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Seniors' Groups and Activities ACT Men's Shed Association Canberra Seniors Centre Inc Chisholm Ladies Friendship Group Community Services #1 - Aged Care Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club Woden Community Services Located across the ACT, the modern Men's A group for people over 50 years of all Friendship, meetings and social outings. Services Tuggeranong 55 Plus Club is a privately run, Social groups and bus outings, domestic Shed is an updated version of the shed in the nationalities and cultures. Vikings Club, Benham Street Offers a variety of services to support non profit, community organisation, supported assistance, personal care, shopping support backyard that has long been a part of 10 Watson Street Chisholm individuals aged 65 years or over in our through the ACT Government. The Club and transport. Australian culture. Turner 6292 9814 community. operates out of the Tuggeranong Seniors 26 Corrina Street 1300 550 009 6248 9509 Communities@Work 63 Boolimba Crescent Centre, situated on the foreshore of Lake Phillip [email protected] [email protected] Narrabundah Tuggeranong in the Tuggeranong Valley. 6282 2644 A variety of programs and activities for www.canberraseniors.org.au 6126 4700 [email protected] www.mensshed.org.au seniors. Tuggeranong Seniors Centre [email protected] Capital Region Community Services 101 Cowlishaw Street www.wcs.org.au ACT Walking For Pleasure Inc Tuggeranong Community Function Centre Greenway www.communityservices1.org Woden Seniors Club Exercise and enjoy Canberra's network of A range of services for families and 245 Cowislaw Street 62934004 Goodwin Day Clubs open spaces, parks, lakes and forests. individuals living in the ACT. Tuggeranong We provide a range of intellectually and Social Clubs for Seniors - Crace and Monash Tuggeranong Social Singalong physically stimulating activities for older PO Box 1335 Belconnen 6293 6500 A great fun group that meet fortnightly at the Woden 6264 0200 [email protected] 6175 5100 persons in a comfortable and sociable Tuggeranong Southern Cross Club. 0400 458 758 [email protected] www.commsatwork.org [email protected] environment, with a wide range of activities, [email protected] www.crcs.com.au www.goodwin.org.au Southern Cross Club including table tennis, dancing, singing, Communities@Work Tuggeranong recorder, painting, card games of various www.actwfp.org.au Capital Region Community Services Just Friends - Over 50 Programs for Seniors 6293 6500 kinds to bridge, and iPad classes. Belconnen Senior Citizens Club Inc Belconnen Energetic Seniors on Gungahlin and Weston A warm welcome to all those over 50. Regular [email protected] 12 Corinna Street Tuesdays Club (BEST) weekly and fortnightly events such as Offers a wide range of fun and educational Join today to meet and make friends, www.commsatwork.org Woden activities. A weekly program that offers an opportunity experience great activities and have fun over catching up over meals, coffee, live music, Tuggeranong Valley Senior Citizens 6282 2573 to socialise with others. a hot lunch. movies, trivia, craft and other interests. Belconnen Club [email protected] 6251 6354 West Belconnen Raiders Leagues Club Gungahlin www.meetup.com/en-AU/just-friends-over-50 A social club for seniors to provide a place www.wodenseniors.org.au [email protected] Hardwick Crescent 6228 9200 Northside Community Service where people can meet to enjoy friendship Women's Social DIY Group www.belconnenseniors.com.au Holt [email protected] Aged and disability services. Case and the company of their peers. We meet 6264 0200 www.commsatwork.org Sanctuary Aus, in partnership with Bunnings Canberra Old Time Dance Club Inc [email protected] management, community transport for Mondays and Fridays between 10.00am and Belconnen. First Wednesday every month. A social dance club that specialises in Old- www.crcs.com.au Communities@Work Women's medical and related activities, centre based 2.30pm at Erindale Vikings for Indoor Bowls, Kids welcome. Bookings must be made one time, New Vogue and Modern Sequence Neighbourhood Group - Gungahlin social groups and volunteer social support. Samba, Cribbage, Mahjongg and Rumekins. week ahead. Capital Region Community Services ballroom dancing. A friendly, informal social group for women of 2 Rosevear Place Vikings Club Positive Links 15 Lathlain Street St Benedict’s Primary School Hall all ages. Dickson Ricardo Street Belconnen A group for people who have had a stroke or Jerrabomberra Avenue Gungahlin Community Centre 6171 8000 Wanniassa 0438 875 937 / 0400 158 105 other life changing experience which has left Narrabundah 47 Ernest Cavanagh Street [email protected] 6292 2816 [email protected] them with a physical disability. Meets 6288 2659 Gungahlin www.northside.asn.au Uniting Care Kippax www.sanctuaryaus.org.au [email protected] weekly . Community Transport is available. 1300 212 273 Probus Association of Canberra and Kippax Uniting Church www.members.pcug.org Corner Swanson and Chandler Streets [email protected] YMCA Chifley Health and Wellness District Inc Emergency relief with a holistic approach. Belconnen www.commsatwork.org Centre Exercises and Tai Chi for the over 50’s Canberra School of Dancing 6264 0200 Probus is all about friendship, fellowship and A community-based fully equipped gym and Annmarie Sasso [email protected] Communities@Work Women's fun in retirement. Probus provides you with Corner Hardwick Crescent and Luke Street group fitness room with various classes Neighbourhood Group - Tuggeranong Latin, ballroom and new vogue dancing for www.crcs.com.au the opportunity to join together in clubs and to (opposite Kippax Fair shopping centre) catering for people of all ages, abilities and the over 50s. A friendly, informal social group for women of progress healthy minds and active bodies Kippax fitness levels. Carers ACT all ages. through social interaction and activities with 6254 1733 Uniting Church 9/71 MacLaurin Crescent Wise and Well Seniors Social Club [email protected] Parkinson Street Tuggeranong Youth Centre retirees in your community. Chifley A club for carers and non-carers 65+. www.kippax.org.au Weston Corner Pitman and Holwell Streets 1300 630 488 6281 0124 0412 629 436 2/80 Beaurepaire Crescent Greenway [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Holt 1300 212 273 / 6293 6500 www.probussouthpacific.org/tags/ACT www.canberra.ymca.org.au www.canberraschoolofdancing1.com.au 6296 9900 [email protected] [email protected] www.commsatwork.org www.carersact.org.au Seniors' Groups and Activities - compiled 21/8/2020 Seniors' Groups and This brochure is one a series of topic-specific Activities service listings extracted from COTA ACT's Directory of Services for the Ageing. Other brochures include: Residential Aged Care in Canberra De-cluttering, Downsizing and Home Modifications Respite Services Transport Dementia Services Hearing Services Keeping Active Men's Health and Services Activities for Grandparents Computer Classes and Assistance Financial and Legal Services Support in Your Home Retirement Villages in Canberra Men's Sheds Women's Groups About COTA ACT Women's Health and Services Council on the Ageing (COTA) ACT is an independent, non-party political and nonreligious organisation working COTA ACT has acted in good faith in providing this information and cannot endorse or recommend to protect and promote the well-being, rights and any particular organisation in this brochure. interests of all older people in the ACT irrespective of socio-economic, ethnic, religious or cultural background. © COTA ACT, compiled 21/8/2020 Please contact COTA ACT for more information on membership. Call (02) 6282 3777 or visit www.cotaact.org.au..
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