Ass. of Independent Retirees
Our first meeting for 2018 was held on Friday 2nd February. It was gratifying to see so many, in attendance. It was encouraging to see renewal of friendships and especially to welcome new members and visitors to our meeting. Members and visitors were provided with very interesting speakers on the progress of the North Connex […]
Dural’s Bowling Year
It was a big win to start dural’s bowling year when Robin Davidson, Diana Sweeney, Eileen Bromley and Elizabeth Whelan won the District Senior Fours in their new bowls district, Mitchell. They went through all rounds with decisive wins. It was the first time they had played together under lights as the matches were played […]
Lebanese Cooking Classes
Our love and passion of Lebanese food and cooking is contagious at Flame N Chooks, Dural. Since taking over the business four years ago we wanted our customers to identify our food with the Lebanese culture, hospitality, family, and friends. We have established loyal customers that enjoy and appreciate our love of food and have […]
Wiseman’s Colonial Weekend
The township of Wisemans Ferry will be filled with a host of historical entertainments this coming May for the inaugural Wiseman’s Colonial Weekend. Solomon Wiseman himself welcomes colonial theatre, street entertainment, period buskers, artisan stalls, indigenous ceremony and classic colonial bush dance to the town along with the premiere of another two brand new ‘Theatre […]
Looking to advance your skills and knowledge in running a small business?
The Hills Shire Council is proud to be partnering with TAFE NSW in providing our local business community with an opportunity to access a fully subsidised course in Small Business Management. This course is suitable to businesses who are interested in learning about how to manage a small business or are ready to take their […]
Betta Choice
Betta Choice blinds and shutters is an Australian owned and operated business with over 17 years experience in the blind, shutter and awning industry, specialising in the supply and installation of residential and commercial high end blinds and window furnishings. We have furnished many notable buildings and homes throughout Sydney including the bank of Tokyo, […]
A Penny for your Thoughts
The word wealth at one time referred to obtaining overall wellbeing. Now we see it as just referring to financial matters. True wealth however includes personal life satisfaction in all its forms and sometimes we can lose sight of what really matters to us. On average, we spend approximately 50% of our waking hours thinking […]
Dural and District Historical Society
Our first meeting for 2018, on the 10th February, kicked off with an almost full house. It was excellent to see many new faces which was a worthy way to support our guest speaker, Garry Smith, researcher and historian who spoke of the difficulties and strange laws affecting women in Colonial times. Mr Smith used […]
Gravely Speaking – The Philosophy of Gravestone Epitaphs
While visiting departed loved ones in the local cemetery recently I was taken by the epitaphs and epithets on memorial headstones describing or alluding respectively to the deceased’s personality, lifestyle or departure. There is a philosophy in the words and phrases we use to farewell and memorialise our dearly departed loved ones which tells us […]
Free Flu Injections
Last year Hornsby was particularly hard hit by the flu. No one wants to get sick and we particularly don’t want the littlest members of our community to fall ill. That is why I am so pleased that all children aged between 6 months and 5 years will be able to access free flu injections […]
