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Vitaland Alexandria: The best kids cafe in Sydney | Tasty Dine | Play & Learn | Birthday Party | Hours of fun!

13/10/2022

VITALAND KIDS – Sydney’s most popular kids cafe, is now grand opened at Alexandria Homemaker Centre! You can feel the uniquely fresh and relaxed in this huge indoor space of nearly 800 square metres. With a variety of novelty toys and hottest entertainment facilities, no one could refuse to have fun here. There is no doubt that each photo you take here will capture the joy and happiness of your child in a world full of fantasy and dreamy. Vitaland gives you surprises from the entrance, you can find a huge ball pool, a 3D slide and an interactive projection…

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Eating Out with Kids, Food

HEART OF SURRY HILLS

12/10/2022

Four-Week Celebration of Sydney’s Iconic Creative and Culinary Hub Arrives this November Mouth-watering morsels to sample and savour, speciality cocktails, gorgeous character-filled streets and live music and DJ talent for all to enjoy – you’ll want for nothing this November when you immerse yourself in the Heart of Surry Hills. For four exciting weeks, from 01 to 30 November, the Heart of Surry Hills will bring together the area’s renowned and unique culinary flavours and experiences in one all-encompassing showcase. The month-long program of food and beverage, art, markets and music includes a community art project, bespoke and signature beverage…

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Parks & Playgrounds

The Drying Green Park launch, Zetland

12/10/2022

Join us for the official opening of this new park. There’ll be music, free bike tune-ups, coffee and gelato. The Drying Green takes its name from the site’s industrial past. Wool washing was one of the first industries in Green Square and fleeces were spread across grass in the area to dry. This area of natural wetlands was used by Gadigal people for thousands of generations. Our reimagined wetlands run with harvested stormwater cleansed by streaming through plants. The park has trees, barbecues, picnic areas, shade structures and lawns for friends and family to gather and play or relax. You’ll…

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Events

Sydney Shimmer Festival is a celebration of the Darlinghurst, Oxford Street precinct.

11/10/2022

Sydney Shimmer Festival is an epic four-day celebration of the Darlinghurst and Oxford Street precinct. Entering through an extravagant arch near the Oxford Street and Flinders Street intersection, the festival will take over the streets where Forbes, Bourke, and Burton Streets meet. The free event will feature 15 creative workshops and over 30 live performances where festival goers will be transported on an immersive journey showcasing the best of what Darlinghurst has to offer, from glitter to drag queens, to workshops and more. The 2022 Sydney Shimmer Festival programme includes: Shimmer Squad (FREE) | Friday 14 October from 5pm –…

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Inspiration, Parks & Playgrounds, What to do

Growing Big in Small Spaces

11/10/2022

Join the award-winning Randwick Sustainability Hub each Friday afternoon and learn skills under expert guidance in a friendly setting. Fridays 1:30- 4:00pm Oct 14 – Dec 17  (10 Weeks) Location: Randwick Community Centre 27 Munda Street, Randwick Small spaces can yield big results when productive gardens are designed according to permaculture principles. With many of us limited in space, this practical course led by permaculture expert Margaret Mossakowska, will help you grow more than you thought possible. Over the seven weeks you will learn to identify many plants and what role they play in the garden as well as create a…

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Events

Newmarket Spring Fair returns for a weekend of family fun

05/10/2022

Families of the Eastern Suburbs should mark their  diaries for the unmissable Newmarket Spring Fair. On October 8 and 9, Newmarket  Randwick will host a weekend of family-friendly fun, jam-packed with free and  frivolous activities for all ages.  Following the success of the Autumn Newmarket Festival, the event is back and  bigger than ever with live musical performances, artisan craft stalls, children’s  workshops, face painting, wine and beer tasting, and more.  Families and friends will battle it out in a series of lawn games, with favourites like  Giant Jenga, Corn Hole and Ring Toss. Parents can peruse market stalls and …

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Inspiration, What to do

Parents NSW vouchers expire on Sunday 9 October 2022

04/10/2022

Make an accommodation booking or book an arts or recreational activity now at a participating business. Vouchers expire on 9 October. The NSW Government has launched Parents NSW Vouchers to reward and thank eligible NSW households for their efforts to support learning from home in 2021. From February 2022, one person from each eligible household can apply for 5 x $50 vouchers, worth $250 in total. The 5 x $50 Parents NSW Vouchers can be used: 7 days a week, including public holidays at participating businesses that offer arts, tourism and recreational activities at Stay NSW businesses for accommodation bookings until…

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Inspiration, What to do

Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff

29/09/2022

What is it? Garage Sale Trail is Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff, dedicated to helping you extend the life of your stuff and find the ultimate pre-loved gem. In 2021, over 200,000 Australians hosted a garage sale or shopped the Trail. Together, they extended the life of over 1.5 million kgs of stuff saving these items from landfill and maximising the value of all the energy and resources that goes in to making the stuff we buy. It’s the circular economy in action! This year you can sell, shop and learn on the Garage Sale Trail with the Trail Tutorial…

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Inspiration, Parks & Playgrounds

McKeon St Plaza opening

28/09/2022

Come along to the opening of the project, called ‘Heart of the ‘Bra, McKeon Street Plaza’ on Saturday 8 October 2022. Kicking off with a Welcome to Country and speech from Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker to officially open the McKeon Street Plaza and ribbon cutting. The Cirkus Bizurkus will start with 2 hours of Cirkus Skool! An interactive playground for kids (and adults, if they so please) to connect with their senses, discover their hidden talents and invoke their magic! There will be face painting and roving entertainers adding to the party vibe throughout the day. And for the finale,…

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Events, Food

UK ICE CREAM TIKTOK PHENOMENON, LITTLE MOONS, LANDS DOWN UNDER

27/09/2022

L Belgian Chocolate & Hazelnut, Vegan Passionfruit & Mango and Honey Roasted Pistachio mochi available exclusively in Woolworths Little Moons – the mochi ice cream brand which became a viral phenomenon on TikTok and the UK’s fastest growing ice cream brand – has officially arrived Down Under. Launching with three of the brand’s most popular flavours, Vegan Belgian Chocolate & Hazelnut and Vegan Tropical Passionfruit and Mango are now available to buy exclusively from Woolworths, with Honey Roasted Pistachio soon to follow. Little Moons mochi ice cream has been flying off the shelves across the UK since its explosion on…

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