Arts and craft markets
Arts and crafts stalls from local creatives and artisans. Saturday December 7 at Belmont Library 9.30am-2pm; Geelong Library & Heritage Centre 10.30am-2.30pm; Torquay Library 10am-1pm; Leopold Library 10am-1pm.
Christmas on the Hill
South Valley Baptist Church Valley Baptist Church, Saturday December 7, 4pm. All are invited for delicious food, fun activities and Christmas carols.
■ James 0403-338 450
Bingo
Tuesdays 1pm-3pm, great grocery prizes plus $50 jackpot books $2.50. Belmont Seniors Centre, 52 Thomson St, Belmont.
■ Frank 5241 1776
First steps in music
Babies, toddlers and preschoolers welcome with parent/carer. Thursdays Northern Bay College, Tallis, and Fridays at Northern Bay College, Peacock. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.
■ info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au
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
PlayLinks
Music and art playgroup where babies, toddlers and preschoolers learn together with their parent/carer. Wednesdays St Thomas Aquinas Primary School, Norlane. Free if living in 3214 postcode, bookings essential.
■ info@bluebirdfoundationinc.org.au
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
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
Drysdale Day VIEW
Fourth Friday of each month at Portarlington Golf Club for lunch.
■ Margaret 0431-636 090
Geelong Day VIEW
First Monday monthly from 11am at Eastern Hub, East Geelong.
Leopold VIEW
Second Tuesday of each month at Leopold Sportsmans’ Club at 10.30am.
■ leopold.viewclub@gmail com
Geelong Evening VIEW
Third Monday of the month, 6pm at Waurn Ponds Hotel.
■ Von 0414-930 259, geelongeveningview@gmail.com
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 at 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
Barefoot bowls
Bareena Bowling Club, Newtown, Friday twilight starting 6pm. $15 covers bowls and BBQ. Drinks at Crackerjack bar prices.
■ Wendy 0401-221 061
Grovedale East Ladies Probus
Fourth Monday of each month, 9.30am, Belmont RSL.
■ Sally Nelson 0402-450 610
Belmont Central Combined Probus
Second Wednesday of each month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.
■ 0417-555 547
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
Dancer’s Club
Ballroom dancing Wednesdays 7.30pm-10.30pm, Leopold Hall, Bellarine Hwy. Cost: $8, includes light supper.
■ Russ 5250 1937
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
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 Puff and Damian.
■ 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
■ Pam 0408 520 931, leave a message on 03 5243 4042
Barwon Valley Belmont Probus
First Thursday of the month, 10am, Waurn Ponds Hotel.
■ membership officer 0407-333 263, bobstafford@ozemail.com.au
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
Peace meditation
Non-religious secular group. Our own peace is the basis of world peace. Whittington Neighbourhood House, 20 Worden Court, Whittington, Thursday November 21, 11am-12.30pm.
■ Graeme 0438-785 512
Live music
Bellarine Country Music Group meets Friday nights at Belmont Park Pavilion, music 7pm-10pm, $10 entry all welcome. Guest Artist November 15 is Vanessa Sanger.
Hamlyn Heights Probus
Second Thursday of the month, 10am, Geelong Cement Bowls Club, 200 McCurdy Rd, Herne Hill.
■ Noel 0425-706 339
Geelong Central Probus
Third Friday of the month, 9.45 am, Geelong RSL.
Newcomb Probus
Third Wednesday of each month, 10am, East Geelong Uniting Church, cnr Boundary and Ormond Rds.
■ Gary 0407-320 735
Polish language for kids
Fortnightly Polish language classes for kids aged 7-11 at one of Geelong’s libraries.
■ Dorota 5224 1105
Music for preschoolers
Mainly Music is a music and movement program for babies to preschoolers at St Albans-St Andrews Uniting Church, 276 Wilsons Rd, Whittington, Tuesdays 10am during school terms.
■ Rhonda 0437-241 345
Rostrum meets
Geelong Rostrum Public Speaking Club Inc meets each Monday.
■ Andrew 0408-369 446, Jan 0407-296 958
Adult tap dancing
Fun, fitness and exercise. Mondays 9.30am, Grovedale.
■ Liz 0408-372 413, lizking00@gmail.com
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.
Entry $10.
■ Dawn 0417-148 493
Highton Seniors
Carpet bowls, bingo, cards, taichi, line dancing, mahjong. Community Centre, 84 Barrabool Rd, Highton.
■ Elma 0411-065 524
Adfas Geelong
Art lectures each month, morning and evening, Newcomb Hall, Wilsons Rd.
■ adfas.org.au, geelong@adfas.org.au
Cards
Wanted: card sharp partners to play the game of Bolivia on Thursday evenings. For venue email Ingrid.
Stamps
Geelong Philatelic Society Inc meets 7pm first Saturday of the month at Virginia Todd Community Hall, 9-15 Clarence St, Geelong West and 1pm third Monday of the month at Belmont Library, 163 High St, Belmont.
■ Julie 0438-270 549
Scrabble club
Christ Church hall, cnr Moorabool & McKillop Sts, 1pm Saturdays. Beginners to experts welcome.
■ Pauline 0429-829 773, John 0434-142 282
Games
Scrabble, chess, board games or cards. Thursdays 2pm-4.30pm, All Saints’ Parish Hall, Newtown. Afternoon tea provided.
■ Dinah 0418-547 753
Book club
Leopold CAE book club meets second Tuesday of each month 6.30pm.
■ Shirley 0488-055 969
Sing Australia Geelong Choir
Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm at Senior Citizens Centre, 52 Thomson St, Belmont. No auditions needed.
■ Mary 0419-278 456
Mindfulness & meditation
Wednesdays 11am at U3A Geelong, Thursdays 10am, U3A Torquay.
■ Jean 5264 7484
Geelong Breakfast Lions
Morning club for those who want to help others, first Tuesday of each month at 8am, Eastern Hub (formerly Karingal) in East Geelong. Dinner somewhere in Geelong each month to suit members.
Ocean Grove Seniors
Play 500 every Thursday at 1.15pm. Cost $20 annually and coffee included. 102 The Terrace, Ocean Grove.
■ Lyn 5256 2540
Scribes Writers Group
South Barwon Community Centre, Mondays 9.30am-noon. Welcoming new members who wish to refine their skills.
■ geelongscribeswriters@gmail.com, 5243 8388
Mr Perfect
Monthly free bbq for men of all ages to get together over a BBQ for a chat. Norlane Community Centre first Sunday each month except January, 10.30am-12.30pm.
■ 0430-022 446, michaeldg999@gmail.com
Ballroom dancing
Belmont Park Pavilion, Thursdays 2-4 pm.
■ Val 52513529
Kids’ church
Group lessons for children aged three to six years; 7-10 years; and 10+ years at St Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 171a Latrobe Tce, Geelong, first Sunday of the month during school term, 10.30-11.30am.
■ Suzie 0402-963 855, Althea 0403-005 449
Geelong Dragon Boat Club
Paddle at Barwon River. Training Wednesdays 5pm, Saturdays 9am. Free one-month trial.
■ revolutionise.com.au/geelongdragons
Zonta Club of Geelong
Meets monthly for dinner first Wednesday of the month between February and December at 6.30pm for a 6.45pm start. RSVP essential.
■ zontageelong.org.au or zontaclubgeelong@yahoo.com.au
Geelong Prostate Support Group
Meets last Friday of the month (except December), 10am-noon, Belmont Park Pavilion, 162 Barrabool Rd, Belmont.
■ Bill 0414 524 155, info@geelongpsg.net
Choir
St Paul’s Choir rehearses Wednesdays from 7.45pm to 8.45pm and 9.30am Sunday for 10.30am service. Choral scholarships available. Occasional choir for those unable to make commitment to main choir.
■ Dr Terry Norman 0411-875 033, termernorman@gmail.com
Geelong ballroom dancing
Saturdays 7.30pm to 10.15pm, cnr Bayview Pde and Carey St, Hamlyn Heights. Entry: $10. BYO drinks and a plate. Afternoon tea dance, Wednesdays 2pm-4pm. Teaching segment for a new dance 1.30pm-2pm
■ 5278 9740, geelongballroomdc.com.au
Corio Bay Lions Club Meetings
First and third Thursday of each month at 6.30pm.
■ geelongcoriobay.vic@lions.org.au
Alcoholics (and other addicts) For Christ 12 Steps Group
Meets Thursdays 7.30pm at Belmont-Highton Baptist Church, 43 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont.
■ 0420-910 763
Belmont Seniors
Players wanted to play 500 each Monday 12.30pm. Belmont Senior Centre, 52 Thomson St, Belmont.
■ 5241 1776
Geelong Vietnam Veterans
Coffee and a chat at 31 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont. Open Monday, Wednesday & Friday 10am-3pm. Fortnightly lunch at various locations. Meetings second Monday of each month.
■ Gary 0400-862 727
Welcome mat
Belmont Uniting Church every Friday from 10am to 1pm. Games, lunch and friendship.
■ Fay 0409-361 414
OMNI
Older Men New Ideas men’s friendly informal chat group, South Barwon Community Centre, 33 Mt Pleasant Rd, Belmont, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 10.30am.
■ Allan 0409665608
Lara Community Market
Run by Rotary Club of Lara District every second Sunday of the month at Lara RSL from 9am to 1pm.
Geelong Amateur Radio Club
Storrer Street Clubhouse, Geelong, Wednesdays 1.30pm to 4pm and Fridays at 6.30pm.
■ Robert 0438 409 979, vk3atl.org
Geelong’s Soroptimist International
Service club for women and girls, every second Tuesday of the month from 6pm at Belmont RSL.
■ 0455-835 691, geelong@siswp.com
Geelong Sports & Game Fishing
Meets first and third Monday of the month at Belmont Park Pavilion, 7.30pm.
■ John 0409-234 307
Combined Probus Club of Belmont Central
Meets at 10am on the second Wednesday of each month at Waurn Ponds Hotel. Visitors welcome.
■ Secretary 0417-555 547
Geelong Anglers Club
Meets fourth Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm, 9 Yuille St, Geelong West. Monthly fishing competitions.
■ Brian 0417-190 092, Ian 0470-114 787
Drysdale CWA
Every second Tuesday at 1pm and crafts every fourth Tuesday at 11.30am of each month at Drysdale RSL Club.
■ Jenny 0452-258 333
Scottish country dancing classes
GOG Scottish Country Dance classes 7.30pm Tuesdays at Leopold Hill Hall, $5. No partner needed.
■ Vicki 0412-762983, Barbara 0419-511 781
Geelong Scottish Dance
Highland dance classes for all ages Wednesday from 4pm and Saturday from 10am at Western Heights Uniting Church Hall, St Herne Hill.
■ Christine 0468-311 788, facebook.com/GeelongScottishDance
