Bathurst Poets Group will hold a poetry evening at Dean Mobbs Gallery at 77 Keppel Street from 6pm-8pm. Members of the group will be chatting about plans for the year and doing a little poetry reading. Tickets are $5 and are available from BooksPlus on 6331 5994. It is a Bathurst Writers’ and Readers’ Festival-sponsored event.

Bathurst Refugee Support Group will meet at Rahamim at 34 Busby Street at 5pm. Call 6332 5894.

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

Free legal advice clinic will be at the Neighbourhood Centre. Call 6332 4866.

Saturday, March 24

Do you want to learn about sustainable living, green design and construction, solar power, gardening and wildlife? Visit the Sustainable Living Expo in conjunction with the Farmers’ Markets at Bathurst Showground. Entry will be via a gold coin donation and the expo will run from 8am to 1pm. For more information, visit bathurst.nsw.gov.au.

Sunday, March 25

Old Government Cottage at 16 Stanley Street will be open from noon to 4pm. See the history of the beginning of Bathurst and Old Government Cottage itself. 

Bathurst Stamp, Coin, Collectables and Lapidary Club rooms will open from 9am to 3pm in Park Street, Eglinton (in the old Fire Shed) for anyone who wants to do lapidary work and practical activities. Visitors who would like to see what is being done are welcome.

Bathurst Melanoma March will be held at Bicentennial Park. Registrations will open at 9am and the official walk will begin at approximately 10.30am. 

Coming Up

Raglan Community Music Group will be at St James Church in Christie Street, Raglan on Sunday, April 1 at 10.30am for the Easter story, songs and an egg hunt. For more information, call Vanessa Russell on 0432 371 042.

A cowboys and girls-themed Raglan School Fete will be held on Friday, April 6 from 4pm-7pm. There will be showbags, jumping castles, lots of stalls and best costume prizes awarded. All welcome.