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On Sunday, April 22, the Rockin’ Out Scooby Circus Show will be held at the Matt Dann Cultural Centre.

“When you think Rock and Roll, you think a Concert with thousands of screaming fans. When you think juggling, you think the Grand Circus Big Top marching into town. When you think Comedy, you think laughing so hard you can’t breathe. When you think Scooby, it’s all three.”

With a big box of various circus props, Scooby brings a fun, interactive and lively performance. Touring Australia and the rest of the world, he has had the opportunity to perform for CircusOz, Perth International Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, Newcastle Quayside Culture Festival in Britain and Kulturufer in Germany.

This is a great and impressive family show not to be missed!

Tickets cost $16.50 (including booking fees). Buy them online and save 5% off or call the Matt Dann Cultural Centre on 9158 9638. Doors open at 4pm for a 5pm start. Please note carefully the start time of the performance as latecomers will not be admitted into the theatre after the start of the show.

On Wednesday, April 25, ANZAC Day Dawn Service will be held by the RSL.

The RSL will be holding a commemoration at the War Memorial at 5.30am.

It will then be followed by a Parade and Service commencing on Wedge Street at 8.45am.

Members and the general public are invited to attend.

For more information, please contact 9173 3311 during working hours.

Thursday, April 26, head to Picnic in the Park for a fun and enjoyable morning for parents and their young children. 

There will be entertaining children’s activities and food will be provided.

It will be held at Civic Centre Gardens, Port Hedland from 9am to 11am.

For more information, contact the Aboriginal Family Law Services on (08) 9172 5024.

Also on Thursday, CIRCA
, a knee-tremblingly sexy, beautiful and moving performance will be held at the Matt Dann Cultural Centre.

CIRCA is a thoroughly new kind of circus: daring, breathtaking, and cheeky.

This extraordinary troupe has left the high top and drum roll behind and stripped circus bare – and its bold new vision is taking the world by storm.

Rapturously acclaimed around the globe, from London to Berlin, Mandurah to Moranbah, this is movement at its most adventurous, but with a cabaret twist and a larrikin’s flair.

Combining high energy sound and innovative projections, seven of the world’s best perform jaw-dropping acrobatic feats.

It’s dangerous and skilful, immediate and powerful, but above all, it’s intimate and real.

In high demand, Australia’s Circa are back for a limited time only between international tours.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience what the rest of the world is raving about.

Tickets cost $44-Adult, $39-Concession, $36-Matt’s Mates and $24-Under 18yrs (including booking fees).

Buy them online and save 5% off or call the Matt Dann Cultural Centre on 9158 9638.

This show is recommended for 12yrs old and over.

Doors and bar open at 6.30pm for a 7.30pm start.

Please note carefully the start time of the performance as latecomers will not be admitted into the theatre after the start of the show and no refunds will be made.

Then on Saturday, April 28 will be another popular Major Coffee Session where members of the community are invited to come along and have a chat with Mayor Kelly Howlett.

Mayor Howlett will be at Shana’s Cafe in Port Hedland Shopping Centre from 9.30am to 11am and at Muffin Break Cafe in South Hedland Shopping Centre from 11.30am to 1pm.

People can shake off those muffin calories from the coffee session in a triathlon.

Would you like a fun new challenge that will get you fit for winter, tone your body, allow variety in your training and help you avoid injury through cross-training?

If so, take on a triathlon with us.

Hedland Tri Sports Association is holding a series of Triathlons in Hedland, with the option of ‘Kids’ distances and four events held throughout the following months.

This really is an event for everyone!

Race 3 of the season is set to take place on Saturday, 28 April at the Gratwick Pool in Port Hedland.

For the Kids Triathlon, registrations open at 3pm for a 3.30pm start and include 100m swim, 3.5km cycle and 1km run.

Registrations for the Adults triathlon open at 4pm for a 4.30pm start and include a short circuit (300m swim, 10km cycle and 3km run) and a long circuit (600m swim, 15km cycle, 6km run).

Joining fees are $15 for non members and $10 Members.

The club encourages all ages, genders and fitness levels to participate.

For further information (or you need help filling a team) please contact Jacque on 0419 959 347 or Sarah on 0421 465 346.

And to end off the night, head down to the Matt Dann Cultural Centre and watch The Descendants.

Set in Hawaii, The Descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey for Matt King (George Clooney) an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off Waikiki.

The event leads to a rapprochement with his young daughters while Matt wrestles with a decision to sell the family’s land handed down from Hawaiian royalty and missionaries.

Funny, moving, and beautifully acted, The Descendants captures the unpredictable messiness of life with eloquence and uncommon grace.

Movie starts at 7.30pm. Comedy/Drama (115mins) rated M. Matt Dann Cultural Centre, Hamilton Rd, South Hedland. Book your tickets online www.mattdann.com or call (08) 9158 9368.

Please note carefully the start time of the movie as latecomers will not be admitted into the cinema after the start of the film and no refunds will be made.