AUSTRALIAN PLANTS SOCIETY
The first meeting of the Australian Plants Society- North Shore Group for 2020 will be held on Friday, 14 February 2020 at 7-45 pm at the Willow Park Community Centre, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. Our guest speaker is Simon Leake. His topic is: The soils and vegetation of Barangaroo Headland Park Simon will describe […]
BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA FEBRUARY MEETING
The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at the George Bell Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 8 February 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 plenty of parking on site. At […]
STILL CREEK LANDCARE: MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER BEFORE
Landcare is unique grass-roots movement that was started to tackle the degradation of farmland, public land and waterways. The movement has expanded and evolved over the years. It’s developed expertise across a variety of landscapes on best-practice sustainable agriculture and expert management of natural assets such as soil, water and native vegetation. Caring for the […]
GALSTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE NEWS
Strike Teams Galston firies have been busy over the Christmas and holiday break in strike teams across NSW. We travelled north and south of the state including, Glen Davis, Bulga, Hill Top, Katooma and Warragamba and we were also tasked with being on standby at the station for any local callouts during the very bad […]
FIRE SEASON FROM HELL IT’S ONLY JUST BEGUN
With the worst fire season in history unfolding, not just on the East Coast, farmers and homeowners are suddenly realising that preparation is vital. One company, Australian Pump Industries, has moved into high gear not just to dramatically increase shipments, but to also to pull engines forwards from the world’s biggest engine companies. “We were […]
GLENORIE RFS THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Thanks for all your support in 2019. We attended 52 fire calls in 2019, not including the ongoing fire emergency. We’ve had a pretty big year in 2019. We’ve been lucky enough to welcome a number of new members who will be undergoing training in 2020. We took part in a number of hazard reductions […]
