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Little Foxes Footy Academy

April 11, 2023

Little Foxes Footy Academy is the only dedicated AFL program in Sydney designed for pre-Auskick training for children aged 2-5 years old. Our program was developed by former Sydney Swan and inaugural GWS Giants AFLW Head Coach, Tim Schmidt. Our program caters for three different age groups (2-3, 3-4, 4-5), so every lesson offers the appropriate level of engagement for your little ones. Our classes are kept small, with a maximum of 10 children per coach and are 45 minutes in duration. Our coaches are passionate about AFL and provide a fun, safe & engaging environment to learn the fundamentals…

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Monday's Mum Profiles

Monday’s Local Mum, Anita Kolni

April 10, 2023

This week we are interviewing Anita Kolni. Anita is a passionate eco entrepreneur and proud founder of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, an annual celebration of Ideas, Art+Music and Actions, showcasing some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the oceans. Anita successfully staged the first Ocean Lovers Festival in April 2019 at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach, as a place providing hope and positive messaging around oceans. The Festival attracted around 15,000 people to mainly free events promoting eco and sustainable practices in a multi-channel showcase of solutions to ocean recovery, cool products, projects and…

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Events, Food, School holidays

Mark your calendar! Ben and Jerry’s are bringing back Free Cone Day

March 28, 2023

Ben & Jerry’s Announce The Return Of Free Cone Day – A Thanks To Their Loyal Fans Ben & Jerry’s bring back the most dough-licious day of the year for the first time since 2019 announcing FREE Cone Day at participating Scoop Stores across Australia on Monday, 3 April 2023. To say thanks to Ben & Jerry’s lovers for their ongoing loyalty and support, the legen-dairy ice cream maker is setting its scooping sights on a chunk-tastic goal to make this Free Cone Day the biggest and best with free scoops available around the country. The annual Free Cone Day celebration…

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Inspiration, Kids, School holidays

Recreational gymnastics, why kids love it!

March 28, 2023

Gymnastics All Stars is a new club providing classes for children aged between 2 and 12 in Ocean Street Bondi. We have both recreational classes ages 5 – 12 and kinder gym classes 2 – 5 years old. As an ex competitive gymnast who trained and taught under the former Olympic coach Andre Rizzo, I was offered a job where I taught gymnastics to every child in various schools and was thrilled to see that every child loved the program. What astounded me however, was the teachers and parents reports of the profound effect on every child’s physical, social and mental…

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Monday's Mum Profiles

Monday’s Local Mum, Nicole Deustch

March 27, 2023

I’m Nicole Deustch, a mum of a two years old boy Jack, expecting my second baby in 2 weeks. I am the cofounder of Markot – Australia’s newest sustainable baby brand. If you are a parent come and check us out as we are disrupting the preloved baby business with a new valet service on preloved favourites! Where and how long have you lived in Sydney’s east? I currently live in Bondi and I have lived in the east for four years with my husband Rob. Three words that describe what it’s like to live in the eastern suburbs? Fun,…

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Inspiration, Kids

National Ride2School Day

March 15, 2023

Ride2School is a nationwide program delivered by Bicycle Network designed to support schools to encourage, empower and enable more students to get physically active on their journey to school. Bicycle Network is a one-stop shop for all your riding needs. You can find all information that you need for riding, from getting started and bike maintenance to keeping up to date with changing road rules from their website. This year, National Ride2School Day will be on Friday, 24th March 2023. In 2022, 370,777 students participated in this nationwide program with 911 registered schools (307 schools participated for the first…

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Events, What to do

Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival

March 9, 2023

A festival jam packed with free activities the whole family can enjoy while making waves for the ocean. The annual Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival is returning to Bondi for the weekend of 18 & 19 March with a jam-packed program of free activities and events for the whole family to celebrate and inspire action for the ocean. Music, art, films, food, talks and market stalls will fill the newly restored Bondi Pavilion with vibrant entertainment for all ages over the weekend. Make an impact by helping clean the beach at the popular Big Bondi Beach Clean, vibe with some of…

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Events, Inspiration

What’s On in Waverley during Sydney WorldPride 2023

February 10, 2023

Waverley Council is presenting a diverse program of events, exhibitions, workshops and activities during Sydney WorldPride – 17 February to 5 March 2023. WorldPride aims to promote and advocate for LGBTQIA+ and human rights around the world, and the waverly council is thrilled to be an official Festival and Venue Partner of this global celebration. Join in the festivities by attending one of the fantastic cabaret performances from Paul Capsis or Reuben Kaye or the night of comedy at the Bondi Pavilion theatre, check out never-before seen photographs from Australian gay artist and activist David McDiarmid at the Bondi Pavilion…

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Events, Inspiration, Parks & Playgrounds

Summerama 2023

February 10, 2023

Looking for some summer magic? Bring your friends and family and join Summerama for a fun day of free activities and live music. From Treasure Hunts to Clothes Swaps and learning how to help the ocean. Get ready for a Summerama like no other! From free activities, live musicp, photography competitions and creative workshops through to treasure hunts, nature walks and beach clean ups, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! These community led and Council events will help you get out and about, take action and appreciate our gorgeous local environment. Join these Summerama activities to celebrate our beautiful environment and…

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Inspiration, What to do

The Sit. South Bondi

January 18, 2023

Welcome to ‘the Sit, You are invited to join every Saturday at 6.30am to Sit, Breath and Connect. The facilitators of’the sit provide an enriching start to your weekend by facilitating a very easy to follow 20 minute meditation session. Perfect for beginners of first-timers – but also welcoming experienced meditators as we share the group wisdom and space together. Come and enjoy this opportunity to connect with self, with each other and to nature. A very practical and accessible approach to connection and taking some time to turn off the autopilot and the challenges of day-to-day life, and instead…

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