Norfolk Island Visit
The Hills Branch of National Seniors and Hills to Hawkesbury’s Ivor Jones have organised a tour to historic Norfolk Island. With just a few vacancies left, the tour will depart Sydney Wednesday 30th October to Wednesday 6th November. The fully escorted tour will spend the week exploring this South Pacific paradise and meeting some of […]
Celebrating Platypus Month in the Hills
A research project in the Hills and Hawkesbury has highlighted the exciting possibility of 18 wild platypus locations in the Cattai Creek, from Fred Caterson Reserve to the Hawkesbury River. Until Dr Michelle Ryan, lead researcher in the ‘Hawkesbury Nepean Platypus Project,’ discovered Bluey in Cattai Creek, the last recorded sighting in the Hills was in […]
RSL LifeCare Rowland Village Resident, Bill Pierce Celebrates His 103rd Birthday on 23rd June 2024
By Ann Lomas, friend and resident of Rowland Village Celebrations were very festive with 11 members of his extended family, for lunch at the Galston Club! Bill attended various schools including Sydney Grammar. At 17 he began working for the Sydney Commonwealth Bank following his father. In 1938 Bill joined the Infantry Scottish Battalion based […]
Computer Generation Gap
Computer Pals the Hills began 25 years ago with a group of people mostly from the “Silent Generation” (those born 1924 – 1945) with a smattering of ”Baby Boomers“ (1946 – 1964). Now, even the youngest of the Boomers are entering their 70s, the SGs are dwindling, and we need the next generation to step […]
Fuel Prices Week Ending 9 August 2024
Where to Buy the Cheapest Fuel Prices Week Ending 9 August 2024 Fuel Type: Unleaded 91 Petrol Station Name Address Fuel,Price Shell Kenthurst 86 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst NSW 2156 185.90 Ampol Kenthurst 137 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst NSW 2156 185.90 Ampol Foodary Dural 917-923 Old Northern Rd, DURAL NSW 2158 185.90 EG Ampol Dural 532 Old […]
Term-End Fun for Dural Scouts
Dural Scouts finished the term with a night at the local indoor rock-climbing centre. Rock climbing is a great way for scouts to have fun while building their confidence and problemsolving skills. All scouts experienced various climbing routes and fitness levels and the friendly staff at The Edge were on standby to help them learn […]
Emma Memma Returns to Orange Blossom Festival
Award-winning artist Emma Memma will perform at the Orange Blossom Festival for the first time in 19 years to headline the return of the OBF Night Markets on Saturday 7th September at Castle Hill Showground. It’s a triumphant return for the national treasure, who previously starred as Pippa the Orange in the 2005 edition of […]
Camellia Experts Visit Netherby Garden
The garden around Netherby Homestead has many large, well-established old camellias. Earlier this year Bill Parker and Craig Carol from Camellias R Us nursery, met Karlene Brummer, who is one of The Friends of Fagan Park garden volunteers, at a camellia propagation workshop. The discussion turned to the many camellias without names in the Netherby […]
Hornsby Shire Council’s Native Plant Giveaways Return this Winter
Hornsby Shire Council is again welcoming the return of its popular Native Plant Giveaway Program this August, inviting all residents of Hornsby Shire to nurture their local environment by booking an appointment to collect four free native plants. Taking place at Council’s Warada Ngurang Community Nursery in Pennant Hills on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th […]
Push and Pull of the Housing Supply Crisis: The Case for Staying in Your Community Guilt Free!
Clr Dr Verity Greenwood, Hornsby Shire Council NSW is experiencing a shortage in housing properties, and this is overshadowed by the Federal Government’s target for 1.2 million new homes to be built by 2029. The NSW Government’s Hornsby Transport Oriented Development (TOD) project is now on public exhibition. Fortunately, the Hornsby Town Centre area to […]
