BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY OF NSW INC.
With the cancellation of the 2020 Royal Easter Show, due to the direction from the Prime Minister and COAG, that gatherings exceeding 500 people should be cancelled; this is the first time the Royal Easter Show has been cancelled because of a public health emergency since the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1919. The Show has […]
BUILDING WORKS AROUND HOME IN NEAR FUTURE
As we all know, it is crazy times at the moment with the Coronavirus. To minimise the risk of infection, as much as possible, everyone is advised to stay at home. So in saying that, I think this month I should talk about what can be done around the home as it seems we are […]
THE CARNIVAL IS OVER… AND WHAT A RESOUNDING SUCCESS IT WAS!
Dural Women’s Bowling Club held their pre-Pennant Carnival on Friday, 21st February with 28 teams from 9 different Clubs playing two games of 13 ends, with the overall winners being Northmead. All bowlers present enjoyed a day of fun and friendly rivalry with morning tea, a raffle, l00’s board and lunch served by Fedele’s in […]
HILLS HARMONY CHORUS A BUSY FIRST 2 MONTHS
Men singing in Harmony is a fantastic sound! The range of voices from high to the very low is a dynamic sound and makes for beautiful music. Based in the Hills District, Hills Harmony Chorus is a men’s choir which sings in 4 part acapella close Harmony. We love our music, we love performing, and […]
GALSTON CONCERTS NEW TALENT PLANS
After a regretful decision to postpone the Sunday 22 March opening of The Galston Concerts 2020 series in Galston Uniting Church plans are underway for an even rosier future. The concerts team are planning interim ways to connect with the Galston audience. Co-Artistic Directors of the concerts, Galston residents Robert Harris and Dorit Herskovits, noticed […]
HEALTH ADVICE ON CORONAVIRUS
Our Government is taking all possible steps to protect the health of Australians and the economy. Our actions have first been to initiate travel restrictions on the basis of expert medical advice. This has helped to first contain and now slow the spread of the virus in Australia. Australia’s Coronavirus Emergency Response Plan was initiated […]
SEEDS OF HOPE FOR NSW KOALAS
To celebrate World Wildlife Day, the NSW Government has announced six new koala habitat restoration projects, which include planting 50,000 koala feed tree seedlings, in the Northern Rivers and Far South Coast regions. Environment Minister Matt Kean said he was pleased to provide up to $150,000 in funding to a wide range of organisations, including […]
RURAL ROUND UP
It would be hard to discuss issues throughout the Shire without addressing the impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on our community. Council is constantly following updates from state and federal government and decisions relating to our facilities are being communicated daily. For assistance or further information refer to the Council Facebook page or Council website. Alternatively, […]
THE SPENCER RFS RECOVERY PARTY SATURDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 2020
The initial Christmas party for the Spencer RFS was scheduled for Saturday 5th December 2019 but alas due to the horrendous bushfires engulfing the Lower Hawkesbury River whereby Wisemans Ferry Road was closed from Mangrove Mountain through to Wisemans Ferry the party had to be postponed. A second attempt to hold this significant event was […]
RAMBLINGS FROM ROUGHLEY HOUSE
What a difference the February rains have made to Roughley House. The gardens have returned to their green lushness, it seems, almost overnight. At the beginning of the year, there wasn’t much green to be seen, but it returned for the first of our 2020 afternoons house tours at “Jazz at The Pines”. So far, […]
