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Starts at 60 coffee Starts at 60 meet-up at Coffee Haven, DFO, Westcourt Shopping Centre, 11am- 1pm today, December 4. All over 60, or thereabouts, singles and couples welcome. Meet old and new friends, enjoy company of like minded people. Ph: Rod 0412 898 450 or Kaye 0437 636 409. CQU info evening CQU is holding an information evening from 5.45pm for 6pm7pm, Level 3, cnr Abbott & Shields streets for Cairns residents interested in finding out more about digital media study. Find out more about the new digital media studio, due for completion March 2019. Enjoy a screening of the awardwinning short film by Queensland animator and CQUni lecturer Andrew Martin. Free mammograms BreastScreen Queensland Cairns Service is providing free mammograms behind Merrilands Hall, Atherton Showgrounds. Access via Robert St. Appointments, ph 13 20 50 or visit www.breastscreen.qld.gov.au 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. Indoor bowls Senior Citizens hall, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt, 1-4pm Tuesdays. Afternoon tea provided. Ph: Diane 0428 533 256 or drop in. 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: 4054 4049. Kangaroos bingo Meets 172 Irene St, Mooroobool, 9.30am & 7pm Tuesdays. Kangaroos Fitness Mon-Thur 4-5pm older set, 5-6pm younger set, Vico Oval, Irene St, Mooroobool. Fitness training Body language fitness training sessions for women 35+, 5.456.30pm Tues, private studio, $10. Ph: Julie 0488 118 841. Kickstart Toastmasters Meets Holiday Inn 6.45am8.30am, 1st & 3rd Tuesday of month, $25 breakfast. Ph: Mary-ann 0417 371 068. Kundalini Yoga CBD yoga, Level 1/125 Abbott St, 5.45pm Tues, $15. Women’s health clinics Specialist nurse, pap smears, breast awareness, sexual health screening, period problems, continence issues, contraception, menopause, bowel health for Medicareeligible clients. Mossman, Dec 5, ph: 4084 1790 or Mossman Multipurpose HS, ph: 4084 1201, 9 Hospital Rd, Mossman; Mareeba Hospital, Dec 6, ph: 4092 9311, Lloyd St, Mareeba; Innisfail Hospital, Dec 10, specialist clinics, ph: 4016 1312. Mad About Photography Camera club for all levels of photographers meets 7pm, 2nd & 4th Wed of month, Hambledon House, Bruce Highway, Edmonton. Ph: George 4045 3610 or 0449 266 964. Mainly Music For 0-5years 9.30-11am Wed, All Saints Hall, 5 Church St, Gordonvale. Ph: 4056 1716. Making Mosaics Wednesdays from 12.30pm, Marlin Coast Neighbourhood Centre, 205 Reed Rd, Trinity Park. Ph: 4055 6440. Marlin Coast Bridge Marlin Coast Community Centre, Reid Rd, Trinity Park, 9.15am-12.15pm Wed. No partner needed. Just turn up. Marlin Coast Men’s Shed Open 7.30am-noon Mon, Wed, Thurs & Sat, Nautilus St, Trinity Beach, (past Central’s Football Club). Drop in for cuppa. Ph: Peter 0403 952 432 or email marlin.coast.mensshed@gmail. com Meals on Wheels Marlin Coast Meals on Wheels needs volunteer cook & kitchen hands 6am-10.30am Wed, Fri & Mon & volunteer drivers 10am1pm. Ph: 4055 6016. Merry Makers Dance All welcome. Practice 7.40pm, dance 8-10pm Wed, Progress Hall, Mayers St, Edge Hill, $4. Mineral & Lapidary Club Learn cabochons, faceting, silver working & other aspects of lapidary, Cairns Mineral & Lapidary Club, 129 Mulgrave Rd, Mon nights, all day Wed & Sat. Ph: 0450 185 250. Steady Steps Positive Ageing Cairns Inc Falls prevention exercise classes: St John’s Community Care, cnr Kamerunga & Fairweather roads, Redlynch, 8.45am Wednesdays; Mercy Place Westcourt, Gatton St, 10am Thursdays; Fit360, Mulgrave Rd, 10am Fridays; Heritage Gardens, Barr St, Earlville, 10am Mondays. All classes $5. For more details, ph: Sonya Barber 0413 890 944. Paradise Palms trivia Raise money for leukaemia research & support, Paradise Palms Resort & Country Club, 6pm, 4th Wed of month. To book ph: 4059 9924 or email events@paradisepalms.com.au Freshwater jumble sale Help support drought-affected farmers at a jumble sale being organised by a local bible group at Freshwater CWA hall, Kamerunga Rd, Freshwater, 10am-2pm, Thursday, December 6. Bric a brac, clothing. Refreshments available. Ph: Shirley Brown 0411 496 942. Painting classes Classes for adults & children, Artists@Work studio, 29 Sheridan St. All skill levels welcome. Adults: 9am-12pm Thurs & Fri & 9.30am-12.30pm Sat. Chn: 3.30-5.30pm Thurs & Fri. Cost: $30/$35 session. Ph: Sheran 0438 452 869 or email sheran@live.com.au Live your poker dream Qualify for APL Million. Thursdays, Cape York Hotel, 6pm rego, 7pm start. $20 buyin. Fridays, Cape York Hotel, 6pm rego, 7pm start. $55 buyin. Ph: 0457 427 871. Scope Club of Cairns Meets 1st & 3rd Thurs of month, 12.30pm. Scope is a Women’s Service Club. One meeting per month is business, the other friendship and speakers. Ph: Carolyn 4054 2098. Seniors yoga Over 50s welcome, 9.30am, Eisteddford hall, 67 Greenslopes St, Edge Hill. Suitable all levels of fitness & flexibility. Ph: 0410 795 578. Social fun dancing Mon & Thurs, Woree Primary School Hall, 7.30-9.30pm. Ph: Darryl 0418 983 975. Australians in Retirement Yolonde Entsch, director, YLE Enterprises Pty Ltd, will speak on Building Resilience in the Western Province of PNG & Stephen Mackie, director fixed income, FIIG Securities will speak on Introduction to Fixed Income at monthly meeting of Australians In Retirement Cairns & District Branch, 10am Dec 7, Cairns & District Darts Assn, Railway Halls, 40-42 Macnamara St, Manunda. First speaker 10.15am. Potential members welcome. Ph: 0429 780 156. Pickleball at PCYC A sport for young & old, PCYC Manunda, 1-3pm Fridays & 122pm Mondays, $6. All equipment provided. Ph: Gabi 0404 025 139, email gabiplumm@bigpond.com Reef Friends-Reef Kids Curriculum Environmental STEM Workshop 4.30pm5.30pm Fridays, $7 for 5-13 year olds, Trinity Beach Community Hall, 51 Trinity Beach Rd, Trinity Beach. Friends of the Reef visitor info session 5.30pm6.30pm Fridays, $10 ages 5+. Inquiries & bookings, ph: 0439 419 372. Bookings essential. Pay at door with cash. Facebook: Reef Friends-Reef Kids Cairns City Square Dance Cairns City Square Dance Club, St Margaret’s Church hall, Aumuller St, Westcourt, 7.3010pm Fridays. Ph: 4045 1737 or 4054 7534.