Published on Monday, 21 June 2021 at 12:29:59 PM
There’s lots of family fun to be had in the Shire of SJ these July school holidays with some great activities and events happening in our community for all ages.
Explore the wonder of Magical Park
Oh no! The robots have lost their heads and some of their limbs. Can you help find their parts and put them back together? Some of them squeak and need a bit of oil it seems. See what you can do and help those robots get back on their feet.
Bill Hicks Magical Park is back these holidays. Use your smart device to help the robots or try one of nine other adventures. Download the free app to activate an exciting and engaging magical world when you enter the magical park’s boundaries. (Mobile data usage applies)
Children under 12 must be supervised.
Date: Visit our Magical Park any time between Monday 5 – Sunday 18 July.
Location: Bill Hicks Reserve, Corner of Portwine Avenue and Plaistowe Boulevard, Byford.
Download the Magical Park app here.
Glenn Swift Storyteller
Join Storyteller Glenn B. Swift as he entertains both children and adults with his unique and fascinating tales.
Glenn is a master storyteller who has an ability to respond to a diversity of cultural and developmental needs in his audience, making him Western Australia’s most in-demand storyteller.
Suitable for children aged 5-8 years. Children under 12 must be supervised.
Date: Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Time: 10am - 11am.
Location: Serpentine Jarrahdale Community Resource Centre, 2 Paterson Street, Mundijong
Contact: library@sjshire.wa.gov.au or 9526 1133
Book your tickets here.
Full STEAM Ahead!
Ahoy there! All aboard for the STEAM Ahead event filled with fun science, technology, and arts-based activities.
- Experiment with coding with our Sphero + and Strawbees robots
- Try your hand at simple sewing, play a game on the Nintendo Switch
- Be inventive with the light box
- Make a battery from fruit and craft a magnetic toy car
- And if you are 13 years and over you can try out the Oculus virtual reality goggles.
Date: Wednesday, 7 July 2021
Time: 10am - 12pm, 1pm - 3pm.
Location: SJ Community Resource Centre, 2 Paterson Street, Mundijong
Two sessions available: 10:00am-12:00pm & 1pm-3pm
Book the 10am-12pm session here.
Book the 1pm – 3pm session here
Seize and Capture
Discover some common birds of prey using clues and meet some feathered flyers.
Shire residents can receive a 50% discount when booking by using the code SHIRESJ002.
Date: Thursday, 8 July 2021
Time: 12.30pm - 3pm
Location: Percy's Park, Mead Street, Byford
For more information or to make a booking, click here.
Game Vault
Game Vault provides the ideal school holiday activity with an amazing gaming experience for bored youth.
The Game Vault is a giant trailer full of TV screens and gaming consoles for young people to enjoy.
Date: Thursday, 8 July 2021
Location: Briggs Park Youth Space, Mead Street, Byford
Registrations essential. To make a booking, click here.
Slime Busters
Become a slime buster and discover how some creatures use slime to help them move or as a defence against predators.
Registrations essential. Shire residents receive a 50% discount when booking by using the code SHIRESJ001.
Date: Thursday, 8 July 2021
Time: 9.30am - 11am
Location: Percy's Park, Mead Street, Byford
For more information or to make a booking, click here.
LEGO Club
Come along and showcase your LEGO building skills at LEGO Club. This activity is suitable for children aged 5+ Children under 12 must be supervised.
Date: Saturday, 10 July 2021
Time: 9.30am - 10.30am
Location: Mundijong Public Library, 10 Paterson Street, Mundijong
Futsal Youth Festival - headspace
The Futsal Youth Festival will bring together young people between the ages of 12 - 25 to play a one day indoor soccer tournament while highlighting the importance of mental health through an active platform.
Register a team, join as an individual player or register as a spectator.
Date: Monday, 12 July 2021
Time: 10am - 4pm
Location: Byford Secondary College, 55 Abernethy Road, Byford
Book a spot here.
NAIDOC Movie Night
Come along to the NAIDOC Movie Night at the Mundijong Public Library, featuring observational documentary, In My Blood It Runs.
The documentary follows 10-year-old Arrernte Aboriginal boy Dujuan as he grows up in Alice Springs.
BYO bean bags and water bottles.
Date: Tuesday, 13 July 2021
Time: 5pm
Location: Mundijong Public Library, 10 Paterson Street, Mundijong
Book your tickets here.
Archery Dodgeball
Join in the fun with Archery Skirmish, a fast-paced activity where paintball meets dodgeball, just without the sting. Suitable for ages 12-18. Registrations are essential.
Date: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
Time: 10am - 2pm
Location: SJ Community Recreation Centre, Mead Street, Byford
Book your tickets here.
Street Olympics
From the creators of Adventure Quest Car Rally these school holidays we bring you the Street Olympics Scavenger Hunt.
Simply download the Mobile Adventures App via the app store here or the Google Play store here and enter the game code 408719283355, register your team and you're off! Follow the Sculpture Trail to unlock tasks, questions, clues and challenges. Street Olympics is on from 5 - 18 July.
Call 9526 1111 for more information.
Youth Drop-In Centre
The Shire’s Youth Drop-In Centre at Briggs Park will be open on selected days during the school holidays.
For more information on times and dates visit the @YouthofSJ Instagram page.
Visit the Library
Mundijong Public Library is open during the July school holidays with some help yourself craft activities for children.
Click here to view open times.
SJ Farmers Market
The SJ Farmers Market is on every Saturday from 9am - 12pm at the Serpentine Jarrahdale Community Resource Centre. Come down and buy local and support local these school holidays. Visit SJ Farmers Markers Facebook page here for more information.
Don't forget to check our out What's On webpage for a full list of events happening in our Shire all year round.
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