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Remember to bring your own water and wear shoes suitable for walking. Nicole, one of the nurses at the centre, and Jane form Befriend, will lead us on a social walk through the local area. Please be prompt - the walk starts from Canning Vale Medical Centre at 8.30. Suitable for varying levels of fitness.

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Calling all ukulele players and lovers - whether you are an experienced player or always wanted to give it a try - head down to the John Wellard Community Centre in Wellard, and meet Paul and other uke lovers for The Singing Ukes!

Paul will have ukuleles for those who need one or you can bring your own.
This group will meet every Thursday morning at 9.30.
Morning tea will be provided, but a gold coin donation towards the cost is appreciated.

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Venue: Robot Bun Factory Cafe, Shop 6, 306 Great Eastern Highway, Midland (opposite Dan Murphy's)

Join us for a cup of coffee while enjoying fun games with new friends!

**Please bring along any games you wish to play.**

Money needed only if you're buying a drink and snack.

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Venue: Kerry Street Pear Tree Cafe, 1 Kerry Street, Hamilton Hill

Come along and bring your craft project and enjoy a cuppa and chat while you create!

Have you lost your craft mojo? Come along and get inspired! Caroline is able to knitting, crochet and other craft skills. She would love other people to come along and share their favourite craft!

The Pear Tree is a lovely cafe with good coffee, delish food and really lovely staff. We would love to see you there!

Cost $5-$15 for food and drinks

Caroline will be at a table inside, look for the yellow crocheted flowers on the table.

Please note this event page is not being monitored by the host. Visit the Befriend website for the latest event infomation and to contact the host and other guests. www.befriend.org.au

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Join us on the grass at Britannia Reserve as we view and discuss the full moon. It rises at 6:57 PM, so from 6:30 we'll chat about the sky and what's over your heads! View the moon through my 14 inch telescope and ask all those tricky questions you have.
Gold coin donation is appreciated and children should be supervised.
Clear skies,
Rob

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Join Nancy for a fun St. Patrick theme night of quizzing and friendly rivalry wearing anything GREEN.

Arrive at 6:30pm order your meal and settle in for the quiz which starts at 7:00pm and finishes about 9ish.

$16 includes dinner, quiz, lovely views and a few laughs. When you RSVP below, you are not charged. The $16 is payable at the bar when you order your meal on the night.

Look for Nancy with a Befriend flag at a table inside the downstairs bar and we look forward to seeing you there!

RSVPs will close at 6:30pm on the Tuesday 2 days before the event, so please RSVP early and we will save you a seat!

Want to host your own Befriend event? Visit http://befriend.org.au/start-here/social-network-volunteering/

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Befriend are going to the Armadale Bingo - join your host Maggi and co-host Jane for a night of number fun!
- Every Thursday evening at Armadale Football Club, Gwynne Park, Seventh Road Armadale.
- Doors open from 5.30 Eyes down 7.30pm finishing about 10pm
- Costs are $1 parking, $3.00 per book and Flyers are $1.50 per sheet.
- Limited Snacks available for sale
- Sadly, no public transport is available to the Venue at those times.
- This is an alcohol free event - no Alcohol can be served or consumed on the premises whilst Bingo is in session
- Please RSVP so a table can be reserved - look for the yellow table top flag on the night.
- All proceeds go to Lions community projects.
- Phone or send an SMS to Maggi on 0433 472 428 with any questions.

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Join Daniel and Danae for Thursday night bowling at Rosemount Bowl. Please RSVP so we can book the required number of lanes.

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Bodhi Tree Cafe. Corner of Oxford St and Scarborough Beach Road. Parking across Scarborough Beach Road behind the little park.

Have you thought about writing your story?
In a positive space with new themes each week we chat about writing in our journals but not about what we wrote in our journals. No experience is required.
Bring a notebook & a pen.
Cost ~$5 for a coffee.
Wheelchair accessible.

Please note this event page is not being monitored by the host. Visit the Befriend website for the latest event information and to contact the host and other guests. www.befriend.org.au

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Join Inger in a casual, fun and friendly environment each week to learn and share craft ideas whilst being productive and making new friends.

What to bring:
• A project to start or one you'd like to finish
• Craft materials and any equipment
• A gold coin for coffee and tea
• And a friendly smile

Come along for a cuppa, get inspired and get busy!

BYO lunch if you think you might work up an appetite too.

Every Friday from 15 Feb to 5 April.

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Volunteers from all walks of life get together to make re-useable fabric "Boomerang Bags" using recycled materials, to provide a sustainable alternative to plastic bags. The bags are given away to friends, family, colleagues, bagless strangers and so on, as a plastic bag alternative that can be used and reused, or passed on to others in need.

The bags create a platform to start conversations, make friends, up-cycle materials and work towards shifting society’s throw away mentality to a more sustainable revolution of re-use – one community, needle and thread at a time!

Thanks to wonderful donations from the local community, all materials are provided. BYO sewing machine if you would like to help out by sewing. No experience necessary, experienced sewists are available to help you if you are just starting out! Plenty of things for non-sewists to do as well.

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Venue: Dome Cafe meeting room, 237 Knutsford Avenue, Belmont Cinema Complex, Cloverdale (entrance to car park from Belmont Avenue)

Get your craft on and enjoy quality time with other crafters. Bring your own art- or craft-form or learn 3D card making from the host ($2 donation for materials).

Cost: free event; $5 for a cuppa (optional)

Look for Kim and Kathrine in the Dome meeting room or ask at the counter.

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Do you enjoy Yoga or would you like to try for the first time? This is your chance to come along to this FREE yoga class for everybody. Newbies to seasoned Yogis. I invite you to join me on the mat for a beautiful relaxing Hatha class with an amazing relaxation at the end to send you into your weekend in a state of bliss and calm. Meet me in the rear meeting room a little before 930am. I will have a few mats for those who don't have one yet. Namaste Sue

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Venue: Ruth Faulkner Public Library, 215 Wright Street Cloverdale

Meditation can help reduce stress, pain, anxiety and depression; increase focus, clarity, sleep, happiness and productivity; and create emotional balance.

Join Hana in the back meeting room at Ruth Faulkner Public Library to take part in this weekly commitment to your health.

$5 donation. Bring a cushion or yoga mat to sit on. Ask for Hana at the front counter.

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Come say hello, have a beverage, share a pizza, meet new friends or invite some old friends. Whatever the weather, come and join Sii for some warm conversation and a friendly catch up.

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Gentle yoga practice open to everyone. Be guided through mindful breathing and a slow flow of beginner-level asana. All levels warmly welcomed. Free to attend every Saturday. Just wear comfortable clothing :)

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Why should we be part of a community?

According to the Huffington Post, five benefits of being part of a community include: access to new knowledge, new personal connections, a source of inspiration, access to resources and a support network (read more here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-chan/the-5-benefits-of-communi_b_10390826.html).

The Victoria Park Community Games Night is brought to you by a collaboration of three like-minded community centred organisations, being the Victoria Park Community Centre, the Perth Active Depression Support Group and Befriend Inc. Community is the foundation that these three groups are built upon and although they all operate in different ways, they all share the same goal to form strong connections and communities, thereby improving the lives of their members.

The board games featured in the monthly games nights have all been crowdfunded and sourced from donations by the community. Some of the games we have include:

- Monopoly Perth Edition
- Telestrations
- Trivial Pursuit
- Cranium
- Chess
- Backgammon
- Charades
- Cards Against Humanity
- Exploding Kittens
- Sequence
- Zombie dice
- Settlers of Catan
- Uno
- Balderdash
- Taboo
- Cluedo
- Telestrations
- Jenga
- Connect 4
- Battleship
- Scrabble
- Yahtzee
- Fact or Crap
- Concept
- and more...

Entry is $5, which goes to the Victoria Park Community Centre to fund more games for the nights.

Feel free to bring your own food and drink, but no alcohol is permitted inside the venue.

This event repeats on the 4th Saturday of every month. We’d love for you to be a part of this community-focused event.

For more on the Victoria Park Community Centre please check their website here: http://vicparkcc.org.au/

For more on the Perth Active Depression Support Group please check their website here: https://www.perthadsg.com.au/

For more on Befriend please check their website here: https://befriend.org.au/

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Do you enjoy Yoga or would you like to try for the first time? This is your chance to come along to this FREE yoga class for everybody. Newbies to seasoned Yogis. I invite you to join me on the mat for a beautiful relaxing Hatha class with an amazing relaxation at the end to send you into your weekend in a state of bliss and calm. Meet me in the rear meeting room a little before 930am. I will have a few mats for those who don't have one yet. Namaste Sue

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Meet on the coastal path outside the cafe. Look for the "Befriend" flag. Wear comfortable shoes for walking. We will walk/roll for 30 minutes south of Burns Beach and then return as the sun sets. If you don't want to walk the whole distance there are plenty of benches with beautiful views to make use of. You can join us again on our way back. Generally we will walk regardless of the weather. As someone dear to me used to say: "There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing".

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The small biz sector is large and vibrant.
Small businesses make up 97% of all businesses operating in Australia.

Whether we get into building our own small business because we want to spend more time with our family, to work on our own terms, be at home with our children, or to pursue a lifelong passion..... whatever the reason, small business counts!

And it can be incredibly rewarding

But it can also be it can be brutally tough, isolating and a wee bit confusing

This is a meetup where small business owners can come together and discuss shared experiences, bounce around ideas, talk through challenges, and importantly, to celebrate wins. It's a meetup where you can gain support and inspiration to push forwards to a successful small business.

This is a casual meetup, no need to bring anything but yourself, although a notebook may be useful to jot down inspired ideas.

We will meet fortnightly;
-on a Monday 10am-12
-beginning the 25th of March
-at Haynes Bar and Grill in Armadale

You will find us at the table with the yellow Befriend flag.

Haynes Bar and Grill have a great menu for those who wish to purchase themselves a drink or snack during the catch up.

This is a child friendly venue, but please remember that children are the responsibility of the person who they came with.

Small business lights me up. I have run my own for a few years and have recently graduated with a Diploma of Business and am now studying a Bachelor of Social Science. I would love to hear what you're up to :)

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Who's the Host with the Most? You are! Maybe you just don't know it yet... At this fun and friendly workshop, you'll learn more about how to plan and host your own social gatherings, and start your own social/interest group. Meet other aspiring Hosts, learn from the experiences of others, and get involved in some fun exercises to help you think about how you might get started with Hosting a group. Experienced Hosts looking to further develop their skills and connect with others are most welcome too!

Please bring 100 points of identification (https://www.police.wa.gov.au/Police-Direct/National-Police-Certificates/Proof-of-identity) so we can complete a police clearance! You do not pay for this clearance, we do. If you are concerned about completing a clearance please get in touch; having something on your record doesn't automatically mean you can't volunteer.

All those who attend this Workshop will have 'Hosting' privileges added to their user profile, so that you can post your own events on this site, access free resources and training and connect with a community of other Hosts.

This is also the first step for all other volunteers, to get a basic understanding of Befriend, its history, values, and more!

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Come along and join in our social sewing group, meet new people, start or finish a project, mend something or just have a chat - from beginners to intermediate sewers.

Sewing machines can be provided (up to 12) so bookings are essential (and just very helpful for us too)

Please bring:
Sewing kit (scissors, pins, needles, cotton etc)
Fabric and a project
$1 for tea and coffee
And a friendly smile

For the beginners, please bring along a couple of metres of material to make your own tote bag. These aren't sewing lessons, but there are some very friendly advanced sewers there, including host Katie that can help you :-)

Creche is available for $3.70 per child, per hour. $3.10 per sibling, per hour. The creche must be booked prior by calling ph 9236 4320 for the Wellard Community Centre Creche.

Look forward to seeing you there!

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Come along and join us and make new friends.

Free event; $5 for a cuppa (optional).

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A chance to practice or play music in front of others.

Held on the last Tuesday of the month at Holmes & Co
(329 Murray St, Perth WA 6000)
Come along for an easygoing, and friendly night of music.

Here, you can get comfortable playing or singing in front of others in a supportive environment, full of fantastic people.

And best of all, It's free!

Take this as a chance for you to try and perform a song live, practice for an upcoming gig /open mic, or play something you have been working on.

Held at Holmes & Co, we have an intimate crew of people to help support, and inspire you to play music. We run a round robin style, where each person can play a few songs (original or cover), or perhaps pair up with others to play a song together.

Bring your instrument and come and have some fun.

Look for Befriend Flag or ask for Aaron

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Getting involved in the arts is enjoyable, provides a sense of achievement, and is a distraction from everyday worries.

It's as simple as ABC - Act-Belong-Commit

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Join Linda and this lovely group for a casual coffee and bring along your latest crochet or knitting project or start something new.

For beginners there is plenty of spare wool to try out and many helpful hands to show you the ropes (or the wools as the case may be :-)

Every Wednesday
Cost: Free to come and join in, just buy your own food and beverages

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Join us for another Mid Week Vic Park Meal! This time we are going to Chinese! Split billing can be tricky at Chinese so we will aim to do a banquet style dinner and evenly split the cost at the end. If this doesn’t sound like something for you we hope to see you at the next month when we go to a restaurant that allows split bills again :)

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Venue: Ruth Faulkner Public Library, 215 Wright Street Cloverdale

Meditation can help reduce stress, pain, anxiety and depression; increase focus, clarity, sleep, happiness and productivity; and create emotional balance.

Join Hana in the back meeting room at Ruth Faulkner Public Library to take part in this weekly commitment to your health.

$2 donation. Bring a cushion or yoga mat to sit on. Ask for Hana at the front counter.

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Come and join in at our Wednesday evening Craft and 5D Diamond art group in Wellard.

Put your creative skills to work in a friendly environment, have a catch up and craft with like minded people.

What to bring:
• A project to start or one you'd like to finish
• Craft materials and any equipment
• A gold coin for the tea lady
• And a friendly smile

Every Wednesday 7pm - 9pm

Venue: John Wellard Community Centre, Wellard, Corner of Runnymede Gate and The Strand.

Enter through the rear car park and press the doorbell for entry.

Inger, Laurie or Anne-marie will be happy to see you.

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