News from the Friends of Fagan Park
By Ian Browning Amid so much uncertainty, we are soldiering on, and we have been really keen to “get back to it” and enjoy the camaraderie that is so strong amongst us. Fagan Park News Welcome to our new recruit, Angela, who is making quite an impression on the Homestead garden. We will already have […]
Snippet from Freda Halliday’s Life Story
The Kean family arrived in Arcadia in 1893 to become leading orchardists and significant contributors to the life and wellbeing of the wider Hills District community. Over many years family members and their neighbours traversed the good times and the hard times together; while enjoying many adventures along the way. Freda Halliday [nee Kean] remembering […]
The Hills Women’s Shed is an Initiative of the Positive Vibes Foundation (PVF)
We were delighted to welcome the Afghan refugee community members to our Shed. We provided them with much-needed clothes, shoes, bags, kitchenware and other items that the Hills Shire community had so generously donated. These refugees arrived in Australia with nothing and were very grateful for the opportunity to help themselves to items we often […]
Arcadian Quilters News in Christmas Day
Welcome everyone to 2022, with a new year ahead we can review all those resolutions and good ideas we had last year; see just what is appropriate and be truthful … just where we might be prepared to make a change? One change our family made at the end of last year was to celebrate […]
Musing Music
Music has always played an important part in our community, and Fiddletown has a quaint story to tell. The Arcadia Brass Band was formed to farewell and welcome WW1 soldiers. Walter Stokes played the piano for dances in the late 19th C while the Arcadia Musical Recitals, the Galston Concerts, with others, have given happiness […]
Prices for Week Ending (4-February-2022)
The fuel price list Fuel Type: Unleaded 91 Petrol Station Name Address Price Ampol Dural 917-923 Old Northern Rd, DURAL NSW 2158 181.90 Coles Express Dural 592-596 Old Northern Rd, Dural NSW 2158 181.90 Caltex Woolworths Dural 532 Old Northern Road, Dural NSW 2158 181.90 7-Eleven Castle Hill 255 -257 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill […]
Shaking Sydney
Mitchell Old is a 20-year-old Galston local taking the Sydney Theatre scene by storm by producing one of the most highly anticipated musicals in 2022! Graduating as School Captain from Northholm Grammar School in 2019, Mitchell Old went on to study at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 2021, Mitchell produced his first independent musical […]
