Multicultural kids present Wizard of Oz to celebrate 20 years of the Children’s Festival

The Sydney-based Children’s Festival organisation will give everyone a lesson in cultural harmony when children from many different cultural backgrounds perform their version of Wizard of Oz on 3 June.

The occasion is the 20th anniversary celebration of the creation of the multicultural Children’s Festival in Sydney. “Whilst over these years we have faithfully portrayed cultural diversity through our on-stage performances, this year, to celebrate our success, we want to show the unified spirit of our children in this mass performance,” said founding president Thuat Nguyen.

He added that the 20th anniversary fundraising concert promises to be a spectacular entertainment program with performances by over a dozen children’s groups from various cultural communities, including Indigenous, coming together to re-tell the story of The Wizard of Oz in a multicultural setting. The show will be presented by 150 children from various communities and nationalities.

“The Wizard of Oz is a story about mateship, self-empowerment and a diverse group of people helping each other as they journey together. It embodies the spirit of the Children’s Festival—Play together and live in harmony,” said Mr Nguyen.

“This is not just about diversity and harmony this is about giving young performers an opportunity to learn about stagecraft, acting, playing to a theatre audience. Many of these young people are extremely talented and could certainly go on to work in the performing arts,” he added.

The concert also features an international costume display and will be truly a very special occasion where families can enjoy a fantastic show while contributing to a great cause.

The concert will be presented at the Revesby Workers Club, 2B Brett Street, Revesby, between 4pm and 6pm on Sunday, 3 June.

A new Children’s Festival will be staged this year in Campbelltown in August and the 20th annual festival in Bankstown will be held in September.

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Source: http://www.theindiansun.com.au/2018/05/29/multicultural-kids-present-wizard-oz-celebrate-20-years-childrens-festival/

Record uptake of Active Kid vouchers

Fantastic to see parents taking advantage of sports program to help get kids active, says NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

More than half a million parents in NSW have downloaded an Active Kids voucher since the program launching on 31 January, proving the programs overwhelming success.

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she was thrilled that parents were using the opportunity to download their $100 voucher to cover the cost of sports and active recreation fees.

“It is fantastic to see mums and dads taking advantage of this program to help get their kids active,” Ms Berejiklian said.

So far more than 500,000 vouchers have been downloaded since Active Kids launched 31 January which is a phenomenal result. More than 315,000 vouchers have been redeemed, meaning a collective saving of $31 million in sport registration fees for parents.

“We know the cost of kids sport and activities can often stretch the family budget. Active Kids is one of the ways the NSW Government is easing cost of living pressures on parents,” she added.

Sports Minister Stuart Ayres said parents can now register online with Service NSW to receive their $100 voucher to provide to their approved sport or physical activity club or organization.

“If we can change the habits of many kids, get them off their devices and out in the sunshine and kicking a footy or playing a sport they love then we are helping to give young people a healthier start in life,” Mr Ayres said. “Almost 9,000 sport and activity organizations have already registered, and we expect a range of sports to continue to sign-up across the state. Along with traditional sports, there are physical activities such as swimming, dance lessons, athletics, Scouts and PCYC that parents can use their vouchers on,” said Mr Ayers.

“Active kids are healthy kids and as long as their program is more than eight weeks long and involves a moderate to strong degree of movement—it will qualify,” he added.

Parents have until 31 December 2018 to claim and use their voucher.

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Source: http://www.theindiansun.com.au/health-lifestyle/