Santa's Grotto - Bowral

13/12/2025

10/12/2025

We thank you for your support in all that we do. This year we have over 70 families registered for a Christmas Hamper who are finding it hard to make ends meet, in our community.
We are running a Christmas Kids Fun Day on the 13th of December at Corbett Gardens from 10am - 2pm, with free sausage sizzle, face painting and Kids Craft, with over 140 Children registered to receive a present, if you haven't registered, we still have some toys unregistered.

We thank Festival of Lights that have done an amazing job in lighting up not only Corbett Gardens but many hearts with the
wonderful lights display and events in the Gardens. Feels like Christmas!

Thank you Wingecarribee Shire Council for putting up the Christmas banners in our main streets, how wonderful they are, to see our local Children's creativity on display. They are so good!

Our heart is to serve the Community and bring Christ into Christmas with Joy and Peace.

We know Santas Grotto has been missed this year!
And we are looking at next year!
If you have missed us this year, please fill out the councils Christmas Event Survey, link below, as well as letting them know what you liked, let them know if you have missed Santas Grotto and the Carols Night that C3 Destiny Church provided over the past 4 years.
https://participatewingecarribee.wsc.nsw.gov.au/light-christmas-2025?fbclid=IwY2xjawOl3EZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFOZ0Frdnk5RGZqU3FoaTZIc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHjdJuWcqsgJ2cLGOfGr9MNGeV6bq6iBz2xBCvTBVFUTp19P58ZNvpzB7sty2_aem_hX6ye7kmsFaGEYOyxhlQrw

Meta description: Share your feedback on Light Up Christmas 2025 in Bowral. Take a quick survey to help Wingecarribee Shire Council improve future festive community events.

25/11/2025

15/10/2025

🎁 CHRISTMAS KIDS FUN DAY – TOY GIVEAWAY!

A truck full of presents is coming to town!

Thanks to the generous donations from the Southern Highlands Christian Community Centre and C3 Destiny Church, we’re bringing the joy of Christmas to local families with a morning full of fun, food, and free gifts for kids!

📍 Corbett Gardens, Bowral
📅 Saturday 13th December
⏰ 10am – 2pm

What’s happening:
🎨 Kids Christmas Crafts
🌭 Sausage Sizzle
🎁 FREE Present Giveaway for all local children!
🎅 Santa will be walking around the park- feel free take photos with him!

We’ll do our best to ensure every child gets a gift - but registration guarantees one and helps us prepare appropriately (ages, numbers, etc.).

To register, please: 
📧 Email: [email protected]
📞 Call: 4861 7460

‼️ Registrations close: Saturday 15th November!
We will do our best to get presents to each child who turned up, however we can’t guarantee a present if you’re not registered.

We can’t wait to celebrate Christmas with you ✨

15/10/2025

🎄💛 CHRISTMAS HAMPERS – FROM OUR COMMUNITY, FOR OUR COMMUNITY 💛🎄

C3 Cares – Southern Highlands Christian Community Centre is once again putting together Christmas Hampers to support local families (living in the Southern Highlands) who could use a little extra help this Christmas.

If a hamper would help make your Christmas a little brighter, please reach out — we’d love to bless you! Numbers are limited, so get in touch as soon as possible to secure one.

🎁 What’s in the hampers?
A mix of festive treats and everyday essentials to help ease the load and share the joy this Christmas.

To request a hamper:
📞 Call: 4861 7460
📧 Email: [email protected]
🕐 Orders close: Thursday, 14 November (only 4 weeks away!)

‼️ Hampers will be available for collection on 18 or 19 December. Collection times must be booked to ensure a smooth process. (We’ll be in touch to arrange a suitable time once your request has been confirmed).

All requests are handled with care and confidentiality.

Let’s look after one another this Christmas 🫶nds

08/09/2025

🎅 Santa’s Grotto is Taking a Break This Year!

For the past 4 years, Santa’s Grotto in Bowral has brought festive joy to the Southern Highlands - and it’s all thanks to C3 Destiny Church, our amazing team of volunteers, and YOU, our wonderful community!

Behind the scenes, a huge amount of work goes into making the Grotto happen each year - from planning, admin, advertising, and rosters, to decorating the hall, taking and sending thousands of photos, running kids’ craft activities, serving food and coffee, and packing everything down after Boxing Day.

It takes hundreds of volunteer hours, and many have given up their own Christmas break to make it all happen. We’re so incredibly grateful.

This year, while Wingecarribee Shire Council generously offered the Senior Citizens Hall again, we unfortunately don’t have the extra funds needed to run the event in 2025.

More importantly, we feel it’s time to give our incredible team a well-earned break, to rest, recharge, and spend quality time with their own families this Christmas 🎄❤️

This year, C3 Destiny Church and the Southern Highlands Christian Community Centre (aka The Coffee Hub) will instead be focusing on delivering Christmas hampers and gifts to local families and children doing it tough, in partnership with local schools and organisations.

If you’d like to be involved or learn more, reach out to Jackie at: [email protected]

From the bottom of our hearts - THANK YOU for the support and love you’ve shown Santa’s Grotto over the past 4 years. We truly do live in an amazing community!

We hope to bring Santa’s Grotto back in 2026! 🫶