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Anzac Day Coogee Dawn Service 2023

April 23, 2023

Anzac Day is a National day of remembrance and commemoration. Commemorative services are held each year at dawn, the time of the original Gallipoli landing. The Coogee Anzac Day Dawn Service is produced in collaboration with the Coogee Randwick Clovelly RSL sub-branch, and will be held at 5.30am on Tuesday 25 April at Goldstein Reserve, Coogee. The service will be livestreamed on Randwick Council’s Facebook. The service will include a Welcome to Country, prayer, laying of wreaths, Last Post bugle call, a minute’s silence, the New Zealand and Australian anthems and also the National anthem sung in Dharawal language, and other special musical…

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Waverley Anzac Day 2023 Dawn Services.

April 23, 2023

Waverley Council and the Bondi Junction/Waverley RSL Sub-Branch invite you to Waverley Park Cenotaph on Tuesday 25 April for our community Anzac Day service. Please join us at 7.45am as we gather to mark the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing on 25 April 1915 and to honour the service and sacrifice of our veterans. Anzac Day is a time to pay our respects to the servicemen and women who have helped defend our freedoms so that we can live in a free and democratic society.We also acknowledge the Frontier wars and the loss by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples…

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Events, Health & Wellbeing, Inspiration

RUN SWIM COOGEE AQUATHLON

April 20, 2023

RunSwim Coogee Aquathlon is a brand new event hosted by Coogee Surf Life Saving Club together with our partners Randwick City Council and major sponsors. Those who entered our inaugural RunSwim Coogee event in May 2022 just loved the concept, the route and the overall experience. Join us for our next event in May 2023! Take the challenge at this epic coastal event. RunSwim Coogee Aquathlon is an important community, fundraising and charity-based event and with limited registrations, is expected to sell out fast. All proceeds from the event go towards maintaining vital lifesaving equipment and services on the beach to…

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Events, What to do

Surry Hills Play Day

April 17, 2023

Join the local community whether you’re a local resident or just visiting the area, come and experience the magic of play in Surry Hills, for an exciting and fun-charged Play Day—the grand finale of our month long celebration of play in Surry Hills on Sunday 30 April 2023 For one day only, we will be taking over Shannon Reserve with hands-on activities, local business collaborations, live entertainment, kids workshops, market stalls, food and much more!! Kids can join cardboard heroes Box Wars to build their own village where they set the rules, while adults can chillax on a bean bag…

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Events, School holidays

The South Maroubra Ocean Swim

April 15, 2023

The South Maroubra Ocean Swim is an annual event at Maroubra Beach. The South Maroubra Ocean Swim is organised by the South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club and is a vital part of the fund-raising activities of the Club, where entry fees contribute to the purchase of vital lifesaving equipment required by our volunteer Lifesavers. This year’s event Sunday 23th April 2023 features three race courses, 500m, 1km and 2.5 km. Each course will commence and end at the south end of the beach. The first event for the day is the 500m swim for ages 9 to 12. …

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Movies in the Park

April 14, 2023

Waverley Council is excited to launch Movie Nights in the Park, a free community event for the whole family to enjoy. This is also an opportunity to Meet the Mayor Paula Masselos & Councillors. Grab your picnic rug, blanket or low-lying chair and come to one or all of our Movie Nights in the Park this April and May throughout Waverley. Saturday 22nd April: Shrek – Varna Park Saturday 29th April: Kung Fu Panda – Waverley Park Saturday 20th May: Despicable Me – Bondi Park / Pavilion Saturday 27th May: Madagascar– Kimberley Reserve Free popcorn, gelato and face painting! You’re…

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Events, School holidays, What to do

MEET THE MAKERS: THE ICONIC ROCKS MARKETS EMBRACES NEW ARTISANS

April 14, 2023

The rocks MArketsThe Rocks Markets celebrates Sydney’s best makers with weekend taster event featuring local food, art, homewares, live music & workshops. A true icon of Sydney, The Rocks Markets is undergoing a refresh, with new makers and artisans joining original vendors to bring the best bites, live beats and local crafts to this historic harbourside spot. To welcome in the new home of originality and creativity, The Rocks Markets is celebrating with a community taster event, Meet the Makers, on the 15 & 16 April, where Sydneysiders can enjoy a weekend of celebrations. Locals can shop for unique arts and…

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Events, School holidays, What to do

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: MACQUARIE CENTRE TO COMMENCE SEARCH FOR ITS FIRST EVER KIDS’ ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER

April 11, 2023

Calling all kids ready to step onto the stage or into a studio – as well as stage mums and dads who are sure they have a talented tot or pre-teen! Sydney’s Macquarie Centre is set to launch its search for a future TV superstar with a real reporting role on offer as part of an incredible prize worth $10,000. Commencing Friday 14 April and running for 10 days, Macquarie Centre will host live auditions for primary school aged kids, in a purpose-built studio space with the camera really rolling. In a role inspired by decades of breakfast TV entertainment…

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Events, School holidays

ROFL (Rolling on the Floor Laughing) with the Listies!

April 8, 2023

Hilarious, ridiculous fun for your kids that will have the whole family in stitches. ROFL sees The Listies tackle the most terrifyingly tortuous family situation of all: BEDTIME. Rich, the exhausted parental proxy, is trying to get an early night while his hapless, hopeless housemate, Matt, deploys every trick in the book to stay up late. Featuring toilet paper cannons, a real life Cowasaurus, lullabies of doom, detachable legs, a panoply of puns, and possibly too many Aldi gags. Rich, the exhausted parental proxy, is trying to get an early night while his hapless, hopeless housemate, Matt, deploys every trick in the…

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Events, For Mums, Inspiration, School holidays

Mum Jokes: Jessica Rowe in conversation with Lara Mulcahy

April 6, 2023

Journalist, author and mental health advocate Jessica Rowe shares her new book Mum Jokes. The ultimate antidote for the stresses of modern family. Proving once and for all that mothers can be funny, Jessica Rowe’s new book Mum Jokes is a collection of family-friendly witticisms that are much smarter and genuinely far funnier than Dad jokes! Join Jessica Rowe for a night of light-hearted conversation and laughter as she talks to entertainer Lara Mulcahy about motherhood, embarrassing your kids and the supreme value of comic relief. A great night our with your mum, parent friends and anyone needing a good…

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