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SUMMARY:Dhuluny Wiradyuri Language Workshops @ Bathurst Library
DESCRIPTION:Join our beginner-level workshops to learn the fundamentals of the Wiradyuri language! Over three days\, you’ll discover how to pronounce Wiradyuri sounds\, words\, and phrases\, including: \n\n\n\nFamily terms \n\n\n\n\nFamily terms\n\n\n\nNumbers\n\n\n\nAnimal names\n\n\n\nA basic Acknowledgement of Country\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Schedule & Locations\n\n\n\nEach workshop is one hour long and runs for three consecutive days: August 12th\, 13th\, and 14th. Please plan to attend all three sessions\, as new content will be covered each day. \n\n\n\n\nthese workshops commence at 2:00 pm at Bathurst Library\n\n\n\n\nWho Can Attend?\n\n\n\nPlaces are limited. While Wiradyuri people\, other Aboriginal people\, and parents/carers of Aboriginal children will be given preference\, non-Aboriginal people are also welcome to attend. \n\n\n\nRegistering your interest does not guarantee a spot. You will be notified the week before the workshops if you have been allocated a place. Register your interest \n\n\n\nWorkshops are being facilitated by Aunty Joylene Simpson and Aunty Leanna Carr assisted by Jonathon Jones. \n\n\n\nLight refreshments served. Donations are welcome. \n\n\n\nFunded by the NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/dhuluny-wiradyuri-language-workshops-bathurst-library/2025-08-13/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation":MAILTO:dhuluny@wahluuwiradyuri.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250812T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250812T170000
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SUMMARY:ViV! Interactive Workshop @ Bathurst Library
DESCRIPTION:A special Book Week celebration at Bathurst Library\n\nPerfect for ages 6 – 12 years.\n\nBook an adventure with ViV! A funny\, sassy and tough young girl\, who whizzes in her wheelchair and visits fantastical places using her imagination.\n\nIn this interactive workshop we will share stories\, learn sign language (Auslan)\, and dance and sing!\n\nLed by Catherine McNamara\, who is the writer of a new children’s play called ViV! She has created this show here in Bathurst and will premiere it from August 21-23 at BMEC.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/viv-interactive-workshop-bathurst-library/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Concert or Performance
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250812T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250812T150000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
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SUMMARY:Dhuluny Wiradyuri Language Workshops @ Bathurst Library
DESCRIPTION:Join our beginner-level workshops to learn the fundamentals of the Wiradyuri language! Over three days\, you’ll discover how to pronounce Wiradyuri sounds\, words\, and phrases\, including: \n\n\n\nFamily terms \n\n\n\n\nFamily terms\n\n\n\nNumbers\n\n\n\nAnimal names\n\n\n\nA basic Acknowledgement of Country\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Schedule & Locations\n\n\n\nEach workshop is one hour long and runs for three consecutive days: August 12th\, 13th\, and 14th. Please plan to attend all three sessions\, as new content will be covered each day. \n\n\n\n\nthese workshops commence at 2:00 pm at Bathurst Library\n\n\n\n\nWho Can Attend?\n\n\n\nPlaces are limited. While Wiradyuri people\, other Aboriginal people\, and parents/carers of Aboriginal children will be given preference\, non-Aboriginal people are also welcome to attend. \n\n\n\nRegistering your interest does not guarantee a spot. You will be notified the week before the workshops if you have been allocated a place. Register your interest \n\n\n\nWorkshops are being facilitated by Aunty Joylene Simpson and Aunty Leanna Carr assisted by Jonathon Jones. \n\n\n\nLight refreshments served. Donations are welcome. \n\n\n\nFunded by the NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/dhuluny-wiradyuri-language-workshops-bathurst-library/2025-08-12/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation":MAILTO:dhuluny@wahluuwiradyuri.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250724T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250724T200000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250611T002907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250611T002914Z
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SUMMARY:Sally Gould In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join paramedic and author Sally Gould for a conversation on her insightful memoir Frog. Sally has been a paramedic for 14 years and is a CSU Alumna.\nBookings essential: ph 6333 6281\n\nLife as a paramedic can be traumatic\, gross\, dull\, hilarious and magical. But behind the sirens\, and the life-or-death scenes\, and the absurdity of non-urgent callouts\, a paramedic’s career is very different to how most people imagine it.\nBased on years of meticulously kept journals\, Frog is an intimate look at the human cost of the job and the cumulative effect of trauma.\n\nCopies of the book will be for sale on the night.\n\nAbout the author\nSally Gould has been a paramedic for fourteen years and counting\, and still finds joy in her self-proclaimed dream job. The professional and personal growth she experienced on the frontline\, and the journals she kept during her early years in the field\, were the inspiration for her memoir Frog.\nHer draft manuscript won the narrative non-fiction category in the 2023 ASA/CA Award Mentorship Program.\nWhen she’s not in uniform\, Sally can be found tutoring paramedic students or immersed in her writing. She spends the rest of her days off nurturing herself through running\, bushwalking\, baking\, attending theatre\, and spending time with family and friends. Sally lives in Sydney with her husband and their two children.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/sally-gould-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250719T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250719T183000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
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SUMMARY:Charlotte McConaghy In Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join international bestselling author Charlotte McConaghy for a conversation on her new brilliant book Wild Dark Shore. \nBookings are essential. Phone 6333 6281\nCopies of the book will be available for sale and signing on the day. \nAbout the book\nOn a wild and remote research island between Australia and Antarctica\, Dominic Salt and his three children live as caretakers. This island is home to seabirds and seals\, black sand beaches and windswept mountains\, and a library housing many thousands of seeds from all over the world.\nLiving in isolation\, the Salt family’s lives are turned upside down when a mysterious woman washes up on their shores. Why is she here? What secrets is she keeping from them – and what secrets are they keeping from her? A stunning love letter to the wilderness and to our world; a novel of heart-stopping twists\, dizzying beauty and ferocious love\, Wild Dark Shore is a story about the impossible choices we make to protect the people we love\, even as the world around us is collapsing. \nAbout the author\nCharlotte McConaghy is the author of the New York Times\, USA Today\, and Indie Bestseller Wild Dark Shore\, as well as the New York Times Bestseller Once There Were Wolves\, winner of the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2022 and the Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime Novel 2022; and the international bestseller Migrations\, a TIME Magazine Best Book of the Year and the Amazon Best Fiction Book of the Year for 2020.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/charlotte-mcconaghy-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250717T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250717T120000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
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SUMMARY:Making Moth Magic with Fiona Howle
DESCRIPTION:What’s fast and fuzzy and black and white?\nA terrific tiger moth in flight!\nMake your own moth puppet with local artist Fiona Howle. Learn about puppet-making using upcycled materials. These magical moths will feature in children’s stage show\, ViV! – A new Australian story that premieres this August 21-23 at BMEC. \n$10 per child\, aged 6years and above. \nChildren must be signed in and out of the program and picked up promptly at the end of the program.  \nPlease let us know if you need to cancel your ticket or use the online cancellation link on your confirmation email.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/making-moth-magic-with-fiona-howle/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Community Event,School Holiday Activity,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250716T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250716T111500
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SUMMARY:Sub Science Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Stories and songs\, plus have fun learning about the science behind submarines – how they can float and sink!\nWe will show how you can find out more information on this topic\, and any topic\, using our FREE library databases.\nPlus\, a take home experiment activity sheet to continue the fun….and learning! Suitable for ages 4-10yrs\, but parents of children aged 6yrs and under must stay to participate. \nFamily activity – suggested ages 4-10yrs  \nChildren 6yrs and under require a parent/guardian to stay and participate \nFREE activity – bookings are essential \nPlease let us know if you need to cancel your ticket or use the online cancellation link on your confirmation email.  \nAll children and parents/carers attending should have their own ticket booked.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/sub-science-storytime/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Community Event,School Holiday Activity,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250715T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250613T054656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T054659Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Holiday Program - Mixed Media Art
DESCRIPTION:Join Wiradjuri artist Jessica Leffley of Bird Girl Creations\, to create a mixed media artwork of an Australian Native Bird. \nFor ages 12 – 17 years. Bookings via Humanitix. \nJessica Ann Leffley is a Lithgow based Wiradjuri woman\, both an artist and primary school teacher\, who expresses her imaginations and interactions of Australian native birds through drawing and painting. Her birds have been exhibited at various galleries and to her delight\, have found homes throughout Australia. Leffley sees her birds as her friends\, she talks to them as she peers outside her studio window admiring the Black Cockatoos\, King Parrots and Rainbow Lorikeets that sing to her while she creates. Her birds bring her comfort and joy\, while also challenging her to explore her creativity and to appreciate the landscapes she knows as home.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/youth-holiday-program-mixed-media-art/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:School Holiday Activity,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250714T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250714T113000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250616T045101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T045101Z
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SUMMARY:Penpals with Parry Sound
DESCRIPTION:Bathurst Library is excited to be starting a new PenPal project\, and we are looking for Bathurst kids to help write a group letter to be sent to Parry Sound Library in Canada.\nThis workshop will be about creating a letter all about living in Bathurst to send to other children just like you\, living in Canada.\nFurther workshops may be held once a response is received. \nFor children ages 6-12yrs \nFREE activity – bookings are essential \nPlease let us know if you need to cancel your ticket or use the online cancellation link on your confirmation email. 
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/penpals-with-parry-sound/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Community Event,School Holiday Activity,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250709T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250709T193000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250522T032506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T032506Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk -  The Journey: The Life & Art of Patrick Carroll
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Library to hear about the art and life of Patrick Carroll. This talk will be delivered by author of ‘The Journey: The Art & Life of Patrick Carroll’\, artist and writer Gavin Fry.  \nPatrick Carroll was a contemporary realist artist born and raised in Bathurst. He was a former student of Saint Stanislaus’ College and a previous exhibitor at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. This book is a detailed account of his artistic life. \nIn partnership with BRAG.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/author-talk-the-journey-the-life-art-of-patrick-carroll/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250709T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250709T120000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250616T045101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T061918Z
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SUMMARY:Detective School with Rachel Jackson
DESCRIPTION:Aspiring junior detectives are invited to join author and intelligence specialist Rachel Jackson to learn about interactive books and develop their investigative skills. \nDecipher secret messages\, dust for fingerprints and create invisible ink in this hands-on workshop.\n\n\nFor children ages 8-12yrs\n\nFREE activity – bookings are essential\n\nPlease let us know if you need to cancel your ticket or use the online cancellation link on your confirmation email. 
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/detective-school-with-rachel-jackson/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Concert or Performance,School Holiday Activity,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250707T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250707T123000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250616T045101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250616T061850Z
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SUMMARY:BIG Yellow Submarine with Fiona Howle
DESCRIPTION:Fiona Howle will lead an exciting creative space building a cardboard & collage BIG Yellow Submarine for display in the library. This artwork will become a photobooth for all to enjoy. Help create this group project\, plus make your own submarine\, or other creation\, to take home with you.\nOur Yellow Sub will be used again during the upcoming Beatles Festival in August.\n\nFamily workshop – $10 per child\nChildren aged 6years and under require a parent/guardian to stay an assist.\nAttending parents/guardians will require to obtain a free ticket for themselves.\nChildren must be signed in and out of the program and picked up promptly at the end of the program. \nPlease let us know if you need to cancel your ticket or use the online cancellation link on your confirmation email.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/big-yellow-submarine-with-fiona-howle/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Community Event,Festivals and Celebrations,School Holiday Activity,Winter
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250626T160000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250626T173000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250522T032506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T032506Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop - Writing for Children with Dee White
DESCRIPTION:Workshop – Writing for Children with Dee White\nThursday\, 26 June 2025 | 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM\nCost: $10pp. Bookings via Humanitix\nFor ages 16+ \nEver wanted to write a story for your children or grandchildren? Or explore your inner child and create a story inspired by your childhood. Award winning children’s author Dee White will show you how to mine your experiences and creativity for inspiration and turn your ideas into a story. \nDee wanted to be a writer since she was seven-years old. She has published more than 20 books for children and young adults and many articles\, short stories and poems. She is a certified writing teacher and mentor\, passionate about encouraging new writers. \nDee will sell copies of some of her books on the day.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/workshop-writing-for-children-with-dee-white/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250620T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250620T193000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250507T025346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T025355Z
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SUMMARY:Author Talk - Age of Doubt
DESCRIPTION:Join editors and journalists\, Tracey Kirkland and Gavin Fang\, to discuss this insightful collection of essays and the lessons to take away as we navigate this age of doubt and misinformation.Explore the origins of misinformation culture and its impact on democracy. This collection looks at the moral and ethical foundations our institutions are built on and shines a light on the media and its role in sorting fact from fiction.Bookings essential: 6333 6281 \nCopies of the book will be for sale on the night. \nAbout the bookToday\, trust seems harder to find than ever before. It’s hardly surprising we feel that way. Our politics is polarised\, our online world is awash with misinformation\, and we’ve lost faith in our bedrock institutions. Yet\, without trust\, we cannot work together to solve the big problems we face.But there is a way back. A way to rediscover trust in our leaders and institutions. A way to tackle the doubt.This insightful collection of essays brings together top thinkers from across the globe in media\, science\, government\, academia and business to examine how and why trust is disappearing\, and how we might navigate these confusing times.From expert minds in business\, science and law enforcement the book explains how to maintain trust and how easily it can be broken\, and leaders on the front line of technological development describe the influence of bots\, conspiracy theories and generative AI.If we are to address the big issues facing our world\, then we must have trust\, because without it we have no sense of shared reality. Alone\, we can’t do it. Together\, we might. \nAbout the authorsTracey Kirkland is an Australian news journalist who has worked in broadcast and print for more than 30 years. She is currently the Continuous News Editor in charge of TV and video at ABC News Channel\, and was previously the ABC’s national senior newsgathering editor. Since joining the ABC in 1999\, Tracey has been a reporter\, presenter or producer for all of the public broadcaster’s major news programs. She is the co-editor of Pandemedia: How COVID Changed Journalism.Gavin Fang is an Australian journalist with more than thirty years’ experience in broadcast and print media. He is currently Editorial Director at the ABC and was previously deputy director of news. Gavin is a former correspondent for the ABC in Indonesia. He is the co-editor of Pandemedia: How COVID Changed Journalism.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/author-talk-age-of-doubt/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250612T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250612T193000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250502T033840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T033841Z
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SUMMARY:Where Angels Fear to Tread - Author Talk
DESCRIPTION:Hear Sylvia Rapley-Anderson in conversation about her book ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’. \nAbout the bookIn 1973\, a small group of parents and health professionals set out to overturn the inhumane and rigid treatment children received in hospitals around the country.To do this\, they formed the Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital (AWCH)\, and their vision was to put the welfare of the child at the centre of every decision that was made about them. \nSylvia was one of the founders of AWCH.This is her story of those three years that transformed children’s hospital care forever. \nSylvia is an ex Bathurst Local\, having lived and worked in the region in the 1970s. Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night. \nBookings are essential to secure a seat. Call 6333 6281.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/where-angels-fear-to-tread-author-talk/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250521T114500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250521T124500
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250422T053643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T054032Z
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SUMMARY:National Simultaneous Storytime
DESCRIPTION:Come and enjoy National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) at Bathurst Library\, reading a story at the same time as thousands of other libraries\, schools\, and bookshops across Australia.We will be reading Truck Cat written by Deborah Frenkel and illustrated by Danny Snell at 12noon sharp\, followed by more stories\, songs\, and rhymes. Plus\, an interactive demonstration of our FREE library kid’s databases and a take home craft. \nPlease arrive from 11:45am to be ready to start at 12noon sharp.NSS is a fun annual event promoting the value of reading and literacy\, using an Australian children’s book exploring age-appropriate themes\, and addressing key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6. \nSuggested ages 0-10yrs / Families / Preschool classesFREE activity – bookings are essential\, phone 6333 6281 or book online via Humanitix.Please let us know if you need to cancel your ticket or use the online cancellation link on your confirmation email. \nAll children and parents/carers attending should have their own ticket booked.Preschool or daycare groups of up to 20 are welcome\, please call us to enquire about larger groups\, 6333 6281. \nPlease note that children under 10yrs must have a parent/carer supervising them throughout the event.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/national-simultaneous-storytime-3/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250501T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250501T193000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250319T022520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T011352Z
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SUMMARY:The dark web: a foray into fungal realms with Dr Alison Pouliot
DESCRIPTION:Bookings are essential: call 6333 6281 \nJoin ecologist\, mycologist\, photographer\, Dr Alison Pouliot in an exploration of the dark web beneath our feet. \nLike the online dark web\, the clandestine workings of fungi in the subterrain are also hidden. Mycologists – scientists who study fungi – are starting to make sense of how they operate\, but the detail of their activities and the players involved largely remains a mystery.\nAlthough little known\, the roots of almost every plant in the Australian landscape are intimately entwined with fungi. Fungi not only help plants access water and nutrients but also increase their resistance to drought and disease. They build architecture in soils\, aerate them\, and allow water to gently percolate to deeper horizons.\nIn this highly interactive seminar\, we’ll explore these unruly fungal renegades and how they contravene the frameworks we use to understand life\, but also how they might inspire the innovative thinking needed to navigate an uncertain future.\nAlison will also share some stories from her adventures during the writing of her new book\, Funga Obscura: Photo Journeys Among Fungi. \nCopies of Alison’s books will be available for purchase.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/the-dark-web-a-foray-into-fungal-realms-with-dr-alison-pouliot/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks,Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250429T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20250429T193000
DTSTAMP:20260510T173347
CREATED:20250303T234024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250303T234025Z
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SUMMARY:War’s End – World War One Memorials of Australia
DESCRIPTION:Did you know there are over 4\,000 memorials in Australia? Join director Geoffrey Sykes for a film screening about the diversity and function of memorials following WW1.\nBookings are essential: call 6333 6281.\nThis documentary features over 100 memorials – what can be learnt from them about the impact of war on Australian society? How did the country adjust to peace?\nThe documentary includes expert discussion on the role of Charles Bean\, official historian of the war. Expert speakers include Stephen Garton\, Darren Mitchell\, Peter Stanley\, Peter FitzSimons and Kerrie Anne Christian. It was funded by the Anzac Centenary Fund. It was produced and directed by Geoffrey\, who will be available for questions.\nThe work will be available in an edited format. Run time 65 minutes.
URL:https://www.bathurstregion.com.au/event/wars-end-world-war-one-memorials-of-australia/
LOCATION:Bathurst Library\, 70 -78 Keppel Street\, Bathurst\, New South Wales\, 2795\, Australia
CATEGORIES:History and Heritage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bathurst Library":MAILTO:library@bathurst.nsw.gov.au
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