Free events and activities for parents and babies, toddlers and school aged children in the Wollongong and Illawarra area.
Disclaimer: The details of each event are subject to change and may be weather reliant. Please contact individual event holders prior to attendance to confirm details. Some events require pre-booking.
Every Thursday during school term.
Venue: Shellharbour City Library & Museum
Address: Cnr of Cygnet & College Avenue
Shellharbour City Centre NSW 2529
Ages: 0 -18 months
Cost: FREE. Bookings essential for these sessions.
Venue: Crown Street Mall
Address: Crown Street Mall
Wollongong NSW 2500
Ages: All ages
Cost: FREE!
Hang Out: Every Tuesday and Wednesday through school holidays, 1 - 5pm / Late Night: Every Thursday and Friday through school holidays, 3.30 - 7.30pm
Venue: Wollongong Youth Centre
Address: 85 Burelli S
Wollongong NSW 2500
Ages: 12 - 18 years
Cost: FREE
See Library website for various locations, dates, and times
Venue: Wollongong City Libraries
Address:
Ages: 5 - 18 years
Cost: FREE and Paid options
Venue: McCabe Park, Wollongong
Address: Church Street
Wollongong NSW 2500
Ages: Suitable for: Families and children
Cost: FREE
Venue: Shellharbour & Kiama
Address:
Shellharbour & Kiama NSW
Ages: All learner drives must have 40 or more log book hours.
Cost: FREE (inc. driver reviver stop snacks & McDonald’s voucher on completion)
Venue: KIama City Council
Address: 41 Burelli Street
Wollongong NSW 2500
Ages: Learner drivers
Cost: FREE
24hr Health Line
1800 022 222
Poisons Information
13 11 26
Parent Line NSW
1300 130 052
Medicare
13 20 11
Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Helpline
1800 882 436
Australian Breastfeeding Ass.
1800 686 2 686 222
Tresillian Help Line
1300 272 736
Mental Health Line
1800 011 511 (24 hours, 7 days)