PCYC Spring School Holiday Program
- Until Friday October 12 (weekdays) at PCYC Goulburn, corner of Avoca and Derwent streets, Goulburn. Telephone: 4822 2133
Looking for something to do these school holidays? Join in the fun with some exciting activities on offer: Ninjoz (Ninja Warrior); Multi Sport Day; Free G & Parkour; Gymnastics; and Tumbling, with a 9am sign in and 3pm pick up. Cost: $40 per day and you must be a PCYC member (membership is $10 and is valid for 12 months). Call the club on 4822 2133 or email goulburn@pcycnsw.org.au
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Be seen Be heard school holiday program
- Until Friday October 12 (weekdays), noon to 3pm at the Goulburn Community Centre 155 Auburn Street. Telephone: 4823 4838
The program is for all youth aged 12-24 years old. All activities are free of charge and include lunch and snacks. Join in the fun: Table Tennis comp; barbecue at the skate park; movie afternoon with popcorn and hot dogs; Master Chef Challenge; and art workshops. Contact Youth Services Coordinator Luke Wallace on 4823 4838 for more details.
St Saviour's Community Craft and Garage Sale
- On Saturday October 6, 9am to 1pm, St Saviour's hall, 170 Bourke Street, Goulburn. Telephone: 4821 2206 (cathedral office)
St Saviour's Community Craft and Garage Sale is held on the first Saturday of every month (excluding January) in the St Saviour's Cathedral Hall. Lots of different stallholders combining with craft items, garden equipment, clothes, books, produce, tools, bric-a-brac, furniture, toys, plants all at low prices. Refreshments available. All welcome!
Bell Tower Tours
- On Saturday October 6, 10.30am and 2.30pm, St Saviour's Cathedral, 160 Bourke Street, Goulburn. Telephone: 4821 2206 (cathedral office)
Take an interactive tour and learn about the history of the bells at St Saviour's Cathedral. The splendid bell-tower, soaring windows and massive stone work are the first impressions one has of St Saviour's, built around the old church from 1874 to 1884 from white sandstone, designed by Edmund T. Blacket. Goulburn has the only 12-bell and flat 6th country peal in the Southern Hemisphere Admission by donation.
Lilac City Country Markets
- On Saturday October 6, 9am to 2pm, Goulburn Public School, 204 Bourke Street. Telephone: 4821 1839
Local arts, crafts, produce and other items plus kids activities and barbecue. Held on the first Saturday of every month (excluding January).
Men's NSW Country Championship
- On Saturday and Sunday, October 6 and 7, 10am to 4pm, at Goulburn Golf Club, Blackshaw Road. Telephone: 9505 9105
The Men's NSW Country Championship is open to male amateurs who hold a current GA handicap that does not exceed the limit of 9.4 at the time of entry, are members of a country golf club affiliated Golf NSW, and are a bona fide ACT or NSW regional resident. The Championship is played over 36-holes stroke play, 18-holes on the first day and 18-holes on the second day. Entry fee: $90 online; $100 all other forms of entry. Schedule: Saturday, 18-holes stroke (PM shotgun), Sunday, 18-holes stroke (AM shotgun). Spectators welcome.
Goulburn Country Music Association
- On Sunday October 7, 11.30am to 3.30pm, McKell Sports Bar and Lounge in the Goulburn Workers Club, off McKell Place (rear entry to club from car park). Telephone: 0427 484 448
Come along on the first Sunday of each month to enjoy live country music (old and new), popular soft rock and some easy listening, too. A large dance floor, or sit back, relax. Entry: gold coin donation
Sunday Music Sessions
- On Sunday October 7, 1pm to 5pm, at the Goulburn Club, upstairs at 19 Market Street. Admission: free (buy drinks over the bar). Telephone: 4821 2043
Every Sunday, take along your talents and join a friendly bunch to share some music and singing on the veranda or by the fire. From 1pm, Australian sessions; from 3pm, the veranda band Americana sessions.
Yarralaw Springs Wines Tastings and Tours
- On Sundays – October 7, 14 or 21 – 11am to 4pm at Yarralaw Springs Wines, 133 Mufffets Road, Quialigo. Telephone: 4844 7188
Tours and wine tasting available in the Strawbale Winery, 15 minutes from Goulburn. Winery tours by the winemaker. Take a picnic lunch and enjoy the views.
Out of the Shadows and into the Light
- On Sunday October, 8am to 11am, from Marsden Park Weir along the Wollondilly Walking Track. Free entry. Telephone: 4824 4944
A walk with family, friends and pets to celebrate hope and recovery, sponsored by headspace Goulburn. There will be a free breakfast barbecue, free balloons and face painting, and coffee will also be available.
Lightning Bolt II Invictus Convoy
- Sunday to Monday, October 7 and 8, noon to 6pm, Hockey Complex, Workers Arena, Sports Way, Goulburn. Telephone: 0458 555 958
Love military vehicles and want to get up close to or even on a firetruck? Witness the largest military convoy ever conducted in Australia, arriving in Goulburn. The Lightning Bolt II Invictus Convoy is a procession of military, firefighting, ambulance, police and other vehicles travelling through four states in October to raise awareness for PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and support the Invictus Games.
Paint Pinot
- On Tuesday October 9, 6pm to 8.30pm at The Astor Hotel, corner of Auburn and Clinton streets, Goulburn. Telephone: 0407 224 452
Paint Pinot at The Astor Hotel is every second Tuesday at the Astor Hotel. Can you paint? Doesn't matter! Take a friend and have fun, sip wine or bubbles, let creative juices flow and paint a masterpiece. Cost: $65 (includes a drink and nibbles).
Judy's Kitchen Table
- On Wednesday October 10, 10.30am to noon, Bungonia Village Hall. Admission: $5. Telephone: 4844 7273
Visitors and locals are more than welcome to join in and have coffee and cake or fresh scones in a warm and friendly country atmosphere. This small cost will treat you to coffee, tea and scrumptious food, all home made, and 100 percent of the money raised goes towards the Bungonia Hall Supper Room construction. Held on the second Wednesday of each month.
Historic Car Regularity
- On Wednesday October 10, 9am to 4pm, Wakefield Park, Braidwood Road. Telephone: 4822 2811 or 0419 609 617
A practice lap: nominate a lap time and beat your own score. Admission: spectators free
The Goulburn Workers Annual Art Prize
- Thursday October 11, opening 6.30pm, until Sunday October 14, The Auditorium, Goulburn Workers Club, 1 McKell Place. Telephone: 4829 2300
The Goulburn and District Art Society and the Goulburn Workers Club host the Goulburn Workers Annual Art Prize for 2018 in the auditorium of the club, with works from artists from NSW and interstate, hundreds of paintings, miniatures, photography and prints. First prize is $1000 acquisitive. All works are for sale. Exhibition open Friday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.
EXHIBITIONS
Carolyn Young Inhabiting the Woodlands; and ACO Virtual
- Until Saturday October 13 at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, 184 Bourke Street. Main entrance from Chisholm Court off Church Street. Open weekdays 10am to 5pm; Saturday, 1pm to 4pm. Free entry. Telephone: 4823 4494
Building on Young's award winning 'Grassy Woodlands' series, Inhabiting the Woodlands re-imagines 19th century human experience in light of Australian mammals that have become vulnerable or extinct.
ACO Virtual is a world-first interactive installation that places visitors in the middle of a virtual orchestra to experience, conduct, isolate and play along.
The Marulan Art Exhibition
- On weekends, October 6-7, 13-14, 20-21, 27-28; 10am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday, at the Marulan Memorial Hall, George Street. Admission: free. Telephone: 0408 421 199
The exhibition features works by the Marulan artists, with exhibits changing on a quarterly basis. For artists wishing to exhibit, or for more information, please call Jill Wall on 0408 421 199 or email themarulanartexhibition@gmail.com
Armistice: the end of the war to end all wars
- On Sundays – October 7, 14, 21, 28 – 2pm to 4pm at Mulwaree High School Remembrance Museum, McDermott Drive, Goulburn. Entry: gold coin donation. Telephone: 4821 2587 or 4821 4499
The Remembrance Museum contains militaria from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts right back to the New Zealand Maori War, fought in the mid-19th century. Acquisitions include battlefields relics (Gallipoli, France), prisoner of war relics (Hellfire Pass), uniforms, medals, ordnance, photos, diaries, flags, and personal effects.
Gallery on Track Celebrates Steampunk!
- October 7 to 28, official opening this Sunday 3pm to 4pm, Gallery on Track, 2 Blackshaw Road, Goulburn. Admission free; donations welcome. Telephone: 4822 7889
The Goulburn Historic Waterworks will once again be the venue for the 2018 Steampunk Victoriana Fair, but this year it will be held over two days: October 20-21. To celebrate this Victoriana Fair, Gallery on Track has a display of Steampunk-inspired works. Opening hours, Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
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Burney Wong
I love sport. You can reach me at burney.wong@austcommunitymedia.com.au or on 0437 291 518.
I love sport. You can reach me at burney.wong@austcommunitymedia.com.au or on 0437 291 518.
