Zumba Is Back!
Zumba at Hornsby Aquatic Centre is Back! Open to everybody and anybody. We take the “work” out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Tuesdays and Fridays, from 5.25 pm. No bookings are required, casual classes start at $20 or purchase a 10 pack for $100. Hornsby […]
Learner Drivers
Are you teaching learner drivers? As young people approach driving age it is important they are aware of what is ahead as a learner driver. Council is hosting a free online presentation via ZOOM giving practical tips to parents/carers and supervising drivers on how to help learner driver become safer drivers. Teaching your Learner Driver […]
CWA News
With 2022 bringing us our third successive summer of discontent, regular columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and founder of Bad Mother Media, Kate Halfpenny, has had the brilliant idea of getting actual professionals involved in organising Australia. She’s calling in the Country Women’s Association. “Back in 2012 my daughter and I volunteered at the […]
Glenorie Progress Association
FOOTPATH FROM GLENORIE VILLAGE TO LES SHORE RESERVE The Hills Shire Council will build a footpath from Glenorie Village to the Les Shore Reserve. The Glenorie Progress Association (GPA ) welcomes this initiative. The original plan of completing a footpath from the village to the Whites Rd intersection at Post Office Rd will continue to […]
Here’s an Idea for 2022
Over this last year of 2021, I have, with my Mother, been writing her life story. I have enjoyed doing this, and now we are nearly finished, ready to be printed. In the story, before my Epilogue, I have included a challenge for those who will read the book. The Idea is, to remember all […]
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 […]
