HCC Celebrates 25 Wonderful Years

Hills Community Care celebrated 25 years of operation this week with a civic reception at the Council Chambers. Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne praised the service which began in 1991. HCC is co-ordinated by The Hills Shire Council and run by staff and many volunteers and funded by Federal Government grants. The service provides […]

Water Testing in Our Local Creeks

For 7 years the Landcare group in Galston/Arcadia has now been measuring regularly the quality of the water flowing at 3 points in our local creeks. Here’s what we have found.  Is the water quality good? Yes, most of the time.  Is the quality changing? No deterioration has occurred during the last 7 years, […]

Stellar Summer Series

The Sydney Hills has delivered its most successful Summer Series yet, holding a record number of events and welcoming a record number of attendees over the summer months. New to Summer Series in 2015/16 was the Sydney Hills Water Wonderland-the world’s largest inflatable water park and the Sydney Hills Outdoor Cinema which returned to the […]

Meryll Avenue Playground Upgraded

Another new playground has been built for Baulkham Hills residents at Meryll Avenue Reserve. Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne said the $55,000 project included a new play unit, climbing platforms, slides, and synthetic grass. A pathway connects the playground to existing footpaths within the enclosed park. Mayor Byrne said the park gave local parents […]

The Sydney Hills Branch of the Association of Independent Retirees

The Sydney Hills Branch of the Association of Independent Retirees will commenced the year with a line up of very interesting speakers. Our first meeting for 2016 was very well attended it was ever so nice to welcome our members back after the break and see so many visitors. Our next meeting will be held […]

KU Galston Preschool

We are off to a great start here at KU Galston Preschool, the children are all making new friends and settling into their new routines which is fantastic. This week we celebrated Chinese New Year, the year of the monkey. The children made their very own dragons head and musical drums that we were then […]