Fridays, Senior Citizens Hall, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt, $5. Supper, raffles. Ph: Robbie 4054 2662 or Neville 0466 285 640.

Australians in Retirement

Peter Anich, Financial Information Service Office, Northern Qld Service Zone, Face to Face Services, Dept of Human Services will speak at Australians In Retirement, 10am, Fri, Nov 2, Cairns & District Darts Assn, Railway Halls, MacNamara St. Topic: Australian Govt Payments with a brief overview of possible changes to Work Bonus and a possible new Pensions Loans Scheme. New members welcome. 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. Ph: 4056 1050 or leave message if phone unattended. Third Friday of month is meal night.

Tai chi

Senior Citizens Hall, 10-11am Fridays, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt with Rob & Renee. Ph: Lois 0414 728 179.

Beach Kids Company

Northern Beaches Christian Church, 1-3 Moore Rd, Kewarra Beach, 7.30pm-9pm, Fri. Activities for children in Yr 1-7.

Wellness seminar

Wellness seminar with Rob McAlpine, Senior Citizens Hall, 11.15am-12.30pm, first Friday of month. Free to members. Morning tea $2.. Ph: Terri 4221 1509 or 0498 004 141.

Body Mind Wellbeing

Friday 9.30-10.45am, over 50s, includes qigong, light cardio workout, hand weights, resistance bands, Eisteddfod hall, 67 Greenslopes St, Edge Hill. Cost $10. Ph: Gwyneth: 0410 795 578.

Cairns Mulgrave Rotary

Meets 1pm Fridays, Cairns Sheridan Hotel, Cairns North. For more details, contact 4031 6500.

Cairns Youth Orchestra

Cairns Youth Orchestra rehearsals (state school year), Cairns Darts Assn. Hall, 40 Macnamara St, Manunda. CYO1 with Leesa 4pm-6pm. Chamber ensemble with Robbie 6pm8pm. Ph: CYO secretary Bernadette Elston 4058 1948.

Company & Craft

Company, cards, craft & cuppa, QCWA hall Freshwater, next to tennis courts, 9.30am-12pm Fri. Men & women welcome. $3, includes m/tea. Ph: 4033 7926 or 4055 1663.

SATURDAY Genealogy research day

Cairns Family History, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt ‘Drop In’ genealogy research day, 10am4pm, 2nd & 4th Saturday of month. Free for first time users. Come and start the journey.

Sound of Soul

Spiritual discussion, 3pm, November 3, meeting room, Cairns City Library. Ph: Kerry 0424 077 848.

Soul Song’s Rockstars

Eight-three former shower, car and housework singers will turn into rockstars, 7.30pm Sat, Nov 3, Tanks Art Centre, for Soul Song’s Rockstar Choir. Tickets from Tcketlink.

Barrier Reef Sun Club

Barrier Reef Sun Club social nights, 1st Sat of month. Camping with power sites available. Situated in Hinterlands between Kuranda & Mareeba. Clean club house/ amenities/laundry. Bush setting, river frontage. Family orientated. Ph: 0473 449 109 or E: brscsec@gmail.com

Beginner tango

The Pier, 10.30am Sat. Singles, couples welcome. Class $10. Learn the passion of tango. Ph: Robert 0419 798 318.

Cafe Blah Blah

French conversation cafe 11amnoon Saturdays, Dundee’s Restaurant, Harbour Lights. Free. Ph: 0488 765 550, visit: www.afcairns.org.au

Cairns Bromeliad Society

Meets 1pm, 1st Sat of month, Cominos House, Greenslopes St, Edge Hill. Educational

presentations, library, sales, raffle. Bring a cup. Cairns Garden Club

Meets 2-4pm, 3rd Sat of month at gardens around Cairns. Guest speakers on garden-related subjects. Competition, a/tea, raffle of plants from member gardens. Visit: www.cairnsgardenclub.org.au

Cairns Tropical Garden Club

Meets 2pm, 3rd Sat of month. Visit: Facebook.com/tropical garden club

SUNDAY Beginner tango

Traditional tango beginners class with Barry, Christina & Carmelo, 6-7pm Sun, Cominos House, 27 Greenslopes St.

Cairns Shell Club

Meets 1pm, 1st Sun of month. Ph: 4055 9385 or 0438 803 829 or email cairnsshellclub@hotmail.com

Crosspoint Church

Meets 10am Sundays, 220 Toogood Rd, Bayview Heights (cnr Marti St). Children’s program. Edmonton Uniting Church Sunday worship and Sunday school 9am, Ravizza Cl, behind Grafton Hotel. Cuppa to follow. Free parking. Ph: Pastor Chris Guise 4214 0174 or visit: www.edmontonuniting.org.au

Women’s gridiron

Cairns Falcons Women’s Team train, Ivanhoe Rugby League Club, Leisure Park Rd, Smithfield, 6pm-8pm Sundays. Visit www.cairnsgridiron.com or Cairns Gridiron Association on Facebook.

Free English

Improve your English with free classes 12.30-2pm Sun, Cairns Baptist Church, 138-142 Lake St, near private hospital. Meet new people, make friends. Ph: Brett 0421 647 768 or email brettsavage8@gmail.com

MONDAY ADFAS Cairns lecture

Author and Church Monuments Society member Dr Sophie Oosterwijk will give a lecture at ADFAS Cairns, 7.30pm, Nov 5, Room 5, Boland Centre, Spence St, on Miniature Adults: Images of Childhood Western Art. Find out what can portraits by Van Dyck, Rembrandt or Velázquez tell us about children in the past. Light supper. Non members $30, students $25. Ph: 0409 067 491 or email cairns@adfas.org.au

Lions Club of Cairns

The Lions Club of Cairns will hold a dinner meeting, 7pm Mon, Nov 5, Rydges Esplanade Resort. Anyone interested in how our club goes about fundraising or how we distribute those funds in the local community is welcome to join us. For more details, contact membership officer Ken Gorton 0412 644 307.

Cairns Southside Rotary

Meets 5.45pm for 6pm start Mon, Cairns Bowls Club, Toogood Rd, Woree. Ph: 4054 4385.

Chair & laughter yoga

Lots of fun. Learn meditation. People with Parkinsons & other medical conditions encouraged to attend, 11.50am-12.50pm Mondays, Severin Hall, U3A, 129 Mulgrave Rd. Class $3. Tutor: Jaya Hawthorne, ph: 0421 391 694.

Chillagoe Caving Club

Social meeting, 7.30pm, 3rd Mon of month, 25 Somerville Cres, Whitfield. Ph: Alan, 4056 1083 or visit chillagoecavingclub.org.au

Vinnies donations

St Vincent De Paul Society accepts donations of furniture & linen. Ph: 4033 8308 to arrange collection or drop to 14 Spoto St, Woree.

Edmonton Local Ambulance

Edmonton Local Ambulance Committee meets 1st Mon of month, Edmonton Ambulance Station, Coates St, Edmonton. For more details, contact Jenny on 4045 1555.

Ex-Service Women meet

Cairns & District Ex-Service Women meet 10am, 3rd Mon of month, Cairns RSL, Esplanade. Coffee afterwards. Ph: Ellen 0477 555 564.