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School Holidays Sports at the Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre

07/09/2022

What’s On at Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre these school holiday’s. The Centre located in Waverley offers a range of sports, including:  AFL, Soccer, Tennis, Basketball, Four Sports, Hip-Hop & Contemporary Dance Soccajoeys (6-8 years), AFL DATE: Monday 26 September TIME: 10am – 12pm COST: $21 Suitable for ages 6 – 8 years Learn some AFL skills and play some fun games alongside our experienced coaches from the AFL! MORE AFL DATE: Monday 26 September TIME: 1pm – 3pm COST: $21 Suitable for ages 9 – 12 years Learn some AFL skills and play some fun games alongside our experienced coaches from…

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Kids, School holidays, What to do

What’s on this month at Centennial Parklands

06/09/2022

If you’ve visited Centennial Parklands this week, you will have noticed many of our garden beds have already burst into colour with the arrival of spring. As the weather starts to warm up, now is the perfect time to gather in the Parklands with friends and family by booking a picnic, celebrating NAIDOC with our rescheduled event, joining our spring school holiday programs, or getting active when Centennial Park plays host to the 20th anniversary of the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival this month. I look forward to seeing you out and about in the Parklands soon. Joshua French, Acting Chief Executive, Greater…

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School holidays, What to do

DIVE INTO THE WORLD OF SHARKS AT THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM

06/09/2022

Be the first to experience the new blockbuster exhibition and epic events all about sharks. For 450 million years, sharks have dominated Earth’s oceans. Today, their existence has never been under more threat. In the Australian Museum’s new exhibition, Sharks, visitors will explore the diversity of these ancient predators with eleven life-size shark models, interactive experiences and specimens from the Australian Museum collection. With cultural connections reaching back countless generations, visitors will also discover how First Nations’ and Pasifika Peoples’ knowledge of sharks can help us protect them. Sharks opens to the public on Saturday 24 September 2022 and runs…

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School holidays

Waverly School Holiday Program

06/09/2022

What’s On @ Bondi Pavilion   We are celebrating the reopening of the Bondi Pavilion with a packed program of performances, workshops and activities for the school holidays! Don’t miss Matriark Theatre’s amazing show Urza and the Song in the Dark and their Shadow Adventures workshops, Shopfront Theatre’s Stagecraft and Design Skills for young people, and a host of great art workshops including a class on creating and curating a mini gallery. Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) are also bringing their first ever acting classes to the Eastern Suburbs for all you budding performers! So come along and be part…

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Events

The Bondi Pavilion is back! A free reopening night event for all

05/09/2022

Revamped. Revitalised. Refreshed. Bondi comes alive at the Pav on its reopening night. This is a free event for everyone, registration is essential. Join us in a spirit-lifting, creativity-raising free experience for all. The Pav is back and we’re celebrating with a grand event where the creative and the curious will come together. Where community will take centre stage. Explore live music, live performance, visual art, exhibitions, and installations, First Nations talks and workshops, tours and film screenings.  Experience the Pavilion wide awake after two years of hibernation in a free evening of celebrations to kick off three weeks of re-opening…

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Inspiration, Kids, What to do

The Five Best Places for Kids To Write A Letter In The Eastern Suburbs

01/09/2022

As we all know there are so many things to do in the Eastern Suburbs and many of us that have lived in the East for a number of years feel like we’ve pretty much done everything there is to do, but have you ever thought about taking the kids out in the East to write letters? There are many benefits in getting children to write letters. Studies have shown that children who write handwritten letters have stronger reading and spelling skills, there’s no autocorrect when you’re writing a letter, so children learn how to spell a lot quicker when…

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Events, School holidays

ALICE IN WONDERLAND

01/09/2022

In the September school holidays you will have the chance to tumble down the rabbit hole as the Australian Shakespeare Company presents Lewis Carroll’s absurd & wickedly clever classic, Alice in Wonderland, in the beautiful Royal Botanic Garden Sydney from 23 Sept to 9 October 2022.  Brought to life beautifully in Glenn Elston’s highly acclaimed production, this magical tale is stunningly lifted right from the pages. Your favourite assortment of curious characters are all waiting for you… meet the skittish, constantly late White Rabbit, sing along with the Dodo and other birds in the Caucus race and meet the pepper-obsessed Duchess…

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School holidays

Spring school holiday activities 2022

24/08/2022

Spring has sprung, birds are singing, flowers are blooming and school’s out for Spring break. These school holidays there are some wonderful garden-themed activities on offer for kids of all ages. There are creative craft workshops, movies and more.  And best of all, they’re really affordable and some are even free! School Holiday events at the Library Come along and enjoy our exciting Spring garden-themed events at Woollahra, Paddington and Watsons Bay libraries, where kids can build bird house or a fairy garden and relax in front of a movie. Find out more and book. Some library activity highlights include: Garden…

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Events, What to do

Play School concert comes to the stage in Eastern Suburbs

23/08/2022

Everyone’s favourite children’s television programme, Play School, is hitting the road with the live show of “Once Upon A Time” and they are coming to Sydney during the school holidays, with a show in Kingsford’s The Juniors on October 16. Watch classic nursery rhyme characters magically come to life as the pages of the storybook are turned in this exciting production.  Join two presenters from the show and all the toys, including Jemima, Big Ted, Little Ted and Humpty, as they travel through an enchanting adventure filled with stories and their favourite songs such as, Humpty Dumpty, Heads and Shoulders, Twinkle…

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Parks & Playgrounds, What to do

Onslow Street Reserve Upgrade, opening event on Saturday 20 August 2022, 9–10.30am

12/08/2022

The Waverly City Council  is holding an re-opening event. Join us on Saturday 20 August from 9am to celebrate the re-opening of Onslow Street Reserve! The event will include a ceremonial ribbon cutting with Mayor Paula Masselos followed by free coffee and face painting. See you there! As identified in our Play Space Strategy, we’re improving Onslow Street Reserve to ensure it is fit for purpose and up to the latest Australian Standards. The upgrade includes: A new play space with a multi-play unit, swings, rubber soft fall, custom tunnel and nature play elements; A new steel garden fence along…

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