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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.

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For most of us Christmas is a time of joy, love, gifts and quality time with family. But there are many families in our community who are experienci­ng financial hardship or difficulty.

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