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COMMUNITY Adamstown Old Blokes: Meet @ The Dungeon, Adamstown Uniting Church, 1st & 3rd Tues 9,30am-12pm. Vic 4957 3888 or John 4943 5316. Adult Literacy Volunteer Tutor Training Course: Glendale and Hamilton TAFE. Phone Janette, Judy or Janet on 49 791 631 or 49 699 461. Aged Care: Waratah Multicultural Centre Based Day Care. Thurs from 10am-2pm Ethnic Communities Council auditorium 2a Platt St Waratah. 4960 8248. Artists: Professional Artists Studio Trail, last Sun, 11am to 4pm. 4987 7947 or visit
artiststudiotrail.com. ARAFMI: Counselling, education and support for families, relatives and friends of people with mental illness. 22 Stewart Ave, Hamilton East.
www.arafmihunter.org. 4961 6717 or 4961 2842. Bible study: Non-denominational, Mon, 7.30pm. 4950 6708. Bicycles: Free pushbike parts, help and workshops. Fri and Sat, 9am-5pm, the Newcastle Bike Ecology Centre, 106 Robert St, Islington. 4961 6582. Bushwalking: Hunter Area Bushwalking
Club.Sun. 4944 7502. Newcastle Ramblers 1st
&3rd
Milson St, Charlestown. 4943 9196. Car Club: Triumph Sports Owners Association 1st
Mon Charlestown Uniting Church, Tuesday from
7pm Club Macquarie. Ian Lovi 4932 8552 or ilovi@thomascoff ey.
com.au Charlestown Uniting Church ladies: 1st
Thurs between until
Dec 2012 from 11am-1pm. Charlestown Uniting Church Milson St Charlestown. Enid 4943 5353. Chess Group: Every Wed from 10am at Swansea Library. 4921 0780. Child Sponsorship. Actionaid Child Sponsorship Program. 1300 6666 72 or visit
actionaid.org.au. Choir: Port Stephens choir rehearsals, St Brigid’s Hall, William St, Raymond Terrace, Thurs, 7pm. 4951 5064 or 0418 497 536. Choir: Novatones Men’s Harmony Chorus, each Thurs. 7.00 pm, St. Therese’s Primary School Hall, Royal Rd., New Lambton. 4948 8476 or 4997 0559 Choir: Lake Singers, each Wed, 7.30pm, Uniting Church Hall, 1st St, Booragul. 4963 2077. Newcastle City Choir, Wed, 7.30pm- 9.30pm, Mayfi eld Uniting Church, Highfi eld St. 49674401. Choir: Newcastle mental health and well being choir, Under Construction, meet Thurs PRA, 259 King Street Newcastle 2.30pm-4.45pm. Kaz 0437 301 271 or Karen 0421 863 425. Ladies Barbershop: Mon The Place, Charlestown Square 6.60- 9.00pm. 4359 3339 or 0401 393 366. Lake Macquarie Support Services: Seeking volunteers. Various positions needed. Ruth 4972 1318. Lifeball: Modifi ed netball over 50s Warners Bay every Friday from 9.30am. Phone Barbara 4947 3650. Life Skills for Blokes: Belmont Neighbourhood Centre 2nd
& 4th
Mon from 11am. 4947 0031. Mahjong: Social only. Lake Macquarie Yacht Club, Belmont 1pm- 3pm every Tuesday. Markets: Warner’s Bay Lions s second Sun King St Car Park 6am- 1pm. 0409 488 015. Maryland Markets: First sat, Maryland Multipurpose Centre, 207 Maryland Drive, Maryland. 8am-1pm. Stallholder enquiry 4955 8111. Newcastle Caravan Club: 4th Tuesday 7pm Wallsend South Public School, Smith Road Elemore Vale. Newcastle National Seniors: Meeting 4th Tue from 10am. Adamstown RSL. 4920 8211. NSW Justices Association: Community desk at Edgeworth town
Centre for witnessing and signing documents, 1st Thurs & 3rd sat 10am-12pm. 0416 124 604 or
lakemacquarie@nswja.org. au. Westlakes branch free witnessing and signing documents 1st Saturday 10am-1pm outside Best and Less, Stockland Glendale and Wed & Fri from 10am-1pm at Toronto Courthouse. Meet 2nd Tue Toronto Polyclinic, James St Toronto from 7.30pm. 4959 4325. Nudist Club: inquiries from families and couples. Details via
roscoclub.org or 0429 832 392. Older Women’s Network: 1ST
Thurs The Loft , Wolfe St
Newcastle. Marion 4970 4447. Outreach Newcastle TAFE: Free classes to unemployed mature age people. 4923 7184. Plan IT Youth: Free TAFE accredited training to become a volunteer mentor for high school students. Glendale TAFE. Contact Julie Fraser on 4972 3106. Red Cross: Stall Maryland Markets, Marylands Neighbourhood Centre 1st
Sat 8am-12pm.
Red Cross Volunteers: Full training and ongoing support is provided. 165 Lambton Road Broadmeadow. 1800 827 677. Red Ochre Workshops: Aboriginal contemporary painting classes. Wed (during school holidays) 9am-3pm. Bookings essential. 3/155 Nelson Street Wallsend. Scrapbooking classes, Tue (school holidays). Refl exology: Belmont Neighbourhood Centre. 4947 0031. Retired Friends Group: companionship and activities for seniors. Thurs 10am-2pm Church of the Good Shepherd, Joslin St Kotara Sth. 4943 0103. SIDS and Kids: Support group fourth Wed Multipurpose Centre, 9 Thorne St, Toronto 12pm-2pm. 4969 3171. Seniors Cuppa Morning: Lake Macquarie Support services. From 10am Mon at Tides Café, Swansea and Coff ee Guru, Warners Bay. Cheryl 4972 1318. Singles: 60 year +. Numerous activities. 4959 3172, 4961 5626. Singles: Christian group, 1st & 3rd Fri. Belair Baptist Church, Adamstown. 4971 0053 or 0407 251 204. Singles: Over 50s friendship group. 0412 773 886. Social Circle: Singles, widows & widowers aged 60-70. 0409 712 795. The Bridge: Interfaith spiritual and social discussion group. Fortnightly. Brian: 0407 106300. Waratah Male Voice Choir: Practice, Thurs 7pm. Jesmond Park uniting Church, Robert Street Jesmond. 4958 3142. Woodworking: Lake Macquarie Woodworking Club, every Tues, Marmong Point Community Hall, 9.30am-2.30pm. 4959 3342. CLUBS Adamstown Combined Pensioners: Bus trip 2nd
Tue, bingo Fri
from 11am. 4952 7000. Belmont Country Women’s Association: Craft every Tues, 9am - 1.30pm in Senior Citizen’s Hall, Glover Street, Belmont. 4958 5519. Laughter Club: Islington Park every Sat, 10.30am. All ages. 0417 293388 or 0403 043 647. Lions Club: Warners Bay the 1st and 3rd Thurs nights, 6.30pm for 7pm start. Lions Hall, Sweet St, Warners Bay. 4943 5909. Elemore Vale 2nd & 4th Tue, Wallsend Diggers from 6.30pm. 0412 110220. Novacare Seniors Club: Mon – Fri, friendship and social activities, outings, entertainment, movie group, men’s group, transport available. 1300 363 654. Probus: Charlestown group, 3rd Mon, 10.30am, Central Charlestown Leagues Club. 4944 7166. Eastlakes Seeking retired or semi-retired couples to become members of our club based in Charlestown. 4946 1260. Morriset Men’s. 2nd Wed. 4970 5204 or 4973 5671. Waratah mixed Probus meeting 10am 4th
Mon, Hamilton north Bowling Club. New members welcome. 49500561. Teralba District Ladies, 3rd
Argenton from 9.45am. Newcastle Ladies Probus 1st
MonClub Macquarie, Wed,
Newcastle Panthers from 10am. 4943 0239. Rathmines/Wangi 10am third Wed Wangi district Workers Club 4975 4384. Rock’n’Roll Dance: The Eagle Rock Dance Club, every Wed, 6.45pm the Cardiff Bowling Club. Call Richard: 041332025. Rotary: Hunteract Hunter Rotary for 18-30 year olds. Fortnightly meetings Newcastle/Lake Macquarie. 0403 013 604 or 0425 248 278. Wallsend, each Tues, 7.15 – 8.30am, Lemon Grove Hotel. 0437 479 810. RSL Coff ee Pot Day Club: For senior citizens, Fri 10am-2pm, St Augustines Church Hall, Winsor St, Merewether. 4962 2668. Seniors: New Lambton Senior Citizens, day coach trips each month. Pick up Jesmond, New Lambton and Elermore Vale. 4957 5619 (after 5pm).Wallsend Senior Citizens Fellowship Group, Thurs, from 11.30am for lunch, from 1pm for entertainment, Wallsend Pioneer Hall. 4951 6190. National Seniors Weslakes 2nd Wed 9.45am Toronto Diggers. 4955 1314 or 4959 1230. Newcastle National Seniors Adamstown RSL, 4th Tue from 10am. 4952 8787 or 4920 8821. Cardiff Seniors seeking new members – carpet bowls cards and more. 4945 5785 or 0406 727 455. Toastmasters: Alpha Toastmasters Club, every Mon 6.45pm Newcastle Panthers. 49555011. Wallsend Toastmasters Club, Thurs, 7pm - 9.30pm, Wallsend Diggers Club. 4951 1830. Port Hunter Toastmasters. Meetings, Mon 6.30pm, Mayfi eld Sports & Recreation Club. 4951 5234. Newcastle Toastmasters, 1st & 3rd Thurs, 7pm the Cricketers Arms, Cooks Hill. 0415 081 610. VIEW: Wallsend, 3rd Mon 10.30am, function 4th Mon, Wallsend Diggers Club 4954 9421. Nobbys Evening, South Newcastle Leagues Club, 1st Tues, 6.15pm, 4954 9286. Redhead, 1st Wed Central Leagues Club 11am. 4944 7483. Beresfi eld, 1st Wed Beresfi eld Bowling Club from 10:30am, 4966 4649. Belmont 3rd Wednesday, 10.30am Charlestown Leagues. 4967 7068. Belmont 3rd
Wed 10.30am. Charlestown Central Leagues Club. 4967 7068.
Speers Point meeting Thurs May 24 Club Macquarie from 11am. 4946 7835. PARENTING Art of Parenting: Free, 6-week program, start May 2 – positive psychology expressed through art. Woodrising Neighbourhood Centre, 80 Hayden Brook Road, Woodrising. 4959 4624. Early Learning Centre: 2 Glenfi eld Road, Toronto. 4950 5220. Grandparents as Parents: Charlestown, Wed during school term, St Alban’s Anglican Church, 10am - 1pm. 4922 1500. Fennel Bay. Tuesday 12.30pm – 2pm (during school term). Community Centre Fennel Bay school. 4948 8744 Kindymates: Community playgroup, Tues during school, 10am - 12pm, Whitebridge Church of Christ Hall, Foxdale Ave, Whitebridge. 4944 8540. MyTime: Program for families living with children with disabilities and chronic medical conditions. Wed (fortnightly) Biraban Community Centre, Toronto 9.30-11.30am. 0411 750 371. Newcastle Multiple Birth Club Inc: Support, social events and information for parents of multiples. 0407 431 339. Playgroups: Belmont Neighbourhood Centre, 4947 0031. Belmont Valentino’s, Wed,10am - 12pm, Belmont Uniting Church. 0420 979 426. Bright Ideas’ Playtime, Tues 10am – 11am, Adamstown Uniting Church. 4957 1887. Cameron Park, Gecko Playgroup, Wed, 10am - 12pm, Grace Evangelical Church, Lake Rd Glendale. 4955 4887. Charlestown Chatterboxes, Wed, 9.30am - 11.30am, Charlestown Multipurpose Centre, 4946 9470. Charlestown, every Fri (except school hols), 10am - 12pm. Garden Suburb Community Hall. 4943 0385.“Y Kids” Cooks Hill, 10am - 12pm, Thurs, 4929 2954. Edgeworth/Glendale, Wed, 10am,
Edgeworth Neighbourhood Centre.4958 3002. Glendore Public School Hall, Tues, 9am-11am, Maryland Drive, Maryland, 4955 6636. Hamilton South Tiny Tots, Wed, 10am, Hamilton South Community Hall, 4963 1964. Kilaben Bay Playgroup, Wed, 10am - 12pm, Kilaben Bay Hall, 0411 481 576. Little Possums, Fri, 10am - 12pm, Charlestown Multipurpose Centre, 4942 6612. Kotara/ New Lambton, Tues, 10am - 12pm, Uniting Church, Grinsell St, 4952 4338. Kotara South, Mon and Thurs, 10am - 12pm, Church of Good Shepherd, Kotara. 4952 7850. Lambton Rugrats, Mon 9.30am - 11.30am, St John’s Anglican Church Hall, 0427 420657. Mayfi eld Honey Jumbles Playgroup, Fri, 10am - 12pm, St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 0416 407 556. Multicultural Playgroup, Mon, 10am - 12pm, 11 Turana Pde, North Lambton, 0407 864 884. St Luke’s Uniting Church, Belmont North, Fri 10am - 12pm, Williamson Hall, 4945 0258. Plattsburg Playmates, Mon, 9am - 11am, Plattsburg Public School, Wallsend, 4951 3534. Redhead Rugrats, Thurs 9.30am – 11.30am, Girl Guides Hall, Redhead. 0409 916 451. Toronto Baptist Church Playtime, Crn of The Boulevard and Jindalee Rd, Toronto, Thurs and Fri, 10am - 12pm. 0405 648371. Playtime at Morisset Baptist church Hall. Thurs 10am-12pm. Sue 4977 3789. Valentine Playgroup Wed (during school term) 10am-12pm. Anglican Church cnr Ntaba Rd Harrison St, Belmont North 0415 805 136 . West Wallsend, Mon & Wed, 9.30am - 11.30am, Community Hall, Carrington St, West Wallsend. 4959 9951. Wallsend Baptist Church. Wed, 10am - 12pm. 4951 7089. Cardiff Heights Baptist playtime. 35 Main Road Cardiff , Tues and Wed from 10:00am -12:00pm. 4954 7957. Happy Feet, Tues 10am-12pm Morisset Multi Purpose Centre 0400 304 153. Wangi Playgoup. Mon (not in school or public holidays) 9,30am- 11.30am Wangi Public school hall. 0404 141 469. Georgetown Little Rascals, Tue & Thurs 10am-12pm St Matthew’s Church hall, Wentworth St, Georgetown. 0419 270 529. Surfi ng Mums. For children and their carers. Mon 8am Bar Beach. 0431 019 582. Wallsend Wrigglers, Fri 9.30-11.30am Globe Church, 55a Wentworth Street, Wallsend. 0403 790 606. HEALTH Abuse: Christian support group for women: Mon 12pm - 2.30pm in Highfi elds. Contact Barb, 0412 561 260. AL-Anon: Family groups. 1300 ALANON (1300 252 666) or
alanonnorthernnsw@bigpond.com. Anxiety Support: Email support group for women, contact eilish@pacifi
c.net.au. Bereaved by Suicide: Monthy support groups, Newcastle, Maitland, Nelson Bay.
Lifelinehunter.org.au or Kate on 0425 272 344. CDAT (Community Drug Action Team): Morisset Multi Purpose Centre. 4973 7000. Co-Dependents Anonymous: Sun 6pm Newcastle School, corner of Union and Laman Sts.
codependentsanonymous.org. au. 0437 326 487. Dementia community groups: Small groups with a facilitator meet fortnightly for social activities local businesses and attractions. Novacare. 1300 363 654. Post Polio Support: Hunter area group. 1st
Wed from 10.30am
Toronto District Workers Club. 4957 5254. Prostate Cancer: 4th Wed, 7pm the Cancer Council, 22 Lambton Rd, Broadmeadow. 4928 1340. If you know of something going on in Newcastle or Lake Macquarie, please contact us least two weeks before the date of publication. This is a free community calendar and is for not-for-profi t and community organisations. Strict guidelines apply for inclusion in this section. Write to us The Post PO Box 2321, Dangar, NSW 2309 or email
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LOCAL NEWS
The Newcastle Post
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
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