THINGS TO DO

City Networkers Story Dogs co-ordinator Christine Hofman will speak at City Networkers, Holiday Inn Harbourside, 5.30-7pm, Oct 9. Story Dogs is a reading support program where children read to an accredited dog & its handler to make reading fun for children. Cost $5. Virtual reality for people with intellectual disability People with intellectual disability in Cairns can access a suite of new learning tools including world-first Virtual Reality technology at Endeavour Foundation’s Cairns Learning & Lifestyle, 4 Warner St, 1.15pm, October 9. Learn how to use an ATM, cross the street safely, catch public transport or make a coffee. Permaculture Cairns Meets 3rd Tues of month (except December) 6pm8.30pm, 4 Warner St, Manunda. Guest Speakers, plant sales, swap table. Members free, non-members $5. Ph: 0435 120 944 or info@permaculturecairns.org.a u online. Family Health Clinic Child & Family Health Clinic, 9.30-11.30am Tues, Edmonton Community Health Centre, Robert Rd, Edmonton. Ph: 4045 9900. Family History Society Cairns and District Family History Society, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt, 10am-3pm Tues, Wed, Thurs & 10am-4pm 2nd & 4th Saturday. Visit: www.cdfhs.org online. Girl Guides Bayview 10+ yrs 6.30pm8.30pm, Cairns 6-10yrs 6pm7.30pm, Gordonvale 14-17yrs 7pm-9pm. Email: girlguidesenquiry@gmail.com Golden Oldies - Southside Singing, fun, fellowship, afternoon tea, 2pm-4pm 1st Tues of every 2nd month, Edmonton Uniting Church, Ravizza Cl, Edmonton. A community activity of southside Anglican & Uniting Church congregations. Gold coin donation. Ph: Val 0400 154 841. Gordonvale food bank Anglicare Helping Hand Community Food Store, All Saints Anglican Church hall, 5 Church St, Gordonvale, 11am3pm Tues. Free bread, cakes. Low cost groceries. Holloways Men’s Shed Holloways Beach Men’s Shed meets 11am Tues, Holloways Beach Sporting Complex, Wistaria St. Help build a community hub. Ph: Steve 0407 559 813 or 4055 9897 or Michael 0431 814 546. Manunda Indoor Bowls Manunda Indoor Bowls Club, community hall, cnr Jasper St & Toogood Rd, Woree, 9am Tues. Ph: 4053 2044. St Peters Indoor Bowls PCYC Cairns, Macnamara St, 10.30am-1.30pm Tues. All ages. BYO lunch. Ph: Steve 4054 4049. Kangaroos Bingo Meets 172 Irene St, Mooroobool, 9.30am & 7pm Tuesdays. Kangaroos Fitness Mon-Thu 4-5pm older generation, 5-6pm younger set, Vico Oval, Irene St, Mooroobool. Cairns War Widows Cairns Sub-branch Australian War Widows meets Balaclava Hotel, 10am 1st Wed of month & social outing the following fortnight. All war widows welcome for friendship & hospitality. Ph: Lorraine 4054 1174. Card making at Kuranda Card making class at Kuranda, 7.30pm Wed. $10. Ph: Colleen 0488 071 119. Cazalys trivia night Teams of 4-6 or join in on night at Cazalys, 344 Mulgrave Rd, Wednesdays, $3pp. Proceeds to nominated charity each quarter. Ph: 4054 1464. Children’s playtime Meet other parents & carers over m/tea & activities, Marlin Coast Neighbourhood Centre, 205 Reed Rd, Trinity Park, 911am Wed, for families with children under school age, $2 family. Ph: 4055 6440. Clifton Beach Pickleball Clifton Beach Tennis Club, Clifton Rd, Clifton Beach, 4-6pm Wed. No cost for members. Membership $25pa. First session free. Ph: Gabi 0404 025 139. Croquet at Holloways Croquet played twice weekly, 2pm Wednesday & Saturday, Granville Park, 65 Oleander St, Holloways Beach. For details, ph: 0438 630 003. Dementia Australia Dementia Support Group, Cominos House, 27 Greenslopes St, every 2nd Wednesday for carers, family & people living with dementia to make friends & discuss common issues. Ph: Kylen 0413 504 215. Dementia drop-in Monthly dementia drop-in service, Cairns North Community Health Facility, 381 Sheridan St, 12-2pm, 2nd Wed of month. A chance to seek information & support. Ph: Kylen 0413 504 215. Advanced chair yoga Senior Citizens hall, 271 Gatton St, 9.30-11am. Develop your fitness with Naho. Ph: 0407 893 931. Beginner’s Tai Chi Any age, 10.30-11.30am Thurs, Cairns West Bowls Club, Gatton St, $10. Reclaim your balance & strength. Ph: Elly 0447 736 461 or 4041 1805. Bob Rossi Dance Group Social & fun dancing, Woree State School, 7.30-9.30pm Thurs & Mon, $5. Tea & coffee. Ph: Darryl 0418 983 975. Cairns Bicycle User Group Meets 5.30pm, 1st Thurs of month, front office (EDO NQ) Serbian Centre, 67 Greenslopes St, Edge Hill. Ph: 0413 112 719 or Facebook: Cairns Bicycle User Group. Cairns Brass Bingo Cairns Brass Hall, 145 Mulgrave Rd, Thursdays. Selling from 6.30pm, play starts 7.30pm. Standard games, jackpot, Big Brass Bingo. Win up to $10,000. Canteen operating, free tea, coffee. Cairns Photographic Society Meets 7pm, 3rd Thurs of month, Stratford Library, 11 Kamerunga Rd, Stratford. Facebook: Cairns Photographic Society Inc. Group Page. Cairns Sequence Dance Darts Hall, Macnamara St, Manunda. Practice 7.15pm, dance starts 8pm. Entry $5. Tea, coffee, biscuit provided. Ph: Glenda 0411 090 059 or Denise 0427 364 468. Cairns West Ladies Probus Cairns West Ladies Probus Club meets 10am, 1st Thurs of month, Uniting Church Hall (opp Fire Services), Brown St, Westcourt. Friendship & fellowship for women. Monthly outing. Ph: Lorraine 4054 1174. Soroptimists Breakfast Club Soroptimist International Cairns Breakfast club meets at DoubleTreebyHilton on 3rd Friday of each month at 7.15am for breakfast. All welcome. Ph: Katrin, 0408 954 980 or Patricia, 0418 710 341. Stratford Bowls Club Stratford Bowls Club happy hour, 4pm-5.30pm Fri. Pool, table tennis, darts. All welcome. Tropical Cross Stitchers Tropical Cross Stitchers, 9am1.30pm Fri, Hambledon House, Edmonton. Ph: Bonny 4045 5766 or Barbara 4045 5354. Zumba Gold Zumba class for older participants, Yorkeys Knob Community Centre, Wattle St, 9.30am Fri. Ph: Debbie 0401 023 084. Art classes at Yorkeys Art classes held by Terize Formanowski, Yorkeys Knob Community Centre, Wattle St, 11am-4pm. Ph: 0476 245 032. Australians in Retirement Meets monthly, 1st Fri, Cairns Dart Association, Railway Hall 77-89 MacNamara St, Manunda. Ph: 0429 780 156. Barefoot bowls Barefoot bowls, 4pm Fridays, Gordonvale Bowls Club, cnr Mill & Swan streets. Steak burgers & sausage sizzle from 6pm. Come as group or by yourself. *Offer opens at 9.00am AEST on 12 October 2018. Limit one redemption per eligible Cairns Post Member. Limited to the first 30. Queensland residents only. Offer ends 23 October, or while stocks last. The double pass will admit up to 2 people to a VIP pre-event function, followed by an event ‘An Evening with Johnathan Thurston’ on 27 October 2018. Ticket terms and conditions apply. Tickets not redeemable for cash, not transferable and not for resale. Individual double pass is valued at $500. Total prize pool valued at $15,000. Full terms and conditions available at plusrewards.com.au.