MAKE SAFETY YOUR NUMBER #1 PRIORITY
Accidents happen; we all know that. What is less known, and tragic, is that each year more elderly people are hospitalised as the result of a fall than due to a stroke, dementia or disease. Falls can happen to anyone, regardless of a person’s age, fitness, health or mobility. The good news is that simple, […]
CINNAMON BOUTIQUE IS BACK
We have just reopened the cinnamon boutique on the 10th August after much demand for the elegant ladies of Dural, Galston and surrounding areas. Meet Mandy, the new owner of the business and Carlene, who worked with the previous Cinnamon for 7 years. We will give a specialist service to all customers previous and new. […]
PUSH-CUSH FOR DADS
Push-Cush was a clever invention by a north shore Sydney woman several decades ago. A simple idea to promote circulation of the lower limbs. It has two chambers into which you blow air, movement of air provides resistance which in turn promotes circulation. The Push-Cush is inexpensive and comes with direction on how to use […]
DURAL COUNTRY CLUB BOWLS SISTER ACT!
The Final of Dural Country Club’s Pairs Championship was keenly contested on Tuesday 11th August between sisters Marelle Saunders and Leone Lesslie battling it out for the title with Terri Hezlett and Kath Sach. It was ‘neck and neck’ until the final few ends when Marelle and Leone’s expertise and experience prevailed resulting in a […]
VALE BILL WHITNELL
Dad was born on 2nd October 1948 in Subiaco, WA on his mother’s 21st birthday. His brother Greg was around 12 months old. I don’t know a lot about his early years, as he didn’t talk about it much. Thanks to my mum and aunty and their great memories, I do know the following. The […]
CWA NEWS
As the pandemic situation continues to evolve, it is with great disappointment that we announce all CWA Galston meetings have been cancelled for the foreseeable future. Though unable to meet and plan face to face as we usually would, we have not been sitting idle. Head over to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ CWAGalston for a […]
TIPS TO COPE WITH LONELINESS AND SOCIAL ISOLATION IN A TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
Loneliness is a distressing feeling we experience when we don’t have the social relationships or interaction that we would like. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that one in four Australians were lonely. It is expected that this number is probably higher now. People who are lonely have significantly worse physical and mental health […]
WARRAH
The winter has been productive for our farmers. They took the extra time available, as the crops grow slowly, to clean up the summer growth, fix fences and gates, organise the shed and plan for the coming season. The good soaking rains before Spring have been more than enough to give a boost to the […]
HOW TO PREPARE FOR STORM SEASON AND FLOODING PIPES
Pipe issues are often revealed when there are heavy rains. With recent wet weather across some regions, Nuflow North West Sydney have had a high volume of sewer and stormwater issues. The heavy rain places pressure on piping infrastructure, exposing blockages or in extreme instances causing pipes to shift. Dane Hutchens from Nuflow Northwest Sydney […]
