Don’t Sit Alone – join OWN
To help us keep fit for our busy social lives, Wellness is held at the Coniston Community Centre, next to the train station, on Monday and Tuesday. On offer are: aerobic exercise (two levels), dancing, drumming, ukulele lessons, yoga and tai chi –...
By Ann Baumber
Illawarra Older Women’s Network can make life exciting for us older women.
Founded in 1998 in the Illawarra, the group meets at Corrimal Community Centre on the first and third Thursday of the month. The first meeting is a business one and the second a social time that may involve a speaker or be a members’ social, such as Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea.
Membership is $15 a year and each meeting is $5. This money covers the hire of the hall, morning tea and other incidental costs. Membership entitles you to meetings in Corrimal and Wellness in Coniston.
There are several social functions each month. On the Tuesday following a meeting at the Community Centre, members gather for coffee at the Fraternity Club in Fairy Meadow. There is usually a lunch at a local club on the fourth Thursday of the month. Twice a year we celebrate Christmas; in July and December.
Bus trips are popular. These can be to anywhere from Sydney to Nowra. Costs are as low as possible and the day is almost always declared a great success. This September we will visit Robertson to see the beautiful Waratahs. For more information, call Margaret on 0466 339 448.
To help us keep fit for our busy social lives, Wellness is held at the Coniston Community Centre, next to the train station, on Monday and Tuesday. On offer are: aerobic exercise (two levels), dancing, drumming, ukulele lessons, yoga and tai chi – all in a comfortable, friendly atmosphere. Costs are $5 to $10 a session. For more information, call Lynn on 0434 407 017 or email dell.obrien@yahoo.com.au.
OWN is a national organisation with about 20 NSW groups. OWN Sydney began in 1987.
