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Mini Makers Club

July 27, 2023

Mini Makers Club is a fun filled program for school-aged children held once a month at each Woollahra Libraries service point. Each session is designed to provide a fun way to learn about science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, and runs for just under an hour. Bookings are required. This program is run during school term only. If a school holiday period overlaps with dates Mini Makers Club will not be held. Watsons Bay Library – first Wednesday of the month 4.00pm Paddington Library – third Tuesday of the month 4.00pm Woollahra Library at Double Bay – third Thursday of…

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Playgroups

Free venue hire trial in Randwick for community groups

July 26, 2023

From 1 July 2023 Randwick City Council will undertake a trial to waive fees for the use of nominated community centres and halls for eligible local community groups. The trial period will conclude at the end of the 2023-24 financial year, or when the total fees waived reaches $25,000 (whichever occurs first). This trial is to assist community groups to hire Council’s community spaces for events, meetings and community gatherings. Information The waiving of fees for venue hire is: For new bookings only, not existing bookings Up to the value of $2,500.00 per community group. This can be made up…

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Events, What to do

Watch the 2023 Word cup Soccer in Heffron Park

July 20, 2023

Bring your friends and family and come on down to Randwick Council’s free live site at Heffron Park to cheer on the mighty Matildas, livestreamed on the big screen! Let’s come together as a community and support our awesome Aussie team as they compete in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.™ This is a great opportunity to celebrate girls and women in sport both here in Randwick City and across the globe. It is free to attend the live site screenings, but booking is essential because spots are limited! You will need to present your tickets…

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Kids, Parks & Playgrounds

Balance bike clinics

July 19, 2023

Kids start on balance bikes and once confident, can move onto pedal bikes. This is an interactive class designed to get parents involved in their children’s learning. Suitable for children aged 3 to 8 years. Bikes and helmets are provided, or you can bring your own. No need to book, just turn up and register with the instructors at the Sydney Park Cycling Centre. Clinics run every Saturday 9am to 11am except public holidays and during our Christmas break. Clinics also held during school holidays. These classes are held outdoors. They may be cancelled if it is raining. Where: Sydney Park…

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Events, Kids, School holidays

Bastille Day Kids’ Painting

July 13, 2023

Come and join for a free kids’ painting session, Sunday 16 July 2023 from 11am to 2pm and celebrate Bastille Day in style! Unleash your inner da Vinci at the La Perouse Museum this Bastille Day weekend. Take part in a free drop-in painting session for kids. This drop-in session is run by artist Niki Koeppl, and kids from 5 years and up are welcome to pick up a brush and paint their masterpiece on the law in front of the La Perouse Museum. There’ll be everything from paper plates to cut-out Eiffel Towers to decorate, so be sure to…

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Eating Out with Kids, Food, School holidays

Kids Eat Free And Holiday Program at the Sheaf

July 5, 2023

The school holidays have finally arrived, and parents looking for ways to keep their little ones entertained need not look any further than the Golden Sheaf, who have curated an exciting lineup of activities and offerings to keep little ones fed and busy throughout the break! Afternoons at the Sheaf are a laid-back, family-friendly vibe, best enjoyed in the dog-friendly heated courtyard shaded by the iconic 80-year-old fig tree. The menu includes rotating weekly food and drink specials (including $10 house-recipe mulled wine Fridays all winter long) and seasonal winter dishes such as slow-cooked beef cheek, vegan mushroom gnocchi and…

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Food

The Best Veggies to Regrow From Food Scraps, No Garden Needed

July 4, 2023

Did you know it’s super easy to regrow many commonly bought veggies and herbs from kitchen scraps? That’s a serious life hack, especially in these rising cost-of-living times! If you’re keen to learn how, join me for this Saturday, July 8, for my free live Regrowing Veggies From Scraps workshop. I’ll show you how to save money and reduce food waste by regrowing veggies and herbs at home. You won’t even need a garden for this one! At the end of the workshop, I’ll host a live Q&A session too, so all your questions will be answered straight away. Please…

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Events, What to do

Community planting for National Tree Day

July 1, 2023

Get hands-on planting native grasses, groundcovers and flowering herbs in Surry Hills. Come along and help enhance the meadow habitat being established along Cleveland Street. We’ll set out 5000 plants including kangaroo grass, barbwire grass and native flowering violets. This will support the local biodiversity including small birds, insect pollinators, lizards and frogs. Prince Alfred Park was originally a grassy Eucalypt woodland, which was developed as government pasture in the 1900s for livestock grazing. A native meadow was started in the area in 2011 as part of the park upgrade. Our community planting will start at 10am and finish once everything…

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Events, School holidays

Winter Book Fair, Woollahra Library

June 29, 2023

The Book Fair is a fantastic opportunity to buy an eclectic range of books from our impressive collection. From back issues of The New Yorker and Vogue to beautiful art folios, bestselling fiction, travel, cookbooks, children’s picture books and more, there is always something for everyone. Come and visit our Winter Book Fair. Browse a great variety of ex-Library fiction, non-fiction and magazines for adults and children. When: Sunday 2 July 2023, 10:00am-4:00pm Where: Woollahra Library, 451 New South Head Road, Double Bay

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Inspiration

LOCAL COMPANY LAUNCHES BUGTACULAR SCHOOL ROADSHOW IN SYDNEY’S EASTERN SUBURBS

June 18, 2023

A Sydney pest control company, Pest2Kill has launched a unique Bug Show, touring local schools to introduce the kids to the fascinating world of entomology. The show is a community engagement initiative spearheaded by Pest2Kill and completely free of charge for participating schools. Mini Entomologists-in-Training will be given the opportunity to learn all about bugs from Pest2Kill’s very own ‘insectlopedia’ and Head of Termite Division, James ‘Jimmy’ Buckland B.Sc. (Env. Bio.). It might seem strange that a pest controller is hosting a show that celebrates living things, but as Jimmy explains to the kids – sometimes you have to control…

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