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Koojay Corroboree 2023

12/05/2023

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

11/05/2023

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 Dispose of any unwanted, out of date or leftover household chemicals found in your kitchen, bathroom, laundry, garage or garden shed safely by bringing them to the Chemical Clean Out event.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!

10/05/2023

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!

09/05/2023

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

05/05/2023

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

04/05/2023

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

03/05/2023

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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Inspiration, What to do

Declutter your wardrobe and win 14-day rack rental at Venla Bondi!

02/05/2023

Is your wardrobe bursting at its seams? Need to clear up space in your wardrobe, or make some cash? Go in to draw to win a 14-day rack rental (valued at $245) at VENLA BONDI to declutter your wardrobe! We at VENLA BONDI are curious about how The Eastern Suburbs community recycles fashion. As you know, fashion waste is a MASSIVE problem in Australia! Australians are one of the highest consumers of textiles in the world, purchasing 56 items of clothing yearly per person. More than 200,000 tons of clothing and textiles end up in landfill every year and most…

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Events, Inspiration

Paddington Morning Music Concerts for 0-6 year olds and their grown-ups!

02/05/2023

Morning Jazz Tales Concert 9 May Mini Musica is so excited to be swinging back to Paddington Uniting Church this May. Get ready to tap, twirl, click or clap along to a morning filled with upbeat swing jazz and blue grass tunes. When you think of jazz, violin is not the first instrument that comes to mind. Join Phoebe Haselden and Andrew Scott for a swinging and bubbly time as they share the infectious toe tapping sounds of jazz violin with accordion and piano. Andrew Scott is an exhilarating performer, talented arranger and formidable composer. Having graduated from the preeminent…

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Events, Inspiration, What to do

The Other Art Fair is back and bigger in 2023!

30/04/2023

The Other Art Fair, the leading international art fair for independent artists, is excited to announce the Artist List for its upcoming autumn Sydney edition. The list of over 130 features a diverse group of emerging and established Australian-based artists who – as always – will be on hand at the fair in May to chat about their art and buy directly from. The Other Art fair continues its mission to reframe art, and how it’s enjoyed; offering a fair that’s inclusive, evocative, and inspiring, with a vibrant programme of features, workshops, immersive installations, DJs – and a fully stocked…

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