address: 15 Burnie St, Lyons
Contact: Peta Quince
Cost: Free
Bookings: Required
Phone: 0400 084 156
Thursday, 19 March
Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club
Mahjong
1:30pm
Type: Activity
Venue: Tuggeranong Seniors Centre
Address: 101 Cowlishaw Street GREENWAY ACT
Contact: Jan Rossiter
Cost: Free
Bookings: No
Phone: 6293 4004
Thursday, 19 March
Chronic Conditions Seminar Series
How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep
7:00pm to 8:30pm
Having difficulty getting to sleep, staying asleep or waking up unrefreshed? Come
along to gain practical information about sleep solutions from a sleep medicine
specialist.
Type: Seminar
Venue: Pearce Community Centre
Address: Building 1, Pearce Community Centre, Collett Place, Pearce
Cost: Free
Bookings: Not required
Friday, 20 March to Friday, 10 April
Southside Gallery Southside Community Services
Honouring Southside’s Seniors Exhibition
9:00am to 5:00pm
The Honouring Southside’s Seniors Exhibition is a display of images from
Southside Community Services seniors programs (including Walk and Talk,
Cultural Groups and ACT_GOLD)
Type: Photographic Exhibition
Venue: Southside Community Services
Address: 63 Boolimba Cres, Narrabundah ACT
Contact: Bianca Williams
Cost: Gold coin entry
Bookings: Not required
Phone: 6126 4700
Friday, 20 March
Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club
Tai Chi
9:30am
Yang Style - Beginners welcome
Type: Activity
Venue: Tuggeranong Seniors Centre
Address: 101 Cowlishaw Street GREENWAY ACT
Contact: Jan Rossite
Cost: Free
Bookings: No
Phone: 6293 4004
Friday, 20 March
COTA ACT
Retirement Village Bus Tour - Southside
9:30am to 2:15pm
Hop on our chauffered mini bus and discover more about retirement village living.
We will visit 3 Southside properties and a have a brief introduction followed by a
tour of the facilities. Back by popular demand.
Type: Tour
Venue: Pick up from Hughes Community centre back carpark.
Hughes Shops
Contact: COTA ACT - (General)
Cost: Free
Bookings: Required - limited spaces on buses
Phone: 6282 3777
Friday, 20 March
Southside Community Services
Seniors Twilight Market
2:00pm to 7:00pm
A variety of arts and crafts produced by local seniors available for sale from artists
themselves
Type: Twilight Market
Venue: Southside Community Services
Address: 63 Boolimba Cres Narrabundah ACT
Contact: Bianca Williams
Cost: Gold coin entry
Bookings: Not required
Phone: 6126 4700
Saturday, 21 March
Friends of National Arboretum Canberra
A Walk in the National Arboretum
10:00am to 12:00 noon
Enjoy the views and learn about some of the forests as we wander from the Visitors’
Centre to the Wide Brown Land sculpture and back.
Type: Walk
Venue: Meet at the Visitors’ Centre in the Arboretum
Address: National Arboretum Canberra
Contact: Tony Lawson
Cost: Free
Bookings: Not required
Phone: 6161 9430
Saturday, 21 March
Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club
Movie Matinee
2:00pm
The Tamarind Seed - a 1974 film written and directed by Blake Edwards.
An ice cream is included.
Type: Activity
Venue: Tuggeranong Seniors Centre
Address: 101 Cowlishaw Street GREENWAY ACT
Contact: Jan Rossiter
Cost: Free
Bookings: Required on 6293 4004
Phone: 6293 4004
Sunday, 22 March
Canberra Croquet Club
Croquet Afternoon
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Croquet is the perfect sport for Seniors. It is gentle on the body while challenging
your mind. Learn the basics and see if it’s for you. Tea provided.
Type: Try Croquet
Venue: Canberra Croquet Club
Address: Commonwealth Ave (near Hyatt Hotel)
Contact: Judy Tier
Cost: Free
Bookings: Not required
Phone: 6257 7262
Sunday, 22 March
Field Naturalists Assoc of Canberra
A walk around Black Mountain
2:00pm
Enjoy a mostly level three kilometre walk around Black Mountain. See flora and
fauna and views of the city and Belconnen.
Type: Walk
Venue: Meet at carpark on right, 400 m before Summit Carpark,
right side
Address: Black Mountain Drive
Cost: Free
Bookings: Not required
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