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How important is our Water?

SCCLG Media Release February 2017 How important is our Water

Humans need 1 to 7 litres per day to survive, the most immediate need after oxygen. We all know it’s important and some of us pay 200 to 2000 times the tap water price to get water in plastic bottles. Plastic bottle production requires twice the amount of water a bottle contains. Less than 0.5% […]

Cumberland Orchid Circle inc.

Rock -Lily

The next meeting of the Cumberland Orchid Circle will be on Wednesday 22 nd February 2017 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 […]

Galston Garden Club Dec/Jan 17

Christmas seems so long ago already and Club members celebrated together at the lovely Savannah in Mid Dural. Tables were beautifully decorated by our resident florist Gillian & committee members. Underneath twinkling lights in the trees it was a beautiful scene in which to reminisce over the past year while sharing a meal together provided […]

News From Wisemans Ferry Community Men’s Shed

Men's Shed

Happy New Year from all at the Men’s Shed! We trust you all had a wonderful Christmas break and that 2017 showers us with good health and prosperity. Our members have also had a good break and are now stuck back into completing our shed. We have almost completed the flooring and hope to have […]

Dural Bowls

Left to right, J. Harris, M. Yeend, C. Fitzgerald, D. Smith, G. Scott, P. Hilder, D. Trovato, T. Hezlett

THE DURAL LADY BOWLERS started 2017 as they finished 2016, with serious bowls in heatwave conditions. The final of the Drawn Fours was played and won by Dinie Smith, Christine Fitzgerald, Margaret Yeend and Judith Harris who outlasted Gwen Scott, Pam Hilder, Diane Trovato and Terri Hezlett. The match was completed in time to receive […]

Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade News

Woolliescert

Christmas 2016 was quiet on the fire front. Although Brigade Santa did have a few visits around Glenorie to keep us busy. A very big thank you to Glenorie Woolworths for their generous support of our Christmas Eve Santa run. And thank you too, to everyone who came out to share the fun. Glenorie Woolworths […]

Galston Recreation Ground

Margaret McKinley, with references from Les Geelan’s “”Memories of Value, 1819-1986” “The Lands Department exercised sound judgement when surveying and selling Crown land of North Colah in the 1880’s period. They set aside an area for a Recreation Ground and an adjoining block designated as a Water Reserve. These areas are now Galston Park and […]

News from St Benedict’s February 2017

St Benedicts Bishop Peter, Margaret Florian, Gebran Azzi, Nancy Kazzi, Lisa Welsman, Karen Brown, Father Bernard

St Benedict’s Christmas Celebrations We had many wonderful celebrations over the Christmas period and anyone who thinks that the true meaning of Christmas has been swamped by modern life should check out St Benedict’s. Particularly our ‘Spirit of Giving’ Christmas Dinner on Christmas night, a get together to which those on their own are specially […]