Friday, January 24
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School holidays activity: Join the LEGO Legends Challenge at Bathurst Library from 3.15pm. Team up, create and innovate your way to a win - points will be awarded for ingenuity and structural integrity. For years 11 to 17. Free. Call 6333 6281.
Bathurst's Australia Day events will start early, with the public invited to recognise its Australia Day award recipients at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre from 5.30pm.
Saturday, January 25
Bathurst Farmers' Markets, a Lions Club project, will be held from 8am to noon at the Bathurst Showground. Meet local growers and taste their healthy, fresh seasonal produce.
The Dance Factory enrolment day 2020 will be held at 76 George Street at 9am.
Sunday, January 26
Australia Day:
- Australia Day in Bathurst will begin with a barbecue breakfast at 8am hosted by the Eglinton War Memorial Hall. Included in the morning will be an official ceremony, national anthem and flag raising, car displays and novelty races and giveaways for the kids. Entry to the event will be free, with a barbecue breakfast on offer for a gold coin donation.
- Citizenship ceremony will be held from 10am at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre.
- Free entry to the Manning Aquatic Centre will be offered from 11am to 3pm.
- Celebrate Australia Day with a classic afternoon high tea with an Aussie twist from 2.30pm at Abercrombie House.
Monday, January 27
Panthers Bathurst will host a mobile animal exhibition that aims to fascinate, educate and inspire adults and children about the wonderful creatures here in Australia. It's fun, entertaining, humorous and interactive. Call 6330 0600 or visit www.bathurst.panthers.com.au.
Free women's walking group meets on Mondays at 9.30am and Wednesdays at 12.30pm at Central West Women's Health Centre at 20 William Street. For more information, call Ann-Marie, 6331 4133.
Bathurst Camera Club will meet in the Macquarie Room at Panthers Bathurst at 8pm. Call 6337 1261 or email secretary@bathurstcameraclub.com
Macquarie Lions Club will meet at the Bathurst RSL at 6.30pm for 7pm. Email Judith Ryan, macquarielions@gmail.com
Tuesday, January 28
Eclipse Support Group - new cycle begins. Eclipse is a support group with a difference, where people who have survived a suicide attempt can connect and talk with others who know what it's like. Tickets at https://allevents.in/mobile/amp-event.php?event_id=200018338943311.
Coming up
Legacy Golf Day will be held on Sunday, February 9 at the Bathurst Golf Club. Money raised will support widows and children of deceased war veterans. Make up a team of four, put your name on the booking sheet at the Bathurst Golf Club or call 6331 1379 to reserve your place.
Polio Australia is inviting survivors of polio, along with their families and carers, to a free community information session on February 3 at 3pm at Bathurst Library. The session will discuss the late effects of polio, how to work well with health professionals, and self-management strategies. It will also be an opportunity to connect with other polio survivors in the area. For more information about the session, contact Steph Cantrill on 0466 719 613 or email steph@polioaustralia.org.au.
