• When: 10am to 4pm
• Where: Wagga Art Gallery
• Cost: Free
• Details: As part of local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week 2015,  Wagga Art Gallery in partnership with SHINE for Kids is proud to showcase an exhibition of Indigenous artwork created by the talented participants of the Colourful Dreaming Program.
• Contact: 6926 9660

• When: Library opening hours Monday to Saturday
• Where: Wagga Wagga City Library
• Cost: Free
• Details: Looking for a place to chill out and relax for a few hours in the holidays? Mondays to Saturdays in the school holidays, Wagga City Library provides FREE board games, Xbox Kinect, colouring activities, WiFi and of course books! Bring a coffee and relax in the children’s area while the kids get busy.
• Contact: 6926 9700

• When: 7.30pm to 12am
• Where: Downside Hall, off Coolamon Road.
• Cost: Adults $4, children $1
• Details: 8km along the Coolamon Road with traditional folk band The Tin Shed Rattlers. All dances are called. Light supper available.
• Contact: Contact (bh) 6925 4800 (ah) 6928 5541.

Sunday, July 5

• When: 10.30am to 4pm
• Where: Botanic Gardens
• Cost: $2
• Details: Take a ride on the 2km track through the gardens.
• Contact: 6925 2249

• When: 5pm
• Where: Civic Theatre
• Cost: Adults $47.80, concession $42.80, child $37.80.
• Details: Local community production of Mary Poppins.
• Contact: 6926 9688

• When: 10am to 4pm
• Where: Wagga Art Gallery
• Cost: Free
• Details: As part of local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week 2015,  Wagga Art Gallery in partnership with SHINE for Kids is proud to showcase an exhibition of Indigenous artwork created by the talented participants of the Colourful Dreaming Program.
• Contact: 6926 9660

Monday, July 6

• When: 10am
• Where: Ashmont Baptist Church
• Cost: Free
• Details: Face painting, coloured hair spray, balloon animals, puppet show, dress ups, games and more.

• When: Library opening hours Monday to Saturday
• Where: Wagga Wagga City Library
• Cost: Free
• Details: Looking for a place to chill out and relax for a few hours in the holidays? Mondays to Saturdays in the school holidays, Wagga City Library provides FREE board games, Xbox Kinect, colouring activities, WiFi and of course books! Bring a coffee and relax in the children’s area while the kids get busy.
• Contact: 6926 9700

• When: Morning sessions: 9am to 12pm
• Afternoon sessions: 1pm to 4pm
• Full day session: 9am to 4pm
• Where: Belisi Equine Park, 1103 Oura Road, Wagga Wagga
• Cost: $50 for morning/afternoon sessions, $90 full day session
• Details: An introduction to the world of horses conducted in a safe and fun environment! Sessions include ground skills (catching and leading a horse, grooming, feeding, safe behaviour around horses), description and use of riding equipment, riding skills and games. Half day or all day sessions.
• Contact: 0421 277 717

• When: 9.30am to 4pm
• Where: Sturt Mall
• Cost: First 300 each day are $6. After 300 have sold, the price is $10.
• Details: Choose from 15 Stufflers plush animal skins and use our Fluffenstuff Machine to bring your new friend to life.
• Contact: 6921 4594

Tuesday, July 7

• When: 10am to 4pm
• Where: Wagga Art Gallery
• Cost: Free
• Details: As part of local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week 2015,  Wagga Art Gallery in partnership with SHINE for Kids is proud to showcase an exhibition of Indigenous artwork created by the talented participants of the Colourful Dreaming Program.
• Contact: 6926 9660

• When: 9.30am to 4pm
• Where: Sturt Mall
• Cost: First 300 each day are $6. After 300 have sold, the price is $10.
• Details: Choose from 15 Stufflers plush animal skins and use our Fluffenstuff Machine to bring your new friend to life.
• Contact: 6921 4594

• When: 11am to 2pm
• Where: Marketplace, Wagga
• Cost: Free

• When: 10am and 1pm
• Where: Uranquinty Community Hall
• Cost: $5, Groups 4+ $4 each
• Details: CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia have inspired countless generations of children and adults alike, with lessons in bravery, honesty and generosity. This unique adaption by le Clanche du Rand tells the tale of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in a 45 minute, two-actor rendering that ignites the imagination of the audience.
• Contact: 6926 9688

• When: Library opening hours Monday to Saturday
• Where: Wagga Wagga City Library
• Cost: Free
• Details: Looking for a place to chill out and relax for a few hours in the holidays? Mondays to Saturdays in the school holidays, Wagga City Library provides FREE board games, Xbox Kinect, colouring activities, WiFi and of course books! Bring a coffee and relax in the children’s area while the kids get busy.
• Contact: 6926 9700

Wednesday, July 8

• Where: Wagga City Library at 10.15am
• Cost: Free
• Details: Children and parents are invited to a welcoming and safe environment to watch some great movies on the big screen. You are welcome to bring yummy snacks  and a snuggly pillow.  July 8 will feature The Man from Snowy River II.
• Contact: 6926 9700

• When: Library opening hours Monday to Saturday
• Where: Wagga Wagga City Library
• Cost: Free
• Details: Looking for a place to chill out and relax for a few hours in the holidays? Mondays to Saturdays in the school holidays, Wagga City Library provides FREE board games, Xbox Kinect, colouring activities, WiFi and of course books! Bring a coffee and relax in the children’s area while the kids get busy.
• Contact: 6926 9700

• When: 9.30am to 4pm
• Where: Sturt Mall
• Cost: First 300 each day are $6. After 300 have sold, the price is $10.
• Details: Choose from 15 Stufflers plush animal skins and use our Fluffenstuff Machine to bring your new friend to life.
• Contact: 6921 4594

• When: 7pm
• Where: Civic Theatre
• Cost: Adults $47.80, concession $42.80, child $37.80.
• Details: Local community production of Mary Poppins.
• Contact: 6926 9688

• When: 10am to 4pm
• Where: Wagga Art Gallery
• Cost: Free
• Details: As part of local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week 2015,  Wagga Art Gallery in partnership with SHINE for Kids is proud to showcase an exhibition of Indigenous artwork created by the talented participants of the Colourful Dreaming Program.
• Contact: 6926 9660

• When: 10am and 1pm
• Where: Oura Community Hall
• Cost: $5, Groups 4+ $4 each
• Details: CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia have inspired countless generations of children and adults alike, with lessons in bravery, honesty and generosity. This unique adaption by le Clanche du Rand tells the tale of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in a 45 minute, two-actor rendering that ignites the imagination of the audience.
• Contact: 6926 9688

• When: 11am to 2pm
• Where: Marketplace, Wagga
• Cost: Free

• When: 2pm to 3pm
• Where: Coolamon Shire Library
• Cost: $12
• Details: Children will enjoy interactive warm ups, performance songs, games and composition activities.
• Contact: 6027 2492

Thursday, July 9

• When: 7pm
• Where: Civic Theatre
• Cost: Adults $47.80, concession $42.80, child $37.80.
• Details: Local community production of Mary Poppins.
• Contact: 6926 9688

• When: 10am to 4pm
• Where: Wagga Art Gallery
• Cost: Free
• Details: As part of local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week 2015,  Wagga Art Gallery in partnership with SHINE for Kids is proud to showcase an exhibition of Indigenous artwork created by the talented participants of the Colourful Dreaming Program.
• Contact: 6926 9660

• When: 9.30am to 4pm
• Where: Sturt Mall
• Cost: First 300 each day are $6. After 300 have sold, the price is $10.
• Details: Choose from 15 Stufflers plush animal skins and use our Fluffenstuff Machine to bring your new friend to life.
• Contact: 6921 4594

• When: Library opening hours Monday to Saturday
• Where: Wagga Wagga City Library
• Cost: Free
• Details: Looking for a place to chill out and relax for a few hours in the holidays? Mondays to Saturdays in the school holidays, Wagga City Library provides FREE board games, Xbox Kinect, colouring activities, WiFi and of course books! Bring a coffee and relax in the children’s area while the kids get busy.
• Contact: 6926 9700

• When: 11am to 2pm
• Where: Marketplace, Wagga
• Cost: Free

• When: 10am and 1pm
• Where: Collingullie Soldiers Memorial Hall
• Cost: $5, Groups 4+ $4 each
• Details: CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia have inspired countless generations of children and adults alike, with lessons in bravery, honesty and generosity. This unique adaption by le Clanche du Rand tells the tale of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in a 45 minute, two-actor rendering that ignites the imagination of the audience.
• Contact: 6926 9688

• When: 10am and 2pm
• Where: Wagga City Library
• Cost: Free
• Details: Come to the library and find out what your imagination and hundreds of little coloured bricks can come up with. For children five and over.
• Contact: 6926 9700

Friday, July 10

• When: 9am and 10am
• Where: The Learning Tree, 1/64 Urana Street
• Cost: $15
• Details: Bounce Yoga take the kids on an adventure letting their imagination run wild. They are fun & energetic classes! Classes run for 40 minutes & start from the age of three years old.
• Contact: 0481 160 915

• When: 2pm and 7pm
• Where: Civic Theatre
• Cost: Adults $47.80, concession $42.80, child $37.80.
• Details: Local community production of Mary Poppins.
• Contact: 6926 9688

• When: Library opening hours Monday to Saturday
• Where: Wagga Wagga City Library
• Cost: Free
• Details: Looking for a place to chill out and relax for a few hours in the holidays? Mondays to Saturdays in the school holidays, Wagga City Library provides FREE board games, Xbox Kinect, colouring activities, WiFi and of course books! Bring a coffee and relax in the children’s area while the kids get busy.
• Contact: 6926 9700

• When: 9.30am to 4pm
• Where: Sturt Mall
• Cost: First 300 each day are $6. After 300 have sold, the price is $10.
• Details: Choose from 15 Stufflers plush animal skins and use our Fluffenstuff Machine to bring your new friend to life.
• Contact: 6921 4594

• When: 10am to 4pm
• Where: Wagga Art Gallery
• Cost: Free
• Details: As part of local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week 2015,  Wagga Art Gallery in partnership with SHINE for Kids is proud to showcase an exhibition of Indigenous artwork created by the talented participants of the Colourful Dreaming Program.
• Contact: 6926 9660

• When: 11am to 2pm
• Where: Marketplace, Wagga
• Cost: Free

• When: 10am and 1pm
• Where: Ladysmith Memorial Hall
• Cost: $5, Groups 4+ $4 each
• Details: CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia have inspired countless generations of children and adults alike, with lessons in bravery, honesty and generosity. This unique adaption by le Clanche du Rand tells the tale of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe in a 45 minute, two-actor rendering that ignites the imagination of the audience.
• Contact: 6926 9688

Saturday, July 11

• When: 2pm and 7pm
• Where: Civic Theatre
• Cost: Adults $47.80, concession $42.80, child $37.80.
• Details: Local community production of Mary Poppins.
• Contact: 6926 9688

• When: Library opening hours Monday to Saturday
• Where: Wagga Wagga City Library
• Cost: Free
• Details: Looking for a place to chill out and relax for a few hours in the holidays? Mondays to Saturdays in the school holidays, Wagga City Library provides FREE board games, Xbox Kinect, colouring activities, WiFi and of course books! Bring a coffee and relax in the children’s area while the kids get busy.
• Contact: 6926 9700

• When: 10am to 4pm
• Where: Wagga Art Gallery
• Cost: Free
• Details: As part of local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week 2015,  Wagga Art Gallery in partnership with SHINE for Kids is proud to showcase an exhibition of Indigenous artwork created by the talented participants of the Colourful Dreaming Program.
• Contact: 6926 9660

• When: 10.30am to 11.30am
• Where: Wagga Commercial Club
• Cost: $12
• Details: Snow Queen's Aussie Freezing Show is a highly interactive show with lots of singing, dancing and special characters that will enchant children as they help their favourite snow queen recover her lost magic wand so that they can all play in REAL, FALLING SNOW! Sing along with the Snow Queen, play funny, frosty games, learn some icy dance routines as characters like Bushman Bob and the Snow Girls leap to life in flashy costumes accompanied by fun interactive activities.
• Contact: 6921 3012

Sunday, July 12

• Shine for Kids: Colourful Dreaming Program
• When: 10am to 2pm
• Where: Wagga Art Gallery
• Cost: Free
• Details: As part of local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week 2015,  Wagga Art Gallery in partnership with SHINE for Kids is proud to showcase an exhibition of Indigenous artwork created by the talented participants of the Colourful Dreaming Program.
• Contact: 6926 9660

Community diary

SATURDAY, JULY 4

• 9am: WAGGA DEMONSTRATION GARDEN is open on shaw Street every Saturday until noon. Organic vegetables such as kale, silverbeet, rhubarb, lettuce, bok choy, herbs and more. There is also a veggie buy/swap. Contact Kerri on 0429 386 429.
• 10am: TOY LIBRARY WAGGA is open from 10am to 1pm  in the children's section of the Wagga library. Family membership is $30 (for 13 months) and $2 a toy for one month, four items at a time. Contact 6971 9722. 
• 1pm: WAGGA RIVERINA LAPIDARY CLUB INC at 7 Small Street, Wagga invites you to drop in to the clubroom during a session and see what they do and how they do it until 5pm. Friday activities are wire-wrapping and silversmithing. Contact Cheryl Lynch on 6933 1112.
• 1.30pm: GRANDVIEW TENNIS CLUB every Saturday from 1.30pm at Sunshine Avenue. Cost for unregistered players, $5. Players are welcome to come along and join us for a game. Contact Diana North on 6925 43 95. 
• 6pm: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Anglican Church Hall, corner Mitchelmore Street and Fernleigh Road, (hall around the back). Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.
• 7pm: THE DOWNSIDE BUSH DANCE at the Downside Hall, 8km along the Coolamon Road with traditional folk band The Tin Shed Rattlers. All dances are called, cost $4 adults, $1 children. Light supper available. Contact (bh) 6925 4800 (ah) 6928 5541. 

SUNDAY, JULY 5

• 10.30am: MINIATURE RAILWAY at the Botanic Gardens until 4pm. Lunch break from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Covered footwear essential. $2 per ride. Contact John Lennon on  6925 2249. 
• 7.30pm: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Baptist Church, 154 to 156 Tarcutta Street. Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.

MONDAY, JULY 6 

• 10am: WAGGA AND DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY’S open 10am to 4pm at 24 Tarakan Avenue, Ashmont. New members welcome. Contact Lyn on 6925 0319. 
• 10am: BETTER HEARING AUSTRALIA, lip-reading classes and hearing management. Contact 6922 1197 or 6931 7446.  
• 10.30am: DROP-IN CENTRE open each weekday at the Wesley Complex, 21 Johnston Street for light lunches, tea and coffee. All very welcome. 
• 10.30am: GROW meets at the mental health unit, Wagga Base Hospital. GROW is a 12-step group offering friendship, support and help in the area of mental health. Contact 1800 558 268 or visit www.grow.org.au.
• 11am: WAGGA RAIL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION MUSEUM, on the railway station platform. Various railway artefacts and enhanced historic photos are on display. Admission by gold coin donation. Contact Phil on 0421 590 252.
• Noon: WAGGA SOCIAL SLIMMERS meet at the Commercial Club, Gurwood Street. Weigh-in from noon; meeting 1pm. Contact Edith on 6931 4403. 
• Noon: AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS is a support group for families and friends where there is a problem with drinking alcohol in the home. Meetings are held each Monday at St Paul’s Church on the corner of Fernleigh Road and Mitchelmore Street. Contact Judy on 0407 351 884. 
• 3.30pm: TAI CHI FOR ARTHRITIS, Uniting Church, Johnson Street from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. Cost $5. Learn to 12 moves of the tai chi for arthritis form as taught by Dr Paul Lam. Contact Lorraine on 0412 303 245 or 6926 3203.
• 6pm WAGGA SCOUTS (GLENFIELD) scouts session takes place Monday between 6.30pm and 8pm. Contact Aileen Cooke on 6922 3723. 
• 6pm: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Women’s meeting, Anglican Church Hall, Corner Mitchelmore Street and Fernleigh Road, (hall around the back). Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au.   
• 7pm: CANTILENA SINGERS new members night. If you love to sing, why not join the Cantilena Singers Wagga. We are inviting new members to come along and sing with our choir. Find pleasure with us on Monday evenings for two hours at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music at 7pm. There will be supper afterwards.
• 7.30pm: NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: At the Calvary Drug and Alcohol Centre, 1 Emblem Street. 
• 7.30pm: WAGGA WAGGA MODEL RAILROADERS INC. meets every Monday at 7.30pm at hall, corner Dobney and Veale streets. Visitors welcome. Contact Graeme Hearn on 6920 3726.
• 7.30pm: NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: At the Calvary Drug and Alcohol Centre, 1 Emblem Street.

TUESDAY, JULY 7 

• 9am: WAGGA DEMONSTRATION GARDEN is open on Shaw Street every Tuesday until noon. Come, dig in and learn more gardening skills while working with local community groups. Contact Kerri on 0429 386 429. 
• 10am: TANDA PLACE CRAFT and FRIENDSHIP GROUP meets every Tuesday at Pilgrim Uniting Church, Tanda Place Glenfield, next to Aldi until noon. All welcome. Contact Ellen on 6922 4806.
• 10am: WAGGA PATCHWORK AND QUILTERS GROUP meets at the ARCC hall on Tarcutta Street until 4pm on first, third, fourth and fifth Tuesdays and every Thursday. Contact Norma on 6922 3393 or Anne on 6922 6404.
• 10am: RSL DAY CROW CLUB meet in the Vintage and Veteran Car Club each Tuesday from 10am. Participants enjoy a talk, light exercises, morning tea, guest artists and bingo on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Contact Molly Shultz on 6925 3510 or Ken King on 0407 040 358. 
• 10.30am: DROP-IN CENTRE open each weekday at the Wesley Complex, 21 Johnston Street for light lunches, tea and coffee. All very welcome. 
• 12.30pm: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, RCD&A Centre, corner Meurant and Emblem street. Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au. 
• 1pm: WAGGA AND DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY open from 1pm to 4pm for research at 24 Tarakan Avenue, Ashmont. New members welcome. Contact Lyn on 6925 0319.  
• 1pm: The RIVERINA WOODWORKERS CLUB meets every Tuesday until 4pm in their club rooms at the Botanic Gardens, Wagga. Come along and learn how to develop skills and produce items using lathes and other woodworking equipment. Contact 0418 624 161. 
• 1.30pm: GRANDVIEW TENNIS CLUB every Tuesday at Sunshine Avenue. Cost for unregistered players, $5. Players are welcome to come along and join us for a game. Contact Diana North on 6925 4395. 
• 2pm: AFTERNOON of FRIENDSHIP at Pilgrim Uniting Church, Tanda Place. Once a month until 4pm. Short devotional, entertainment and afternoon tea. No charge. Phone Ellen 6922 4806 or Merran 6971 3302.
• 7pm: MG CAR CLUB of Wagga meets on the first Tuesday of each month in the club rooms on Morrow Street, Wagga. Anyone with an interest in MG cars is welcome. Ownership of an MG is not essential. Contact 0419 236 565.
• 7pm: NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: At the Calvary Drug and Alcohol Centre, 1 Emblem Street.  
• 7pm: WAGGA WAGGA AND DISTRICT HIGHLAND PIPE BAND meets each Tuesday night, 7pm at the Band Hall, Wagga Beach. Learners most welcome. Contact wwdhpb@gmail.com or Bob Scott 69262305. 
• 7pm: SOCIAL TABLE TENNIS, PCYC until 9pm. All ages and standards welcome. Phone 0435 890 921. 
• 7pm: ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Anglican Church Hall, corner Mitchelmore Street and Fernleigh Road, (hall around the back). Contact 1300 22 22 22 or www.wagga.aagroup.org.au. 
• 7.30pm: SING AUSTRALIA Wagga meets at the Uniting Church, Johnston Street. Go to www.singaustralia.com.au.