It's dark, there are three dinosaurs in the building and you are armed only with a torch. See the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum by torchlight in this unique tour at 7.30pm. Cost: $14 adult, $10 concession, $8 child, $30 family. For more information, call 6331 5511.

School holiday activity: Dazzle your denim for eight to 17 years at Bathurst Library in Keppel Street from 10.30am-12.30pm. Cost: $10 per person. For more information, call 6333 6281.

Bathurst Regional Council vacation care at 7 Lee Street, Kelso. Operating hours are 8am to 6pm. Call 6338 2800, email vc@bathurst.nsw.gov.au or visit www.childcarebrc.com.au. 

Friday, September 29

Green Drinks with Michael Mobbs at Rahamim Ecology Centre, 34 Busby Street, South Bathurst at 5.30pm. Cost: $10, including drinks and nibbles. Call 6332 9950. What is the future of sustainable housing in Australia? Come and hear Michael Mobbs, Australia’s leading expert on creating a sustainable house. Visit www.rahamim.org.au.

Wild Meadows Garden is open every second weekend spring to summer at 243a Coxs River Road, Little Hartley. For more information, email stephenvella70@gmail.com or ring 0439 070 670.

Coming up

Two writing workshops with author Kim Kelly are coming up at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. Both will be held from 10am to 3pm, with a tea break and short lunch break. Please bring your own lunch. Cost: $90 full price, $70 concession per workshop. Bookings are essential at BooksPlus, 157 Howick Street. Phone 6331 5994 or email admin@booksplus.com.au. The first workshop, Getting Into Character, will be held on Saturday, October 14 and the second, Structuring Your Story, will be held on Saturday, October 21.

Participants for the biannual bus to the Chatswood Skin Cancer Clinic are urged to book in to reserve their seat. The one day trip to Sydney is scheduled for Wednesday, October 25 with the bus departing from the rear of McDonald's Bathurst at 6.30am. Bookings can be made through Marietta's at 233 George Street or by calling 6331 1078.