What to do Archives

Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff

29/09/2022

What is it? Garage Sale Trail is Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff, dedicated to helping you extend the life of your stuff and find the ultimate pre-loved gem. In 2021, over 200,000 Australians hosted a garage sale or shopped the Trail. Together, they extended the life of over 1.5 million kgs of stuff saving these items from landfill and maximising the value of all the energy and resources that goes in to making the stuff we buy. It’s the circular economy in action! This year you can sell, shop and learn on the Garage Sale Trail with the Trail Tutorial…

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Inspiration, Parks & Playgrounds

McKeon St Plaza opening

28/09/2022

Come along to the opening of the project, called ‘Heart of the ‘Bra, McKeon Street Plaza’ on Saturday 8 October 2022. Kicking off with a Welcome to Country and speech from Randwick Mayor Dylan Parker to officially open the McKeon Street Plaza and ribbon cutting. The Cirkus Bizurkus will start with 2 hours of Cirkus Skool! An interactive playground for kids (and adults, if they so please) to connect with their senses, discover their hidden talents and invoke their magic! There will be face painting and roving entertainers adding to the party vibe throughout the day. And for the finale,…

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Events, Food

UK ICE CREAM TIKTOK PHENOMENON, LITTLE MOONS, LANDS DOWN UNDER

27/09/2022

L Belgian Chocolate & Hazelnut, Vegan Passionfruit & Mango and Honey Roasted Pistachio mochi available exclusively in Woolworths Little Moons – the mochi ice cream brand which became a viral phenomenon on TikTok and the UK’s fastest growing ice cream brand – has officially arrived Down Under. Launching with three of the brand’s most popular flavours, Vegan Belgian Chocolate & Hazelnut and Vegan Tropical Passionfruit and Mango are now available to buy exclusively from Woolworths, with Honey Roasted Pistachio soon to follow. Little Moons mochi ice cream has been flying off the shelves across the UK since its explosion on…

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Events, School holidays, What to do

Family Fun Day at NSW Parliament House

25/09/2022

Visit us at Australia’s oldest Parliament as it opens its doors for Family Fun Day, an open day packed with free, fun activities for families with children aged from 4 to 12 years. This year’s highlights include: • a cartoon workshop with the award-winning illustrator and cartoonist Eric Lobbecke • Vote for me! A voting exercise with the NSW Electoral Commission • an opportunity for you to have a say in our mock committee hearings. There will be many other activities on offer, including craft, tours of our historic chambers, roving musicians and more…! (You may even get to meet…

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Events, School holidays, What to do

Bondi Pavilion, What’s on

22/09/2022

OPENING WEEKEND The Pav is back! Celebrate with us all weekend, 23–25 Sep. Every corner of the Pavilion will be filled with art, music, film, tours and workshops for you to explore. Bliss out to a vibrant selection of local voices. Hear roaring stories from local surf legends in the Yalagang Room, then attend a Dharawal language workshop for families and kids. Book in for a guided architecture tour or wander through the Waverley Art Prize exhibition. With over 40 events across 3 weeks, there is something for everyone at the Pav. Everyone’s invited so make sure you check out…

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School holidays, What to do

Share Our Space, Local schools open gates to the community these school holidays

20/09/2022

Share Our Space is a program that reflects our commitment to ensuring that everyone has access to quality outdoor facilities during school holidays. Our schools are designed to be welcoming and inclusive and the Share Our Space program helps us go even further in ensuring that everyone can benefit from these facilities. The program provides an opportunity for community members to use our school’s outdoor facilities during holidays for a wide range of activities, from sports and recreation to cultural events and celebrations. In addition, the program helps to build stronger ties between our schools and the broader community. By…

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Events, School holidays, What to do

Spring awakening: Eat, shop and play at Sydney Streets

20/09/2022

7 local neighbourhoods transformed into traffic-free destinations. Across 7 Saturdays this spring, you’re invited to get outdoors and celebrate Sydney’s unique neighbourhoods. For 1 day only, we’re stopping the traffic in Surry Hills, Pyrmont, East Sydney, Redfern, Haymarket, Glebe and Potts Point. These neighbourhoods will transform into traffic-free areas to walk, shop and dine. Acoustic musicians and roving entertainers will perform throughout the day. zoom_in Summer Streets on Harris Street in February 2022 After a successful pilot earlier this year with Summer Streets, the program is back to get you out and about and enjoy what Sydney’s fantastic…

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Events

SPRING CYCLE, SPRINGS BACK AFTER TWO-YEAR HIATUS

20/09/2022

Let’s Ride Sydney The only time you get to ride on the Sydney Harbour Bridge main deck! The 37th annual Spring Cycle, founded by Bicycle NSW is returning to Sydney after two years of cancellations and lockdowns due to COVID-19. Taking place on Sunday 16th October, the event offers participants of all levels and ages the opportunity to cycle through Sydney streets and take in the city’s most iconic sites, including the world famous Sydney Harbour Bridge. And guess what? You get to cycle across the Sydney Harbour Bridge traffic free. This cycling course is for anyone, any age, any…

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Parks & Playgrounds

Have Your Say about our furry friends at Barracluff Park

17/09/2022

Waverley Council is inviting the community to have its say about providing safe spaces to exercise dogs in Barracluff Park, North Bondi. Bondi is a densely populated suburb with limited green space but has a high number of young families and people with pets who enjoy the park, including the Council’s new playground at Barracluff Park and the green spaces for exercising dogs on-leash. The feedback received during consultation about how the Council can better manage dogs in the park will help inform Council’s approach to achieving a balance between the needs of dog owners, local sporting clubs and other…

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Parks & Playgrounds, What to do

Top things to do in Woollahra this Spring

14/09/2022

Spring is one of the best seasons in Woollahra. The temperature is just right, the crowds haven’t arrived yet and the flowers and trees are blooming. Here are our suggestions for what to do in our local area during this glorious time of year. Admire our jacarandas Our local area is even more beautiful at this time of year as jacarandas paint the streets purple. An iconic part of our landscape, these beauties bloom for only a few weeks each year – so get your cameras out before they are gone again! Read more about the best spots in our…

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