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THE CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS TO RANDWICK RITZ

May 17, 2023

Featuring daring adventures in the Himalayas, a journey through the fascinating world of art, heartwarming friendships, and an exciting blend of live-action and animation, the Children’s International Film Festival (CHIFF) opens soon! Screening in Sydney (Ritz Cinemas, Randwick) from 27 May – 12 June 2023, the CHIFF program features 21 Australian premiere titles and one retrospective feature tailored to young filmgoers aged from 3 years old and up. The 2023 festival line-up includes films in English, as well as a two French films with English subtitles. Festival Director Thomas Caldwell said, “The high quality of contemporary cinema and television for…

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Events, Food

ICE CREAM SENSATION LITTLE MOONS OPENS WORLD’S LITTLEST ICE CREAM PARLOUR TO WELCOME NEW FLAVOUR, GOLDEN BLOND CHOCOLATE

May 17, 2023

Celebrating how the best things come in little packages, Little Moons will be giving Sydneysiders free samples of the new flavour at their ‘Little Shop’ this week. Little Moons – the viral UK mochi ice cream brand that flew off Australian shelves and amassed a cult following in 2022, has officially brought a new flavour to Aussie shores, Golden Blond Chocolate. To celebrate the launch, Little Moons is opening the world’s littlest ice cream parlour in Sydney’s Kensington Street, serving up bite sized ice cream from another world from a shop no bigger than a suitcase. On May 19-21 2023…

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For Mums, Parenting, Playgroups

Celebrating mums who volunteer in the eastern suburbs

May 15, 2023

It’s National Volunteering Week, which is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering and recognises the vital support that millions of volunteers provide to their communities. Here in the Eastern Suburbs, there is an inspiring team of mums who volunteer their time to run Bondi Beach Playgroups, a not-for-profit community playgroup operating at 3 venues in the Waverley Council area. The group is supported by Waverley Council with financial grants and venues, but all activities of the group are conducted by volunteers. The volunteers are all dedicated to creating inclusive and welcoming spaces for families to connect and play. They turn…

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Events

Koojay Corroboree 2023

May 12, 2023

Celebrating Aboriginal ceremony, tradition & culture The Randwick Council, in conjunction with the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council, holds the annual Koojay Corroboree on Coogee Beach to launch Reconciliation Week. This year the event will be held on Friday 26 May 2023 from 11am-1pm. The sands of Coogee Beach will come to life as Aboriginal Dancers perform traditional and contemporary dance in an event where Australia’s First Nations People interact with the Dreamtime through dance, music and storytelling. The Corroboree is held during National Reconciliation Week; a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and…

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Events, Health & Wellbeing

Chemical Clean Out

May 11, 2023

Safely dispose of any unwanted household chemicals found in your kitchen, bathroom, laundry, garage or garden shed by taking them to the Chemical CleanOut event. Dispose of any unwanted, out of date or leftover household chemicals found in your kitchen, bathroom, laundry, garage or garden shed safely by bringing them to the Chemical Clean Out event. This is a FREE service for all residents of NSW where you can drop off: Solvents and household cleaners Floor care products Ammonia based cleaners Fluorescent globes and tubes Car batteries Motor oils, fuels and fluids Paint and paint related products Pesticides and herbicides…

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Inspiration, Kids, What to do

Splish splash! A lot more fun on its way at DRLC!

May 10, 2023

Next summer will be made all the more sweet with a new and improved splash park right here in Randwick City. Construction kicks off on Monday 8 May to create a new place for kids to play at the Des Renford Leisure Centre (DRLC). “We are excited to transform the current toddler pool area into a new place for family fun and adventure for the children of our community,” said Mayor Dylan Parker. This $1.5M project comes as part of Council’s continued effort to deliver upgraded open space facilities to its residents. The colourful new splash park will delight young…

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Kids, Parenting, What to do

Young Hoopers basketball classes!

May 9, 2023

If you’re looking for basketball classes for your children, then Young Hoopers is for you! Young Hoopers provides fun, fast-paced basketball classes for children aged 4 to 14 years old while building their coordination, teamwork and confidence through basketball. The Young Hoopers concept was developed while the founders were playing and coaching overseas. They saw programs doing a much better job of engaging young players in the game and providing both a much stronger basketball foundation for young players that incorporated a greater range of basic hand-eye coordination, motor-skills and cross-sport training methods. Aiming to fill this gap in the…

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Events

“Harry Potter: A Yule Ball Celebration” to make its Australian debut in Sydney this winter

May 5, 2023

Step into a unique celebratory gathering that only the Wizarding World can inspire at Paddington Town Hall ‘Have you ever dreamt of attending the Yule Ball?’ This winter, you are invited to the unique celebratory gathering, Harry Potter: A Yule Ball Celebration, coming to Australia for the first time on July 7, 2023. Following successful tours through Milan, Montreal, Houston and Mexico City, it’s now Sydney’s turn to enjoy an evening full of festivities as the interactive experience brings its magic to Paddington Town Hall. Launched by Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment and Fever, the leading entertainment discovery platform,…

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Inspiration, What to do

TREAT MUM TO FREE NESPRESSO COFFEE & OPI MANICURES THIS MOTHER’S DAY

May 4, 2023

To celebrate the launch of its most colourful coffee machine yet, Nespresso is treating Mums and Mother-figures to a complimentary coffee pamper experience this Mother’s Day weekend, on 11th May 5pm-8pm, 13th May 11am-3pm and 14th May 11am-3pm. Simply head into David Jones stores to receive a complimentary colourful OPI manicure and café-quality coffee made with the Vertuo POP, Nespresso’s most colourful and affordable Vertuo machine yet. The colourful partnership between Nespresso x OPI presents a menu of six, bright nail lacquers to choose from, each matched with one of the six new colourways of the Vertuo POP range: Nespresso’s…

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Events, Inspiration, What to do

‘Retail Therapies’ in the Sydney CBD

May 3, 2023

Shopping in the city has never felt so good! Vicinity Centres has reinvented ‘Retail Therapy’ and it’s your last chance to experience these wellness-inspired activations. Up until this Sunday 7 May, visitors can experience three unique and multisensory wellness therapies on offer – fractal therapy, chromotherapy and sound therapy – for free at the QVB, Galeries and Strand Arcade. All therapies have been created in partnership with sensory experts and positive psychologist, Dr. Tim Sharp (aka Dr. Happy). Customers can gaze upon a soothing kaleidoscopic light show, immerse themselves in colour therapy inspirations, and experience the relaxing and energising benefits…

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