DURAL & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. – NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE

In past years many readers who have had a family member may have gone to great pains to deny what was then considered a “skeleton in the cupboard”, the stain of a convict ancestor, how times have changed. Better research facilities, and acceptance of the truth and a knowledge of society in late Georgian times, […]

WISEMANS FERRY MENS (& WOMENS) SHED ‘THE DON’T WORRY TOUR’ TO WINDSOR

On a steamy Wednesday morning in late February the intrepid travellers from the Wisemans Ferry Men (& Womens) Shed set off in the Community bus to explore the past in Windsor the third-oldest place of British settlement on the Australian continent. Settlement was first established circa 1791; this area was known as the ‘Green Hills’. […]

GALSTON HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING TO LEAD, LEADING TO LEARN

Over the 1st to 3rd of March, Galston High School’s student leaders attended a leadership camp at Vision Valley. Over sixty students, comprised of the four leadership teams within the school (prefects, Student Representative Council, house leaders and student librarians) attended. The purpose of the camp was to assist students in building leadership skills, planning […]

GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Only half way through Term 1 and so much is happening. Each year the whole school participates in a Peer Support program which provides a fun and engaging environment for young people to address issues such as bullying, relationships, and self image. Modules are designed to equip young people with skills to deal proactively with […]