What to do Archives

Sydney Fringe Festival Announces Art Festival at Sydney Place

15/08/2023

Sydney’s vibrant new dining and lifestyle precinct, Sydney Place, will host a month-long arts and culture festival in celebration of its official opening, in partnership with Sydney Fringe Festival produced by The Runaway Collective. From 1 September, Sydney Place will come alive with a series of interactive art installations and retailer activations, and on 9 September for one-night-only, they’ll host an exhilarating evening of live entertainment, theatre, immersive art and delicious food and drink offerings at the Sydney Fringe Block Party. Throughout the month of September, Sydney Place will be transformed into a living gallery with a captivating occupation by…

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Events, Food

Taste in the City

14/08/2023

Sydney’s most loved food, wine and lifestyle festival is popping up at the Pav during Father’s Day weekend. Grab a seat at the Celebrity Chefs Kitchen Led by Colin Fassnidge, Mindy Woods & Jason Roberts – the trio will take you through your paces, cooking up delicious meals that can be replicated at home. Get back to foodie basics at the inaugural outdoor Fire Kitchen Led by Adam Roberts – a true fire master – alongside, chefs Colin Fassnidge & Jason Roberts, expect delicious meats and vegetables cooked up over an open flame in the great outdoors. Women In Australian…

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Kids, School holidays

WELCOME TO FIRST NOTES MUSIC, AND WHY I LOVE WHAT I DO

13/08/2023

Hello and welcome to First Notes Music. Presumably, you’re here because you’re interested in music classes for your youngster, or you heard about Music Enrichment and want to know more! I’m here to shed some light on both, and help your child build a healthy and happy relationship with music. I decided to start this blog to help share ideas, information and tips to parents who might be interested in getting their child involved in a music class, or to learn how music can benefit their growth and development. First Notes Music was founded in 2019 after I started working…

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Events, What to do

National Science Week 2023: check out these events

07/08/2023

National Science Week is a yearly celebration of science and technology. From 12 to 20 August, you can get involved in online and in-person events, workshops, virtual tours and more. Here are some events taking place that all the family can enjoy. Science of nature community open day Learn about urban ecology with free activities for all ages at Sydney City Farm. Biodiversity experts will introduce you to local wildlife and demonstrate how to support biodiversity in the city. You can sample bush foods, make a native bee habitat, plant flower seeds, take part in a seasonal scavenger hunt and…

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Events, Parks & Playgrounds

Celebrate National Science Week at Centennial Park with Science in the Swamp!

05/08/2023

Once again, Sydney kids and their families are invited to immerse themselves in a FREE scientific discovery as Science in the Swamp returns to Centennial Park. The day is jam-packed with interactive stalls, live shows and hands-on experiments carefully curated by parklands educational team. This year’s event will feature more than 30 activity stations, the chance to learn from real-life scientists as well as a NEW and exciting addition to the event, the Ask A.I. Science Show, an interactive experience designed to spark young imaginations and explore the future of scientific discovery. Ginger, the incredible life-sized roaming dinosaur. A pop-up…

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Parks & Playgrounds

Construction begins to make McKeon Street Plaza permanent

01/08/2023

Construction is underway at Maroubra Beach to transform a temporary public space into a new plaza providing a permanent space for people to gather and meet, Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker announced today. A section of McKeon Street was closed to cars in October 2022 to trial a temporary public space, supporting nearby businesses and activated with programmed activities such as farmer markets, live music and outdoor movie screenings. “We received overwhelming positive feedback throughout the trial and I’m very pleased we are now making the McKeon Street Plaza permanent, creating more space for people to gather, walk and play,” said…

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Parks & Playgrounds, Pets

Dog off-leash parks in the Sydney city Council area

28/07/2023

Exercising regularly has benefits for both you and your dog. Our off-leash parks are perfect if you want to get outdoors with the furriest member of your family. Taking your pet outdoors to a dog-friendly space is important, especially in inner-city areas with high-density dwellings where dogs don’t have much space to exercise. Regular off-leash exercise in designated off-leash parks helps dogs relieve boredom and release pent-up energy. It may also reduce unwanted behaviour such as excessive barking. Outdoors exercise also benefits owners with dog parks bringing people together. Dogs are welcome at many different parks in the City of…

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Kids, What to do

Mini Makers Club

27/07/2023

Mini Makers Club is a fun filled program for school-aged children held once a month at each Woollahra Libraries service point. Each session is designed to provide a fun way to learn about science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, and runs for just under an hour. Bookings are required. This program is run during school term only. If a school holiday period overlaps with dates Mini Makers Club will not be held. Watsons Bay Library – first Wednesday of the month 4.00pm Paddington Library – third Tuesday of the month 4.00pm Woollahra Library at Double Bay – third Thursday of…

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Events

Cambridge Markets’ Family Friendly Winter Market is back for 2023!

24/07/2023

The Ultimate Winter Market EQ is BACK! This family friendly event will be held on Sunday August 6th at the Entertainment Quarter, Moore Park, from 10am-3pm. Featuring more than 100+ stalls bringing fashion, art, craft, homewares, kids’ goods, candles, gifts, food and more to this brilliant location. There will also be a bounty delicious global food to suit all tastes, live music, and plenty of activities for kids. Like all Cambridge Market’s other markets, this will be carefully curated to bring the best of NSW small businesses to this huge event. At the Ultimate Easter Market EQ, find all natural…

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Events, Inspiration

CITY2SURF JUST WEEKS AWAY

23/07/2023

The world’s largest fun run will return to the streets of Sydney on Sunday 13 August, with the 2023 event now just a few weeks away. With just weeks left until tens of thousands of runners will take to the world-famous 14km course between the CBD and Bondi Beach now is the perfect time to sign up and start training. Over 50,000 runners have already committed to being on the start line in August, with great support for the 2023 event. Martin Mashford, Regional Director for The IRONMAN Group Oceania, organisers of the City2Surf, is encouraging runners of all abilities…

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