Line Dancing

We are well into 2023 now and it is good to be getting so many coming to line dancing. Nice to have some new people too! All residents are welcome to come and give it a try. It is good fun, great exercise and a chance to get to know other residents.

We had a good 2022 and apart from dancing, we made donations totalling $750.00 from our excess morning tea money. Flood Appeal, Blaze Aid, Bentley Show, Guide Dogs, Biggest Morning Tea, Motor Neuron and Telethon all benefitted. A great effort from all of you.

When: 9:30am Mondays & 11:00am for the intermediate session

Where: Auditorium, Admin Building Contact: Pam Hind on 0431 102 103 Cost: $1.00 to cover morning tea & other expenses. Please bring your own cup

SwanCare Centres Auxiliary

Welcome back from all of us on the Auxiliary committee for 2023. Looking forward to another amazing year and also welcoming Eric Brookes as our new committee member. Our first meeting back will be Tuesday the 28th of February. Also, a reminder of the new format for this year, we have meetings and speakers in February and March then every second month for meetings. We are going to continue outings with the first planned for April (flyer to follow closer to the time).

Anyone wishing to be a member, it’s $10.00 a year and can be paid in February to a committee member by putting name and phone number on an envelope. Also, a reminder to current members to renew.

Our first speaker for the year is Megan Heavy from Curtin University. Megan is an Accredited Exercise Physiologist from Curtin and currently runs the exercise program at our SwanCare Gym and Wellness Centre. Looking forward to seeing everyone back for 2023!

When: 1:30pm Tuesday 28th February

Where: Auditorium, Admin Building

Contact: Sandie Holmes on 0459 981 822

Cost: $10.00 membership or gold coin entry for non-members

Matinee

The Matinee Club is a relatively new concept offering daytime events outside the village.

If you have always wanted to organise an outing we can help with the arrangements, book village buses, find authorised drivers etc. We urgently need more volunteers and we welcome new villagers to join us. It is a good way to meet people and full guidance will be given.

To keep costs down, we will be advertising mainly in this Bulletin and on the Admin and Leisure Precinct notice boards. So please keep a look out.

Bookings are now open for the following dates:

When: Tuesday 7th February, bus departs 9:30am and will return by 12:00pm

Where: Bold Park lookout, Floreat Kiosk for coffee and cake, returning via Cottesloe Beach, and Catalina Memorial

Contact: Brian Mutzig on 0403 149 472

Cost: $10.00

When: Tuesday 16th February, bus departs 9:45am and will return by 2:30pm

Where: We will visit the Lookout and Shipwreck Museum at Fremantle, followed by lunch at Cicerello’s

Contact: Anne Latham on 0416 510 291 Cost: $25.00 includes entry and senior’s lunch

Bookings close the 28th of February for the 8th of March trip. Please see notice boards for entry requirements. Maximum of 30 places available.

When: Wednesday 8th March, bus departs 9:40am and will return by 2:30pm

Where: SAS Campbell Barracks Historical Collection Museum, Swanbourne

Contact: Austin Gillanders on 0412 786 669

Cost: $20.00 includes $10.00pp donation to SAS and bus trip. Lunch at own cost

Gardens Interest Group

So… what is Bokashi? Bruce May will let us know all the ins and outs of this form of composting at our first meeting of the year.

When: 2:00pm Sunday 19th February

Where: The Swan Centre Contact: Ellen Clair 6250 0597 or Noelene Barnes 6250 0589 Cost: Gold coin donation