News from St Benedict’s
Vale Father Simon Everyone in St Benedict’s parish and the many people in our community who met or worked with him were saddened to hear of the sudden death of Father Simon Aloisi osb on Friday 8th September. Father Simon was born in Italy but spent much more of his life in Australia than in […]
The Contents of President’s Lincoln’s Pockets
In the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is found an exhibition of American treasures, items associated with significant events in the history of the United States. One of the most popular exhibits is the contents of Abraham Lincoln’s pockets on the night he was assassinated. The display contains the following: a penknife, a glasses […]
hillslife Church
Every year we see chocolate eggs appearing on the shopping aisles and for many children around the world they wake up on the Sunday morning and devour a copious amount of chocolate, a very sugary breakfast indeed! While we could explore the history of the egg, the links to various festivals, rituals and celebrations, I […]
Help Us Save the Gang-Gang Cockatoos
There are grave concerns about the future of Hornsby Shire’s population of gang-gang cockatoos and we need the help of the local community. Hornsby Shire Council has partnered with Ku-ring-gai Council and the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage to create a survey about the threatened population of cockatoos in the area. “The gang-gang cockatoos […]
Friends of Berowra Valley AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Friends of Berowra Valley will be held on October 3rd at 7 pm in the Esther Waite meeting room at Hornsby Library. This volunteer group, originally known as Friends of Berowra Valley Regional Park, was formed in 1993 with the aim of protecting and promoting what was to become a […]
Geebungs
Geebungs or Persoonias are shrubs with small yellow flowers followed by edible fruit. There are various species, that can be found in the Sydney area, mostly on sandy soils, but a few also grow on clay and alluvial soils. From the 12 species described in the Sydney area, two are endangered; one is poorly known […]
Geranium Man Guest Speaker at October Bromeliad Meeting
At the next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia being held on Saturday, 14 October at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill the guest speaker will be the very entertaining and informative Geranium Man. Sale of plants from 11am with the meeting commencing at 12noon and everyone is welcome. Geranium Man will […]
Australian Plants Society
The monthly meeting of the Australian Plants Society-North Shore Group will be held at 7-45 pm on Friday October 13th in the Willow Park Community Hall, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. David Bolton from Hornsby Council will speak about “Reducing Stormwater Impacts on Bushland.” Visitors welcome to bring plants for identification. Browse in our extensive […]
Galston Garden Club
Galston Community Hall was awash with colour as members arrived for our September meeting. There were flowering pots & vases of flowers spread throughout the room as we entered, from the last of the camellias gracing the length of the Executive table, the flowering plants that would be raffled that night, the successes of members […]
