St Benedict’s Fete – Sunday 11th March
Don’t forget to come along to the St Benedict’s fete from 10 am on the morning of Sunday 14th March. This fete has a great reputation in the district for its fruit and veg, cakes, flowers, chocolate wheel, barbecue, food, kids’ fun and everything else that one would associate with a traditional country fair. We […]
68km Sunday Road Ride
It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish… The March road ride has exquisite views, long stretches of road that are like cycling on a black silk ribbon and many kilometres of safe road shoulders where cyclists can get out of the traffic lane and enjoy a stress-free ride as the miles fly by […]
Aussie Export Success
Australia has a hard-earned reputation for top quality produce, achieved through conquering the challenges of our harsh, arid continent. One local company, Australian Pump, is using their experience in the domestic water industry to break into new export markets with great success. The company not only supplies pumps throughout Australia, but also into the South […]
ustralia Day Thanks
The Lions Club of Hornsby would like to extend our deep gratitude to the Hornsby Council, 100.1FM, St John’s First Aid and the Hornsby Community, for making such a wonderful Australia Day celebration. Lions were able to raise $1800 from the BBQ, face painting, clapper sales and donations from our generous community. This money will […]
Third Birthday Celebrates New Achievements
President and 2018 Hornsby Woman of the Year, Sallianne McClelland joined with newly appointed Shelter Manager, Hylette Evans today in celebrating the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter’s third birthday and the latest remarkable achievements of Hornsby Ku-ring-gai’s only women’s shelter. Opened in February 2015, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter has in three years safely housed 231 women […]
There’s an APP for that…
With Seniors week coming up in April, I thought we should have a look at some of the useful Apps for Seniors. Not a Senior? Read on. I think you will find these suggestions very useful. If you have an iPad wifi+cellular it will also have a GPS receiver in it. Using the native GPS […]
Keep Training Our Brains
Regularly we read articles about how important it is to keep training our brains as we get older. Debbie believes this is true, not only for herself, but the lovely clients she works with on a weekly basis helping them understand their Apple devices. Miriam who is 91 has been having One on One classes […]
Hearing Aids Could Help Reduce the Risk of Dementia
With the approach of Hearing Awareness Week, which begins on 25 February in Australia, hearing loss is brought to the forefront of many people’s minds once again. There are many facets of hearing loss, and Katie Rahman, Audiometrist and owner of Hear Clear Australia in Dural, would like to draw attention to one that’s perhaps […]
Dharug and Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society
The Dharug and Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 24th March 2018 followed by an afternoon with our Special Guest Speaker Gil Jones – conspiracy of silence: The story of John Henry Fleming, leader of the Myall Creek Massacre. The AGM is to take place at the Chapel at 11.45 am on […]
Council Protects the Future of Our Trees
There was rousing applause in the chamber last night when Hornsby Shire Council significantly strengthened tree protections, vastly increasing the number of tree species that cannot be removed without Council approval. “This is great news for everybody who values our title as the Bushland Shire and wants to see our impressive tree canopy preserved,” Hornsby […]
