Randwick City Council supports, coordinates and evaluates the provision of accessible high quality services to meet the diverse needs of children, families and women within the Randwick area.
Parenting workshops
The Council has collaborated with local community service providers and neighbouring Botany Bay and Waverley Councils to develop a comprehensive program of parenting workshops. These workshops are either free of charge or require participants to pay a low cost fee to attend. The dates and topics (calendar) for 2011 can be accessed via the following links:
Parenting workshops February - June 2012 (pdf 252 kb)
We believe the calendar will meet the many and varied needs of parents, grandparents and carers of children in our community.
Formatted as an A3 wall poster for ease of photocopying, the calendar contains other useful information including:
- a list of websites providing parenting advice; and
- access to community organisations which provide a range of services across Eastern Sydney.
Copies of the calendar are also available at Bowen Library, Randwick Branch Library, Malabar Community Library and Randwick Council Customer Service Centre.
International Women's Day 2012
You are invited to participate in Council's 8th International Women's Day Community Art Competition and Exhibition. This successful community event is organised to celebrate International Women's Day and highlight the invaluable contribution to our community by women in Randwick City.
The competition is open to all females over 12 years of age living, studying or working in the Randwick City. Competition guidelines and entry form are available from the International Women's Day page of the website.
Domestic and Family Violence
The Eastern Suburbs Domestic Violence network is comprised of workers from the Eastern Suburbs area including government and non-government services who are involved in the wide spectrum of the Domestic and Family Violence sector. This includes workers from Police, Local Councils, Women's Services, Clinical and therapetic specialists, lawyers, policy makers amd community services, youth workers, and culturally specific services. The network aims to share information, improve service delivery and work collaboratively to eliminate violence against women.
Community Education projects run by the network include
- LoveBites
- 16 days of Activism to eliminate violence against women campaign
- White Ribbon Day 25th November
- Stop DV Day 1st December
- DV Doesn't Stop For Christmas brochure - which includes information about the increased incidents of domestic violence during the christmas period and where you can access help during this time.
This network is open to services and workers who work with women and children in the Eastern Suburbs who are experiencing the impact of Domestic and Family Violence. Randwick Council is a member of this network which meets monthly in the Maroubra Senior Citizens Hall.
For further information contact Community Project Officer- Children/Family/Women PH: 9399-0886
Vacation care
The Council, in partnership with MASK (Malabar After School Kare) offers nine weeks of vacation care programs for children aged 5 to 12 years in the Kooloora Community Centre, Malabar, and is involved in organising community events such as Children's Week.
Online resources
A comprehensive list of local community services for children, families and women can be found in the LINCS Community Information Directory.
Kids world contains further information about the range of services and activities for children and families offered by the Randwick City Library Service.
Information directory
The Council's information directory, Children, families and women's services directory, provides information on services to assist children, families and women. For further information contact us.
Childcare services
A comprehensive list of child care services can be found in the LINCS Community Information Directory. Enter the word 'childcare' in the search field for a comprehensive list of childcare facilities available in your area.
Council can also provide you with up-to-date information about local childcare services. Please contact us.
Council also operates Moverley Children's Centre.