NORTHCONNEX IS OPENING
By Julian Leeser NorthConnex opening this week! For a generation our community has been calling for a solution to the traffic problems on Pennant Hills Rd. This $3 billion road will enable people to get around the community and spend less time in traffic and more time with loved ones. Northconnex is a great example […]
GREAT LADIES HELP GALSTON CONCERTS
By Robert Harris In this the month of Remembrance Day, the Galston Concerts themselves are almost a memory, last welcoming a live audience a year ago, pre-pandemic. But those memories live on, with this month’s cancelled Galston Gala, the final concert of the 2020 series in Galston Uniting Church, at least prompting happy memories of […]
DURAL AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Readers are familiar with plants in our landscape that are not indigenous. Some are there as escaped reminders of ‘Home’, like many garden flowers; some were introduced for commercial purposes, like fennel and some, through arrogant ignorance of the benefits of what already existed, as in the case of native grasses and paspalum. Some are […]
KINDERGARTEN AT NORTHHOLM GRAMMAR – WHERE EVERY CHILD IS KNOWN AND NURTURED AS INDIVIDUALS
By Christopher Bradbury, Principal of Northholm Grammar Kindergarten is a vital and exciting time for your child. At Northholm Grammar we provide a vibrant and nurturing environment where our young students learn through experience, exploration, discovery and by challenging themselves through both play and structured activity. During these formative years, we aim to instil a […]
A FITTING FINALE FOR 2020
Craig Hingston – Pacific Hills Christian School This year has seen many challenges including students at Pacific Hills Christian School and New Hope School having to adjust to new methods of learning and being isolated from friends. However, our Year 12’s have demonstrated such maturity and resilience. With perseverance they pressed on and completed their […]
HILLSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL – WE LOVE TO READ AT HILLSIDE!
Strengthening our students’ reading has been a target this year. All students at Hillside enjoy reading with their buddies. Every week the students find a comfortable spot and read together. This year all students also successfully completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge. The assist students who need the extra support in their reading our teachers implement […]
THE NEW VOICES OF GALSTON HIGH SCHOOL
Galston High inducted its new 2021 Student Representative Council (SRC) at a closed ceremony on Wednesday 14th October. The SRC is the new voice of the school, advocating for the student body. This role includes initiating projects that enhance student wellbeing, raising funds to support these projects and supporting charitable causes in the Galston High […]
GALSTON SWIM CLUB
October has been an exciting month for our squads with competitions getting back underway. Our swimmers have been training hard through the school holidays to give their best at the swim meets. We had our first major competition back at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, the NSW Long Course Qualifying Meet. We had eight […]
WARRAH
Spring on the farm feels like it goes by as quickly as it came around! We have just harvested the last of the citrus and the winter brassicas, and have started planting all the warmer season varieties. At Warrah we use tunnels and protected cropping areas to help us produce cucumbers and tomatoes a little […]
Galston District Garden Club
By Greta Wickham It is with regret that the Galston District Garden Club has suspended meeting until February 2021, due to the COVID 19 Virus. All going well, February will be the first meeting for the year to be held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month, in the Community Hall 37 Arcadia Rd, Galston. […]
