Fortnightly News 27/2/2026
Issue 4 of 2026 27 February 2026
DATES TO REMEMBER
Monday 9 March – Canberra Day Public Holiday. Club will be closed.
Fri-Sun 27-29 March 2026 – our next Big Book Fair
BOOK FAIR
The Book Fair is just four weeks away!
We will close off receiving donations for this year’s Book Fair on Friday 13 March. So, hurry up if you have books etc. to donate.
We will need lots of helpers to set up on Thursday 26 March and to pack up on Sunday 29 March . Please think about this and watch out for more details of times and how to sign up in the next Fortnightly News.
In the meantime, take some posters and/or bookmarks to distribute. There is a good supply of these at Polly’s counter. Posters can be put up on poster silos in shopping centres, on supermarket notice boards e.g. many IGAs have noticeboards and are happy to oblige, on church noticeboards and other community noticeboards, in libraries (just ask) and so on.
Our Book Fair is the Club’s big fund-raising effort for the year.
Let’s get the news out as widely as possible.
BOOK FAIR CAFE
This year, for the first time in a while, the Book Fair will feature a cafe for the public and of course for our volunteers. Thanks to Kari who is the organising and catering genius behind this welcome addition to the Fair, and to her band of helpers.
We would welcome donations of cakes and slices to sell at the cafe. It would be really appreciated if these were already cut up ready to serve as this will make it much easier for the workers in our very small kitchen space. Please, no cream, and if there were to be some gluten-free offerings too that would be much appreciated. The Club will open for Book Fair customers at 10 each morning, so if your donations could be delivered before then on either Friday, Saturday or Sunday that would be great.
Do you have an hour or two, a half day, a full day or more? available to help with one very specific task at the cafe?. We are planning to put the urn and tea/coffee makings at a table away from the food serving area and we are seeking helpers (one at a time would be plenty) to ‘mind’ the area. The job will mainly involve keeping an eye on the comings and goings around the urn – and you will have your own chair!!
We are also keen to have some help on the days of the Fair by way of handing out bookmarks/fliers to people coming in and out of the Chemist Warehouse and the Corinna Street exit from Westfield to let them know of the fabulous bargains to be had at the Book Fair just along the street. This is not time or day specific – if you have a half hour or so to spare on any of the days of the Fair and are going to be in the area, what about taking a good handful of bookmarks to hand out?
AND YES – SENIORS ROCK !!!
If you are thinking that you have seen this before…. you are not wrong!!
Of course it’s not too late to start writing your paragraph, half-page, or short story length contribution to our forthcoming publication – “SENIORS ROCK”. We are looking for anything from a paragraph, a photo, a half-page, a poem, up to a full-blown short story which celebrates our talents, experiences, memories…..anything which can be put on a page. Please get in touch – to president@wodenseniors.org.au or just let Polly know if you would like to be a part of this and we will get in touch. If you have something to say, but not the time or skill to type it up yourself, we can make a voice recording, type it up and give it to you for editing. Handwritten contributions also welcome of course. We will be happy to make times available to talk with anyone who is interested.
Don’t miss this chance to be famous!
Jenny Gregory
President
Woden Seniors Inc
PO Box 345, Woden ACT 2606 Tel: (02) 6282 2573
Email: president@wodenseniors.org.au
Remember these?
Consciousness – that annoying time between naps
Change is inevitable – except from a vending machine
Out of my mind. Back in 5 minutes.
It IS as bad as it seems, and they ARE out to get you.
I took an IQ test and the results came back negative.
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
Remember you’re unique – just like everyone else.
Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
COMMUNITY NOTICES
The Health Care Consumers’ Association in association with Palliative Care ACT and Canberra Health Services are having an Advance Care Planning Week Afternoon Tea. Advance Care Planning Week provides you with the opportunity to understand and document your choices for health care and end-of-life care if there comes a time when you can’t make your own decisions. *Bookings Essential* Thursday 19 March 2026 at 1:30-3:30, at the Canberra Southern Cross Club Tuggeranong
More information:
Health Care Consumers Organisation: https://www.hcca.org.au/
Palliative Care ACT: https://www.pallcareact.org.au/
Canberra Health Services: https://www.canberrahealthservices.act.gov.au/