Central West Care Café will be open at Hope Bathurst at 200 Gilmour Street from 11am-1.30pm. Call 6332 2684.    

Bathurst Men’s Shed will be open at 140 Havannah Street from 9.30am-2.30pm. Call Ross McCourt, 6337 2536.

Knit One, Chat One will be at the Bathurst Library from 10am-1pm.

Bathurst District Girl Guides’ Fourth Bathurst Creative Guides (for six-and-a-half to 10 years) will meet in the Guide Hall in Charlotte Street from 4.30pm-6pm. Call Lesley, 6337 4161.

Multicultural Women’s Group will meet at the Neighbourhood Centre at noon. Call Isabel, 6332 3019, or Hai-Choo, 6332 4669.

Dog training: Greater Western All Breeds Agility will be at Bathurst Showground at 5.15pm for set-up. Call 6332 4520 or visit www.greaterwesterndogs.com.au. 

Saturday, February 9

Gates will open at 6am for exhibitors and 9am for the public at the Oberon Show at the Oberon Showground in Ross Street. Features will include the animal nursery (all day), fireworks (9pm, approximately), whipcracking, wool spinning display, Oberon U3A and Blue Mountains Wrestling shows at 11am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm. Visit www.oberonshow.org.au/whats-on

Sunday, February 10

Amputee Support Group will meet at 1pm. For details, call Henry, 0421 559 981.

Coming up

St Valentine's Day Twilight Supper High Tea will be held at Abercrombie House on Thursday, February 14. Call 6331 4929 or visit www.abercrombiehouse.com.au. 

Bathurst Highland Society's 42nd Annual Debutante Ball will be held on May 11. Practice nights will start on March 5 at Panthers Bathurst from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. For further inquiries, contact Elaine Egan on 6337 1283 or 0412 042 924.

Residents are invited to an evening with Australia’s dog training specialist, Steve Austin, at BMEC on February 15 at 7pm. His dog training credentials are second to none and he is internationally recognised. He will be discussing responsible dog ownership. Tickets are free. Call 6333 6161 to book.  

Bathurst District Prostate Cancer Support Group’s AGM will be held on Tuesday, February 19 at Daffodil Cottage.