BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INC
The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 15 October with plant sales commencing at 12noon prior to the meeting. Access is via the new Showground entrance off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill. Guest speaker will be George Oehm, Australian Native Orchid Society (ANOS) Sydney Group who will […]
Cumberland Orchid Circle inc.
The next meeting of the Cumberland Orchid Circle will be on Wednesday 26 th October 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. This month’s […]
Wildlife Nest Boxes
Many of our native wildlife need tree hollows for shelter and nesting. It can take 100 years for a tree to develop a suitable hollow and in urban areas there simply aren’t enough old trees around. Where natural hollows are limited, the more abundant species like Brush tail Possum and Cockatoos may push out smaller and rarer wildlife […]
Cluster Subdivision Explained
Subdivision of the rural areas of the Hills Shire has been a long running and contentious issue for well over ten years. In 2012 Hills Shire Council adopted new planning controls that allow for increased housing density on land of 10 hectares or greater, that has been mapped as being of high biodiversity value. The objectives of these […]
The Hills Are Alive Choir Festival: In Aid Of Camp Quality
A first of its kind music festival for the Hills district is being organised by a local Castle Hill choir, Ad Musicam. The inaugural Hills Are Alive Choir Festival will be held on Sunday afternoon 30 th October 2016, at Pacific Hills Christian School, Quarry Road, Dural, starting at 3.00 pm. The festival will be a fun afternoon, celebrating […]
A very funny comedy you can actually bring your Nan along to enjoy
Set in New York, Bridget takes the opportunity to spend some time with her favourite Grandmother before heading off to University. The visit introduces her to Tom, the local cop on the beat, and Nana’s dear, and very interesting, friend Vera. As Bridget discovers and freely admits… being Nana’s roommate for the Summer is going to be an experience she’ll […]
History under the Lino
It is amazing what you can find under the lino ! The son of one of the members of our Historical Society was renovating an old house and when he took up the old Linoleum he found lots of old newspapers in quite good condition. They dated from about May,1955. In 1955 the “Cold War” was at […]
Dural Country Club ,Men’s Lawn Bowls Club.
Phil Bonvino has won his first lawn bowls singles title at Dural Country Club. Phil claimed the title by defeating Doug Farlow 31-28, as the score indicated the game was very close throughout the entire match.” I started really well”, said Phil “but Doug kept coming back at me and after the thirteen ends we were even […]
ANGELIKA ERBSLAND .. FIGURE DRAWING
Wednesday 5 TH October 7.30pm Angelika is best known for use of colour and figurative work, often in a modern contemporary style, and has won many prizes for her work in watercolour, acrylic and mixed media. She is a member of Portrait Artists Aust. Visitors are welcome to the meeting at Castle Glen Community Centre, Ridgecrop Drive, […]
Crim-proof the whole family at the Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) turbo-charged event of the year!
Monday October 3 – Sunday October 9 marks Neighbourhood Watch Week – a Neighbourhood Watch Australasia initiative, aiming to bring focus onto Neighbourhood Watch in the 21st Century. Jointly with the New South Wales Police Force, various events will be held around Sydney to mark this important campaign. Neighbourhood Watch within the NSW Police – Kuring Gai Local […]
