COVID-19 RESPIRATORY CLINIC OPENS IN CASTLE HILL
A GP-led Respiratory Clinic has opened in Castle Hill for Berowra electorate residents to access if they need testing for Covid-19. The clinic is already taking bookings for tests and can be accessed by anyone living in the Berowra electorate. “The opening of the clinic is well timed. The NSW Chief Medical Officer announced on […]
RURAL ROUND UP
As most residents are aware, our rural communities are accessed by a number of unique and interesting options. Although the approach through Dural is conventional road access, the approaches through the scenic Galston Gorge and the river crossings at Wisemans Ferry and Berowra are pretty special. The Berowra Waters Ferry service carries an average of […]
GALSTON CONCERTS: AN I. T. HIGH TEA?
The Galston Concerts will offer an I. T. High Tea while waiting on further health advice to allow future concerts in the 2020 concert series. A new project to help fill the void of postponed concerts, the I. T. High Tea will offer the Galston audience the chance to enjoy their own at-home afternoon tea […]
PACIFIC HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL – DRIVE THROUGH WITH A DIFFERENCE!
It is not every day that you see your teachers dressed as a kangaroo, a clown, or wearing a tutu and an affro wig. However, this was the sight that welcomed parents and students from Pacific Hills Christian School during the COVID-19 season of self-isolation and at-home learning. The Middle School staff decided to turn […]
GALSTON HIGH SCHOOL – FANTASTIC RESPONSE TO LEARNING FROM HOME
COVID-19 has meant that teachers and students have had to quickly adapt to new ways of learning. Galston High School has always taken a technology-driven approach to learning, investing in innovative programs, hardware and online resources to make its students 21st century learners. As education has temporarily moved to learning from home, Galston High School […]
ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOL – KEEPING OUR KIDS LEARNING AND ON THE GO
Arcadia Public School was fortunate to have squeezed in a successful fundraiser before the COVID-19 restrictions came into effect. Our Comedy for a Cause fundraiser at the Glenorie RSL earlier this year was a real hoot and raised over $1,100! A great effort by our P&C! Arcadia P&C is hugely thankful to Glenorie RSL for […]
STILL CREEK LANDCARE – RELAX ON YOUR PATCH
Locally, Mother Nature is finally giving us a breather from her drought, fierce unrelenting heat, bushfire stress and devastating storms. Globally, nature has given us more in the form of a pandemic that’s resulted in an increased social isolation. Feel relaxed yet? Well, we think we have a cure for the stress, anxiety and helplessness […]
BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA – MEET BOB AND PATRICIA SHARPLEY
While the Bromeliad Society of Australia meetings are on hold, we thought we would introduce you to some of the Society’s most passionate members. Bob and Pat Sharpley’s love of bromeliads started when their son bought his first house, from an older couple approx 10 years ago. The overgrown garden had a delapidated shade house […]
GALSTON GARDEN CLUB
Thousands of clubs of different interests have been impacted by the Covid-10 pandemic, and the Galston District Garden Club is no different, having to postpone yet another monthly meeting. While most of us have found solutions for other parts of our lives in isolation (home office work, online shopping and Zoom catch-ups with friends and […]
GLENORIE RURAL FIRE THE EARTH HEALS – THE COMMUNITY COMBINES
You cannot help but notice the improving bush-health with the rain of the last few months. Looking to the west, the cleaner air enables sights of the Blue Mountains which are sharper than ever, proving that postbushfires, Nature continues its long-established cycles of healing and regeneration. However, you may have noted a few hazy days […]
