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Join Paint Cumberland REaD's Poppy the Possum and Cumberland City Council for a special reading of The Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young and Heath McKenzie at The Friendship Garden to celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime 2023.
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Date & Time
Wed 24 May 2023 to Wed 24 May 2023
10:15am to 11:30am
Ages
Children 0 to 5 years and their families
Cost
Free
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Friendship Garden - Auburn Centre for Community
44A Macquarie Road, Auburn
Event Organiser
Community Event
For more information contact Bethannie Robinson, Children's Coordinator using the details below.
bethannie.robinson@cumberland.nsw.gov.au
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Acknowledgement of Country
Cumberland Council acknowledges the Darug Nation and People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Cumberland Local Government Area (LGA) is situated and pays respect to Aboriginal Elders both past, present and future. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples of Australia. Cumberland Council also acknowledges other Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living in the Cumberland LGA and reaffirms that we will work closely with all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to advance reconciliation within the area.