Eastern Suburbs Mums

OPPO’s #SelfieServe is Back – After selling out last weekend

18/02/2022

Last chance to score a free ice cream with your face on it After a sold out first weekend with more than 110 litres of personalised ice creams given out, the OPPO #SelfieServe ice cream truck is returning this weekend to treat gelato lovers’ taste buds and their social feed. Smartphone brand OPPO is combining Aussies’ love for ice cream with technology, serving up the coolest dessert selfie. To experience the OPPO #SelfieServe, all Sydneysiders need to do is simply turn up, snap a selfie and score a free ice cream with your face printed on it. Free of…

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Kids, What to do

Youth Art Prize

17/02/2022

The Waverley Youth Art Prize encourages creativity in young artists from across Sydney. It is open to anyone aged between 9 – 18 years old who is living, studying or even simply who plays in Waverley. All artworks are exhibited so that future artists get to experience the joy of exhibiting and see an audience appreciate their work. Young artists also go in the running to receive encouragement awards including art packs and vouchers to attend classes at local institutions such as the National Art School. The Waverley Youth Art Prize responds to a different theme each year. In 2022…

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Parks & Playgrounds

Lyne Park Playground Renewal, have your say

16/02/2022

Woollahra Municipal Council is consulting the local community. Lyne Park Playground is getting an upgrade! Help us make this marquee play space a high quality, inclusive destination for all the children that visit from near and far. Tell us what you want to see in the new Lyne Park Playground via a short survey before Friday 11 March. Lyne Park Playground in Rose Bay is one of our LGA’s most well-loved and used children’s play spaces, given its prominent position on Sydney Harbour and proximity to many nearby recreational and social activities. However, the majority of its existing play equipment…

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Monday's Mum Profiles

Monday’s Local Mum, Julia Orsini

14/02/2022

My name is Julia, I am part of a family unit that includes me, my hubby, Marcus, 2 boys aged 13 and 9 years, a needy staffie called Izzy and all the people I am lucky to be surrounded with who support and love us (you know who you are ☺). I have worked as a play-based Speech Pathologist for 20 years and have owned a private practice for almost 10 years. I actually bought and grew Kids Spot when my youngest was 8 weeks old and when I look back on that time I often wonder how the hell…

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Events

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in The Spot, Randwick

12/02/2022

Over the next few months, The Randwick City Council will be hosting a series of local activations to help bring life and vibrancy back to our town centres. The first will be focussed on The Spot in Randwick, where we’ll be adding a splash of romance for Valentine’s Day on Monday 14 February. Between 6pm – 9pm, there will be live music, as well as the chance to get your photo taken in a romantic setting with your loved one, friend or family. Plus, a few lucky passers-by could receive a beautiful rose, which will be handed out on the…

by jay

Kids, What to do

OPPO launches the #SelfieServe – the Coolest Selfie Around

11/02/2022

Free Ice creams being dished out across Sydney with your face on it With summer in full swing, smartphone brand OPPO is combining Aussies’ love for ice cream with technology to keep us cool. The OPPO #SelfieServe ice cream truck will be touring across Sydney this month, starting from the 12th of February. All gelato lovers need to do is, simply turn up, snap a selfie and score a free ice cream with your face printed on it. With more than 5,000 ice creams up for grabs, the free OPPO #SelfieServe is a delicious treat for your taste buds and…

by jay

Health & Wellbeing

The Rug Cleaning Centre

11/02/2022

New Service In the Eastern Suburbs. We’d like to introduce Eastern Suburbs Mums to our specialist rug cleaning service. If you have kids or pets you might have a grubby rug in need of a good clean. We’ve seen all kinds of stains and have variety of treatments and solutions to remove them. All our cleaning products are safe for children, pets and those with allergies. WHY CHOOSE US? We make it easy for you by coming to your house, rolling up your dirty rug and taking it to our purpose-built cleaning centre. Once there our thorough 10-step process ensures: …

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For Mums, Inspiration

Preparing Your Apartment For The Arrival Of a Dog

10/02/2022

Introducing a dog into your household is equal parts adventure and fear. After all, you want to ensure your new family member is cared for well and has the best possible experience living with you. But, you are also fearful of your furniture, your routines and habits, and your good night’s sleep. In order to make the transition from a no-dog apartment to a dog-friendly apartment, consider some of the tips we outline below. They may help you approach the challenges with a bit less stress, allowing you to get to know your pooch and form a bond that will…

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What to do

House Plant Takeover

08/02/2022

11 February 2022 10:00 am – 05:00 pm Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf Participate in a giant House Plant Takeover of Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf with Woollahra Artist in Residence, Penelope Cain. As part of the House Plant Takeover, Woollahra Artist In Residence Penelope Cain, invites the community of Woollahra to bring in their houseplants and partake in a temporary ‘takeover’ of the gallery during the period 11-13 Feb. Through this we will reveal houseplants from the domestically private sites they normally inhabit, and celebrate people’s relationships with houseplants in this shared community space. Across the last 18 months people have…

by jay

Parks & Playgrounds

Your Say Randwick: New amenities planned for Dunningham Reserve Coogee

08/02/2022

Dunningham Reserve Coogee Amenities Randwick Council is planning to build new permanent toilet amenities in Dunningham Reserve, Coogee to replace the current temporary facilities. The temporary toilets were installed in 2013 following community requests for a return of toilet facilities in the area, after the old toilets were demolished in 2009. The current temporary toilets are not wheelchair accessible or pram friendly, with the nearest accessible toilets located along the lower promenade at Coogee Beach. We would like your feedback to help us ensure we design an amenities building that caters to the needs of our community and visitors. …

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OPPO’s #SelfieServe is Back – After selling out last weekend

Youth Art Prize

Lyne Park Playground Renewal, have your say

Monday’s Local Mum, Julia Orsini

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in The Spot, Randwick

OPPO launches the #SelfieServe – the Coolest Selfie Around

The Rug Cleaning Centre

Preparing Your Apartment For The Arrival Of a Dog

House Plant Takeover

Your Say Randwick: New amenities planned for Dunningham Reserve Coogee

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