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Not quite up to Olympic standard but still want to participate in some friendly swimming races? Join Randwick and Coogee Amateur Swimming Club today and every Saturday at Wylies Baths. Registration starts at 8.15am. Call...

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Join the Centennial Parklands rangers for a night-time walk and see the park’s nocturnal residents and hear stories about their night-time adaptations. Bookings are essential so please call 9339 6699 or go to www.cente...

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Open to all seniors with a connection to Waverley, the popular storytelling project ‘Remember when…’ continues this year. Participants will be helped by experienced storyteller John Hockney to develop their stories...

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Today at Paddington Library kids can decorate their own eco-friendly carry bag with paints and stencils. They can also see the duckling eggs at the library, which could hatch before their very eyes. For more information ...

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Join the rangers at Centennial Parklands for a morning of treasure hunting, boat floating and parrot spotting. Go in fancy dress, join in the games and then make your own pirate flag to take home. For more info go to www...

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Join Olympic gold medalist Libby Trickett on this 55km charity walk that starts at Warwick Farm racecourse and visits all Sydney tracks on the way to the Children’s Hospital, Randwick. For more info and to donate visit...

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Welcome anglers, danglers and wranglers to September and the first spring edition of Fish ‘N’ Tips. I hope you all faired winter well and managed to wet a line at least a few times and caught yourselves a tasty feed ...

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It’s the question many of my ilk dread: Daddy, can you teach me how to surf? Gulp. What the f**k do I know about surfing? You see, I am English, born and raised in the north-west of the country where ‘goofy&#...

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A word of advice: if a friend asks if they can tell you a secret, don’t be too quick to say yes, despite your intrigue. For whatever reason, a number of my friends and acquaintances assume that I am some kind of vault ...

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Figbirds are vocal, active birds, a little bit bigger than Noisy Miners. They occur throughout the Sydney region wherever there are fruits to eat, particularly figs. Centennial Park, Hyde Park and the Royal Botanic Garde...

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