Wednesday, October 23
FREE homework help is run by Cumberland Multicultural Community Services (CMCS) for students aged 13-18 at Granville TAFE from 3-6pm. Details: Erick, (CMCS), 9637 7600.
Thursday, October 24
A FREE legal aid service is available at the Auburn Centre for Community at 9.30am-12pm. Details: 8757 9028.
Friday, October 25
DOOLEYS Camera Club will meet at Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club at 7.30pm. Details: 9773 9666.
The Lidcombe Combined Probus Club meets at the Lidcombe Bowling Club at 9.30am. New members welcome.
Saturday, October 26
GUILDFORD’S Red Cross shop will hold its monthly ‘garage sale’, 9am-12pm, in the Tom Collins room next to the library; the store is also open Thursdays and Fridays, 9am-12pm.
Sunday, October 27
MEET at the Newington Armory Visitor Centre for a free, guided birdwatching walk with the BirdLife Discovery Centre from 10am. Details: 9647 1033, or email southernnsw@birdlife.org.au.
CINEWEST Cinematheque presents free screenings of classic films each month at the Newington Armory Theatre at Sydney Olympic Park. Released in 2000, A Time for Drunken Horses (18+), directed by Bahman Ghobadi, will be screened from 2-4pm.
Monday, October 28
THE Rotary Club of Holroyd will meet in Club Merrylands at 6.30pm. Details: holroydrotary.org.au.
REGENTS Park Combined Probus Club will meet at the rear of the Regents Park Library at 1.30pm. Details: Pam, 9644 7458.
AUBURN-LIDCOMBE Girl Guides aged six to 15 meet at the Auburn Guide Hall on Olympic Drive, Lidcombe, 6-7.45pm. Details: Fay, 9649 8601 or Ruth, 0404 666 952.
Tuesday, October 29
JOIN the free Mini Park Rangers program at Sydney Olympic Park from 10-10.45am. Children aged up to five and parents can enjoy stories, songs and crafts exploring the natural world. Register on 9714 7888, and meet at the Egret Pavillion in Bicentennial Park.
Ongoing
AUBURN Botanic Gardens are open Monday to Sunday, 9am-5pm and Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 6pm. Native animals are fed daily in the fauna reserve, 10am-2pm.
SENIORS aged 65 and over, along with people aged 18 and over with a disability, can learn how to surf the internet with volunteers from Silver Surfers at Guildford Community Centre, Mondays and Fridays, 10am-12pm. Bookings essential, 8757 9031.
IMPROVE your English conversation with free, friendly classes run by volunteer tutors at the Auburn Centre For Community during school terms on Mondays, 11am-1pm; Wednesdays, 10.30am-12pm; and Fridays, 10am-12pm. Details: 8757 9028.
THE Auburn Police Area Command operates a register for older people who may be living on their own, with a weekly phone call. If you know someone who could benefit, call 9646 8691.
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