How quickly the end of year has come around. I hope all our readers have enjoyed reading our varied stories in print and online in 2024. The next year will be, I’m sure, just as interesting and thought-provoking. Also enlightening, with Norrie’s insightful and cutting cartoons.
There are lots of Christmas markets and concerts including:
Alexandria Christmas Concert – December 15, 6-8pm
Hosted by The Listies with performers such as The Sticker Club and Poppy Galactic and the Beat, you can sing and dance and join in the Christmas carols. There will be free activities for kids, a fundraising BBQ by the Alexandria Rovers, food trucks, or you can bring a rug and have a picnic. Buses and trains to Green Square will get you there.
Green Square Christmas Market – December 21, 10am-4pm
Green Square Plaza, 355 Botany Road, Zetland. Run by Cambridge Markets, this is a free event.
Blak Markets at Dawes Pt, The Rocks – Sunday December 22, 10-4pm
Indigenous artists, designers and small business owners will showcase their wares for sale: https://blakmarkets.com.au/event/.
Sydney Festival – January 4-26, 2025
The biggest summer festival in Sydney will be in the New Year with 130 events across Sydney, from the streets to the beach. Programs are available at your local libraries and stores and you can check out free events online at: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/do-it-on-a-shoestring/.
Vigil-Truths will be held at Barangaroo Reserve at 7pm on the evening of January 25. This is a free event, and leading up to the Vigil is Vigil:Gunyah a gathering place at Barangaroo Reserve with a soundscape by Brendon Boney and with various activities over three weeks from January 7 to January 25: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/.
NSW Summer School Holidays start Monday December 23 and end Thursday January 30.
THANK YOU to all our amazing volunteers in 2024, whose talents readers will have to agree are nothing short of true professionalism. Special thanks to Lucy Gleeson for excellent journalism over the last three issues, and Michelle Haywood for intrepid photojournalism and enthusiasm. Big thanks to the SSH working group: Lyn, Louisa, Norrie, Matthew and Andrew. Sincere thanks also to our designer, Rob, who continues to make our pages glow. We look forward to seeing you all in 2025. Also, our best wishes to our regular contributors, advertisers, readers and friends.
Best wishes for the Festive Season and the holidays. I hope 2025 might bring some sanity into our war-torn world and ease the suffering of victims and refugees everywhere.
Until next year,
Pat Clarke
volunteers@ssh.com.au
