3 May 2025 | Gippsland News Weekend Movie night fundraiser The Bairnsdale Disability Peer Group is hosting a fundraiser on Friday, May 9, in the form of a movie night. The Bairnsdale Disability Peer Group is a not-forprofit group of people and their carers who meet up fortnightly to participate in activities such as active sport and recreation to board games to visits to places like the Buchan Caves. The movie night is a fundraiser for this group and will be held on Friday, May 9 at the Bairnsdale Cinema commencing at 6.30pm. The movie is The Blue Brothers and there will be prizes for the best dressed, door prizes and much more. It is guaranteed to be a night of fun with all profits going to the Bairnsdale Disability Peer Group to enable them to pay annual insurances as well as participating in educational outings that aims to improve capacity, enable broader socialisation and create resilience. VIEW Club Mother’s Day market Bairnsdale VIEW Club is holding a Mother's Day market on Saturday, May 10, from 8.30am to 2pm at the Lucknow Memorial Hall, where there will be an abundance of gifts on offer. There will be Mother's Day gifts, crafts, cakes and slices, plants, raffles and a coffee van. Bairnsdale VIEW Club is also on the lookout for new members who want to give back to their community and make new connections with women in the area. VIEW, which stands for Voice, Interests and Education of Women, is a network of close to 280 clubs and more than 13,000 women throughout Australia. For 65 years VIEW has connected with others in the community, enabling The Smith Family to reach more families in need. It provides a place for women to connect with each other, enjoy social activities and develop lasting friendships – all while supporting the work of children's education charity, The Smith Family. VIEW is proud to be the largest community sponsor of The Smith Family's Learning for Life program, which provides students that are experiencing disadvantage with financial, educational and personal support. VIEW nationally supports the education of 1800 students. Bairnsdale VIEW Club currently supports 20 students. Bairnsdale VIEW Club president Sue said, "This year, when we are celebrating 65 years of 'Making a Difference', is the perfect time to join VIEW as social events are truly back on the calendar including monthly general meetings, coffee mornings and gardening, Mahjong, singing and walking clubs. "Our events and activities are a way that we raise funds to support the education of our Learning for Life students. "We are always looking for women of all backgrounds and ages to join us and look forward to welcoming new faces at our next monthly meeting." The next Bairnsdale VIEW Club meeting will take place at Club Eastwood on Wednesday, May 7 at 10am for a 10.30am start. BAIRNSDALE 5152 4148 88 B Macleod Street, Bairnsdale 3875 LAKES ENTRANCE 5155 4972 62 Church Street, Lakes Entrance 3909 TRARALGON 5174 1147 168 Argyle Street, Traralgon 3844 Proudly supporting Gippsland locals, we ROLL with our communities Join the Crowies Club and receive 10% OFF EVERYTHING EN25124 EN30980 (03) 5153 0808 1/493 Main St, Bairnsdale bairnsdalehorsecentre.com.au Bairnsdale Horse Centre bairnsdalehorsecentre We have all your official Dolly’s Dream merch in stock! For more information or to register your fundraiser, search - Do it for Dolly Day 2025
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