Maroubra Archives

All Randwick City beaches reopen for swimming in time for the weekend

October 21, 2024

Coogee, Clovelly, Maroubra, Malabar and Gordons Bay beaches will reopen to the public from Saturday 19 October 2024. The five beaches, located in the Randwick City Council Local Government Area, were closed to the public during the week after thousands of ball-shaped tar debris was found. Transport for NSW Maritime today issued the all-clear for beaches to reopen saying the ball-shaped debris is not highly toxic to humans. Early morning inspections conducted today by Council’s Environmental Health Officers identified small quantities of debris still being washed ashore, much less than first appeared on Tuesday. Randwick City Council has been in…

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Community, Education, Free

CPR demonstration

August 21, 2024

Join the local Randwick council Lifeguards for an essential CPR demonstration presented by the skilled Randwick City Councils Beach Lifeguards at the Eco Living Festival. This session will cover the basics of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), including techniques for adults, children, and infants. Expect hands-on practice, life-saving tips, and a Q&A session to ensure you feel confident in emergency situations. Learn how to act quickly and effectively to save lives with expert guidance from our experienced lifeguards. Randwick City Councils Beach Lifeguards are renowned as a highly skilled dedicated workforce responsible for ensuring the safety and enjoyment of our community and…

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Community, Events, Free

2024 Eco Living Festival

August 13, 2024

This year the Eco Living Festival is being held at a new location at Broadarrow Reserve, Maroubra Beach in combination with the Maroubra Beach Markets offering a unique day of sustainable living and local shopping including: Eco Living Festival highlights: interactive workshops on sustainable living green product stalls showcasing the latest in eco-friendly innovations expert talks on reducing our environmental footprint bike-powered smoothie making bike valet EV display volunteer’s village nature play for kids eco-prizes and more! Maroubra Beach Markets attractions: unique handmade crafts and artisanal goods vintage records and fashion fresh local produce and gourmet food stalls original homewares…

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Events, What to do

Maroubra Beach Markets this August

July 22, 2024

The new markets will include high quality products, including fresh produce, artisan food products, fashion, homewares, crafts, plants, flowers, art, and a variety of vendors selling hot foods. The markets will be held on the first Sunday of the month. Maroubra Beach Market is a new monthly food and goods market featuring more than 100 stalls. The new markets will be held at Broadarrow Reserve and will include a selection of high quality products, including fresh produce, artisan food products, fashion, homewares, crafts, plants, flowers, and art. There will also be onsite dining areas and a variety of vendors selling hot…

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Inspiration

Exhibition: Lunch for the Trades

July 5, 2024

‘Lunch for the Trades,’ is a sculptural feast by Ruth Downes in which an array of mixed-media ‘lunches’ employ the specific materials and tools of a particular trade. This cafeteria-style spread celebrates the often neglected work of the trades while playing with the language of modern cuisine. There is a huge diversity and unexpected beauty in these materials, a beauty that can transcend their utilitarian function. This sculptural feast also addresses consumption in an age where food is as much about looking as eating. Our obsession with food as entertainment has led to the creation of meals tailor-made to satisfy…

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For Mums, Health & Wellbeing

Pain relief and relaxation with a hot stone massage

July 3, 2024

The very appearance of a hot stone massages makes it synonymous with rest and relaxation. And for good reason. Quickly recognizable by the assortment of basalt used during the session, the smooth black volcanic rocks are integral to the massage and are heated before being pressed against a person’s back with either a Swedish or traditional Thai technique. The hot temperature provides temporary pain relief while the massage technique improves blood circulation and flexibility. The experience has been beneficial for many and is used widely as a form of complementary and integrative medicine (CIM). The strategic use of temperature as…

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Events, School holidays

Maroubra Beach Markets, on the first Sunday of the month.

June 30, 2024

The new markets will include high quality products, including fresh produce, artisan food products, fashion, homewares, crafts, plants, flowers, art, and a variety of vendors selling hot foods. The markets will be held on the first Sunday of the month. Maroubra Beach Market is a new monthly food and goods market featuring more than 100 stalls. The new markets will be held at Broadarrow Reserve and will include a selection of high quality products, including fresh produce, artisan food products, fashion, homewares, crafts, plants, flowers, and art. There will also be onsite dining areas and a variety of vendors selling hot…

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Events, Food

Farmer & Son Fresh Produce Markets on McKeon St

June 19, 2024

Farmers & Son will be at Maroubra Beach Markets on the 1st Sunday of the month, then at McKeon Street Plaza for the remaining Sundays of the month. James Duffell has been selling his family’s produce at Farmers’ Markets in Sydney since 2015 and has since expanded the business to include wholesaling to some of Sydney’s best restaurants, as well as retail home-delivery services and more. Farmer & Son now sells not just their own peaches, apricots, oranges, grapes and sugar plums from their own orchards, but also fresh produce from other farms across NSW and are proud to support…

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Events

MAROUBRA BEACH MARKETS ( Postponed to June 2 2024 )

May 4, 2024

This event has been postponed due to wet weather forecast The new scheduled day is: SUNDAY 2 June , 8am-2pm Broadarrow Reserve, 310 Fitzgerald Ave, Maroubra Maroubra Beach Market is a new monthly food and goods market featuring more than 100 stalls. The new markets will be held at Broadarrow Reserve and will include a selection of high quality products, including fresh produce, artisan food products, fashion, homewares, crafts, plants, flowers, and art. There will also be onsite dining areas and a variety of vendors selling hot foods. Marketgoers looking to shop sustainably can enjoy a section dedicated to vintage and recycled…

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Events

South Maroubra Ocean Swim

April 26, 2024

Stretch out the season with the annual South Maroubra Ocean Swim. South Maroubra Surf Life Saving Club hosts one of the final Sydney swims of the season, with all entry fees contributing to the purchase of vital lifesaving equipment required by their volunteer lifesavers. This year’s event 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 8 years and above, followed by the 1km and 2.5km swims open for 12 years of age and above….

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