Perth Metro

The choir comprises children and young people from 11 to 21 years of age. It provides opportunities to sing classical, folk and popular music, in an atmosphere that encourages excellence. The choir has travelled to Japan, won numerous Eisteddfods, performed at metropolitan and local council events, and put on several well attended concerts in the Rockingham district. We are determined to be great ambassadors for Rockingham and are constantly looking for ways to raise the awareness our choir and their excellent standards of performance. Contact Serena Brodie-Hall on 0429 429 470 or email serenabrodie@hotmail.com for information on how to get involved.

Waikiki Community and Family Centre provides low-cost facilities for community groups, service providers and others to hire as well as running programs specific to the needs of our community. Current programs include: Plus One: a program for young mothers providing them parenting and personal development information, first aid qualifications etc and also fostering strong ongoing social networks. Club SNAP: a social activity program for children and adolescents with disabilities. Just 4 Kids: a three and four year old stuctured playgroups where parents/caregivers and children work together in a kindy type program. Kindy Sports: a modified sports program for three and four year old children and their parents. For more information contact Vanessa Clarke 9592 4096 or email waikikifamilycentre@iinet.net.au

Rockingham Regional Arts is a friendly association whose aim is to create a network that promotes the visual, performing, literary and master-crafted arts. Our objectives are interaction, facilitation and assistance and we offer a range of tutorials and workshop activities for members and the community from our studio at the Gary Holland Community Centre, 19 Kent Street, Rockingham. A popular event is the monthly Glass With the Artist, which features guest speakers acknowledged in their particular area of the arts. For more information visit www.rra.net.au or phone 9591 3218.

South Coastal Women’s Health Services provides a range of medical, counselling, information and referral services to women residing in the Rockingham and Kwinana area. The Service also houses an Aboriginal Access to Primary Health Care Program which provides a range of services to local Aboriginal women and their families. The service is located in the Lifelinks Building at 4 Civic Boulevard, Rockingham. Please call to make an appointment on 08 9550 0900, drop in for more information or visit www.scwhs.com

Peel Region Numismatic Group (PRNG) is a club for collectors of coins, banknotes and other numismatic items (including medals). It provides an opportunity to meet others with similar interests, to exchange ideas and knowledge and to buy, sell or swap items.

For individual collectors, the hobby can provide life-long learning experiences in areas such as history, geography, economics, politics and the like. Members and visitors benefit from the friendships formed and from interacting with others who share a common interest.

PRNG meets on the second Monday of each month, February to November at Church Studio, 26 Sutton St, Mandurah. Visitors are always welcome to attend.

For more information contact Jo Stafford on 0415 967 109 or email prng@southwest.com.au

As part of Nedlands Yacht Club’s (NYC) partnership with Act, Belong, Commit, NYC wants to make it easy for people of any age - as young as great grandchildren to great grandparents - to find friendship and fun at NYC. Our club offers niches of activities for various skill levels, including Learn to Sail classes, racing on phyiscal sailing of boats such as dinghies or catamarans, and crewing on relaxing-easy-to-sail boats like the cruisers. Our facility has a comfortable veranda, club house, galley and bar for non-sailing friends and family to enjoy. For more information and to find out about upcoming events visit http://www.nyc.org.au/

Located on the picturesque banks of the Swan River, the school was officially opened in 1959. The high school is currently undergoing a $63 million rebuilding program, scheduled to open at the start of the 2013 school year. Creating some new state of the art facilities that will focus on: specialist engineering and arts/media school catering to the needs of academically gifted and vocationally oriented students, first rate education for all local students, increased opportunity to be involved with the Defence Industries National Partnership; and expansion of the existing Gifted and Talented Education academic program. It is more important than ever that our school community remains mentally healthy throughout this process and beyond. The Act-Belong-Commit partnership will help build a framework for this. To find out more visit http://govo.wa.edu.au

Ageing Wisely is dedicated to changing the perceptions of age and ageing in Australia. Our mission is to empower older adults with physical and mental lifestyle strategies to enable regeneration of the body and brain and restore physical and mental function for independence and quality of life.

Our team is made up of highly qualified Medical and allied health professionals with a wealth of experience working with the ageing population.

All of our services are evidence and research based lifestyle modifications that can be easily and effectively transferred into daily life. Our programs included the latest in European diagnostic and assessment technology and generate positive outcomes which clearly demonstrate that regardless of age, people have the capacity to grow, develop, modify and REGENERATE!

For more information visit www.ageingwisely.com.au or contact Paula Fievez on (08) 6143 9424 or email paula@ageingwisely.com.au

The Mandurah Philatelic Society is involved in regular meetings at the Dudley Park Bowling Club every fourth Monday of the month at 4.00pm. These meetings are generally informal and involve disscusions of display stamps, in a social atmosphere. Monthly stamp auctions are held and there is a circuit book system with other WA clubs where members can buy and sell stamps. A coin and stamp fair is held once a year with the Peel Numismatic Society. Contact Keith Michaelson on 9581 1083 or see the club web site www.mandurahphilatelic society.com