With the help of generous volunteers, the club is offering an additional four week session from 6pm each Wednesday.
I don’t know who has the most fun – the teachers or the learners.
In any event, full marks must go to both the club and those who put their hands up to help.
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Children with cancer will benefit from a function to be held at Bunnaloo next month.
Organised by the Four Halls and a Weighbridge Committee, The Bunnaloo Ball will be held in the local hall on March 1.
Proceeds will go to the Children’s Cancer Institute.
And if recent events are any indication, it will be a great night.
But if you are unable to attend, you can find someone who is going and give them a donation.
You can also donate directly to the organisations.
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Members and other interested people are advised that the annual meeting of the Mathoura RSL Sub-Branch will be held next week.
The meeting will be held in the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall at 5.30pm on Friday, February 28. All welcome.
The organisation is renowned for supporting returned service personnel, which it has been doing for more than 100 years.
It also donated the land on which the Mathoura District and Services Bowling Club was established.
The committee also organises and runs the Anzac Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies, in conjunction with students from the Mathoura Public School.
And it’s not long now until the next Anzac Day services will be upon us.
The day usually begins with the dawn service from 5.45am in the Soldiers’ Memorial Gardens, at the corner of Livingstone and Lawrence Streets.
The ceremony is followed by a Gunfire Breakfast in the adjacent memorial hall.
The main ceremony is held in the Murray River Council Hall in Conargo St from 11am.
It is conducted by the students who, after welcoming attendees, introduce the speakers and also demonstrate their singing talents with song to suit the occasion.
The service in the hall is followed by a march to the Soldiers’ Memorial Gardens for a wreath laying ceremony.
The march is often led by a drummer and several horses representing the Light Horse Brigade.
It enters the gardens through the arch at the corner of the park.
Attendees representing the RSL community organisations and individuals are then invited to place wreaths or flowers at the base of the cenotaph.
After a few final words by the children, the flags are raised to complete the ceremony.
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While the event is still a way off, organisers of the Festival of Small Halls at Caldwell have released information on the artists who will be performing on the night.
They include international artist, Lucy Farrell, Australian duo Hat Fitz and Cara, and local muso, Michael Hearn.
While the event will not be held until March 21, interested people are encouraged to book their tickets at https:festivalofsmallhalls.com/current-tours/autumn-tour-2025/ to avoid disappointment.
Food will be available for purchase on the night.
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