“Arcadia Pony Club – Mother’s Day at Zone Show Riding was not for the faint hearted!”

Whilst some mothers woke late on Sunday 14 th May to be spoilt by breakfast in bed and a day of relaxation and pampering, not so for the mothers of members of Arcadia Pony Club that participated in the Zone 23 Show Riding hosted by Forest Hills Pony Club. An early start with preparing ponies […]

Galston Equestrian Club – Lots of lovely dressage!

We held a Dressage Protocol Day on 23 rd April, with B Grade judge Vicki Newham and D Grade judge Sue Birch each judging and teaching a full day of enthusiastic students. We started with a record time of setting up 2 arenas in Saturday afternoon – 45 minutes, and finished with an even better […]

BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA

The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 10 June commencing at 11am with plant sales, prior to the meeting at 12 noon. Access is via the new Showground entrance off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill. “Guest speakers will be Maureen Johns an […]

Galston Garden Club

A beautiful garden, music & lunch at the grand old Carrington Hotel Katoomba was the outing in April. Garden members started early for a full day heading to Bebeah at Mt Wilson where there was a guided tour of this lovely old garden. Bebeah is one of the original large garden estates of Mt Wilson, […]

Some weeds have nice flowers, but…..

I spend a lot of time pulling out weeds on my own property, at Bushcare, Landcare working bees, in National parks and other bush areas. It is surprising how the same weeds pop up in all these places. I got to thinking – if the people who have these plants could stop them spreading into […]

Australian Plants Society

The Australian Plants Society-North Shore Group will meet 7-30 pm on June 12th in the Willow Park Community Hall, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. Guest speaker Rachel Thomas will present “Wetlands of Western NSW.” Visitors welcome. Native plants for sale. More information at www.blandfordia.org.au

Monday Walks and Talks at Ku-Ring-Gai Wildflower Garden

Term Two of the Monday Walks and Talks at Ku-Ring-Gai Wildflower Garden, 420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives continues with a variety of topics including Rainforests, Eucalyptus, Angophoras and Corymbias. Meet 9-45 am at Caley’s Pavilion, wear suitable shoes and a hat, bring water. Cost $5, includes notes, with a discount for APS members. More […]

Combined High Schools Sailing Championships 2017

Aimee Gallaway Year 9 Asquith Girls High School During the duration of Easter holidays I competed on Lake Macquarie Belmont Newcastle at Belmont 16s in the Combined High Schools Sailing Championships in my flying 11 with my crew Jamie Dobinson. With over 120 boats entered we had no idea what to expect. The scoring is […]

A FUN WAY TO LEARN

Launchpads have just landed at Hornsby Library! The Launchpads are preloaded tablets and have many different themed learning apps available for children. The Launchpads are grouped by age and grade level. “The Launchpads are secure, easy to use tablets, loaded with many child friendly apps that are both educational and fun” Mayor Steve Russell said. […]

Local Team to take on the inaugural 60km Sunshine Coastrek in aid of the Fred Hollows Foundation

Dural and Glenorie residents Cathy Rawnsley, Mel Luksich and Paul & Caroline Payton will attempt to hike the first Sunshine Coastrek from Caloundra to Noosa on the 28th July in an effort to raise money to give the gift of sight to the needlessly blind. It’s a grueling 60km, much of it walking for long […]