Randwick Archives

New outdoor gyms open at Snape and Barwon Park

16/03/2023

Two new outdoor gyms are now open for everyone to enjoy! The new gyms are located at Snape Park in Maroubra and at Barwon Park in Matraville. “These new facilities are part of Council’s continued commitment to providing more access to free, outdoor recreation opportunities for the community,” Mayor Dylan Parker said. “It’s great that the new outdoor fitness stations cater to a range of fitness levels and abilities – these are spaces for the whole community!” Creating more spaces for the community to participate in sport and recreation, particularly older people, is a key focus of Council’s Open Space…

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Inspiration, Kids

National Ride2School Day

15/03/2023

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

Marine and Coastal Discovery Program 2023

10/03/2023

Marine and Coastal Discovery Program 17 – 20 April 2023 The Marine and Coastal Discovery Program’s expert guided activities help us all learn how to protect, conserve and enhance Randwick City’s unique coastal and marine environments in a safe and fun way. The program supports families and groups of friends in coming together and learning together. The program’s activities include: rockpool rambles Rips and tide talk coastal bird tour cultural tour bushcare for beginners whale talk & craft Conditions Children under 16yrs must have a parent or adult guardian in attendance during the activity. Parents and adult guardians need to pay….

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Inspiration

Randwick Council 2023 Women’s Art Prize winners

08/03/2023

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Randwick City Council is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 Women’s Art Prize. This year, depictions of cats, creatures and quality time have taken out the top spots. The annual Women’s Art Prize spotlights the creativity and talent of women and brings members of the community together to celebrate the unique contribution that women make to our City. In addition to the Local and Youth categories, this year saw the introduction of a new Open category, which broadened the scope of competition entries to include women who have a special connection to…

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Events, Kids

The Spot Festival

06/03/2023

The Spot Festival is back this year on Sunday 26 March 2023 from 1pm until 8pm! Held at the intersection of St Pauls Street and Perouse Road, Randwick. The Spot Festival has grown to become a favourite in the Eastern Suburbs event circuit, and is Randwick’s biggest free outdoor festival held in March each year. Enjoy the end of summer at The Spot Festival – a splendid multicultural celebration of culture, food and live music. There are plenty of stallholders to peruse through, free kids activities on offer and cultural performances to enjoy. Entertainment Line up There will be plenty of…

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Events, Inspiration

Yarra Bay Family Fun Day

23/02/2023

Randwick Council is hosting Yarra Bay Family Fun Day! All members of the community are invited to attend a family-friendly celebration of Yarra Bay at Bicentennial Park, Yarra Bay (near the Sailing Club) on Saturday 4 March, 11am-3pm. “We are delighted to be hosting this event to highlight our community’s love of Yarra Bay – it has to stay,” said Mayor Dylan Parker. “It’s a special part of our City and we support the local residents in preserving the unique beauty and heritage of the local area.” “The Family Fun Day is all about celebration and showing our love for…

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Parks & Playgrounds

Alison Park Playground Upgrade

22/02/2023

Randwick City Council is upgrading the playground at Alison Park, Randwick. Following consultation with the community last year where the Randwick council learned more about how you use the park and your ideas for the upgrade, The Randwick council has come up with two concepts and needs your help to decide which one is the best for Alison Park! Both concepts use highly durable equipment, specially designed for Aussie playgrounds to allow kids of all ages to run, jump, climb and slide. OPTION 1 View Nature feel concept plan and artist impression Nature feel with all-timber equipment. The feature play…

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Events

Randwick Pride and Coogee Beach

09/02/2023

Presented as part of Sydney WorldPride Pride Amplified and Rainbow City 2023 Join the Randwick community on the 18th February for a fantastic afternoon of live music and entertainment by Kaleidoscope Dream. Featuring some fabulous drag queen performances, come down to the Coogee Rainbow for a chance to take a photo with a drag queen and a grab a free scoop of ice cream! The event will be hosted by Julie McCrossin AM, with speeches to be held at 2.30pm and feature a Welcome to Country from the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council, speeches from Cr Dylan Parker the…

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Health & Wellbeing, Parks & Playgrounds

5 off-the-beaten-track walks in Randwick City

01/02/2023

With summer in full swing, the coastal walk can get pretty crowded. To steer clear of crowds and go off the beaten track , we’ve found five lesser-known areas for you to put one foot in front of the other. Take the stairs If you’ve spent anytime in Coogee, you’re well aware of how hilly it is. Regular exercisers are familiar with the South Coogee stairs near Cairo Street, but they can get crowded. Yet just further south is another (albeit not as long) set of stairs that you can tackle with fewer crowds. Find the top of them at…

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For Mums, Inspiration

2023 Women’s Art Prize opens for entries

28/01/2023

The 2023 Women’s Art Prize is now open for entries! “Each year Randwick City celebrates International Women’s Day with this inspiring art competition, celebrating women in Randwick City. “This year, I’m particularly excited by the new category, which opens the competition to women who may not currently live, work or study within the LGA, but have a special connection to Randwick,” said Rafaela Pandolfini, Deputy Mayor of Randwick. The annual competition is a special opportunity to shine a spotlight on women’s creative talents and to bring like-minded members of the community together to celebrate the unique contribution that women make…

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