Entries by Linda

Tango Is Good For Your Brain

Research suggests that dancing the Tango greatly improves mental health. Tango has shown a greater increase in mindfulness, as one has to be fully engaged in the present moment to execute complicated dance moves. You can’t have a chat and dance tango. This passionate dance needs effective communication between partners and to be able to really […]

Five Good Reasons To Visit Canberra Now

Canberra offers a great diversity of attractions and experiences all within close proximity. Our trip on 22 March offers two outstanding destinations: The National Gallery of Australia and The Australian War Memorial; you choose. Delight in the art and world-class exhibitions on show at The National Gallery of Australia, on the shores of Canberra’s Lake […]

Christmas Market 2017

  To celebrate Christmas 2017, we’re hosting a Christmas Market day on Saturday 9 December between 9 and 2. Stalls will be available, under shelter, on our western verandah. Anyone in the neighbourhood who has great Christmas wares to sell is welcome to join us as a stall holder. A spot at this market will […]

35 Days of Christmas

On this day before Christmas, my health coach said to me , “Go to the Coast, take lots of classes and don’t waste your time, there’s a lot to do, dance, sing and rhyme, laugh, smile and hum, sew, paint and draw, and you’ll never, never need, a partridge in a pear tree” – Apologies to […]

Benefits of Line Dancing

  Line Dancing will: Teach you to dance.  If you can’t dance by yourself, how can you possibly expect to dance with a partner?  Line dancing teaches you to actually move your body. Improve your Balance: teaches you how to maintain your own balance while moving to the beat Help you Find the Beat:  Oh […]

Mayor and Deputy Mayor commend the Coast Centre

The Mayor and Deputy Mayor attended the Fete and Grandparents Day at the Coast Centre on October 29, 2017. They presented speeches on the day commending the Coast Centre on our work and involvement with the community. “They say that the minute we cease to grow and learn is the minute we begin to be […]

Artists of the Coast

Need a Christmas present for someone? An all medium Exhibition with works in watercolour, mixed media, oils and calligraphy… For Sale! Artists from the Coast Centre will be showing their best and you can see them in the Gallery – Opens Sunday Oct 29 – Dec 1

Delay The Impacts of Ageing

Cardio workouts and weight resistance can help delay the impacts of ageing. There is a number one method to adding years to your life and it is physical activity, a Swedish study has found. Even if you don’t start exercising until later on in life, moving your body can help substantially in longevity. However, it’s […]

Appearing at the Coast Centre

The Clan Macleod Pipe Band of Sydney will be opening the Fete and Grandparents Day on Sunday October 29, 2017 at 10am! They will be opening with a march through the Centre playing various songs including Advance Australia Fair. A little history about the band: In about 1942, the Mosman Scottish Association was formed and […]