AGEING POSITIVELY FESTIVAL
Body & Mind Helath for Over 55’s
Monday 14th October | 10.30am – 2.00pm
FREE SESSION (Booking Essential)
Come along to this fun and informative workshops where you can participate in activities that will enrich and assist you on a daily basis.
Strength Training: Learn the value of strength training as we age via easy exercises that you can do in your own home.
Meditation: Experience the value of meditation and learn how it can be easily integrated into your everyday life.
Healthy Cooking: Learn some great tips and tricks to prepare simple, healthy meals. Suitable for individuals or families
‘High Tea’ To Celebrate Online Connections For ‘Get Online Week’
Tuesday 15th October | 1.00pm – 4.00pm
FREE SESSION (Booking Essential)
Come along and share a special ‘High Tea’ whilst joining this interactive workshop where you will have the opportunity to try new things ONLINE.
Learn about staying safe Online, social connections eg; setting up Facebook, news & events and shopping online safely eg; EBay, Paypal.
‘Empowering Women’ Workshop
Wednesday 23rd October | 12.30pm – 2.30pm
FREE SESSION
Set aside 2 hours just for yourself. Take the time to focus on you and your life, no one else. What a treat !!!
Areas to be covered:
– The importance of self care, self acceptance and self love.
– Emotional intelligence: understanding and expressing your feelings.
– Setting boundaries and saying “No”.
– Make better decisions by learning to listen to your ‘gut/intuition’
Christmas Floral Workshop
Wednesday 20th November | 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Cost: $50
Add the finishing touches to your Christmas table with your own beautifully created floral arrangements. In this workshop, you will learn to make two different centerpieces in floral foam using fresh flowers, foliage and other festive embellishments. This is a perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit.
All materials will be provided. Bring along your own secateurs.
The Scribe Tribe
Tuesday 8th October | 1.00pm – 3.00pm
then on a fortnightly basis
Cost: $4 per session
The Scribe Tribe is a long established writing group at the Balla Balla Community Centre for those who write or have ever dreamed of writing. This fortnightly writing group is designed for writers to engage in sharing their experiences with other like-minded writers. The act of reading our stories to others can be a healing and powerful experience.
Facilitated by a published author and creative writing expert, you will be invited to share your writing and to have your work openly reviewed and improved within the group.
Advanced Creative Writing Workshops
Monday 14th October for 6 weeks | 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Cost: $60
Do you want your characters to feel such strong emotions that the readers’ scalps prickle, their mouths go dry and their hearts thud like they are sharing an experience?
This advanced writing course will teach you to pull your readers deeper into the story by showing how successful authors use various techniques for creating & conveying emotions.
This 6-week course is not suitable for beginners. It assumes that you have mastered the basics of your craft and how to create characters and write dialogue.
Parents Building Solutions
Monday 14th October for 6 weeks | 1.00pm – 3.00pm
FREE SESSIONS
A solution-focused parenting group for all parents.
Do you feel isolated or alone? Come along and discover you are not alone. Connect with other local parents to discuss being a parent in 2019 in Australia. How can we discipline children? Where do we go for advice? How can we ensure children use technology properly?
A Parentzone facilitator will help you answer these questions and more in a friendly, comfortable group setting. Light refreshments provided.
For bookings & Enquiries contact: Ariane Hahn at Parentzone on 5945 2000 or 0499 080 468 E: ariane.hahn@anglicarevic.org.au
Men’s Discussion Group — OM:NI
Tuesday 8th October | 9.00am—12.00pm
2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month
Cost: $5 per session
A relaxed and informal gathering for men – a group of blokes (over 50) who meet for a coffee and a chat. Discuss issues of interest and concern, with a plenty of laughs. You are welcome to come along to our chat group, always interesting, informal and fun! A morning not to be missed.
New men always welcome.
Morning Melodies — Bookings Essential
Feature Artists:
8th October: Alex Matthews
12th November: Puttin on the Ritz
10th December: Vicki Lee
10.30am – 11.45am | Session Cost: $5
Are you young at heart, and enjoy a great morning of live entertainment? At Morning Melodies, our featured entertainers will be singing the songs you know and love. Bring a friend, or get a group together to share a morning of music, a cuppa, scones with jam and cream and make new friends along the way!
Boat & Jet Ski License Courses
Boat and JetSki License Courses – Weeknights and Weekends.
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