Aberdeen street baptist church
Aberdeen street baptist church invites you to join us each Sunday at 10am to worship, sing and enjoy traditional hymns and experience god’s love. Followed by a morning tea. All welcome
Ballroom dance
Leopold Hall, 805-809 Bellarine Hwy, Saturday 7 February, 7.30pm-10.30pm, $10 includes supper, music.
■ 0400-500 402
Uniting Grovedale Book Sales Book sales will be held on 7 February, 8 February, 6 March and 7 March at Uniting Grovedale, 272 Torquay Road, from 10am to 2pm. All books are only $1 and children’s books $0.50.
Mainly Music
Music and fun for preschoolers. Welcome Centre, St Mark’s, Vicarage Rd, Leopold, Thursdays 9.30am-11am. $5 per family per week.
■ 0461-582 618, mmadmin@bgap.church
Geelong Patchwork & Quilter’s Guild
Meets third Saturday of each month 10.30am-3.30pm, Newcomb Hall, Wilsons Rd. Visitors welcome. $6 includes time to sit and sew, morning tea and guest speaker.
Leopold Library
Tuesdays 2pm-3pm – digital drop in for your basic tech needs
School holiday program details grlc.vic.gov.au
■ 4201 0675
Dragons Abreast Geelong
Dragon boating for breast cancer survivors, Saturdays 12.30pm, Geelong Canoe Club, Marnock Rd, Highton. Free come and try.
■ Traci 0417-301 226, Facebook Dragons Abreast Geelong – Juggernauts
Grovedale East Ladies Probus
Fourth Monday of each month, 9.30am, Belmont RSL.
■ Sally Nelson 0402-450 610
Waurn Ponds Combined Probus
Fourth Wednesday of the month, 10am. Maximum 100 members.
■ probussouthpacific.org/microsites/waurn
Lions Club of Geelong
Meets 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Contact below for venues and times.
■ geelong.vic@lions.org.au or Ph 0408 599 962
Geelong Harmony Chorus
Women’s four-part harmony singing. All ages encouraged. Rehearsals Mondays 6.45pm at Herne Hill.
■ contact@geelongharmony.com.au, 0406-666 737
Geelong Welsh Ladies Choir
Small ladies choir who require no knowledge of the Welsh language. Meet Wednesdays 7pm at St Luke’s, Highton to help each other sing in Welsh and English.
■ 0413-406 433, welshladieschoir.com.au
Chess clubs
Ocean Grove, Tuesdays at 1.30pm at 101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove; Portarlington, Mondays at 9.30am, Parks Hall, 87 Newcombe St, Portarlington; and St Leonards, Thursdays at 9.30am, unit 2 1375-1377 Murradoc Rd (on Blanche St), St Leonards.
■ Ralph 0431-458 100 (Ocean Grove), Rob 5259 2290 (Portarlington), Lyn 5292 2162 (St Leonards)
Geelong Scout Heritage Centre
Meets third Sunday of the month, 56 Russell St, Newtown, 10am-3pm.
■ 0419-591 432, geelong.heritage@scoutsvictoria.com.au
Ocean Grove Library
Tuesday 10 February 2pm-3pm – Knowing your sources online
Wednesday 18 February 3pm-4pm – tech help, drop-in session for basic tech needs.
Mondays (resumes 2 February) 10.30am-11.30am – preschool story time
Tuesdays (resumes 3 February) 4pm-5pm – youth collective (ages 12-18)
Wednesdays (resumes 4 February) 9.30am-10am – toddler time
Thursdays 11:30am to 11:50am – baby time
Thursdays (resumes 5 February) 3.45pm-4.45pm – after-school program
Dancer’s Club Geelong
Ballroom dance weekly, Leopold Hall 7.30pm-10.30pm. Admission $8 includes supper. Old time, New Vogue and Latin. CDs by Kevin and Tre.
■ Russ 5250 1937
Life Activities Club [Geelong Inc]
Arvo tea dance every Thursday, Belmont Pavilion, 2pm-4pm, $5 entry.
■ Val 5251 3529
Belmont Combined Probus
First Monday of the month, 9.30am, Geelong RSL Function Room, 50 Barwon Heads Rd. New members and visitors welcome
■ Sue 0409-945 011, probusclubofbelmont@outlook.com
Barwon Valley Belmont Probus
First Thursday of the month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.
■ membership officer 0407-333 263, bobstafford@ozemail.com.au
Lectures
Join Adfas Geelong Inc. for illustrated lectures by art historian Matthew Martin, formerly curator of the National Gallery of Victoria.
Sports
Badminton: Corio Leisuretime Centre, Mondays 12.30-2.30pm. Beginners welcome.
Netball: YMCA Riversdale Rd, Monday & Wednesday mornings, Thursday nights. Walking-netball also played. Umpire training available.
■ Maureen 0429-397 015
Arts National Geelong
Welcomes guests and members to monthly lecture series. Details of lecture topics, lecturers and venues at artsnational.au
Live music
Country Heartbeat Allstars every Friday 7pm-10pm, White Eagle House Polish Club, Fellmongers Rd Breakwater. Walkups welcome. Proceeds to Sunny Days Rescue & Rehab.
■ Dawn 0417-148 493
GROW Australia
Community organisation offering practical steps and peer support to help recover and maintain mental health through free face to face and online groups. Mondays 7pm, 195 Ormond Rd, East Geelong, Fridays 12.45pm, Vines Rd Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights, Zoom group 7pm Tuesdays.
■ grow.org.au, 1800 558 268
Grovedale Seniors
Indoor bowls Monday 1-3 pm; gentle exercise Tuesday 9-9.45 am; cards (Euchre) Tuesday 1-3pm; bingo Thursday 1-3pm. Grovedale Community Hub, 45 Heyers Rd.
■ Julie 0419-549 521
Drysdale Day VIEW
Fourth Friday of each month at Portarlington Golf Club for lunch.
■ Margaret 0431-636 090
Table tennis
All seniors welcome for a social game. Vines Road Community Centre, Hamlyn Heights, Wednesdays 12.30pm-2.30pm.
■ Allen 0433-883 116
Leopold VIEW
Second Tuesday of each month, Leopold Sportsmans’ Club, 10.30am.
■ leopold.viewclub@gmail com
Geelong Day VIEW
First Monday monthly from 11am at Shell Club, 76 Purnell Rd, Corio.
Writers’ group
The Hub writers’ group meets at Arts Hub, Clifford Pde, Barwon Heads, first Sunday of the month, 2pm-4 pm. New members welcome.
■ dorothy.johnston@hugonet.com.au
Geelong Evening VIEW
Third Monday of the month, 6pm, Waurn Ponds Hotel.
■ Von 0414-930 259, geelongeveningview@gmail.com
Laughter Club Geelong
Saturdays, 9am, Eastern Beach in front of the swimming enclosure. 30-minutes free laughter yoga done standing or seated.
■ 0418-521 265
Lions Club International
Enjoy meeting great people and help out your community at the same time. Clubs all over greater Geelong – see which one is right for you.
■ Les 0428-466 446
Grovedale Marshall Probus
Second Thursday of the month,10am, The Grovedale Hub, 45 Heyers Rd, Grovedale.
■ Anne 0425-356 973
Chess
Group chess lessons at Geelong West. Suitable for beginners who have a reasonably firm understanding of the game rules. Kids and adults welcome.
■ Isaac, isaacsmith5603@gmail.com or 0406-199 457
Community kitchen
Do you enjoy cooking or want to learn cooking and budgeting skills with a small group of like-minded people in your community? Are you interested in volunteering to facilitate a Community Kitchen?
■ healthycommunities@barwonhealth.org.au
Croquet
Drysdale Bowling & Croquet Club, Clifton Springs Rd, Tuesdays from 10am for training, bring a friend.
■ 0428-740 591
Ocean Grove Senior Citizens
101 The Terrace, Ocean Grove
Weekly
Tuesday: snooker 1pm, chess, indoor bowls 1.15pm. Wednesday: bingo 1.15pm, ukulele class 2pm, guitar jam session 4pm. Thursday: snooker 1pm, cards 500, social afternoons 1.15pm. Friday: art classes 9am.
Fortnightly
CWA 1st & 3rd Monday 2.30pm
■ Kareen 0419-246 346, Janis 5255 4585
Monthly
Inhouse Movies 3rd Wednesday 1.30pm.
■ Dianne 5255 1372
