Sunday 5 June, 2022
Time:
10:00am - 4:00pm
Boronia Grove Community Centre - 40 Victoria Street, Epping
(Enter along pathway next to Rawson Street carpark).
Free
City of Parramatta Council has redeveloped the Boronia Grove Community Centre into a multi-purpose community space and to celebrate, we are hosting an exciting Family Fun Day event on Sunday 5 June.
This family friendly event will be jam-packed with lots of free activities. Local community members can enjoy a sausage sizzle, arts, crafts and dance workshops and live music organised by City of Parramatta. Get playful with Roll by Nadia Odlum, an interactive artwork commissioned by Parramatta Artists’ Studio in the open space on the grass in Boronia Park and let Chris Dolman’s Wandering Troubadours decal artwork guide you through Epping station.
City of Parramatta Council obtained upgrade grant funding through the NSW Government Stronger Communities Fund, securing the total upgrade investment of $1.95 million in the project. As a result, the community now has access to the following spaces for hire: five meeting rooms, two office spaces, a café space and an art space.
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- 11am
Official Proceedings
Location: Stage in Boronia Park
All DayCommunity Giant Chalk Mural
Location: Forecourt of Community Centre
All DayParramatta Artists’ Studio Workshop - Drawing and sculpture with Linda Brescia
Location: Community Centre - Arts Room
All DayCommunity Centre Sales space
Location: Community Centre - Meeting Room 2
All DaySoft Play and Lego Space
Location: Community Centre - Meeting Room 3
All DayParramatta Libraries - Colouring and story time activities
Location: Community Centre - Meeting Room 4
All DayWandering Troubadours by Chris Dolman
Location: Epping Station
All DayCommunity Sausage Sizzle by Epping Scouts
Location: Boronia Park
All DayAnimal Petting Farm
Location: Boronia Park
All DayDaRoons Coffee Cart
Location: Boronia Park
All DayThe Y - Epping
Location: Boronia Park
All DayEpping Club Stall
Location: Boronia Park
All DayEpping RSL sub-Branch Membership Drive
Location: Boronia Park
All DayParra Pets
Location: Boronia Park
All DayFree Face Painting
Location: Boronia Park
All DayLive Music
Location: Boronia Park
All DayGarden Games
Location: Boronia Park
All DayRoving Entertainers
Location: Boronia Park
All DayRoll by Nadia Odlum
Location: Boronia Park
All DayBike Paths Stall
Location: Boronia Park
All DayCommunity Engagement Stall
Location: Boronia Park
All DaySustainability Corner
(Featuring: See below)
Location: Boronia Park
All DayBring your unwanted and broken bike for reuse and recycling By Revolve ReCYCLING
Location: Sustainability Corner
All DayWaste & Recycling
Location: Sustainability Corner
10:30am – 10:45am / 1:30pm – 1:45pm / 2:30pm – 2:45pmBike Check & Tune Demos by Revolve ReCYCLING
Learn about basic bike maintenance and have your bike checked for FREE
Location: Sustainability Corner
11:15am – 11:30am / 12:45am – 1pmBoomerang Bag Demos
Location: Sustainability Corner
10am – 1pmACTIVE Parramatta
Location: Boronia Park
10:45am – 11:30am11am – 3pm'Memory Pond' Drawing Workshop with Sarah Sen
Location: Boronia Park
11am - 1pmMeet Your Councillors Stall
Location: Community Centre – Meeting Room 4
11am – 12pm / 12:30pm – 1:30pm / 2:30pm – 3:30pmEmbroidery Workshops, By Create With Us
Location: Community Centre – Meeting Room 5
11am – 12pm / 12.30pm – 1:30pm / 2:30pm – 3:30pmTie Dye Workshops, By Creative Kids Co
Location: Boronia Park
12:15pm – 1pm / 2:15pm – 3pmK Pop / Hip Hop Dance Workshop, By iDance Epping
Location: Boronia Park – Front of Stage
10:30am – 11:15amArtist Talk by Chris Dolman
Location: Meet in front of the Community Centre
3:30pm – 4:00pmArtist Talk by Nadia Odlum
Location: Meet in front of the Community Centre
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The Family Fun Day will take place within the Boronia Grove Community Centre and the neighbouring Eastern end of Boronia Park. You can access the Community Centre via the pathway next to the Rawson Street Carpark.
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Don’t forget your picnic rug and pending weather, pack your hat, sunscreen, or umbrella.
City of Parramatta is avoiding single use plastic at the event, so please bring along your bottle and refill at our water refill station. -
Free parking is available for the community at the Rawson Street Carpark, located next to the Boronia Grove Community Centre. Alternatively, you may choose to travel to Epping via train or bus, with Epping Station and Bus Interchange just a short 10-minute walk away.
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The Boronia Grove Community Centre is accessible to those who are mobility impaired with accessible washrooms and accessible access points on both levels. Boronia Park is accessible from both Victoria Street and Rawson Street Carpark. There is an accessible seating / viewing area in front of the stage.
There are limited accessible parking spots located in Rawson Street Carpark – please contact Shelley Broadbridge – Senior Events Officer on 0477 706 382 if you wish to reserve an accessible parking spot for your visit.
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All workshops, entertainment and activities are free. A community sausage sizzle, coffee, beverages and boomerang bags will be available for purchase onsite.
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If you would like to book any of the spaces for use, please make a booking via Council’s Booking Office.
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Only our accessible chair-based yoga class is open for pre-registration. For all other workshops, once you arrive onsite, explore the different activities available and pop you name down. All workshops have limited capacity so arrive early to avoid disappointment.
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If the weather looks inclement, the event will still go ahead in some capacity so bring an umbrella! If the weather is severe, additional programming will be moved into the Community Centre and the event will run at a limited capacity.
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There will be a community sausage sizzle and a coffee cart onsite. There are also numerous food options available in the Epping town centre just a short 10-minute walk away.
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The City of Parramatta continues to manage its events in line with current NSW Health rules and restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
For your own safety at the event, we encourage you to maintain distance where you can, wear a mask where distance cannot be achieved and maintain good hygiene with thorough and regular handwashing.
Any important updates to Public Health Orders and NSW Health Advise will be posted here.
Remember, if unwell, stay home, get tested and isolate.
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Shelley Broadbridge
Senior Events Officer, Civic Events
City Engagement and Experience
PH:02 9806 5262
SMS / Day of Event: 0477 706 382
E: sbroadbridge@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au