Cumberland Orchid Circle inc.

The next meeting of the Cumberland Orchid Circle will be on Wednesday 28 th September 2016 in Barton Hall, which is situated in Gough Drive (off David Road), Castle Hill. The meeting will start at 8.00pm and will last approx. 2.0 hrs. At the meeting, orchids in bloom will be benched for a monthly point score competition. The guest […]

Galston VIEW Club September Luncheon Meeting

Galston VIEW Club, will be holding its September Luncheon meeting at Dural Country Club commencing at 11am on Wednesday 28th September, 2016 Our guest for the day will be Phil Allan who will “Explain and Play Hand Bells.” Visitors are welcome Inquiries 9894-1189

Tiwi Islands Fishing Adventure

Six members of the Dural Country Club Fishing Club have recently come back from a week’s fishing in the Tiwi Islands, at the Melville Island Fishing Lodge. All six members had a very enjoyable time fishing and observing all the wildlife this part of our country has to offer. As this Island and the fishing lodge is owned […]

Dural Country Club Lawn Bowls Clubs turned 50

To celebrate both the Men’s and Women’s bowling clubs 50 th anniversary, a mixed super six carnival was held on Friday 12th August. Commencing at 9-00am in brilliant sunshine, The 84 players ( 28 teams of 3) involved enjoyed the conditions. Players came from all around the Hills area, as well as Hornsby, Warrawee, Beecroft , Ryde and […]

DURAL COUNTRY CLUB BOWLERS CELEBRATE OFF THE GREEN

When the Dural Country Club bowling clubs, men and women, turned fifty, they went IN to play, into the club‘s Celebrity Room, suitably decorated for a Party. On Saturday, after the carnival on the Friday, over 100 past and present bowlers gathered for lunch to hear about the growth of the club over those fifty years. From nothing […]

News from St Benedict’s September 2016

St Benedict’s Parish Fete Sunday 28 th August Congratulations to all who helped make the parish fete a success and to all who enjoyed themselves on the day. Welcome home to Karen and Luke Our two young pilgrims – Karen Brown and Luke Neely – have returned from their visit to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, […]

GALSTON UNITING CHURCH

Sunday Family Service 10am So Spring has sprung – time to get back out into the garden! Which also means we’ve just hosted our annual ‘Blessing of the fleet’ service for our local RFS folks. As ever, it was a great day & we’re so grateful to all the ‘minions’ (thanks Steve!) who were able […]

One of The Hills’ longest running community events is back, bigger and better than ever

The 2016 Orange Blossom Festival will be a two-day celebration of community, local performance, fireworks and fun at the Castle Hill Showground, 17 & 18 September. Now in its 56th year, Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne said she was very much looking forward to this year’s celebrations. “OBF has always been a much-loved event […]