Dance classes and more in this week's community noticeboard

Wingecarribee Local Planning Panel Meeting

Three independent experts and an independent community member will discuss development applications and different proposals. The meeting can be streamed via the council website and agenda can be also found on the site.

Fun 'Da' Mental youth panel

Youth with a passion for the creative arts are invited to help plan a series of arts events in the Highlands for early April. Members of the panel can learn new skills, make friends, add to their resumes, and explore a variety of art forms. It focuses on health, wellbeing and art.

Read also: Twelve Tribes selling Razorback properties worth more than $6m

Reconnect Visits - Northern Villages

This meeting covers Balmoral, Yerrinbool, Balmoral, Colo Vale and Buxton, and council providing updates on its progress in the villages. The event is free and people can register through Eventbrite by March 27 at 2pm.

Reconnect Visits - Moss Vale and Werai

This Reconnect Visits meeting covers the progress council has made in Moss Vale and Werai. The event is free and people can register through Eventbrite by March 28, at 2pm. When people register, they can submit questions.

Meditation

Learn more about meditation with this free weekly program.

JP Service

Justice of the Peace volunteers are present to witness documents at the following locations:

Read also: Former Mittagong Christmas shop still on sale with price guide over $1.2 million

International Folk Dancing group

Learn folk dancing at this weekly class. This group has performed at Tulip Time in the past. Classes are $10 per person. Email Margaret via margaretvconnor@gmail.com for more information.

Prancing for Parkinson's

People diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease can dance and improve their movements on a weekly basis. They are lead by occupational therapist and dance teacher Margaret Connor. Classes are one hour, followed by a 30 minute debrief with a cuppa. They cost $10 per person with Parkinson's, and friends, family members and carers can participate for free. For more information, call Margaret on 0466 166 866, or email margaretvconnor@gmail.com.

Crop Swap Robertson

Exchange crops, plants and magazines at this weekly activity. People do not have to come with crops to take anything from the table. No money is exchanged. All are welcome.

Read also: Moss Vale's Phoebe Ward selected for 2023 Rural Women in Leadership Scholarship Program

Moss Vale Depot Community Nursery

The Community Nursery propagates native plants for local bush and river projects. Attendees will learn about native seed collections and storage, plant propagation and how to identify native plants. Groups are limited to 14 people due to restrictions, so registrations are required. The event is free and people interested can apply through a Bushcare and Rivercare volunteer application via council's website.

Handicrafts with CWA Bowral

Women interested in learning more about handicrafts can learn new skills and make friends. The CWA Bowral branch's handicraft officer will teach different techniques each month, and all creations will be sold at Tulip Time when donations are given to local charities. For more information, call 0412 590 855. Morning tea will also be served.

Koori Flag Raising and Mirror Flashing

The community is invited to connect with First Nations people and country, with a flag raising event in the heart of the Highlands, with the Woonjeegaribay Conciliation Group Inc. There will be a bush walk, welcome to country, smoking ceremony, poetry, afternoon tea, lessons on bush tucker and medicine, and more. Transport is available for people who may have the difficulty making the walk. A mirror flash will also take place, which acknowledges Gundungurra land, pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and connects lands across the Southern Highlands to the Blue Mountains. Attendees are encouraged to bring along a mug and food to share after the ceremony. People can contact the WCG via woonjeegaribay.c.g@gmail.com for more information.

Volunteering opportunities through Volwing

Volwing is the region's volunteer resource organisation, where people can make a difference in the community, learn new skills and make friends. There are a variety of positions available that cater to many interests. Positions include teaching learners to drive, greeting tourists at museums, serving food, being a reading assistant at a primary school, tending to gardens, helping people shop, and more. To find out more go to volwing.org.au, call the office on 4869 4617, or visit the office from Monday to Thursday from 9.30am to 1pm.

Our journalists work hard to provide local, up-to-date news to the community. This is how you can access our trusted content: