Neighbourhood Centre Knit-In will be held at 96 Russell Street from 1.30-3.30pm.

Macquarie Care Centre Auxiliary will meet in the Macquarie Care Centre Chapel at 2pm. Call Beverley Stuart, 6331 5254, or Sandra Larnach, 6337 3848.

Perthville Development Group will meet in the Perthville Community Hall at 7.30pm. Call Tom, 6337 2906.

Bathurst Base Hospital Auxiliary will meet in the Heritage Building at Bathurst Base Hospital at 2pm. Call 6332 9652.

Thursday, October 19

Bathurst District Historical Society Monthly Muster will be held in the Uniting Church Hall in William Street at 7.30pm.

Ladies’ Probus Club of Macquarie (Bathurst) will meet at the Bathurst Senior Citizens’ Centre in Russell Street at 10am. Call Jennifer Wass, 6331 1626.

Mental Health Carers Group will meet at the Neighbourhood Centre at 96 Russell Street at 7pm. Call Christine, 6367 9292, or Clare, 6331 4826, or visit www.bmhc.org.au

Free legal advice clinic at the Neighbourhood Centre. Call 6332 4866 for more information.

Food Bank is at the Bathurst City Community Club at 29 William Street on Thursdays from 9am-noon. Pension or healthcare card holders. Vegetable, fruit and bread provided free. Call 6331 3187.

Coming up: Saturday, October 28

The planned BooksPlus afternoon tea with Brooke McAlary, the creator of the Slow Home podcast, has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The afternoon tea was to have been held at 2pm in the Piper Function Room at the Oxford Hotel.

Tuesday, November 7

Macquarie Care Centre Auxiliary will hold its Melbourne Cup Luncheon at the Holy Trinity Church Hall, Kelso on Tuesday, November 7 from 11.30am. There will be musical entertainment, lucky door prizes and a fashion parade by Belle Chemise showing the coming season's fashions. Cost per person is $30 and this includes lunch, desserts, tea and coffee. For more information or bookings, call Joyce Cranston, 6331 1893.