Robert Katz Honoured for His Remarkable Services to Judo

By Lawrence Machodo Robert Allan Katz is honoured and humbled at receiving an OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) for his service to judo, saying his job as a coach is a labour of love. His wife and former Olympian, Kerrye received an OAM for her services to judo last year, giving them a […]

Who is Keith Lees and Why Was he Arrested

By Diana Paton Police Officers attached to Kuring-Gai Police Area Command arrested 72-year-old Keith Lees at a property on Kenthurst Road, Dural at about 8am on Thursday 2 January 2025. He was wanted on an arrest warrant for an alleged murder in Queensland 27 years ago. The warrant was issued in July 2023 in relation […]

Aldi Armageddon

By Karlene Brummer Like so many others in the area, my power was out after the extreme weather event of Wednesday, 15th January. By Thursday evening I had pretty much exhausted what was edible in my fridge/freezer so thought I would just pop down to Aldi to grab something I could put in my gas […]

Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Awards

On Monday 13th January, the Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade was able to come together to celebrate the award of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (HOSM) to two of our members. Chris Compton and Chloe Compton (nee Paton), who were deployed to British Columbia, Canada in 2017, as a part of the Australian response to wildfires […]