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$35, $30 for Members

Date:  Thursday 23-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 9:30am for 2 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: George Sulcs
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Anna Bruno, from My Kitchen Rules 2016, is looking forward to returning for another informative and enjoyable cooking demonstration. We are very happy to welcome Anna back and share her culinary journey and love of good food with us this term. Anna’s parents were from Malta and she is excited to be cooking us some of the Maltese food she grew up preparing alongside her mother. She’ll be demonstrating and preparing food close to her heart.

$17, $12 for Members

Date:  Tuesday 14-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Anne McCrudden
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Join Curtin University Lecturer and Researcher Anuradhi Welhenge who will explain all about Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). You may have seen ads on YouTube, podcasts claiming a VPN can provide you with a safer, freer and more secure online experience whilst allowing you to remain anonymous. However, whilst VPNs are useful for protecting your privacy, it is important to understand how these tools work and to decide if you need them. We’ll investigate what VPNs do and how useful you may (or may not) find one.

$100, $95 for Members

Date:  Thursday 13-Jun-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 7:30pm for 1 hr, 50 min
Venue:
Facilitator: Connie Chapman
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A Taste of Ireland has merged cultural traditions, modern flair and craic galore to deliver a performance that has brought the house down night after night. Join an acclaimed cast of champion Irish dancers, dazzling musicians and a contemporary vocalist as they blend Irish charm with mind-blowing talents to present an unforgettable night of entertainment. The energetic blend of melodic folk music mash-ups, live jaw-dropping acapella tap battles and heart-warming emotion transports you through the story of Ireland’s tumultuous history - complemented by stunning production and lighting. Book before 9 May. You will be advised when tickets are available for collection from Melissa in The Pod.

$17, $12 for Members

Date:  Tuesday 28-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Anne McCrudden
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Bill Cutler was born on the Pipeline, at No 7 Pumping Station, Gilgai, and his father worked his entire life on three of the O’Connor-built steam pumping stations. Bill will explore the early life, work and projects undertaken by engineer CY O’Connor, outlining the impact of his great achievements following the discovery of gold and the establishment of the cities of Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. Bill will discuss and debunk some of the myths surrounding CY O’Connor and the enduring legacies left behind by a brilliant but sometimes troubled man.

$95, $90 for Members

Date:  Friday 3-May-2024
6 weeks (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Janice Rooney
2 places remaining
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Alison Baverstock will guide you through low-impact exercises, fusing Pilates principles and Yoga movements with the support of a chair. Enjoy the many benefits of both, without having to get up or down from the floor, including improved balance, strength, posture, coordination, concentration and flexibility, as well as stress reduction, improving overall immune function and boosting your mood.

$80, $75 for Members

Date:  Wednesday 19-Jun-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 12:00pm for 2 hr, 30 min
Venue:
Facilitator: Janice Rooney
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Join us for a fine dining experience at the ever-popular Chez Pierre French Restaurant, well known for serving amazing and beautifully prepared food. The 3-course meal will have three different choices for each course covering a wonderful variety of food. The service is always excellent and the licensed bar has a great range of good quality drinks to choose from (at own expense).

$80, $75 for Members

Date:  Sunday 2-Jun-2024
Single session (Full)
Time 4:00pm for 2 hr
Venue:
Facilitator: Connie Chapman
Full
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Piers Lane, one of Australia’s most celebrated concert pianists, plays the complete Chopin Nocturnes in Government House Ballroom lit by candlelit for this special musical event. The 21 Nocturnes of Chopin are regarded as some of the finest and most elegant works ever written for piano. They cover a wide expressive range, from dreamy lyricism to ardent passion, from moments of tender intimacy to explosions of intense energy. Tickets will be available from Melissa in The Pod and on Enrolment Day.

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$17, $12 for Members

Date:  Thursday 2-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Jeni Owens
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Do you enjoy the occasional Gin and Tonic? Join Elton Brown for a light-hearted and well researched talk on this famous tipple. The presentation covers the arrival of gin in England, its over consumption and resultant social misery, fuel for colonisation of the British Empire, prohibition, bootlegging and Al Capone, the Roaring Twenties, the arrival of cocktails, respectability and the late Queen Mother, as well as the expanding local gin distilleries.

Membership is required

$10

Date:  Friday 7-Jun-2024
4 weeks (Open)
Time 10:00am for 2 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Jeni Owens, Mary Averbuj
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Come along in June to enjoy four mornings playing your favourite games, such as Rummikub, Scrabble and Upwords. Play a different game each week if you want, stick to the familiar, or bring your own game. The registration fee entitles members to play. A 10-session play card ($75; valid for one year) must be purchased prior to attendance.

$15, $10 for Members

Date:  Wednesday 22-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue:
Facilitator: Margaret Heyns
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The picturesque village of Guildford was settled as part of the Swan River Colony in 1829 and is presently one of the only three towns in Perth on the National Trust Register. Established on what is virtually an island encircled by the Swan and Helena Rivers, Guildford is ideally suited to explore on foot. This visit provides a rare glimpse into early colonial settlement in WA. Meet at the Visitor Centre by 10am.

$25, $20 for Members

Date:  Wednesday 29-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue:
Facilitator: Janice Rooney
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Join us for a guided walking tour in Kings Park. Also known as the Rich Bushland Resources, this walk will introduce visitors to the many uses of plants in the Banksia Woodland. Both Aboriginal people and the early colonial settlers depended on the plants around them for food and shelter. Today many of these foods are available in cafés and restaurants. Book before 7 May.

$17, $12 for Members

Date:  Thursday 13-Jun-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Janice Rooney
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Local author Lyn Bodycoat returns to this term to talk about how to put your memoir ideas on paper and structure those ideas into a coherent format. We all have a story to tell and leaving an account of our lives for our descendants is important. Lyn will share her journey with you and show you how to utilize old photos. Lyn is a member of the Society of Women Writers of WA and her path from the printed word to publication was a project she embarked on recently. She will use her published works to enable you to do the same, with your own story. Lyn will have her books available for purchase after the session (cash only).

Membership is required

$10

Date:  Tuesday, Friday 23-Apr-2024
10 weeks (Open)
Time 1:00pm for 3 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Trish Johnston
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Social Mah Jong sessions are held on Tuesdays and Fridays for players who know the basic rules of the Western Game and are confident in game play. The registration fee entitles members to play on either or both days. A 10-session play card ($75; valid for one year) must be purchased prior to attendance. There will be a maximum of 15 tables of 4 people for each session.

$150, $145 for Members

Date:  Wednesday 8-May-2024
Single session (Full)
Time 8:45am for 6 hr, 15 min
Venue:
Facilitator: Jeni Owens
Full
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RESCHEDULED from 27 March to 8 May - Given the positive feedback from members who went on the City Limits Foodie Tour last year, we have included a different Matters of Taste Foodie Tour this term. Soak up the passion from the experts who have made local businesses so successful, enjoy behind-the-scenes culinary discovery and relax at a delicious long-table lunch. This is an absorbing and eye-opening day out. The bus will depart from Tom Perrott Reserve, McCabe Street, Mosman Park at 8.45am.

$31, $26 for Members

Date:  Wednesday 8-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:30am for 1 hr, 30 min
Venue:
Facilitator: Anne McCrudden
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Come and experience mini golf like you never have before at the Wembley Golf Course. This 18-hole, high quality landscaped miniature golf course is a scaled down version of a full-size golf course. We play 9 holes, though anyone who has the energy and time can play the extra 9 at no additional cost! Golf clubs are provided. Afterwards join those staying on for morning tea or lunch at the 300 Acres Restaurant (at own expense).

Membership is required

$15

Date:  Monday 22-Apr-2024
9 weeks (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr, 30 min
Venue:
Facilitator: Jeni Owens, Anne McCrudden
3 places remaining
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Join fellow members for a walk of up to an hour, and then enjoy coffee at leisure at a local café. Please note that some areas may involve hilly terrain and may not be suitable for all. Members may shorten the walk to suit their needs and wait for others to return. No walk on Monday 3 June (WA Day).

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$48, $43 for Members

Date:  Wednesday 1-May-2024
Single session (Full)
Time 10:15am for 1 hr, 15 min
Venue:
Facilitator: Jeni Owens
Full
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Join WCC friends on the Zebra Car Tour at the Perth Zoo. You can just sit back and enjoy this one-hour tour, guided by an experienced guide. It''s a fantastic way of seeing a lot of the Zoo without as much walking. Please note that the tour does require some walking as the vehicle is unable to drive through all areas in the zoo. Entrance fee and tour costs included. All other costs are at your own expense

Membership is required

$10

Date:  Thursday 2-May-2024
9 weeks (Open)
Time 1:00pm for 3 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Melissa Frey
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Come and join in - no previous experience is needed to play Pony Canasta. If you have not played this or any other version of canasta, don't worry - the rules are very easy to learn and classes will be provided at the beginning of this term. The registration fee entitles members to play. A 10-session play card ($75; valid for one year) must be purchased prior to attendance.

$88, $83 for Members

Date:  Wednesday 15-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 6:00pm for 3 hr
Venue:
Facilitator: Anne McCrudden
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Prego is an all-time favourite for WCC members and their dinner degustation is superb! Enjoy a fabulous trio of seasonal bruschetta, duo of garlic and chilli tiger prawns & field mushroom baked in the woodfire oven or house-made tortellini filled with ricotta, leek & spinach in a tomato coulis sauce with basil and parmesan. You have a choice of main meals from the degustation menu, followed by dessert. What more could you wish for? Heaven for fine dining!

$17, $12 for Members

Date:  Thursday 6-Jun-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Anne McCrudden
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Professor Samina Yasmeen is Director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies and lectures in Political Science and International Relations in the School of Social and Cultural Studies at UWA. As a specialist on politico-strategic developments in South Asia, Professor Yasmeen has been on the role of Islamisation in Pakistan’s domestic and foreign policy. Her talk focuses on how religions shape identities and impact on regional and global politics. The aim would to highlight the significance of concerted efforts by different communities to promote understanding and interfaith dialogue.

$22, $17 for Members

Date:  Thursday 30-May-2024
2 weeks (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Anita Norris
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WCC members enjoy meeting each term to share their love of literature. There is the choice of reading a selection, which could be a poem, an extract from a play or prose, or just sitting and listening to the contribution of others. Lively discussions often take place. Why not join us? You would be most welcome.

$95, $90 for Members

Date:  Saturday 15-Jun-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 2:00pm for 1 hr, 35 min
Venue:
Facilitator: Connie Chapman
2 places remaining
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Direct from a critically acclaimed sell-out season at Sydney Theatre Company, Australian legend, Heather Mitchell, commands the stage in this intimate theatrical portrait of one woman who changed history. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the second woman to be appointed to the US Supreme Court. A trailblazer in the American judiciary, she was a woman of intellect, courage, determination and empathy. From life as a young Jewish woman questioning gender inequality, to holding her ground in the Oval Office through multiple US presidencies, RBG: Of Many, One celebrates the legacy and tenacity of this cultural icon. Book before 2 May. You will be advised when tickets are available for collection from Melissa in The Pod.

$17, $12 for Members

Date:  Tuesday 21-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 10:00am for 1 hr
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Jeni Owens
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There are very few adult Western Swamp Tortoises in the wild, making them one of Australia’s most endangered reptiles. These small, critically endangered creatures are only found in WA. A member of Friends of the Western Swamp Tortoise (FoWST) group will explain how volunteers are helping scientists ensure a bright future for the species. Come along to hear all about these adorable creatures and about the extraordinary efforts to help save it from extinction.

$15, $10 for Members

Date:  Wednesday 5-Jun-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 12:00pm for 2 hr
Venue:
Facilitator: Anne McCrudden
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Discover TeeBox Café and enjoy the beautiful relaxing views overlooking the golf course and surrounding Lake Claremont while enjoying a meal with fellow WCC members. There is an extensive menu and you have the luxury of choosing and paying for your own meal and drinks on the day. The café is fully licensed but you can also bring your own wine.

$20, $15 for Members

Date:  Thursday 16-May-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 9:30am for 1 hr, 30 min
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Pauline Rhodes
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Join Pauline Rhodes to learn how to repair broken jewellery and upcycle any of your old and treasured jewellery. This includes necklaces, bracelets, earrings and maybe even brooches or anything you care to bring along. Pauline will have the tools required to share. If you do have your own tools, however, feel free to bring them along too. Let''s see what you create during this time. Pauline will provide instructions and tuition and you will go home with a newly designed special piece of jewellery.

$22, $17 for Members

Date:  Monday 29-Apr-2024
2 weeks (Open)
Time 2:00pm for 1 hr, 30 min
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Suzanne Cobb
1 place remaining
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The first book for Term 2 is The Seven, by bestselling author Chris Hammer. This detailed and highly researched story is a combination thriller and historical mystery. It unfolds over three different decades and is set in the picturesque Riverina district of NSW. The compelling story follows seven founding families who have lorded over the district for over a century, growing rich and powerful. The death of one of their own, however, means that they now face an investigation which uncovers many secrets from the past.

$17, $12 for Members

Date:  Tuesday 30-Apr-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 9:30am for 1 hr, 30 min
Venue: Grove Library Precinct Grove Community Room
Facilitator: Janice Rooney
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Share your knowledge and love of gardening with like-minded members. This term includes guest speaker Natalie Busch, who will be talking about the landscaping at the new Curtin Heritage Living facility in Cottesloe. Members are invited to bring along and display interesting flowers, plants or foliage from their garden and a donation table will be set up for any cuttings, plants and books that members are willing to share. Morning Tea will be served.

Membership is required

$15

Date:  Friday 19-Apr-2024
Single session (Open)
Time 7:30am for 1 hr, 30 min
Venue:
Facilitator: Liz Conner
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Walkers meet for a brisk walk of up to one hour. We then enjoy a coffee at leisure at the designated café. Please note that some areas involve hilly terrain and may not be suitable for all. Members may shorten the walk to suit their needs and wait for others to return.

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