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What's On?
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1 Dec – 31 Jan |
Summer Reading Club. Call in to Parkes Library to collect your Summer Reading Club challenge sheets for children and adults. |
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4 Dec |
NSW Local Government election. Voting locations in Parkes listed on page 7. |
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6 Dec |
Rotary Club of Parkes meeting at Bushman’s Motel at 6pm. Guest speaker is Dawn Barrington, a refugee activist who will talk via a video link from WA about the plight of Medivac refugees. Visitors welcome but need to book beforehand, cost is $25 for a two-course meal. Call Robert 0427 627 244 or see Charlie at the Coffee Pot by 9am on the day. |
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7 Dec |
Last Author-rised meeting (Parkes Writers’ Group) for 2021 at the Parkes Shire Library from 6-8pm. Contact 6861 2309 for more information |
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7 Dec |
Parkes VIEW Club Christmas party at Parkes Hotel at 11:30am. |
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8 Dec |
Parkes CanAssist Christmas Bingo at the Parkes Bowling and Sports Club at 1pm. |
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9 Dec |
Bunnings Christmas Night Market from 6 – 8pm. Free event. |
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11-18 Dec |
Teeny Tiny Art Festival includes an exhibition of postcard sized art, creative workshops, happenstance art around the shire, and a soiree event. Contact Roxanne at the Parkes Library on 6862 9101 to register your interest or go to the Festival Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PCAFestival |
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18 Dec |
Parkes Shire Concert Band will play Christmas carols at the Cooke Parke Pavilion from 11am. |
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18 Dec |
Parkrun (5km) returns at the Northparkes Oval 7:50 am for 8am start. Register for free to get a barcode and print it out to bring for every run. Go to www.parkrun.com.au. Open to all walkers, joggers and runners. |
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To 30 Jun 2022 |
Dine & Discover NSW Voucher program. Vouchers can be used for take away orders delivered to your home by the venue. NSW residents can apply online to receive their vouchers through the Service NSW website or by installing the latest version of the app. Visit Service NSW for more information. |
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Cancelled |
Carols in the Park – The Parkes Ministers’ Association (PMA) would like to let the community know that it is with sadness that we have had to cancel Carols in the Park this year due to COVID restrictions. We are looking forward to an excellent carols celebration next year. Please contact your local church for their Christmas Service times. |
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Ongoing |
Parkes Probus Club meets every second Friday at the Parkes Leagues Club at 10:30am. New members welcome, phone 6862 2577 for enquires. |
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Ongoing |
RSL meeting every second Monday of the month at the Services Club at 2pm. Everyone is welcome. |
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Ongoing |
Parkes CanAssist Bingo on the second Wednesday of each month at the Bowling & Sports Club at 1pm. |
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Ongoing |
Parkes CanAssist Shop in Court Street is open 9am – 1pm Tuesday to Friday and 9am – 12.30 Saturday. Furniture sales at the Showgrounds open 9am – 12 noon Tuesday to Saturday. |
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Ongoing |
Parkes Croquet Club games every Saturday at the Parkes Bowling and Sports Club at the new summer time of 10am. Everybody welcome. |
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Ongoing |
Parkes Dragon Boat Club is back with training sessions on Sundays at 8:30am and Thursdays at 5:30pm at Lake Endeavour. Contact Beth 0418 253 045 for more information. |
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Ongoing |
Parkes Shire Concert Band rehearses every Tuesday 7pm – 9pm during school term in the music room above the pool complex in Dalton Street. Contact music director Duncan Clement on 0405 035 164. |
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Ongoing |
Rally4Ever community well-being tennis program every Thursday at the Parkes Tennis Club, Victoria Street from 1 – 2pm. Join in a fun and free session of tennis – a purpose-built community & activity-based program designed for those feeling a little ‘stuck’. For more information email helenmagill@bigpond.com or call 0407 253 888. |
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Ongoing |
Overeaters Anonymous – a global fellowship of people using the 12-step recovery model to overcome eating disorders (much like Alcoholics Anonymous) – has a local representative in Parkes to offer help to those living with an eating disorder. Contact Richard Eggleston on 0438 459 802. |
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Ongoing |
Men’s Virtual Yarning Circle every Tuesday from 6pm via Zoom. Open to all men who wish to participate. For more information contact Lachlan.skinner@interrelate.org.au or call 0409 941 870. |