3-4 DEC Helensburgh Girl Guides Christmas Tree Sale Buy a real tree on Friday, 3 December (2-8.30pm) and Saturday, 4th (8am until sold out). 6ft trees from $75, cash only. Helensburgh Girl Guides Hall, 4 Chippendale Place.
4 DEC Wollongong City Council Elections Voting is compulsory if you live in the Wollongong Local Government Area. Pre-poll voting will be from 22 Nov to 3 Dec. Voting is for Lord Mayor and the 4 Councillors for Ward 1. Visit elections.nsw.gov.au
4 DEC Biker’s Toy Run The Toy Run features a convoy of riders from motorcycle clubs of the Illawarra who round up and deliver gift donations as they ride from Shellharbour to Crown Street Mall Wollongong. Donate gifts for kids to the City of Wollongong Giving Tree until Dec 4, or give online via Vinnies and Anglicare. More info on Council’s ‘Christmas in Wollongong’ web page.
8-9 DEC Timbermill Extravaganza Open studio weekend showcasing the resident artists’ works, free, 10am-5pm at Bulli’s Timbermill Studios
12 DEC Austi Village Carols in the Carpark This year, due to Covid, Austi Anglican Church is having Carols in the Carpark (from 6pm, 49 Moore St) rather than by the Sea. They hope to be back on the beach for Carols by the Sea in 2022.
14 DEC Gingerbread Fun 4-5.30pm. Get your family together and have some Christmassy gingerbread fun at Thirroul Library. Bookings essential via Eventbrite. The library is open to fully vaccinated community members. Regular programs are unavailable but will resume in the new year.
16 DEC Need a Feed Christmas Party Each year this awesome local charity holds a party for people in need of food and connection. 9-11am, at McCabe Park. Want to help? Email shaz@needafeed.org
18 DEC WorkLife Coledale Christmas Market 10am-4pm, with everything from wreaths to ceramics, fine jewellery and local artisan wares.
18 DEC Santa Fire Truck Run Courtesy of Station 325 Fire + Rescue NSW, Santa will be riding around in his big red truck, delivering lollies to children lining the streets of Helensburgh and Stanwell Tops, follow @2508mag for more route details in December
18 DEC Combined Carols in the Burgh 6-9pm, carols start from 7.30pm at Helensburgh park, corner Park Ave and Blackwell St (behind Tradies).
22 DEC Xmas Twilight Market 2-8pm, find unique gifts, art and craft in the grounds of Coledale Public School, 699 Lawrence Hargrave Drive.
