RELAY TEAM FIRST AT BEECROFT ZONE SWIMMING CARNIVAL
Congratulations to Madison, Thomas, Samuel and Izak on their awesome swim at Homebush in the Small Schools Relay Race. The team will now represent Beecroft Zone at the Sydney North Carnival. At Hillside, physical education is more than a mandatory component of the NSW PDHPE syllabus. All of our students actively participate in a number […]
Setting up for Success – From Day 1
The passage to excellence for students begins during the first important weeks of Kindergarten. We are incredibly proud that parents at Arcadia Public School recognise our commitment to nurture, guide, inspire and challenge every student at our beautiful school. They are well supported as increasingly self-motivated learners – confident and creative individuals, with the personal […]
News from Galston Early Learning Centre
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination!” Albert Einstein This quote just amplifies the importance of using our imagination through everyday life. At Galston Early Learning Centre we encourage children to extend their life-long learning through connecting and exploring the world that they live in. Through sharing these experiences with each other, […]
Leading the Way at GALSTON high school
On the 3rd of March, students from Galston High School attended the school’s annual leadership camp at Vision Valley. This three-day camp, held annually, develops the diverse range of skills needed to be an effective leader both within the school and the wider community. The student leaders recently received their acknowledgement for participation at the […]
World Music and ANZAC for Galston’s concerts
Following the success of their Russian Revelations 2019 curtain-raiser on 24 March The Galston Concerts present two programs of ‘world’ music in coming months. A special free concert Sunday 28 April commemorates ANZAC Day with music by great composers who served and yet survived the First World War. The ANZAC event also promotes the remaining […]
Still Creek Landcare – Our Waterways Are they Healthy?
The short answer is yes, but long time residents know the fish that used to be there are gone. So how do we know that the creeks are relatively clean? Because Still Creek Landcare is part of the Streamwatch organization. Streamwatch operates right across Sydney’s waterways, providing testing equipment, training, techniques and expertise to support […]
Galston Garden Club
What a great turn out we had for the March meeting! The hall was almost at capacity and there were lots of bargains to be had on our plant stall. Members were brought up to date about a proposal that is being sent to Hornsby Council by a committee of residents, to beautify the town […]
Walks and Talks at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden
The Autumn term of the Walks at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives commenced on March 4th with an introduction to the history of the Wildflower Garden. On April 8th the focus will be on Edible Plants and on May 6th the focus will be on Wildlife in the Gardens. These sessions […]
Warrah Society
As we celebrated 50 years since Warrah’s foundation on 23 March 1969, it has been good to dig out some old photographs and reflect on the past. Pictured above is Farmer Rose in the 1970s. Warrah’s first house – Waratah Cottage (now known as the Banksia Community Centre) was opened that in 1969 to house […]
BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
Guest Speaker Ken Bradley – The Remembrance Driveway The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold its next meeting at Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 13 April with plant sales commencing at 11am followed by the meeting at 12noon. Access is via the Showground entrance off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill, with […]
