2023 Pets of Canberra Calendar Competition
Is your pet just the cutest? Are they the bestest boy? Do they make your heart melt? Are they expert biscuit makers? If your pet ticks any of these boxes, now is your time to enter the 2023 Pets of Canberra Calendar! All furry, feathered, scaled, or hairless pets are welcome to enter. All entries will be included in the calendar. Entries close 14 November; please see www.canberrapetrescue.org.au for more details.
GIVIT donation of the week: art supplies
GIVIT is assisting an organisation in the ACT that provides hepatitis support services to help prevent transmission and reduce impacts. This organisation is requesting art supplies to create an artwork with the community as a form of therapy, with the aim of ultimately displaying these artworks in their office. Creating art can also help ease anxiety while individuals wait for their hepatitis results so donations of art supplies will be greatly appreciated. Generous Canberrans can fund this request, and 100% of money received by GIVIT used to purchase art supplies such as paint brushes, paint and canvasses. To donate to or fund this request please visit givit.org.au/whats-needed, search Keywords: “paints, paintbrushes, canvas, paper”; Location: ‘ACT’.
FETES AND FAIRS
St Ninian’s: Saturday 5 November 9am-1pm. Christmas cakes, cakes, cookies, homemade spring rolls, salads, sausage sizzle, egg & bacon sandwich, Devonshire teas, Tastes of Tonga, garden, cut flowers, craft, treasures, jewellery, books, country kitchen, white elephant, clothing and lots more. Cash sales only. Corner Mouat and Brigalow Streets, Lyneham.
Ridgecrest Retirement Village: 55 Burkitt Street, Page on Saturday 5 November 10am-2pm. Come and grab a bargain at one of our stalls. There will be sausage sizzle, Devonshire tea, raffles and many stalls such as second-hand books, plants, craft, cakes, white elephant and more.
Plant stall
St Mary in the Valley Anglican Church will sell flower and vegetable plants on Saturday 5 November 9am-2pm at Calwell shopping centre outside Mary’s Market.
Red Dove preloved clothing
Red Dove preloved clothing at Tuggeranong Uniting Church, Comrie St, Wanniassa, Thursday 3 to Saturday 5 November 9am-1pm. Easy parking with auditorium full of spring specials including women’s, men’s and kids’clothing, books, linen and bric-a-brac. Great coffee and cake for morning tea, plus a special fashion parade and supper Friday 7pm.
Southfest Chisholm Community Day
At Good Shepherd Community Church, cnr Hambidge and Proctor Streets, Chisholm on Saturday 12 November 10am-2pm. Join us for a fun community day featuring a garage sale, local community stall holders, cake stall, Devonshire tea, sausage sizzle and more.
Open Gardens Canberra
On Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 November 10am-4pm, gardens will open to the public at: 48 Weathers Street, Gowrie (Christine’s Garden) and 45 Middleton Circuit, Gowrie (Sarah’s Garden). Free to members; $10 for non-members via Eventbrite. More info: opengardenscanberra.org.au
Hartley Markets location change
Due to wet conditions at Hall and the forecast for more rain, the Hartley November Markets will relocate to Thoroughbred Park. So, instead of heading to Hall on Sunday 6 November 10am-3pm, marketgoers will find the relocated Hartley Markets at Thoroughbred Park, Randwick Road, Lyneham. More info: hartley.org.au/markets
100 Voices for Homeless People
Enjoy a wonderful afternoon of music and singing on Saturday 12 November 2pm at St Andrews Church, Forrest and support people in our community experiencing housing crisis. Money raised goes to Toora Women Inc. and Samaritan House. Tickets: $10 each; $15 per family, include afternoon tea, lucky door prizes, silent auction. More info: contact 6259 2931 or [email protected]
VIEW Club
Belconnen Day: The next meeting is on Tuesday 8 November 11.45am at Raiders League Club, Holt. Cost $32. Guest speaker: Sharon Bown, a member of the Council of the Australian War Memorial. RSVP to Mary on 0414 529 563 or email [email protected] by 12 noon Thursday 3 November.
Probus Club
Narrabundah: The next meeting is on Tuesday 8 November 11am. Guest speaker: Marg Green speaking about adoption and her personal story of finding her mother. Our club meets on the 2nd Tuesday each month (except December and January) at Harmonie German Club and members usually enjoy lunch afterwards. More info: call John on 0432 435 053.
Greenway: This is a mixed club and meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month 10.30am-12.30m at Vikings Town Centre Club, Tuggeranong. A short formal meeting and morning tea is usually followed by a guest speaker or other social activities. The next meeting is on 8 November. Guest speaker: Dr Claire O’Brien. More info: call Alan on 6294 7207 or look at the Club’s website.
Free Pelvic Floor Workshops
Women of all ages are invited to attend this free workshop presented by a physiotherapist from Canberra Health Services on Monday 7 November 1-3.30pm at Tuggeranong Community Health Centre, Greenway.This workshop will provide information, education and self-help strategies for women who are experiencing continence problems or wishing to prevent them. Bookings are essential; call the Community Heath Intake Team on 5124 9977.
Trading Options Workshop
Australian Technical Analysts Association presents a Trading Options One Day Workshop in Canberra on Sunday 13 November at ANBG. The workshop aims to take participants from beginner level to trading and hedging investments. More info: www.ataa.asn.au or Mark 0417 334 223.
Canberra Pet Rescue trivia night
Get your thinking cats on for a hiss-terically fun pet-themed trivia night! There will be fun prizes, games and giveaways throughout the night! You’ll be barking mad to miss out! Friday 25 November 7pm at Raiders Club, Hardwicke St, Holt. Tickets: $25 via www.canberrapetrescue.org.au, includes hot finger food, lucky door prize entry and a fun night to remember. 100% of funds raised will help pets in need at Canberra Pet Rescue. Tickets only available until 15 November for catering purposes.
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