By Vicki Healy
Hello everyone, Well March is here already and we will be closed on Monday the 3rd for the Labor Day public Holiday. Next week we have a lot of activities around the theme of technology so if you want to know more about it, come along to one or all of the free workshops that are on offer. The member measurement day has been changed to Friday March 7th. Our bus trip to Wellington Dam is filling up fast so don't forget to book your place soon. Connect60+ will have a short break after Friday and will commence again on March 21st.
Public holiday Monday 3rd March
Don't forget we will be closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday.
Book Club
10th March 2.30-3.30 pm
Reminder to book club members that due to the public holiday Book Club will be on the 10th of March rather than the 3rd this month.
Be Connected Wednesday
5th March 11.15-12.15 pm
Health Wellbeing Technology and you
Join Vicki for another exploration of the world of technology, looking at apps that can help track and interprate your health data and emind you and lead you in activities to stay well.
Commbank Stay safe online
Thursday March 6, 2.30-3.30pm
As we know there have been many incidents of people's bank accounts being hacked online and their money stolen by criminals. CommBank East Victoria Park branch will host a seminar to help people to protect themselves against this problem. The seminar will include safely accessing online banking, identifying scams and suspicious links ,creating strong passwords and staying digitally safe while travelling . Don't take the risk of hackers stealing your life savings, come along and learn how to protect yourself.
Connect 60+
Friday 9.00am-11am
Week Seven
This week Connect 60+ will concentrate on intellectual wellness. We have a presentation on navigating Artificial Intelligence (AI) which can support intellectual wellness by offering personalised learning opportunities and providing access to Knowledge. Some brain training apps enhance mental engagement and help combat cognitive decline which empowers people to stay intellectually active and connected. Before the presentation we will have an exercise session with Hannes to get our blood pumping and our brains ready to receive all the information about AI.
Next cycle starts on the 21st of March. We explore self-defense, volunteering and purpose, cognition and physical activity, sleep, resistance exercise, sustainability, and social drumming.
Register below for the next cycle of Connect 60+!
Member Measurement Day
Friday March 7, 12-3.30 pm
The date for member measurement has been changed to the 7th March. Book an appointment for our latest member measurement day and track your progress.
State Election Polling booths
Just a reminder that we will not be having a polling booth at Connect for the State election on the 8th of March. The nearest polling booths to connect will be at Kent St High School and Leisure Life in East Victoria Park. You can make an early vote at the Cannington Exhibition Centre at the Cannington Showgrounds Just past Carousel Shopping Centre. You can apply for a postal vote online until the 5th of March. Go to elections.wa.gov.au/postal-voting if you wish to make a postal vote.
Classes 12-14th March
During the week beginning March 10th, we will be working on improving the floor and stage area of the main hall. Monday /Tuesday classes will run as normal, there will be sanding and sealing of the stage on those days so we advise anyone with respiratory problems to take care.
There will be no Pilates class on Wednesday but Active for Life will run at Memorial Gardens on Albany Highway, one block up from Connect.
Thursday TaiChi and Active for Life classes will take place in Memorial park.
There will be no Yoga class on Friday.
Out N' About - Wellington Dam - Book Now!
Monday 7th April 8am -5pm
Don't miss out on this opportunity to see the world's biggest Dam Mural!
Please book by next week to secure your spot in this amazing trip through this beautiful mural.
Join us as we leave the city via Forrest Highway for an exciting day of adventure. First stop Gnomesville where you can add a Gnome to the collection if you want to. Then on to Collie for lunch at the Federal Hotel which has many yummy options for lunch including garlic prawns and chicken satay sticks. We will then visit Wellington Dam to see magnificent mural and finally to Harvey Cheese for tastings and ice cream.
You may not expect a world-renowned artist to camp in the bush for four months while he’s creating the biggest dam mural on the planet. Nor might you think he’d dangle from ropes wearing a headlight, painting at 4am.
But Australian paintsmith Guido Van Helten isn’t your typical artist, and nor is the statement piece he coated 8000 square metres of the Wellington Dam wall with. The 34m-high, 367m-wide wall finished construction in 1960 and forms the second largest dam in Western Australia, after Lake Argyle.
Members $100, non-members $110.
Book your place on the link below
Community Lunches
A reminder that we are still searching for a cook to lead our volunteers. If you know someone who might be interested in volunteering for this role, please speak to Vicki or Kritika. We are hopeful that the Community Lunches will return soon.
Coming Up ( Don't forget to Book)
Stay Connected and Active
Connect Victoria Park is committed to providing a supportive and engaging environment for our community. We offer a wide range of activities and programs designed to promote social connections, physical well-being, and lifelong learning. Don't miss out on our weekly classes!
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