Mount Barker Library & Community Resource Centre

21/10/2026

🖥️ BE CONNECTED – LEARN SOMETHING NEW🖥️

Would you like to learn more about using technology in everyday life?

Be Connected is a FREE online learning resource that helps you build your skills and confidence at your own pace. Learn about using phones and tablets, keeping in touch with family and friends, online shopping and banking, accessing government services and recognising scams.

You can access Be Connected using our FREE public computers here at the Library and CRC. Work through the lessons, practise new skills and learn at a pace that suits you.

Whether you're just getting started or looking to build your confidence online, there's plenty to explore.

Find out more at

Join thousands of Australians who are taking our free courses on everything from how to access the internet, using your device and keeping in touch with others online.

20/10/2026

📱 Ready to Get Online? Free Workshops Happening Tomorrow with Delmac Tech

⏰ WORKSHOPS THIS WEDNESDAY! — JUST 2 DAYS TO GO!

💻 FREE Get Online Week Workshops — Mount Barker

This Wednesday, 21 October, DelMac Tech is bringing a day of practical, beginner-friendly digital learning to the Mount Barker Library and Community Resource Centre!

🤖 10:30am – AI Without the Intimidation
📱 1:30pm – Confidence Building: Your Device, Your Way

🥪 FREE SUBWAY LUNCH! Stay for both workshops and enjoy a complimentary Subway lunch between sessions!

☕ No experience needed. No silly questions. Just practical learning in a friendly environment.

🎟️ FREE TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE!

👉 Book now: https://events.humanitix.com/free_get_online_week_workshops

📍 Mount Barker Library and Community Resource Centre
📅 Wednesday 21 October 2026

Please share with friends, family and anyone who could benefit!

DelMac Tech — Digital Support, Delivered Personally. 💗

20/10/2026

Come along to our monthly Scrabble Club. Whether you're a seasoned wordsmith or just enjoy a friendly game, everyone is welcome!

📅 Third Tuesday of the Month
🕜 10:30am to 12pm
📍 Mount Barker Library & Community Resource Centre
☕ Refreshments provided

Free and no bookings required.

Shire of Plantagenet

19/10/2026

TECH HELP – ONE-ON-ONE DIGITAL MENTORING

Would you like to feel more confident using your phone, tablet or computer?

Our free, one-on-one Tech Help sessions at Mount Barker Library and CRC offer friendly, step-by-step guidance to help you learn new digital skills at your own pace.
Whether you need help sending emails, using the internet, making video calls or accessing online services, we can work through it together. Bring along your questions and learn in a supportive environment, with no pressure to know it all.

📅 Tuesdays and Thursdays
🕙 10am–12pm

Bookings are essential. Call 9851 2661 to arrange your session.

15/10/2026

🎼 Storytime returns tomorrow! 🎼

To celebrate, we're sharing this wonderful Giddy Up rhyme video featuring our own Jodie, created as part of the Better Beginnings new rhyme videos.

These videos are designed to support caregivers of children aged 0–5 teach the words and actions of songs to young ones. Rhymes are a joyful way to build vocabulary, memory, co-ordination and motor skills, even for children who aren’t talking yet.

Join Jodie at our weekly Storytime sessions, where we'll share stories, songs, rhymes and plenty of fun for young children and their caregivers.

⭐ Storytime
📅 Every Friday during the school term
⏰ 10am-11am

We'd love to see you there! 😊

A fun rhyme that builds connection through rhythmic movement, stren...

14/10/2026

🌸 WA SENIORS WEEK | 9–15 NOVEMBER 🌸

Join us in celebrating WA Seniors Week with a range of free activities for people aged 55 and over!

There’s something for everyone, from strength and conditioning and aqua aerobics to an aged care information session and an afternoon of live music and dancing.

All events are FREE, but bookings are essential.

📞 To book, call Mount Barker Library & CRC on 9851 2661, the Rec Centre on 9851 2122, or https://events.humanitix.com/host/shire-of-plantagenet

We look forward to seeing you there!

Shire of Plantagenet Mount Barker Memorial Swimming Pool Mount Barker Rec.Centre WA

12/10/2026

Smiles all around! 😊

We loved seeing so many children, young people and adults getting creative and having fun over the past two weeks.

From Foam Clay Fun, Painting Sessions, Decorate a Sketchbook, and Basic Bookbinding, to the buzzing Minecraft Camp, there was something for every age and interest.

Our School Holiday Scavenger Hunt was also a huge hit, with families searching high and low for hidden birds and tackling our trickier riddle challenge.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, to Lavender Bee for sharing their creativity and expertise, and to Mind Buzz for delivering a fully charged and engaging experience.

Shire of Plantagenet

09/10/2026

Want to learn more about the NDIS?

If you’re an NDIS participant, family member, carer or someone looking to understand how the NDIS works, come along and have a chat with the NDIS team in Mount Barker.

It’s a great opportunity to ask questions, find out more about accessing the NDIS and learn how your plan can support you.

📅 Wednesday 21 October
⏰ 2pm–4pm
📍 Mount Barker Community Resource Centre, Lowood Road

Drop in for a chat and find out more about the support available to you.

07/10/2026

🌟 WHO DESERVES TO BE RECOGNISED?

The 2027 Community Citizen of the Year Awards are now open! 🎉

Help us celebrate the amazing people, groups and events making a difference across the Shire of Plantagenet. 💚

🏆 Community Citizen of the Year
🌱 Young Community Citizen of the Year
💚 Senior Community Citizen of the Year
🤝 Active Citizenship

Know a local volunteer, community champion, group or event that deserves recognition? Nominate them!

📅 Nominations close 31 October 2026

👉 Nominate now: https://www.citizenshipawards.com.au/nominate/

Let’s celebrate the people who make our community stronger. 💚

06/10/2026

📣 Connecting Mount Barker – NDIS Information & Connecting Day

Want to know more about the NDIS? Come along to Connecting Mount Barker and chat with the NDIS team, ask questions and learn more about the supports and services available.

📅 Wednesday 25 November 2026
⏰ 10am–2pm
📍 Sounness Park Clubhouse, Plantagenet Sporting Club
150 McDonald Ave, Mount Barker

Topics include:
💜 What is the NDIS?
💚 How to access the NDIS
💙 What is a disability?
💜 What are supports and services?

The day is open to community members, people with disability and disability service providers, with an opportunity to connect providers and participants.

🌭 Enjoy a free sausage sizzle and refreshments on the day!

Come along, ask questions and make connections.