Bathurst Community Diary

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

Meditation class will be held at 2.15pm. Call Danielle of Divine Connections on 0466 065 348.

Beloved Monster Drama Company weekly workshop for years five and six will be held from 4pm-5.30pm in the CWA Hall in Russell Street. Workshops cost $20. Call Nel, 0402 178 310.

Eating Disorders self-help recovery group: call Stephanie, 6338 6118.

Bathurst Dance Group will meet at Bathurst RSL Club for practice from 6-7pm and social dancing from 7-10.30pm. Call Keith and Jenny Francis, 6331 6414.  

Rankin Cottage, for crafts galore, is open at 117 Rankin Street seven days a week from 10am-4pm. Call Pam, 0497 015 964.

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

Friday, January 25

Bathurst Library will hold its monthly book sale this weekend. Cookbooks, gardening books, crime novels, old books, car books and much more will all be available Friday, January 25 from 10am to 6pm and Saturday, January 26 from 10am to 3pm. Be early and grab yourself a bargain.

Bathurst Uniting Youth Group, for six to 12 years, will meet in the Church Hall in William Street at 7pm. Call Pete or Julie Sackett, 6359 5046.

Child and Family Health Service Bathurst Hospital drop-in clinic will be on level 3 from 9am-1pm. Can discuss sleep, weight, feeding behaviour. Call 6330 5677.

Drop-in immunisation clinic will be at Bathurst Hospital on level three from 9am-1pm. Please bring blue book and Medicare card. Call 6330 5677.

Bathurst District Historical Museum will be open in the east wing of the courthouse from 10am-4pm. Call 6330 8455.

Australia Day activities

Australia Day awards ceremony will be held at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre on Friday, January 25 from 5.30pm for 6pm. Saturday, January 26 will feature a barbecue breakfast and community celebrations from 8am at Eglinton War Memorial Hall. Entry is free and everybody is welcome. There will be free entry to the Aquatic Centre from 11am.