Hills Grammar School
Hills Grammar introduced the Entrepreneurship program to their Senior School curriculum this year which has proven to encourage students to think about life beyond the school gates. The new program is part of the Deeper Water, Deeper Learning framework, aimed at developing Deep Learning Competencies of Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Citizenship and Character. Each […]
Arcadia Public School
What an exciting term we have planned for our students! It is so nice to see all our students back in or classrooms and learning. We also have various fun days organised to ensure we all end 2021 with a huge smile and lots of fun memories. We welcomed our class of 2022 Kindergarten students […]
Inflatable World Dural is Open!
After much anticipation, Inflatable World at Dural is finally open! Kids and parents have been loving the brand-new set up, with a huge range of inflatables and a great café on site. Parents have been raving about the low fuss, easy party options are available. After her daughters fourth birthday party, Sarah said “I could […]
Galston High School
By Luke Cosgrove Galston High School Community has lost a much-loved teacher and long-standing member of the school and wider community, Jill Gray. Her teaching spans two generations of the Galston High School community. In over forty one years as a teacher with the Department of Education, with most of those years being at Galston […]
Starting Strong
Glenorie Preschool was lucky enough to receive ‘start strong funding’ under the quality learning environment program. We used the money to redevelop our playground. The soft fall and outdated equipment has been replaced with astroturf, a bike track, chicken coop, wooden teepee and climbing frame. Scattered throughout the playground are musical instruments. But, the ultimate […]
New Hope School – A Year to be Thankful
By Craig Hingston Although 2021 will be remembered as a challenging year, because of the COVID pandemic and lockdown, New Hope School at Dural had plenty to be thankful for. One reason to celebrate was the largest cohort of final year graduates. There was six Year 12 students in the Class of 2021 and most […]
Local Schools Win in Grant Announcement
By Matt Kean Local P&C Associations along with community groups will benefit from an injection of funds announced this week by Member for Hornsby Matt Kean. After a tough two years, 13 community organisations have received the good news they will be receiving the funds they need to make upgrades to their facilities. “I was […]
Rural community-Rural Round Up
By Councilor Warren Waddell Although this term of Council has been rewarding, there is still a great deal to be done. Much of the work completed to date has been only in the planning and consultation stage. It is my hope that if returned at the next 4th December election, I can follow through on […]
Australia’s Net Zero Target by 2050
By Julian Leeser The Morrison Government has recently announced our plan for net zero emissions by 2050. As part of that plan, the Government is investing $20 billion in low emissions technologies, which are expected to further unlock at least $80 billion in private sector investment over the next decade in technologies like clean hydrogen, […]
GALSTON CONCERTS: Greetings and Gifts!
“Seasons Greetings” from The Galston Concerts to all Hills and Hornsby music lovers. Christmas, a time of sharing, sees the concerts team polishing up a five-star sequence of Sunday afternoon concerts in Galston Uniting Church in 2022. Your Happy New Year celebrations (hopefully a happier year ahead than ‘20 and ‘21) can linger longer because […]
