26 FREE for not-for-profit community & sporting groups COMMUNITY NOTICES SOUTHPORT UNITING CHURCH We offer a range of low cost activities for everyone. Street stall 4th Wed 10am – cakes, plants, craft, BBQ. Concerts 1st Sunday the month; Indoor bowls Mon 9am; Craft – 2nd & 4th Mon 2pm; Gentle Exercise Tues 9:30am PH: office 5532 5915. GUANABA SOUTH COAST COUNTRY MUSIC CLUB, Heritage Park, 193 Rifle Range Road, Pimpama (Exit 49). Monthly Socials - 3rd Sunday at 12pm. Entrance fee $6.00 visitors, $5.00 members. Canteen, Licenced Bar & Afternoon Tea available. Great afternoon of talented Singers for your entertainment OR if you would like to sing with the band yourself, there are 3 practice sessions before the social to polish your songs for your performance. Contact Noelene (Secretary) 0419740756 or Peter (Music Coordinator) 0427293858. Find us on FB. Hall hire also available. LABRADOR SENIORS TENNIS CLUB - Social Tennis on Thursday 8am for experienced Tennis Players! Also Saturday and Sunday 2pm! Come along and get fit and enjoy a good game of tennis! Good social club lot’s of fun! If you’ve played lots of tennis over the years and want to get back into it, come and say hi. Lionel Avenue, Chirn Park behind Southport State High School. Contact Robyn 0418191664 or Adrian 0431 033273 LABRADOR SENIOR CITIZENS CENTRE offer a wide range of activities for the over 50’s community. Activities include an Art group, Canasta, 500 and Hand & Foot card games, Drawing, Knitting & Crochet, Yoga, Tai Chi, Indoor Bowls, Table Tennis, Ukulele and a weekly concert on Friday mornings. All enquiries please call 5537 1433. PARADISE POINT LADIES ASSOCIATION New Members and old members are welcome to come along and take part in the following activities. Cards/Bolivia/Hand/Foot/ Hand/Knee and Foot and Majong. Tuition available. Cost $5 Joining Fee and $5 weekly. Call Sue on 0434788142. THE ELDERS GOLD COAST. Looking for friendship? Welcome all. The Elders meet for lunches on a Wednesday and 10am every Friday for morning tea at Runaway Bay Shopping Centre (long table in the food hall). Our age group covers from 50 plus. Theatre, arts & crafts. Email: theeldersgoldcoast@gmail.com or PH Bob 55633623, 0407 793 739. U3A NORTH GOLD COAST - The Labrador Community Hub at 57 Billington Street. Designed for the Over 50’s age group, classes include Languages, Tap Dancing, Arts and Crafts and a variety of social activities. Volunteer Tutors are always welcome to share their passion for a subject that would be of interest to U3A Members. Please remember, that formal qualifications are not necessary. Contact the Course Co-ordinator courses.u3anorthgc@gmail.com or visit the website www.u3anorthgoldcoast.com VOCALESCENCE CHORUS Come and join the award winning all female a-cappella chorus on a Wednesday night at the Upper Coomera Centre, 90 Reserve Road from 6.30 to 9.30. We love to see new members so why not come along and see what we are about. Please follow our Vocalescence Website and Facebook pages and for up to date information contact Jo 0417 747935. RUNAWAY BAY 50 + SENIORS INDOOR BOWLS CLUB Tuesdays & Sundays, Community Hall Lae Dr, Runaway Bay. Doors open 12 noon games start 12.30, cost $3 incl. afternoon tea. New members welcome and tutoring provided if required. Also bus trips throughout the year. Come along, make friends. PH: Ishan Uzel 0416450367 PARADISE POINT SENIORS Community Centres, Community Lane, Paradise Point. 50 and over? Come and join our friendly members in our activities. Carpet bowls and cards on Monday, Thursday, Saturday 12-00 to 3-00pm. Afternoon tea provided. Monthly bus trips on Fridays, visiting very interesting places. Wednesday in small hall next door there is a painting class plus cards from 11.30 to 3.00pm. We will teach you in a very friendly manner. All welcome. Club President Ross Kimberley 0417925855, Noreen 0410875763, Noeline 0415134126, Painting contact Steph 0415171798. SOUTHPORT SENIOR CITIZENS ASSN. INC. – come along & find Friends, Fun & Fitness. Activities – Line, New Vogue & Tap dancing. Air conditioned hall – 2 Whitby Street, Southport, parking Owen Park. Cost per activity $4 per member, membership fees $10per year. See www. southportseniorcitizens.com & Facebook page or PH Pamia Little 0439 718 674 for more info. ROTARY CLUB OF PARKWOOD is the perfect place for you to meet new people who enjoy a good laugh while contributing in the community. Our club has been supporting those in need both locally and internationally for 30 years and we look forward to continuing into the future and maybe you’d like to join us. We meet 6pm for 6:30pm most Tuesdays at the Parkwood Tavern for dinner, drinks, great guest speakers, fun and friendship. New members are always welcome. Call Deb 0433414416 or email presidentparkwoodrotary@gmail.com SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL GOLD COAST is a not for profit organisation. It is a worldwide organisation for women, working through service projects to * Raise the Status of Women. * Advance Human Rights for all * Promote equality, development and peace. There are over 85,000 women worldwide who call themselves a Soroptimist. We speak up for women of all nations through AWARENESS, ADVOCACY AND ACTION. We enjoy social activities and establish lasting friendships with women at home and overseas. We meet on 4th Monday for dinner at 5.30pm at CSi Club Southport, meeting to follow. We are always actively seeking new members. Send Robyn an SMS on 0476395018 • CENTRAL • 500 OR EUCHRE PLAYERS. Starting up new group in Broadbeach, Friday mornings, starting at 9.00am. If interested contact Tony 0480 335 623. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO LEARN FRENCH? Alliance Francaise Gold Coast is centrally located at Bundall. We have classes at all levels, absolute beginners to advanced. Our expert teachers are bilingual in French and English . Small classes ensure a friendly, supportive learning experience, with private tuition also available. For full details see our website : https//:afgoldcoast.org or email amelie.afgc@gmail.com ASHMORE BENOWA PROBUS CLUB. A friendly welcoming group of men & ladies who welcome guests to join in our activities. We meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at Southport Golf club, Slatyer Ave, Southport. 9.30am/10am start. Interesting guest speakers and a lovely morning tea overlooking the golf course. Also monthly luncheons and coffee mornings, concerts, theatre & coach trips. Guests are very welcome to attend our meetings to ensure you are happy with our group before deciding to join. Contact Carol on 0408 391 681 for a chat MAHJONG VARSITY LAKES players are welcome to join our group on Mondays 10:30am - 1pm at Varsity Lakes Community and Resource Centre, 20 Mattocks Rd. Cost $8 non-members $6 members, refreshments provided. Please note the Community Centre is closed on public holidays. For those who would like to learn Mahjong, Beginners Courses are held throughout the year consisting of 4 lessons over 2 consecutive weeks. Week 1 & 2: Mon 10:30am – 1pm & Tues 12:15pm – 2:15pm. Cost $50 includes Membership. Max of 4 participants. Phone Community Centre next course dates Ph: 5593 7006 THE BROADBEACH LADIES PROBUS CLUB are looking for active and motivated retiree ladies to join with us to celebrate fun and friendship. Come along to a meeting and see if you can stay away! We meet on the second Tuesday of each month at the Kurrawa Surf Club at 9.30am. Coffee Club meets 10am on the 3rd Tuesday and our outing day is on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Contact Secretary Helen Reid Mob: 0407050568 email: helenreid48@outlook.com” THRIVING MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES (TMC) is a non-for-profit organisation that promotes the benefits of multiculturalism, differences of opinion, and the contribution of all communities. We provide Settlement Engagement Transition Support Services (SETS), Training and Employment, Learning 2 Drive Safe, Community Development, Youth, Older Persons and more. Visit our website www.tmcgc.org or contact us at (07) 55917261. ACTIVE MEN & WOMEN of good character are invited to assist Ashmore Lions Club to make a difference in our local communities, whilst socialising, networking and fostering new friendships at the same time. We meet for Dinner & Business Functions from 6.30 for 7pm (finish by 9pm) on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays monthly at Tigers AFL Sports Club, 28 Ashton Street, Labrador. PH: 0419-281169 or email: ashmore.lions@gmail.com. U3A BROADBEACH , UNIVERSITY OF THE THIRD AGE , welcomes new members who are over 50 and looking to continue their learning in a fun and social group setting. Visit www.U3ABroadbeach.com for courses, activities and excursions and advice on how to join us. Our activities take place in centres in Broadbeach, Robina, Burleigh Waters and Mudgeeraba. Include ukulele, languages, history and memoirs, mah jong, yoga, art, choral singing, ukulele, card playing, walking, armchair travel, guitar, garden appreciation, discussion group, lunches and excursions. We are also always delighted to have volunteers to tutor new courses/activities. ROBINA LITERARY CLUB meets fortnightly Saturdays 12noon at the Robina Library to share literary fun in poetry and prose. PH: Sam 55809118.” BLUE CARE GRIEF AND LOSS program gave me great support, following the death of my sonI was broken, lost and empty, sinking into a black bottomless hole. Not being able to laugh or be happy again, while struggling with guilt for being alive, I mourned and shared my story with six others for eight weeks, feeling supported from those in the Grief and Loss group. I have now learned to live, love and laugh again. I can’t recommend this group highly enough. It has brought me back to life.” Blue Care Grief and Loss is FREE for those who have lost a loved one through death. In a confidential environment, two facilitators guide the small group through different aspects of their grief. Registrations are necessary. Please ring Lyn on 0407 374 137 or Kaye on 0422 111 809. GOLD COAST PALS INC SOCIAL CLUB, Seniors Friendship Group. Get our monthly programme of activities including Restaurants, Shows, BBQ & lunches etc. Make new friends, don’t stay home alone. Contact Margaret 0416 119 704 or Patricia 0413 284 367 COASTAL MACHINE KNITTERS- Meetings take place second Monday of each month (except Jan.) from 8.45am, meeting starts 9.30am, 2 demonstrations, on “Brother”, and “Singer” machines, at Franklin Craft Centre, 238 Mudgeeraba Rd, Mudgeeraba. Donated yarn welcome. Subscription is $30 a year. Contact Mary on 5572 0993, or Sheryll on 0421 632 574. COASTAL CHARISMA CHORUS! Love to sing? Experience the joy of four-part, barbershop harmony with Coastal Charisma, a dynamic women’s chorus based on the Gold Coast. Rehearsals every Tuesday night 7pm at Life Development Centre, 67 Warrener Street, Nerang (next to the station). Whether you’re a seasoned singer or simply love music, we welcome you to join our community. Discover the Harmony. Embrace the Friendship. Share the Fun. Enquiries - membership@coastalcharisma.com THE BROADBEACH SENIORS CLUB - 23 T.E. Peters Drive, Broadbeach invites new members and visitors over 50 to join in and enjoy a variety of activities. A concert is held at 1pm on the first and third Thursday of each month with afternoon tea provided. Bus excursion fourth Thursday of each month to places of interest with lunch provided. Sporting activities including indoor bowls provided for members to enjoy. The Club is welcoming and friendly, please come along and join the fun. Nancy 0423 792 810. VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA Exit International is an advocacy group that meets regularly at Robina, South Tweed and Ballina, to discuss end of life choices. We will discuss the many up-to-date methods that will allow you to die with dignity, in a peaceful, pain free manner, at a time and a place of your choosing. Attendees must be Exit members. For information: www.exitinternational.net or PH: Local Coordinator Cath: 0435 228 443 (Robina & South Tweed) or Peter 0429 950 352 (Ballina) BOCCE PLAYERS WANTED Italo Australian Bocce Club wish to invite new bocce players (male & female) over 55 to play in our indoor courts venue, held at the Italian Club in Clear Island Waters every Wednesday and Friday mornings, from 9am. $5 p.w. Phillip 0403137759. SWIMMERS OF ALL AGES WELCOME. Sharks swim club meets at Somerset college pool in Mudgeeraba each Sunday morning from October to April. Handicap style races makes it fun for all. 18 - 80+ ages. A bit of fitness and a lot of fun. Ph Helen 0419781352. GOLD COAST LINE DANCING, New & Early Beginners through to Intermediate level, 9.30 to 11.30am Mon. to Fri. Italo-Australia Club. 18 Fairway Dr. Clear Island Waters. Wednesday night 6.00 to 8.30pm and Saturday morning 9.30am to 12.00 noon New to Upper Beginners, William Duncan School Hall, Cnr Alexander Dr. & Explorers Way, Highland Park, Nerang. For more info contact Pam Probert 0410 505 740 pamseye@hotmail.com or Peter Probert 0490 467 032 peterprobert@hotmail.com
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