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Telstra has switched on Australia’s direct connection to the North Pole

November 15, 2023

Here’s how to make free calls to Santa’s Workshop from any Telstra payphone this year. The boots are polished, the bells are jingling, the big red suit is freshly washed and hanging on the line. For Aussie kids (of all ages), it’s time to ring in the festive season with the return of our Free Calls to Santa hotline from any of our 14,500 payphones around the country. And we’re opening the lines earlier this year so you can get your wish lists in with Santa until Christmas Eve. We know how kids of all ages love calling Santa. Last…

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Events, Inspiration, Kids

Great Southern BioBlitz – Community wildlife survey

November 15, 2023

The Great Southern BioBlitz is an international biological survey that enlists the help of local residents to record living species across the southern hemisphere. Take photographs or sound recordings of plants, birds, insects, animals, and fungi between 24 and 27 November, and upload your observations to the iNaturalist app by 11 December. You can also join Dr James Macnamara, City of Sydney’s urban ecology coordinator, for a community biodiversity survey in one of the largest parks in the inner city. You’ll learn: what the Great Southern BioBlitz is how to use the iNaturalist app for reporting biodiversity observations how to…

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Events, What to do

Carols by the Sea, Bondi

November 13, 2023

Join the Bondi community to celebrate the festive season at this year’s Carols by the Sea – a Waverley community event where everyone is welcome. Follow the joy to South Bondi Park for a sparkly evening of entertainment that includes Christmas songs with special guest Emma Pask, grooves by jazz trio Cool Yule, the angelic voices of the Australian Girls Choir and the fabulous Bondi Brass. Our young local performers kick off the night, with performances from Rosebay Secondary School Jazz Band, Bondi Public School Choir and the School of Arts Academy of Dance. Kids can get into the spirit…

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Events

Earth, Sea and Sky: Australian Contemporary Photography

November 12, 2023

Leading Australian artists push the boundaries of photography in form and matter as they meditate on our human relationship with nature. Earth, Sea and Sky presents an exhibition of leading Australian artists and photographers; Christian Thompson, Derek Henderson, Joseph McGlennon, Luke Shadbolt, Nici Cumpston, Polixeni Papapetrou, Petrina Hicks, Tamara Dean and Trent Parke, pushing the boundaries of photography in form and matter as they meditate on our relationship with the environment. This collection of work explores the human fascination with undulating waterways and ocean scapes, our relationship and connection to the flora and fauna of country, soothsaying ephemeral cumulus cloud…

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Events, What to do

The Ultimate Christmas Market EQ, Moore Park

November 11, 2023

CAMBRIDGE MARKETS LAUNCHES A MAGICAL SERIS OF CHRISTMAS MARKETS ACROSS SYDNEY IN 2023 Christmas will come to life at locations across Sydney when Cambridge Markets hosts a serious of fabulous festive markets this November and December. The market operator will hold markets from Pittwater to Cronulla as well as in the CBD, with the Martin Place Christmas Market lighting up the city centre. “It will be our biggest season of Christmas markets yet,” said Cambridge Markets founder and director Madelienne Anderson. “We are so excited to bring these markets to locations across the city and introducing new and existing audiences…

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Events, What to do

MARTIN PLACE CHRISTMAS MARKETS

November 11, 2023

Friday-Sunday November 24-26 then Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until December 23, 11am-8pm. Martin Place, Sydney. Cambridge Markets is delighted to announce we are once again hosting the Martin Place Christmas markets. These beautiful, festive markets will be held in Martin Place over late November and throughout December at the Martin Place Christmas tree. Each day we will bring different stallholders across a range of goods, from fashion, to gifting, Christmas goods, candles, toys, accessories, art, photography, food and so much more. There will be global hot food stalls, live music, visits from Santa and a great community atmosphere. We can’t…

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Events, What to do

HOT JAZZ PICNIC SET TO SIZZLE THIS NOVEMBER

November 11, 2023

A new one-day festival extravaganza fusing hot jazz beats, local musicians, gourmet delights and a vibrant dress code is set to ring in the summer against the sparkling backdrop of Sydney’s iconic harbour. Introducing HOT JAZZ PICNIC, an exciting new Australian picnic-style, live-performance jazz festival taking place at the enchanting Lyne Park in Rose Bay Sydney on November 25th 2023. Guaranteed to be a day to remember, the inaugural HOT JAZZ PICNIC hosted by comedy duo SketchShe, is a high-spirited celebration of live jazz, spotlighting the world-class talent NSW has to offer, and delivering a sumptuous blend of music and…

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Inspiration, What to do

First section of Kingsford to Centennial Park cycleway now open

November 11, 2023

Cycling between Kingsford and the City just got a little easier with the first stage of a 1.8km separated cycleway officially opened on Friday 10 November 2023, by Randwick Mayor Philipa Veitch. The new 1.1km cycleway section starts at the intersection of Houston Road and Barker Street and travels north onto Day Avenue and then Doncaster Avenue finishing at Todman Avenue. The next 700m section between Todman Avenue and Alison Road along Doncaster Avenue will open in late December 2023. The cycleway forms an important connection between Kingsford and Kensington linking with existing cycleways at Centennial Park to access the…

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Events

Coogee Carols

November 9, 2023

Coogee Carols Is coming to town! Randwick City Council presents the 22nd Annual Coogee Carols at the Goldstein Reserve, Coogee Beach on Sunday, 17 December from 6:30pm until 8:30pm. This free event draws an audience from local and surrounding areas to celebrate community, family and the spirit of Christmas, opposite one of the most beautiful beaches in the world for a relaxed night of fun for everyone to enjoy. For more information, please visit the Coogee Carols website here. Traffic and public transport information To allow for the audience to safely depart after the event, Arden Street between Carr and…

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Health & Wellbeing, What to do

BILLABONG RETREAT UNVEILS SPECIALTY DAY RETREATS

November 8, 2023

Couples needing a re-boot, new mums feeling the overwhelm, and people experiencing a cancer diagnosis are just some of the participants being supported by Billabong Retreat with its new Specialist Wellness Day Retreats. To better support and cater for a growing range of specialised needs in today’s modern lifestyle, Billabong Retreat has created five Specialty Day Retreats to launch with experts in each field. These new specialty day experiences will complement Billabong Retreat’s current longer offerings, 2- and 3-night retreats that include delicious wholefoods, daily yoga, meditation and education workshops to empower and inspire. Billabong Retreat is an award winning…

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