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Plastic Free July

Website: Plastic Free July – Be Part of the Solution

Entries Open - Tim Winton Award for Young Writers

The City of Subiaco is proud to present the 2022 Tim Winton Award for Young Writers. Back for its 30th year, the awards encourage imagination, innovation and creativity. Entry is open to Western Australian school students in Years One to Twelve. Submit an original piece of prose writing, no more than 2000 words in length. Award finalists will be announced in mid-September and recognised at a presentation ceremony in mid-October. The best works entered in the award will be displayed in a public exhibition for one month at Subiaco Library.

Website: Tim Winton Award for Young Writers | City of Subiaco

Videography for Teens Workshop

The Vancouver Arts Centre are running a Videography for Teens workshop in Term Three. The workshop classes will occur on Tuesdays from 4.00pm to 5.30pm and are suitable for ages 13 to 18 years. Email arts@albany.wa.gov.au to book your spot.

Parenting Connections WA Workshops

Website: Vanessa Kay - Innerwise Education Australia | Vanessa Kay - Innerwise Education

My Time Program

Free Workshop - The Sydney Dance Company

Email: tash.rolfe@artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au

Free Photography Workshop - GSSC Kinjarling Coast

The 2nd 2022 GSSC Kinjarling Coast Photography Workshop

When: Saturday 30 July 2022, 2.00pm to 4.00pm

Where: Museum of the Great Southern Co-op Building

Afternoon tea provided

The Kinjarling Albany Coast is like no other, boasting stunning natural beauty and unique features, rich biodiversity as well as an outstanding renewable energy potential. Help us to showcase these many natural and sustaining values of the Kinjarling Albany coast. The Great Southern Science Council is hosting a free-to-enter photography competition that seeks to inspire the exploration and celebration of our exceptional coastal environment and all it has to offer. The Science Council is supporting entrants with a second free photography workshop, see below for more details.

Capture the power of physics and maximise your camera’s (or phone's) capabilities to bring the extraordinary to light. This is a great opportunity to learn, practise, teach and inspire others. Plus there are awesome prizes to be won!

Performance by The Sydney Dance Company and the Australian String Quartet

The Sydney Dance Company and the Australian String Quartet will perform Impermanence on the main stage at the Albany Entertainment Centre on Saturday 30 July at 7.30pm.

Watch: The Inspiration Behind Rafael Bonachela's 'Impermanence'

Buy tickets: Impermanence | Arts and Culture Trust (artsculturetrust.wa.gov.au)

National Tree Day - Community Tree Planting

The City of Albany is taking part in National Tree Day – Australia’s largest tree planting event, with the aim to plant one million native trees. Families are invited to take part in the community planting session on Sunday 31 July at Emu Beach, 10.00am to 12.00pm.

Kids Adventure Club - Term Three

Website: Outdoors Great Southern (formerly GSCORE)

Free Dental Care - Spencer Park Dental Therapy

The Spencer Park Dental Therapy's School Dental Service continues to provide free general and preventative dental care for all enrolled students until your child turns 17 or the end of Year Eleven, whichever occurs first. If you would like to enrol your child in this service, please call (08) 9841 3967 or email spencerparkdtc@dental.health.wa.gov.au.

Kalgan Playgroup

With the relaxation of COVID restrictions the School is excited that families can once again join Kalgan Playgroup. Playgroup runs on a Monday morning from 9.00am to 11.00am in the Kindy room at Great Southern Grammar. Please feel free to share with your friends and families as the Playgroup is open to all members of the community. If you have any queries please call Julia on 0413 946 720.

STS Leeuwin II Coming to Albany in 2023

Sail Leeuwin have a special offer for Great Southern Grammar students to sail on the Leeuwin January 2023. This is separate from our in-school Year Ten expedition programme and is open to anyone at GSG who is interested.