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TODAY
Al-Anon Cairns Support for family and friends of alcoholics. Ph: 1300 252 666. Gordonvale Food Bank Anglicare Helping Hand Community Food Store, All Saints Anglican Church hall, 5 Church St, Gordonvale, 11am3pm Tuesdays. Free bread, cakes. Low-cost groceries. Volunteers needed Volunteers with retail experience or keen to learn how to price, stock shelves, work till & serve customers needed for Anglicare’s Cairns community food store. Ph: Theresa 0405 97 1955. Marlin barefoot bowls Marlin Coast Bowls Club barefoot bowls, 5.30pm for 6.30pm start Tuesdays. Sausage sizzle, cash prizes. Fun night, all levels, Trinity Beach. Ph: 4057 6931. Indoor bowls St Peter’s Indoor Bowling Club, PCYC Cairns, Macnamara St, 10.30am Tue. All ages. BYO lunch. Ph: 4054 4049. Adventist op shop Cairns Adventist Op Shop, cnr Gatton & Bosanko streets, Westcourt, 9am-3pm Tues, Wed & Thurs. Donations welcome. Family History Society Trace your family tree, Cairns & District Family History Society, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt, next to Senior Citizens, 10am-3pm Tues, Wed, Thurs & 10am-4pm 2nd & 4th Saturday. Visit: www.cdfhs.org online. Barrier Reef Lions Club Cairns Barrier Reef Lions Club meets 6.30pm, 2nd & 4th Tues of month, Sheridan Motel, Sheridan Street. Ph: Joanne 0409 490 606 or Rachel 4033 6957 or 0487 687 191. Cairns Brass Rehearses Tuesdays: Training Band 5-6pm; Youth Band 67pm; No 1 Band 7.30-9.30pm. Ph: 4051 1658 or email cairns_brass@bigpond.com 6957 or 0487 687 191. Rostrum Speaking Club Cairns Rostrum Speaking Club, Cairns RSL Club 6.30pm7.45pm, Tues. A social, fun group meeting to learn confidence in effective public speaking. Ph: Karen, 4051 9676.
WEDNESDAY
Aikido classes First class free. Classes at 119 Wattle St, Yorkeys Knob, 6.30pm-8pm Mon & Wed and 2-4pm Saturdays. Visit: www.aikidocairns.com AFL Masters footy Footy for fun, friendship & fitness with AFL Masters Cairns Stingers. All ages, Holloways Sporting Complex, 5.30pm Wednesdays. Ph: 0487 040 444. Armchair yoga Classes 9.30-10.30am, Woodward Retirement Village Community Hall, Winfield St, Whitfield. Ph: Beryl 4055 7603. War Widows meet Cairns sub-branch Australian War Widows meets Balaclava Hotel, 10am, 1st Wed of month. All war widows welcome for friendship & hospitality. Monthly social outing. Ph: Lorraine Watts 4054 1174. Cairns barefoot bowls Cairns Bowls Club barefoot bowls, 6.30pm for 7pm Wed. Bowls, sausage sizzle, fun, all levels, Toogood Rd, Bayview Heights. Ph: 4054 3322. Auxiliary hoy Bethlehem Home for the Aged, 9am, 4th Wed of month, Gatton St, Manunda. Ph: 4053 1844. Marlin Coast bridge Marlin Coast Community Centre, Reed Rd, Trinity Park, 9.15am-12.15pm Wednesdays. No partner needed. Cairns Concert Band Rehearsals, Cairns Municipal Band Hall, 18 Charles St, 7.30pm Wed. Woodwind, brass, percussion musicians welcome. Ph: 4051 2497. Mineral & Lapidary Club Learn cabochons, faceting, silver working & other aspects of lapidary, Cairns Mineral & Lapidary Club, Monday nights, all day Wednesday & Saturday. Ph: 0450 185 250. Children’s playtime Safe & friendly playtime where parents & carers can participate in activities and meet other parents & carers over m/tea, Marlin Coast Neighbourhood Centre, 205 Reed Rd, Trinity Park, 9am-11am Wednesdays. For families with children under school age. M/tea provided, $2 family. Ph: 4055 6440. Cairns North Rotary Cairns North Rotary meets 5.45pm for 6.15 start Wednesdays, Cairns Sheridan Hotel. Ph: Stuart 4031 6500 or Sandy 0408 138 579.
THURSDAY
Step aerobics & boxing Step aerobics & boxing interval fitness class, 5.30pm-6.30pm Thursdays, Woree State School sports hall, cnr Rigg & Windarra streets, Woree. Beginners to advanced. Bookings required. Ph: Julie 0488 118 841. Stitching with Friends Bring stitching of any type: embroidery, knitting, crochet, 12pm-3pm Thursdays, Emmanuel Uniting Church, Brown St. Cuppa & chat with like-minded ladies. Ph: Helene 4057 7894 or Pam 4054 3995. Tai chi for health Machans Beach Community Hall, 10am-11.15am Thur, $12. First class free. Ph: 4093 0466. The Crafty Ladies Meet at Northern Beaches, 9.30am 2nd & 4th Thursday of month for free m/tea. Crochet, knit & sew for local hospitals & nursing homes. Wool, materials provided. Ph: Elisabeth 4055 0508 or 0429 036 018. Pot up trees Community revegetation project, 8am-noon Thurs, Campbell St, entrance to Warrina Lakes, Innisfail. Ph: 4030 2287. Yoga with Marilyn General hatha yoga class, CWA Hall, Norman St, Gordonvale, 9.30-11am Thurs & Chrysalis Centre, 129 Mulgrave Rd, Cairns 1-2.30pm. Ph: Marilyn 4054 2485 or 0423 045 145. Advanced chair yoga Senior Citizens Hall, 271 Gatton St, 9.30-11am Thursdays. Develop your fitness with Naho. Ph: 0407 893 931. Matured teenagers Matured Teenagers’ meets Thursdays for dinner or drinks. Ph: Norma 0419 038 958. Beginners tai chi Reclaim your balance & strength, 10.30-11.30am Thursdays, $10, Cairns West Bowls Club, Gatton St. Ph: 0447 736 461 or 4041 1805.
FRIDAY
Line & step dancing Beginners to advanced. Step dancing 12.30-1.30pm Fridays. Line dancing 1.30-4.30pm, Cominos House, Greenslopes St. Ph: Lisa 4054 5104. Mingles Over 55s Singles group meets 6pm for drinks & dinner, 2nd & 4th Friday of month. Ph: 0419 026 116 evenings. Newcomers to Cairns Get together for coffee & chat, 1st & 3rd Fri. Ph: Sharyn 4039 0704. Old time dance Senior Citizens Hall, 25 Gatton St, Westcourt, 8-10pm Fridays, $5. Supper, lucky door, raffle. Ph: Neville 0466 285 640. Steady Steps Prevention exercise classes, 10.39am Fridays, Fit360, 2/232 Mulgrave Rd. Ph: 1300 348 360. Autism youth group PCYC Autism Spectrum Disorder Youth Group, 6pm8pm every 2nd Friday school terms, $100 per term + PCYC membership ($20). Ages 12-16. Activities & games. Call 4053 1532 for details. Pickleball PCYC, Macnamara St, 1-3pm Fridays, $6. Ph: Gabi Plumm 0404 025 139. Poker Live your poker dream, qualify for the APL Million, Fridays,