DURAL & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE
Members met for the first time on the 8th February. Our speaker was Ken Bradley OAM who spoke of two men who served in the First World War. Ken, a member of our Society, has been researching all who served and who were connected in some way with our district. The results of his work […]
THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT… AIRDROP
Have you ever been travelling with friends and would really like to share some of the photos you have taken during the day. You could text them or even email them but the problem is you have no internet service. This is quite common if you are in a foreign country or on a ship […]
GET IN FAST FOR REMAGINE ENTRIES NOW OPEN
Hornsby Shire Council’s Remagine exhibition is calling for entries, with $10,000 in total prize money on offer. Held in partnership with the Hornsby Art Society, artists are invited to submit works that promote the concept of “reduce, reuse and recycle”. “This is a great opportunity for artists to demonstrate their commitment to a more sustainable […]
GALSTON HIGH SCHOOL OPEN DAY 2020
Galston High School welcomes prospective students and their families to the upcoming Open Day on Wednesday, 11th March. Open Day is an opportunity to see, experience and feel what Galston High School can offer and why it is a compelling choice for all students. “The 2020 Galston High School Open Day allows you to meet […]
PARENTS ARE EDUCATORS TOO
Term 1 is well underway and whilst our staff at Pacific Hills Christian School are enthusiastically teaching in their classrooms, they are looking forward to collaborating in 2020 with the parents and care givers of their students. “We aim as a school, but also as a Christian community, to actively seek to partner with parents […]
GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL
While only a few weeks into Term 1 our kindergarten classes are settling into school very nicely. These little ‘firsttimers’ are making a smooth transition into ‘BIG’ school and many have already made new friends. School Captains Jack and Caitlan and Vice Captains Jordan and Myffy attended a Leadership Camp at Vision Valley last week. […]
UNITINGCARE GALSTON – EARLY LEARNING CENTRE
We have started 2020 with a positive start after enjoying a lovely holiday break! On the first day back without children we updated our CPR First Aid Training and had team discussions in regards to our vision for the centre for 2020 as well as feeling motivated to set up our learning environments for the […]
STILL CREEK LANDCARE – FREE NATIVE PLANTS FOR LOVING OWNERS
Mackellar poem “My Country” written in the first decade of last century. Just a few lines: I love a sunburnt country A land of sweeping plains Of rugged mountain ranges Of droughts and flooding rains For flood and fire and famine She pays us back threefold Last year in our Trees for Weeds project, we […]
BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA MARCH MEETING
GUEST SPEAKER – ALAN MATHEWS AUSTRALIAN NATIVE BIRDS The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 7 March 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 […]
GALSTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE NEWS March 2020
From Fires to Floods Galston RFB made a rather quick swing from fighting fires across the state to battling the aftermath of storms and flooding. Our firies have been busy responding to storm damage from the recent downpours that hit Sydney. We cleared trees off of roads and powerlines. While also closing dangerous roads and […]
