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OUT & ABOUT – September 2026

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Welcome to Spring, readers, and very welcome it is. In Australia, Spring is calendar-based from 1 September until 30 November. The meteorological date for...
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OUT & ABOUT – August 2026

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Happy birthday to Out & About, as the column is 12 months old this month. I hope you are still enjoying reading about and...
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South Sydney Uniting Church prepares to welcome community back

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South Sydney Uniting Church on Raglan St, Waterloo, has...
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OUT & ABOUT – July 2026

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NSW Winter School Holidays 6 July to 17 July...
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Out & About – June 2026

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Counterpoint Community Services National Volunteer Week Awards 2026 I was...
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Community left wanting more after underwhelming 2SER town hall meeting

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Reduce, reuse and rummage!

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Surry Hills actor Jared Gerschwitz steps into My Inner Child

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OUT & ABOUT – May 2026

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Out & About – April 2026

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Big ideas and fresh energy for local journalism

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Sydney’s growing love affair with pinball

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Australian players make their mark in the complex world of Go

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Bold as brass

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Out & About – March 2026

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Organic produce at supermarket prices, without stepping inside a supermarket

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Out & About – February 2026

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NCIE brought smiles to children this Christmas through its annual Toy Drive

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Kevin Kelly and the bodhran – a life in rhythm

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Out & About – December 2025

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Help distribute the SSH

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Out & About – November 2025

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Out & About – October 2025

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Weave Youth & Community Services awarded federal funding for new program

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Out & About – September 2025

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Out & About – August 2025

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The Battle for Waterloo – a resident’s perspective

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Volunteers’ News – July 2025

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Culture

No bull, Seamus is big hit

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Stage One Relocation – cassette tapes, costumes and letting go

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Chippendale’s leading innovator – Bella Bain and the power of asking ‘why?’

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Volunteer driver wanted – join the SSH team!

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Maroubra’s Claudia Hastings dances into her dream role in CATS

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Forum sparks dialogue on crime, cohesion and response

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Volunteers’ News – June 2025

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Community spirit shines at 19th Counterpoint Volunteer Awards

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Food & Drinks

Billy and crew at the Abbotts Hotel

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Art

More than pets – portraits of love

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Volunteers’ News – May 2025

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Festivals

Surry Hills showcases its best on a warm autumn day 

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Volunteers’ News – April 2025

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A ministry concludes

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Volunteers’ News – March 2025

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Summer on the Green despite the rain

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Ambour Hardware – closing up shop

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Volunteers’ News – February 2025

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Transfigured Night

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Volunteers’ News – December 2024

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The Birdman of Glebe

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Ambour Hardware – end of an era

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Transforming the streets of Surry Hills

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First Peoples

Warrior on the water – 25 years of maritime training and support

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