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Calling all green thumbs!
Community
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Woollahra Garden Awards. All residents, local businesses, school groups and community organisations are encouraged to showcase their gardens - big or small. Entries close 13 September.
Published 29 July 2019
Subscribe, snap and win!
Community
To celebrate the launch of our new monthly e-newsletter, Woollahra News, we’re giving away some great prizes – including a Sydney Seaplanes flight for two! Entries close 22 September.
Published 18 July 2019
Over 1,000 seedlings planted at our 2019 National Tree Day event
Environment
Over 130 volunteers joined us at Lighthouse Reserve, Vaulcuse to celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday 28 July.
Published 16 August 2019
2019 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize finalists announced
Arts & Culture
43 international and Australian artists have been announced as finalists for this year’s Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize and exhibition, which will open 11 October.
Published 14 August 2019
School solar program wins national award
Environment
The 3-council program ‘Solar My School’ has won a 2019 National Local Government Professionals Award in the category of ‘Environmental Leadership & Sustainability’.
Published 14 August 2019
$87,000 of local community and environment grants announced
Community
More than $87,000 in grants have been awarded to 27 local groups and charities to support the important work they do in our community.
Published 5 August 2019
Second Hand Saturday returns 31 August 2019
Community
Registrations are now open to host your garage sale as part of Second Hand Saturday on 31 August.
Published 30 July 2019
Level 1 water restrictions
Environment
What you need to know about level 1 water restrictions.
Published 17 July 2019
Free writing workshops
Arts & Culture
In the lead up to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November, come along to one of our free monthly writing workshops.
Published 10 July 2019
Calling all school kids: help decorate our new garbage trucks!
Community
We have two new waste trucks which we need help decorating, so we’re running an art competition for local school kids around the theme "Choose to Refuse Plastic".
Published 8 July 2019
Street Libraries in Woollahra
Community
Take a book, give a book and share a book at the Rose Bay Cottage and Cooper Park Community Hall Street Libraries.
Published 5 July 2019
4 tips to help you go plastic free this July
Environment
This month more than 120 million people across the world are joining the Plastic Free July movement. Will you join them and choose to refuse?
Published 1 July 2019
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