Northholm Community Service Project

In December 2017, a group of Northholm students (Years 8-12) and three teachers took part in a Central Australia Community Service Project. This seven day immersion program is designed by Remote Tours and aimed at students looking to make a difference in the local Indigenous community of Lilla. Students were introduced to the stunning landscape […]

Galston Public School

The two kindergarten classes of K/1W and KB are settling into school very nicely. They are making a smooth transition into ‘BIG’ school and many have already made new friends. An SRC Induction Assembly will be held shortly for the 2018 Student Representative Council leaders who were recently elected. These representatives are keenly looking forward […]

News from Galston High School

Welcome to Year 7 BBQ The Galston High School P&C held their annual Welcome to Year 7 BBQ on the first day of school. Audrey and Miranda were just two of our new students who were excited and nervous to begin the next phase of their education. Friends and siblings from Galston Public School were […]

Arcadia Playgroup

Arcadia Playgroup commenced 2018 with a crafty celebration of the Chinese New Year using red cups, straws, string and trusty crepe paper to make Red Dragon Puppets which swung in the breeze on tree branches beautifully! At Arcadia Playgroup, we celebrate cultural diversity, and are very lucky to have been able to provide an environment […]

KU Galston Preschool

Welcome back to preschool for 2018! All of the children have settled in well and are enjoying their new preschool routines. It has been lovely to see all of the children so engaged in their play developing relationships with their peers whilst exploring our preschool environment. There has been a keen interest in gardening with […]

News from UnitingCare Galston Early Learning Centre

February has been an inspiring, productive and motivating month for the team here at Galston Early Learning! We have had great opportunities to connect with our outer community through many different events including a Grandparent reading session, a working bee with our families and an excursion to the local vet. On the 1st of February, […]

Warrah Special School’s New Sensory Playground Stimulates the Senses

Over the school summer holidays a wonderful new nature-based sensory playground has been built in the grounds of Warrah Special School. Principal Jan Fowler said the sensory playground “provides a place that stimulates and promotes activity and socialisation for our students with special needs”. Designed by Edible Kids Gardens, the new playground features a boulder-lined […]

Making Art From Trash Will Win You Cash

Hornsby Shire Council’s much-loved Re-magine competition is on again, with $10,000 in prize money on offer to people who turn everyday items into works of art. “The purpose of Re-magine is to prove that there is far more to recycling than putting your rubbish in the correct bin,” Hornsby Shire Mayor Philip Ruddock said. “Every […]

Stay Tuned Sings Oz Favourites

Local Dural Choir, Stay Tuned, selected a great set of tunes for the Australia Day celebrations at Bella Vista Farm this year. Dressed in their traditional greens with a splash of gold for the big day, the crowd enjoyed rocking along to the strains of Steer by Missy Higgins, Throw Your Arms by Hunters and […]

Choices! Choices!

Every day we are confronted by activities and situations requiring us to make a choice. Do you stand in front of the refrigerator at the supermarket, staring at all the different kinds of milk on the shelves? Do you pause, thinking ‘Maybe I should try almond milk? Mmm… then there’s soy, coconut, full cream, light, […]