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BANKSTOWN City Choir will present their mid year concert on Sunday, June 30, from 2pm in the Georges Hall Community Centre, Georges Hall. Tickets: $15, adults and $5, children. Details: 9728 3494.

PADSTOW Heights Probus Club will meet at Padstow Bowling Club, 109 Iberia Street, on Tuesday, July 2, at 10am. New members welcome. Details: Maureen, 0400 401 610.

FAMILIES are invited to enjoy an Aboriginal cooking demonstration and lunch at Canterbury Earlwood Caring Association, Earlwood, on Thursday, July 4, 10.30am-1pm. Aboriginal cook and artist Toni Barsby will host and talk about Aboriginal food and culture. RSVP: 9559 4013 or communityworker@cecal.org.au.

REVESBY Writer’s Group meets on the first Saturday of the month (July 6) in the Macarthur Room, Revesby Workers’ Club. Get help writing memoirs, poetry or stories from 1pm. Guest speaker will be Deb Doyle BA, who will be talking about editing. Details: 9709 4117.

THERE will be plenty of goods including books, clothing, plants, jewellery, records, toys, homemade cakes and jams, and much more for sale at the Riverwood Market on Saturday, July 6, 7am-1pm. Stall bookings essential on 0402 660 244.

ARE you a mother who would like to improve your English? The Mum to Mum program runs every Friday, 9.30-11.30am, at the Greenacre Area Community Centre during school terms. A trained teacher and volunteers help the group to practise their English and develop connections. Free child care. For info, call 9750 7982.

CANTERBURY Earlwood Caring Association is offering an eight-week, Absolute Beginner to Intermediate level course using Microsoft Office 2016 and Windows 10 on modern laptops. Programs will include Skype, Photo-editing, emailing and the internet. Starts on July 29, Mondays and Wednesdays, 10.30am-12.30pm; cost $40. Places limited. Bookings essential on 9559 4013.

CINEWEST Cinematheque presents free screenings of classic films each month at the Newington Armory Theatre at Sydney Olympic Park. Released in 2006, Joy Division – Under Review (18+) directed by Christian Davies, will be screened from 2pm to 4pm this Sunday, June 30.

FREE Community Bike Rides up to 30km are held on the first Sunday of the month, 9.30am-noon, from the WSCN bike shed at the back of Fairfield showground, off Moonlight Road, Prairiewood. Free sausage sizzle on return. Must have a roadworthy bike. Under-18s to be with adult. Details: westernsydneycyclingnetwork.com.au

THE Bi-Annual Reunion of Headquarters 1st Australian Task Force (Nui Dat, South Vietnam 1966-1972) will be held at the Capital Country Holiday Park, October 29 to November 2, 2020. A Commemorative Dinner will be held on the Saturday at the Old Parliament House (Museum of Australian Democracy) ahead of a Memorial Service at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Anzac Ave, Canberra. Details: John, 0437 212 121, jeverhelst@gmail.com or visit hq1atf.org

A FREE craft group is now on offer at Bankstown Women’s Health Centre every Tuesday, 9.30am-11.30am. Bookings: 9790 1378.

POPULAR choir South West Voices is on the hunt for more singers. No audition. Mixed repertoire. They make a wonderful sound and rehearse on Mondays, 7-9pm, at Padstow Anglican Church, 102 Iberia Street, Padstow. Details: Gary, 0414 869 352.

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