About the dilly wanderer

The Dilly Wanderer brings child development activities and interactive learning & play to Children in the Wollondilly. The project is funded by the Department of Communities and Justice. 

The Dilly Wanderer is a Free mobile community information service run throughout Wollondilly Shire and visits 16 villages, including Appin, Bargo, Buxton, Bingara Gorge, Camden Park, Douglas Park, Menangle, Oakdale, The Oaks, Picton, Tharawal, Tahmoor, Thirlmere, Warragamba, Wilton and Yanderra.

The Dilly Wanderer is a great way to meet new people, participate in children’s activities and find out more about local services with the children’s activities and toys being the soft entry point. The Dilly Wanderer supports young families, single parents, Aboriginal families and local communities. 

The Dilly Wanderer is part of the Targeted Early Intervention (TEI) Framework which has a primary focus working with children from 0-5yrs for early intervention and child development activities.

The Dilly Wanderer offers:

• A safe and fun environment
• Development activities, information, activities, craft and guest speakers
• Local services to jump “On Board” to promote their service
• Culturally appropriate services and works closely with Aboriginal families and communities
• Story time from Library staff
• Extra fun activities from Children’s Services Staff
• Referral pathways, information and resources for local services
• Parents have the opportunity to chat with the program facilitator and connect with other families from their local community