By ANNA USHER

Mosman Collective publishes a regular Council Roundup, highlighting latest community information provided by the local council. Here’s what’s happening over the next few weeks.

Young residents aged 18 to 25 are invited to join the Mosman After Dark Youth Crew, a new group aimed at amplifying youth voices and shaping community events.

The initiative seeks to engage young people in creative planning and hands-on involvement in local programs. Crew members will meet monthly for an hour to brainstorm ideas, contribute to event development and collaborate on youth-focused initiatives.

One of the first events the Youth Crew will support is Library Laser Tag, a free evening event on 28 November at Barry O’Keefe Library, featuring laser tag, retro gaming, food and beverages.

Youth Crew expressions of interest are open via the website.

Street Party

Business and local performers are getting behind an evening activation at Mosman Junction, giving residents and visitors a chance to take over the streets at night.

Middle Head Road will come alive on Saturday 25 October, from 5pm to 9pm, for a Festival Street Party, to be followed on Sunday 26 October with a community concert, from 11am to 4pm, featuring a special performance by the Royal Australian Navy Band.

Street Party will feature food, live music and entertainment for all ages, including the chance to try out some circus skills workshops, get sparkling glitter tattoos, free hair styling and braiding for kids and much more.

Festival Street Party is proudly funded by the NSW Government’s Open Streets Program in association with Mosman Council.

Children’s Fair

Mosman’s highly popular annual Children’s Fair is taking place on Tuesday 28 October this year, with plenty of playful learning and outdoor fun for young children under school age and their parents and carers.

Face painting, carnival rides, animal displays, storytelling, crafts, sensory play and the ‘Bubble Man’ will be on hand in Mosman Village Green, from 10am to 12pm, to help Celebrate Children’s Week with a joyful morning made just for toddlers and preschoolers.

Halloween Vibes

Halloween celebrations will be in full swing in Mosman on Friday 31 October.

Council has approved a temporary road closure of Holt Avenue, between Spofforth Street and Bardwell Lane, as trick-or-treaters bring increased pedestrian activity to the area during Halloween celebrations.

A special Cinema Under the Stars event in Mosman Village Green will have a Halloween theme. The outdoor movie screening on 31 October starts at 7pm, with pre-movie entertainment preceding the film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Mosman Art Gallery is hosting its inaugural Mosman Art Gala, a black-tie evening raising funds to support youth and seniors programs, education initiatives, and exciting new exhibition projects, with a Halloween afterparty to follow the main event.