Woodberry

We know Woodberry by the sound of sticky fingers on school hall chairs at 9:30am on a Tuesday. We know Lawson Avenue like it's a second driveway because that's where Woodberry Public School opens its doors to MyTime Woodberry and a small army of carers who double as snack negotiators and Lego referees.

Back in the day Playgroup NSW listed MyTime Woodberry as a weekly Tuesday session at 9:30am — and a term planner even showed it running into TERM 3 2025, 9:30–11:30, at Woodberry Public School on Lawson Avenue. As Playgroup NSW notes, MyTime is "a parent‑focused support group for carers of children needing higher levels of care (0–18 years)." Translation: we come for the community, we stay because someone else knows how to calm the meltdown we forgot to foresee.

Our morning routine is specific and endearingly unglamorous: arrive, sign in, angle for the sunlit corner of the hall, pretend we haven't brought four different snacks for every possible allergy, and exchange the exact same advice about sleep routines that none of us can follow. If you want an insider contact, Playgroup NSW still lists registration details (1800 171 882 and playgroupnsw.org.au) — for when you finally admit you need backup.

There isn’t much local scandal in the files — no coups on the council, no bakery wars — which suits us fine. If you're after late-night bars, boutique everything, or a dramatic weekly farmers' market, Woodberry will probably bore you. If you dislike small people and the kind of quiet, relentless domestic heroism that involves remembering hat day, this is not your postcode.

Who does love it here? Carers who need a safe, structured space and a sympathetic nod. Families who appreciate a school hall that becomes a community hub. People who want the sort of neighbourhood where someone brings extra bandaids and you all know which parent has the best emergency snacks.

Yes, we roast ourselves. But also: we keep showing up on Lawson Avenue, Tuesdays at 9:30 — and that, frankly, is our version of civic pride.