NOTICEBOARD
TODAY
Yoga at Dawn Yoga at Dawn (Hatha), 6.308am Monday to Thursday, Dragonfly Zen, L1/142 Grafton St, (above Cyrus Rugs), $15. Ph: John 0452 588 134. Free child safety checks If your child is 7 & under, have their seatbelt checked for safety today by the Dept of Transport & Main Roads and Kidsafe Inspectors, 10am-12pm today, Aug 27, SES Cairns carpark, 44-50 McNamara St, Manunda & 2.30-4.20pm today, Aug 27, 11 Flying Fish Point Rd, Innisfail. Tropical Brass rehearsals Cairns Municipal Band Tropical Brass rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7.15 to 9.30 at the Davie Band Centre, 18 Charles Street, North Cairns New players are welcome. Contact www.cairnsbands Sugarworld Cardio Tennis Get into Cardio Tennis, 8.30am Tues & Thurs for 30 mins, Sugarworld Gardens (under big tree), $5. Childcare provided. Ph: Karen 0412 173 764 or www.getintocardiotennis. com.au Suicide Bereavement Group Survivors of Suicide Bereavement Support Group meets 7.30pm-9pm, 2nd Tues of month, Red Cross, cnr Grove & Lake streets. Entrance off Grove St. If you or someone you know has had a loved one die by suicide & would like to make contact with others walking this sad & difficult journey, ph: Anne 0407 162 039 or Fran 0407 695 891. Square & Round Dance Ulysses Square & Round Dance Club, modern music, fun, social, Masonic Hall, cnr Mill Rd & Hartil St, Edmonton 7.30pm. First two nights free, then $5. Ph: 4045 2620 or 4032 3308. Tableland Youth Theatre Drama classes, 3.30-4.30pm Tues, Yungaburra community hall, school-aged children. Ph: Janelle 4095 3208 or 0408 568 724. Tai chi at The Parks Over 55s, 10am Tues, The Parks Retirement Village community centre, Telford St, Earlville. Work on strength & balance in a peaceful atmosphere. Ph: 4054 6655. Tuesday squash fixtures Mixed social competition at Sportsworld, Tuesdays from 911.15am, All levels & ages welcome. For further details, text name & number to 0491 477 655 or email Tsquash@hotmail.com. No play school holidays.
WEDNESDAY
FNQ Concert Band Cairns’ newest and only community concert band, conducted by the renowned Owen Clarke, rehearses 7-9pm Wednesdays, Cairns Salvation Army, Hoare St, Manunda. New members welcome. Brass, flutes, clarinets especially welcome. For more details, email fnqbands@gmail.com Moth night at the Gardens Friends of Botanic Gardens free moth night, August 28 with entomologist Dr David Rentz. Large white sheets attached to trees & floodlit to attract flying insects, which are then identified. Free event. Introductory talk at 6.30pm, visitor centre, Collins Ave. BYO head light or torch. Women’s Health Clinics Pap smears, breast awareness, sexual health screening, period problems, continence referrals, menopause, bowel health, contraception. Specialist nurse. Aug 28: Babinda Hospital, 128 Munro St, Babinda, ph: 4067 8200; Aug 29: Tully Hospital, ph: 4226 4812. Learn line dancing Have fun, make friends and learn line dancing at absolute beginners classes for 10 weeks only, 1.30-2.30pm Wednesdays from July 3, Progress Assn Hall, 406 Mayers St, Edge Hill. Ph: Sybil 0414 992 324 or visit www.linedancecairns.com Line dancing Line dancing, intermediate to advanced, 1-3pm Wednesdays, Cominos House, Greenslopes St. For more information, ph: Lisa 4054 5104. 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. 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
THURSDAY
Italian film night Dante Alighieri Society Cairns Italian film night, August 29, Cominos House Greenslopes St. Doors open 6pm, food from 6.30pm, movie 7pm. Delicious Italian food & drink followed by Italian movie Se ti diranno di me (Lea). Members $15, non members $20. RSVP names & numbers attending by email to dantecairns4870@gmail.com by Wednesday, August 28. Tai chi for beginners 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, 7.30pm Thursdays. Selling from 6.30pm. 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 provides friendship, fellowship to retired ladies. We meet on the 1st Thursday of each month and offer a group outing on the alternate fortnight. For more details, ph: Lorraine 4054 1174. Crafts & social gathering Cairns Craft, Showground Shopping Centre, 10am Thurs to share crafty pursuits, including scrapbooking & crochet. Gold coin donation to RFDS. Ph: 4031 3024.
FRIDAY
Networkers breakfast Holiday Inn Harbourside, Esplanade, 7.15-8.45am Friday, August 30, open forum, member profiles. Members $27.50, guests $32.50. RSVP: midday Aug 29 to Patricia, ph: 0418 710 341. Celebrate Scottish Cèilidh Get your kilt out for Cèilidh: A celebration of Scottish food, music and traditions, German Club Cairns, 57 Winkworth St, Bungalow, 4pm-11pm Friday, Aug 30. Adults $30, chn $15. Includes 4-course traditional Scottish fare of cock-a-leekie soup; piping in of the haggis; roast pork; cranachan. Doors open 4pm, program starts 6.15pm, toast 6.30pm. Music by Cairns RSL Pipes and Drums. Tickets at Eventbrite Stratford Bowls Club Stratford Bowls Club happy hour, 4pm-5.30pm Fri. Pool, table tennis, darts, 3 Rinks Cl, Stratford. All welcome. For more details, ph: 0419 652 803. Tai chi for seniors Senior Citizens Hall, 10-11am Fridays, 271 Gatton St, Westcourt with Rob & Renee. Ph: Lois 0414 728 179. Tropical Cross Stitchers Tropical Cross Stitchers, 9am