Residents are invited to an evening with Australia’s dog training specialist, Steve Austin, at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre from 7pm. His credentials regarding dog behaviour are second to none and he is internationally recognised. Tickets are free. Call 6333 6161 to book.  

CWA Day Branch meets on the third Friday each month at 72 Russell Street, Bathurst with a cup of tea from 9.30am and meeting from 10am-noon. Stay for a sandwich and a chat. All ladies welcome to join. Contact Helana, 0438 696 789.

CWA Day Branch Handicraft meets on the second Friday each month at 72 Russell Street, Bathurst from 10am-noon. All ladies welcome. Contact Iris, 6331 5059.

A no-holds-barred classical voice and piano concert will be held at All Saints' Cathedral, featuring music from composers, the famous and not so familiar. There will be art songs, oratorio, opera, folk, solos, duets and piano works. Doors will open for payment and the collection of tickets at 6.45pm.

Saturday, February 16

Bathurst Wholefood Co-Op artisan markets, to support and celebrate local producers, will be held from 9am to noon in the Macquarie Plaza, 49 William Street.

Wendy Murray's Night and Day is on show at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. Wendy Murray is a Sydney-based graphics artist and art educator whose work addresses social and political issues through drawing and poster-making. During her first Hill End Artist in Residence in 2010, Wendy began the Daily – a series of observational drawings created in one day. The exhibition will be at the gallery until April 7.

Monday, February 18

What’s In It For You?, a free aged care information session hosted by the Bathurst Seymour Centre, will be held from 10am-noon at the Bathurst RSL Club. Glen Sorenson from Age Communications will explain how the new aged care system works and how to access services. The session is free, but bookings are essential by Friday, February 15. Contact Bathurst Seymour Centre, 6332 1449.

Coming up

Macquarie Care Centre Auxiliary will meet on February 20 at 2pm in the St Vincent's Function Room, Gormans Hill Road.

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.

BMEC is looking for photos of activities in and around the venue, particularly of the old Bathurst War Memorial Hall prior to the 1999 refurbishment, as it gets ready to hold a 20-year celebration. Those with a photo to share are asked to email a scanned copy to kylie.shead@bathurst.nsw.gov.au or bring it into BMEC and staff will scan it.