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30 Jan - 9 Jul
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Mascot Competition Launch
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Make history at Emerton. Inspire us with your imagination and creativity and help make history at Emerton Leisure Centre by entering our Mascot Competition. We have a very special starfish mascot for our Swim School program that is sadly missing a name, personality and a cause and we need you to help us bring our starfish to life. This exciting competition is open to both individual and group entries and includes two categories. In the first gategory, we are after someone to name our starfish, develop a personality/character and catchy water safety message while the second category is to develop a theme song or poem about our mascot. We are after original and innovative entries that relate to our centre's mission to provide a range of services to the community in a friendly and safe manner that maximises participation in an enviroment that encourages health and wellbeing. If you think that you are up for the challenge contact the centre and enter the competition today, we have great prizes up for grabs including 6 months family memberships and swim gear pack for individual winners or a fun day for 40 people for group entries. Both prizes are valued at $300.00. Enter now to win!! This competition is FREE to enter and closes Friday 10th July at 5pm. Terms and conditions apply. For more information contact the centre. Good luck!!!
The Mount Druitt Historical Society are now in their NEW rooms at 'The Manse'. Please drop in and check out the education facilities in the area and become aware of the area's local history. The Manse's hours are; Monday- 10am-2pm Wednesday- 10am-2pm Friday- 10am-2pm Saturday- 2pm-4pm
Star Mates is an indoor adventure play land designed specifically for children under 5 years to stimulate them physically, socially as well as creatively. Our facilities provide a new environment for children to explore, interact and learn. We haven't forgotten the adults either, to complement the play land we have developed a new balanced menu that has spomething for every appetite. Whether you are grabbing a quick snack, or sitting down for lunch, our cafe has something to surprise and excite the tastebuds. Our play land operates on Monday and Fridays between 9.00am to 2.00pm during NSW School Terms. Pricing Structure: Children 12 months to 5 years $2.50 Children under 12 months FREE Parents FREE Playgroups and mothers groups welcome. Terms and conditions apply. For more information contact Emerton Leisure Centre.
27 Apr - 13 Sep
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Winter Wonderland Family Pass - Only $10
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The weather might be cooling down outside but it's hotting up at Emerton Leisure Centre. Purchase a Winter Wonder Family Pass for just $10* and enjoy our heated pools. * pass entitles 2 Adults and 3 Children entry for the day. This pass is valid from April 11 to September 13 2009
Don't put off your swimming lessons, this is the perfect time to start especially when you have the opportunity to learn to swim with the 2008 NSW AUSTSWIM Small Swim School of the Year. Emerton Leisure centre offers toddlers, children and adults a fully sequenced swim school that provides a broad balanced program of swimming, water safety and survival skills in preparation of a lifetime of safe activity in, or near the water. Our progressive aquatic education program captures the latest teaching methodologies coupled with fun interactive games. Our caring, fully qualified AUSTSWIM instructors progress students through the set stages in our program with particular emphasis on skill acquisition, development and proficiency. You'll be amazed at their progress as you watch them gain in confidence and skill. Emerton Swim School caters for children between 6 months of age to adults varying abilities. Our classes are run all year round in heated water with lessons available throughout the week both in the morning and in the afternoon as well as Saturday mornings. Term 2 commences 28 April and runs consecutively for 10 weeks. Bookings are essential.
Exhibition of established and emerging artists that are exploring the origins of Blacktown through it's historical and contemporary Aboriginal identities. Normal exhibition hours apply
Visit Blacktown Arts Centre this Winter. Black(S)Town is an exhibition of works completed by contemporary Aboriginal artists, inspired by stories of the original Blacks'Town settlement.
Location:
Blacktown Arts Centre 78 Flushcombe Road, Blacktown
The 5th Annual Beggars Banquet is serving up a feast of Stones' Licks. CC Entertainment created the perfect sound that is as good as the real. Commences at 8pm Tickets cost $25 Members and visitors. thing! Be sure to catch their modern take on one of the all time best
Location:
Rooty Hill RSL, Sherbrooke St. Rooty Hill NSW 2766
Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at the RAAF Memorial Park, Mount Druitt this Saturday the 4th of July from 1pm - 4pm.
Play school are coming to Blacktown RSL on Saturday the 4th of July for a live concert. Ticket Prices are $14.20 per person and bookings are essential.
Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at Tregear Reserve, Tregear this Saturday the 4th of July from 9am - noon.
Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at Morgan Power Reserve, Kings Langley this Sunday the 5th of July from 1pm - 4pm.
Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at Banks Reserve, Kings Langley this Sunday the 5th of July from 9am - noon.
Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at Duncan Park, Seven Hills this Sunday the 5th of July from 9am - noon.
Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at the Pied Piper Playground, Seven Hills this Sunday the 5th of July from 9am - noon.
Location:
Pied Piper Playground Beethoven Street Seven Hills
6 Jul
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Blacktown & District Historical Society Inc
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Quest speaker; Shirley Searle- 'Mary Bligh' who has been described as the sauciest, daintiest and most determined little spitfire ever to preside at Government House, was an independent and strong willed woman.Talk at 7.30pm Monthly Meeting to follow . A light supper is served at the conclusion of the meeting.
Location:
Blacktown West Public School, Lancaster St gate entrance, Blacktown
A five-piece band in full 80’s spandex garb, big hair and all! Revisiting the big hit songs of the era, this show is a comically entertaining look at band like Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, poison and Kiss. Commences at 8pm (Adults Only) Members Free visitors $7.
Location:
Rooty Hill RSL, Sherbrooke St. Rooty Hill NSW 2766
The Marayong South Wanders Christmas In July Celebration will be a cruise on Sydney Harbour aboard the Aqua Queen. The cruise features a 2 course meal and a bar on Board. People are asked to dress in a Christmas Theme. Cost is $60 per person with payment by 13th of June 2009. (An easy payment scheme is available.) Bus leaves Cnr Lyton St & Arthur Ave. at 11.30am with a pick up at Westpoint Kildare Rd.
Visit the burial sites of St Bartholomew's and hear the tales of our 'past locals'. Many generations of families are buried there. Come and hear stories of the past. $10.00 per person. Bookings are essential.
Emerton Leisure Centre will host a very special family fun day in celebration of NAIDOC week on Saturday, July 11 from 12pm - 4pm. NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Emerton's family fun day will be filled with a variety of activities including a waterslide and inflatable fun, kids water and dry games, competitions and prizes, BBQ and interactive Indigenous workshops. Normal entry fees apply.
Monthly Meeting will commence at 10.30am, at the conclusion of the meeting our guest speaker,John Robb will speak on 'Hell Hole of the Pacific (Norfolk Island). Visitors are always welcome to attend.
Location:
Prospect History Cottage, Prospect Reservoir Grounds, Reservoir Rd, Prospect
Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at Whitehaven Reserve, Quakers Hill this Sunday the 12th of July from 9am - noon.
12 Jul
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Bushcare Group - Faulkland Crescent Reserve
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Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at Faulkland Crescent Reserve, Kings Park this Sunday the 12th of July from 9am - noon.
Location:
Faulkland Crescent Reserve Faulkland Crescent Kings Park
13 Jul - 18 Sep
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Emerton Leisure Centre Swim School
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New enrolments for Emerton Leisure Centre's Swim School for term 3 will open from 13 July,2009. Term 3 will commence July 27 and run for 10 weeks. Emerton Swim School caters from 6 months to adult age with varying abilities and lessons available Monday to Saturday with morning and afternoon sessions.
Haven’t got time to fit learn to swim Classes in during the school term? Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope can solve you the problem with the Acceler8 program. Kids can improve their swimming technique with a 5 day Intensive Holiday Swimming Program. Aceler8 is perfect for children 6 – 12 years. Cost $11.35 each lesson. It is recommended that a child do at least 5 lessons.
Weekdays 7am – 6 pm Fun Interesting & Challenging school holiday activities for kids aged 5 – 12yrs. Caring and experienced staff. Program includes excursions. Cost per day Goddard Crescent $31. Kings Langley & Blacktown West $23 for first child, $21 for second , $20 for 3rd and consecutive children. Please contact Carmel O’Farrell for bookings and locations
Keep the kids busy this school holidays at Emerton's Holiday Blast! This full day vacation care caters for children 6-12 years and will keep the kids entertained and the parents happy! Children participate in structured sports, games, activities, crafts and get a chance to swim each day. All this for just $16.00 per day! Theme Days: Mon 13-Dance School Tue 14-Fitness Fanatics Wed 15-NAIDOC Day Thur 16-Swim and Survive Fri 24-Kids Choice
10.30am A 90 minute film Paulie is a bird with a lot on his mind and he will tell you any time. Paulie speaks and his talent gets him into trouble all the time he is trying to find his way back to his true love, his first owner, a sweet little girl. Come along and see the adventure of a bird’s lifetime. Tickets are available at the Reference Desk.
Location:
Max Webber Library, Flushcombe Rd Blacktown NSW 2148
12 noon – 4 pm at Emerton Youth Centre a fun fill time that includes a 30 metre Graffiti Wall, Free BBQ, Face Painting, Hip Hop Dance Crew, Art on a large canvas, 3 on 3 basketball, Karate, Aboriginal Contemporary and Krump dance performances.
Entertain the kids at Blacktown Aquatic Centre with our fun filled holiday program for $27 a day. Held Monday 13th., Wednesday 15th and Friday 17th July with a different program each day. Bookings essential.
Location:
Blacktown Aquatic Centre Boyd St Blacktown NSW 2148.
Finding the Terms RTO's, UAI'sGTO's and other carreer options confusing? Yoyur are invited to a free evening for Parents from 6.30pm - 8.30pm on 15th July 2009 to demystify the Carreers process. Guest speakers from Industry, Council Education Sectors and others will answer questions To be held in the Max Webber Library Function Room with Parking available under the Library Building entering from Alpha Street. Please register your interest on 9853 3247 before 7th July 2009.
Location:
Function Room, 1sr Floor Max Webber Librbary Cnr Alpha @ Flushcombe rd Blacktown NSW 2148
Emerton Leisure Centre will be hosting a very special family fun day in celebration of NAIDOC Week. The day will be filled with a variety of activities including: Live traditional Aboriginal and hip hop performance by Liv'en Truth at 12.30pm Aboriginal Art Workshop Traditional Aboriginal Games Information Stalls Waterslide and inflatable fun Kids water and dry games Competitions and prizes BBQ and much more Normal entry fee apply. All activities will be FREE to participate in.
Blacktown Cricket Ass along with Cricket NSW Community Cricket will provide a free Cricket Clinic at Emerton Youth Recreation Centre (EYRC) on Friday 17th July between 2 and 5 pm.
Entertain the kids at Blacktown Aquatic Centre with our fun filled holiday program for $27 a day. Held Monday 13th., Wednesday 15th and Friday 17th July with a different program each day. Bookings essential.
Location:
Blacktown Aquatic Centre Boyd St Blacktown NSW 2148.
Blacktown City Community Theatre is putting on its lastest production 'Rent' by Jonathan Larson. This M Rated show opens on Friday Night 17th July and runs until 25th. July. A matinee will be held on Sunday 19th July at 2pm. Tickets are priced at $25 with a concession ticket of $20. Bookings are suggested for this show to be held in the Blacktown High School's Auditorium.
Location:
Blacktown High School Auditorium 5th Avenue Blacktown NSW 2148
Love country? Well, have we got three of the best young country performers in this country for you! Thanks to her huge win at the 2008 Telstra Road to Tamworth in January this year, 20 year old Jasmine Rae is a brand new talent with a very exciting future. She’s quirky, funny, fresh and,even though she’s small in stature, the Melbourne-based singer has a powerful, classically trained voice that is hard to ignore. Jasmine has recently supported international stars Brookes & Dunn.Morgan Evans and Peter McWhirter will also perform on the night. Be sure to check them out – you will always remember you saw these three young performers first, Live @ The Hill. Show begins at 7.30pm Tickets are only $12 for Members & Visitors (15+).
Location:
Rooty Hill RSL, Sherbrooke St. Rooty Hill NSW 2766
19 Jul
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The Prospect Heritage Trust Inc-Tulkiyan Heritage House & Ku-ring-gai
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The morning will be spent at Tulkiyan. Built in 1913, this is a Federation Arts and Crafts style house, designed by Bertrand J. Waterhouse. The owners were Mary and William Donaldson and their three children. None of the children married: all lived out their lives at Tulkiyan. The youngest child and longest survivor, Miss Margaret Donaldson, bequeathed the property to Ku-ring-gai Council in 1985 for use as a worthwhi community enterprise. After lunch we will meet a representative of Ku-ring-gai Historical Society who will take us on a guided tour of the area. Some of the places we will see are St. John's Church (a Blackett design), the Pioneer Cemetery, the Railway Station, Annie Wyatt Park, and the 1876 Public School, which is the home of the Historical Society. Bookings are essential. $20.00 per person with morning tea being provided ay Tulkiyan. Lunch wil be at Roseville Memorial Club, at your own cost. Bus will depart from the Blacktown City Council car park at 9.30am.
Location:
Blacktown City Council Car Park, Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown
Blacktown City Council's Bushcare program supports local Bushcare Groups to plant locally native plants, remove weeds and improve the natural sorroundings. Come along and join a bushcare Group in a reserve near you. We are looking for new volunteers at Knudsen Reserve, Riverstone this Sunday the 19th of July from 9am - noon.
Fast track your development with the daily reinforcement of your swimming skills at Emerton Leisure Centre's Holiday Splash Intensive Learn to Swim. This 5 day program costs $45.00 and is a fun, beneficial school holiday program. Enquire NOW as spaces are limited.
Lock up your daughters and leave your political correctness at the door! “The World’s Funniest Australian” is heading back into town with all new material, songs and his brand new Dilligaf Café World Tour. Twenty years after he first began flogging cassettes of his risqué versions of other people’s songs to friends, after countless live gigs and millions of album sales, Kevin Bloody Wilson has not only found his niche, he’s grabbed an esky and a deckchair and he’s made himself really bloody comfortable in it! Warning: Not for the faint hearted. Audiences will leave with blushing ears, blown minds and aching sides! Commemnecs at 8 pm. Tickets: $49 Adults Only
Location:
Rooty Hill RSL, Sherbrooke St. Rooty Hill NSW 2766
Goose bumps and tingles...A ghost tour at St Bartholomew's is exactly what you need, but watch out for things that go bump in the night!. Cost $10.00 per person. Bookings are essential.
The No. 1 hits of Elvis in their original style. Expect good bumps as David Cazalét captures the Presley sound from the King’s humble beginning as a shy country boy on the Memphis Sun Label to the worldwide mega star of Hollywood and Vegas. The icing on this cake is the beautiful King in Concert Showgirls who provide glamour and glitz during transitions and era changes throughout the show, keeping the audience spellbound. So, as Elvis once sang “Step right up and buy a ticket. Commences at 8pm. Tickets: $25 Adults Only
Location:
Rooty Hill RSL, Sherbrooke St. Rooty Hill NSW 2766
It's time for serious athletes in Western Sydney to gear up for the 2009, internationally accredited, Westlink M7 Cities Marathon. The 42.195km marathon will start at 6.30am from Ash Road Sports Field, Prestons and will travel along the Westlink M7 shared pathway until Quakers Hill (turnaround point). The Marathon boasts a minimum prize pool of $50,000, thanks to the generosity of naming rights sponsor Westlink Motorway, and support sponsors Fairfield and Liverpool City Councils and Cadbury Schweppes. $80 pp (includes a Marathon T shirt) Must be over 18. Entry forms, course maps information is available from Council.
Come and be a part of another day out. The day always has surprises for you to look at and enjoy. This is always a popular day's outing. You never know it could be down the coast or even out west, so do come along.Tour, morning tea and BBQ lunch included. Cost $55.00. Names with deposit due no later than Monday, July 6. Coach leaves 8.30 am. Friends and neighbours most welcome.
Location:
Pick up from Lyton Street, cnr. Arthur Avenue, Blacktown and Westpoint, Kildare Road, Blacktown.
Don't put off your swimming lessons, this is the perfect time to start especially when you have opportinity to learn to swim with the 2008 NSW AUSTSWIM Small Swim School of Year. Emerton Leisure Centre offers toddlers, children and adults a fully sequenced swim school that privides a broad balanced program of swimming, water safety and survival skills in preparation of a lifetime of safe activity in, or near the water. Our progressive aquatic education program captures the latest teaching methodologies coupled with fun interactive games. Our caring, fully qualified AUSTSWIM instructors progress students through the set stages in our program with particular emphasis on skill acquiisition, development and proficiency. You'll be amazed at their progress as you watch them gain confidence and skill. Emerton Swim School caters for children between 6 months of age to adults of varying abilities. Our classes are run all year roung in heated water with lessons available throughout the week both in the morning and in the afternoon as well as Saturdays.Term 3 commences July 27 and runs consecutively for 10 weeks.
Boot Camp workouts are: the ultimate jump start program! fantastic fitness for all levels, shapes and sizes a great way to burn lots of calories efficient - you work your whole body in a short period of time fun - each exercise is different so you don't get bored easy to fit into a busy schedule designe to get results
Location:
Emerton Leisure Centre, 35 Jersey Rd, Emerton 2770
Boot Camp Cadets is a military inspired exercise program developed specifically for growing bodies. This program will challenge all aspects of your children's health and fitness combining the benefits of one on one training with the camaraderie of group exercise. Boot Camp will run on MOnday afternoons at 5.30pm-6.30pm for 5 weeks commencing 27th July 2009. Spaces are limited and bookings are essential.
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