NAUGHTY OR NICE? WHY AN E-BIKE IS ON MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST
Neither a bicycle nor a motorcycle, an ‘E-Bike’ is any bicycle with an electric motor integrated or attached to it. ‘Throttle’ electric bikes operate by the twist of a handlebar or push of a button which surges power to the back wheel, like a motorbike. ‘Pedal assist’ electric bike technology only contributes power when the […]
GALSTON NETBALL CLUB – OUR NETSETGO CLINICS DELIVER SKILLS AND SMILES!
Whilst the 2019 netball season is over, we are still running our NetSetGO clinics each term and welcome all girls and boys aged from 5 to 10 years to join us. Our Term 4 clinic has just two weeks to go and our littlest netballers have been learning all the foundations skills including passing, catching, […]
CHRISTMAS MUSINGS
Ancestors at the Table As the busy season of Christmas descends upon us once more (at an ever increasing rate) I sit down to write up my Christmas lunch menu and various other bits and bobs that make up our Christmas Day. It dawns on me that I now have snippets of Christmases past in […]
YOUNG STARS LAUNCH CONCERTS FOR 2020
The Galston Concerts as part of Hornsby’s Festival of the Arts celebrated a rousing finale in November with a Young Performers Awards Gala which also launched Galston’s 2020 concerts. A kaleidoscope of musical colours included familiar (violin, cello, the Galston Uniting Church concert grand piano and historic organ) and exotic (two bassoonists!). The young musicians […]
FASHION PARADE SUCCESS
What a fabulous afternoon was had by all at the Ladies Afternoon of Fashion, Fun and Fizz on 16th November supporting the Women’s Shelter in Hornsby! It was a great way for everyone to wind down, have a few laughs, connect and catch up in an invigorating and energetic environment raising much needed funds for […]
STUDENTS GO BACKSTAGE IN NSW PARLIAMENT
I was pleased to host students from Primary schools across Hornsby for a behind-the-scenes look at NSW State Parliament. The students, all leaders at their respective schools, were treated to a tour of the Legislative Assembly where they witnessed lively debate on single-use plastic bags. Over morning tea they heard from sporting stars Kiera Austin […]
RURAL ROUNDUP
During November community consultation continued on the Rural Lands Review. Two workshops were held at The Galston Club and two were held at Glenorie Club. The primary purpose of the workshops was to determine if the consultants had accurately determined the base line “landscape area maps” required for future planning. It was extremely heartening to […]
RAMBLINGS FROM ROUGHLEY HOUSE
It has been quite a busy few weeks at Roughley House “The Pines”. We have had the normal enquires at the visitor information and convict interpretive centre, regarding places to visit in the North West area of Sydney’s outskirts. Also the usual groups visiting through the week for conducted tours of Roughley House. These groups […]
NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE
The Society’s year is drawing to a close. Our November speaker was Shire Councillor and historian, Nathan Tilbury who gave us a talk on the history of Berowra. Our part of Sydney is special and it is always a pleasure to hear an enthusiastic researcher uncover another piece of its history. Members and friends gathered […]
