NO PERSON IS AN ISLAND

During his lifetime Howard Hughes was one of the richest men in the world. He had influence in the corridors of power and many beautiful women were attracted to him. Yet despite all theses apparent assets he died a lonely and isolated man, who was despised by those who had dealings with him. Why was […]

Glenorie Community Church

“ Now son, simply tell me the truth. Did you take some money out of my purse?” “No,” Mike replied. “Then where did you get the money to buy these lollies?” “I forget.” Mike’s mum patiently explained, “Listen son. What is important here is that you tell me the truth. If you honestly say that […]

What about spiritual fruit?

How can we yield to Him? You say ‘what can we do? How can we yield to the Holy Spirit?’ You can do it now, but even that is not sufficient. It is daily, hourly yielding to the Holy Spirit, moment by moment allowing Him to have His way in our hearts. May I give […]

Galston Uniting Church

The thing that impresses me the most about Friday nights at Galston Uniting, is the buzz of activity. That’s because its KUCAs night! KUCAs stands for Kids in the Uniting Church of Australia (which is a bit of a mouthful – hence “KUCAs”). KUCAs is for kids K – 6 and we can expect between […]

Warrah SPRING FAIR

Warrah Society hosted its fifth annual Spring Fair on the 8th September. With the welcome rain came the lovely sound of squelching feet! This time visitors were given the chance to appreciate more of Warrah’s campus than ever before. Along with boutique market stalls, an organic BBQ, international food, white elephant stall and recycled fashion, […]

BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA

The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 13 October with plant sales commencing at 11am prior to the meeting. Access is via the new Showground entrance off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill with plenty of parking on site. Guest Speaker will […]

Galston Open Garden Weekend

19th, 20th & 21st October With the October Open Gardens weekend fast approaching final preparations are being made to the gardens. We would like to thank all the garden owners for allowing the garden club to present their gardens & for all the hard work that goes into preparing their gardens at their very best, […]

Budgerigar Society of NSW Inc.

Hills Branch members were prominent amongst the exhibitors at the Budgerigar Display / Show held between the 20th and 22nd July at the National Orchid Show, located at South Windsor Sporting Stadium. Whilst the Orchids attracted a great numbers of people all weekend, there was consistent interest in the Budgerigars on display. During the time […]

Nature is sometimes very clever!

Imagine a seed that actually screws itself into the soil to give it the best chance of growing. Now that is cunning! There are some local native grasses are called speargrasses. One of these is Oat Speargrass (Anisopogon avenaceous), that grows up to 1m tall. When young, the seeds start off green and straight, but […]