The Bathurst Winter Festival is on from July 6-21. Tickets are now on sale for the McDonald's Bathurst Ice Rink. Tickets are $8 for ages two to 13 and $12 for ages 14 and up. Special sessions will also be offered for children, experienced skaters and adults. To book a session, visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au.

Bathurst Community Climate Action Network will meet at 12.30pm at the Bathurst Neighbourhood Centre at 96 Russell Street. Email Bob Hill, bhill@csu.edu.au

Daffodil Cottage volunteers will meet at Daffodil Cottage at Bathurst Base Hospital at 4pm. Call 6339 5347.

Diabetic Association Bathurst Branch will meet at Bathurst RSL at noon. Call Alan McRae, 6331 5404.

Bathurst Netball will meet in the netball clubhouse at 261 Durham Street at 7pm.

Innerwheel of Bathurst will meet at the Bathurst RSL at noon for 12.30pm. Call Lesley, 6337 1203.

Legal Aid will be at the Kelso Community Centre at 24 Bonnor Street from 10am-noon. Call 6331 2407.

Thursday, June 13

Arthritis NSW Support Group will meet at the Bathurst RSL from 10am-noon. Call Nelma Brooks, 0431 829 709.

Bathurst Highland Society meets on the second Thursday of the month. Call the secretary, 6337 1283.

Rankin Cottage, for crafts galore, is open seven days a week at 117 Rankin Street.

Saturday, June 15

An information day at the Bathurst RSL Club will look at the challenges faced by people whose cancer treatment has ended. Living With Hope will be presented by Daffodil Cottage and the Bathurst Theatre Company. RSVP is essential: contact Daffodil Cottage on 6330 5347.

Coming up

Children aged six months to three years and their parent/carer are invited to join National Portrait Gallery learning facilitators for playful activities at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery on June 20. The activities will respond to the portraits in the Starstruck exhibition. There will be singing, actions, and drawing. It's free, but bookings are essential. Call 6333 6555. There are limited places, so book now to avoid disappointment.

Bathurst City Community Club will host the Winter Gala on July 12: a night of festivity as the club unveils its newly renovated function room. Buy tickets at BCCC reception or Eventbrite.

More than 50 exhibitors, employers, and education and training providers are expected to feature at the Bathurst Jobs Expo at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre on July 30 from 9am to 3pm, giving information about job opportunities.