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Great Southern BioBlitz 

Join us for the biggest bioblitz event across the southern hemisphere!

24-27 October

Casual shooting basketball

Casual shooting is a chance for you to work on your basketball skills, meet new people or play a social game. $7.50 per person.

Check our social media channels for weekly availabilities

Casual table tennis

We are here to serve up some fun!

Available 7 days a week

Aussie Bird Count

Count the birds that are counting on by becoming a part of the nation’s largest annual citizen science event!

20-26 October

Bankstown Men’s Shed Inc

A place where men can meet up, share and learn new skills and enjoy each other’s company

Every Monday to Wednesday, 8am-2pm

Knitting group Padstow

Join one of our popular knitting groups and enjoy the company of like-minded craft-lovers.

Mondays, 9.30-11.30am

Justice of the Peace Service Lakemba

JP services are available at Lakemba Library on Mondays. Please call the branch library to confirm.

Monday, 10-11.30am (excluding public holidays)

Chinese classical poetry - Cantonese

Bookings are essential

Monday, 10am-noon (during school term)

Community Event

Older Women’s Network Greek Group

Group open for all female community members. Exercise class, dancing and outings scheduled

Weekly on a Monday, 10-11.30am

Community Event

Learn folk dances from all around the world from a professional teacher

Every Monday, 10am-noon

Community Event

Bankstown Dementia Carers’ Group Inc

Come along to our dementia carers’ drop in centre for fun activities, meet other carers and connect

Second, third and fourth Monday of each month (except Public Holidays), 10am-2pm

Knitting group Chester Hill

Join one of our popular knitting groups and enjoy the company of like-minded craft-lovers

Monday, 10am-noon, and Saturday, 10.30am-12.30pm (during school term)

Create and fascinate

Make your own fascinator headpiece for Melbourne Cup season in this FREE workshop for Seniors.

Monday 27 October, 10am-noon

Get ready for big school Riverwood

Give your child a head start to kindergarten.

Monday, 10-11am (during school terms)

Get ready for big school Lakemba

Give your child a head start to kindergarten.

Monday, 10-11am (during school terms)

Mahjong club Earlwood

Mahjong is a fun game that helps keep your brain active and improves your memory and stimulates your mind.

Second and fourth Monday of every month, 10.30am-12.30pm

Show me the movie Campsie

Join us for FREE movie screenings at our libraries.

Monday 28 July, 11am-1pm

Chair yoga Lakemba

Would you like to participate in yoga but have challenges getting up and down from the floor?

Monday, 11.30am-12.30pm (during school term)

Mahjong club Campsie

Mahjong is a social game that keeps your brain active, improves memory and stimulates your mind.

Monday, 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30-3.30pm, Thursday, 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30-3.30pm (during school terms)

Book a librarian Riverwood

Bookings required for a 30-minute, one-on-one session with our library staff to help you with your computer and information needs.

Monday and Thursday, from 2pm

After school fun Earlwood

Our libraries have a great range of after school activities, events and services available to benefit everyone

Monday, 3.30-4.30pm (during school terms)

After school fun Earlwood

Our libraries have a great range of after school activities, events and services available to benefit everyone

Monday, 3.30-4.30pm (during school terms)

After school fun Chester Hill

Our libraries have a great range of after school activities, events and services available to benefit everyone

Monday, 3.30-4.30pm (during school term)

First Nations Youth Group

Come along to meet and hang out with other local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people while connecting to culture

Mondays, 3.30-5.30pm, during school term (closed public holidays), for 8 weeks from 20 October to 15 December 2025.

English Conversation Groups Bankstown | Pre-beginners

Make new friends, while learning to speak more English

Monday, 4-5.30pm (during school term)

Homework help Lakemba

We have professional tutors available to help students from Years 2-10 for FREE with homework and assignments

Monday, 4-7pm (during school term)

Book a Librarian Padstow

Do you need help using technology?

Mondays 4-5pm and Fridays 11am-noon

Help with reading Bankstown

Help with reading is designed to help students in Years 1 to 6 improve their reading skills and confidence by reading aloud to volunteers

Monday, 4-6pm (during school term)

Help with reading Greenacre

Help with reading is designed to help students in Years 1 to 6 improve their reading skills and their confidence, by reading aloud to volunteers.

Monday and Thursday, 4-6pm (during school terms)

Justice of the Peace Service Riverwood

JP services are available at Riverwood Library on Monday and Friday every week. Please call the library to confirm.

Mondays, 5-7pm and Fridays, 1-3pm

Great Southern BioBlitz 

Join us for the biggest bioblitz event across the southern hemisphere!

24-27 October

Casual table tennis

We are here to serve up some fun!

Available 7 days a week

Casual shooting basketball

Casual shooting is a chance for you to work on your basketball skills, meet new people or play a social game. $7.50 per person.

Check our social media channels for weekly availabilities

Grandparents Day at Sefton Golf Course

Celebrate with us!

Tuesday 28 October, 7.30am-noon

Bankstown Men’s Shed Inc

A place where men can meet up, share and learn new skills and enjoy each other’s company

Every Monday to Wednesday, 8am-2pm

Book a librarian Bankstown

You can Book-a-librarian for 30-minute one-on-one sessions to help you with your computer and information needs.

Tuesdays, 10am-noon, and Thursdays, 2.30-4pm