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ARCADIAN QUILTERS GROUP

What better place to finish off those patchwork projects than in your own home!! Yes, we Arcadian Quilters are stitching away at home as our venue the Galston Community Health Centre, Cnr Arcadia Road and The Glade, Galston has elected to close their facility until further notice. So, if you had planned to drop in […]

54KM ROAD RIDE – THE SACKVILLE LOOP A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT…

Riders ready for the climb on Sackville Ferry

This month’s road ride is a 54km loop, with the Hawkesbury River meandering through the centre. Starting in the historic town of Windsor, we cross the controversial bridge over the Hawkesbury River. We pick up the pace along Wilberforce Road, which is floodplain flat and bordered by grass farm quilts hemmed by the beautiful Blue […]

THE SECRET LIFE OF POWERFUL OWLS

(Left to right) Dr Beth Mott (BirdLife Australia), Cr Waddell, Cr Browne, Deb Fleet (Sydney Wildlife), Michael Bianchino, Mayor Ruddock, Cr Heyde, Georgia Cameron

Byles Creek Valley environmentalists Michael Bianchino and Georgia Cameron revealed the Secret Life of Powerful Owls to a captive audience including Mayor Ruddock and three Councillors at Hornsby Library on Saturday 7 March. The fully-booked interactive event included original music, photos and videos designed to entertain and educate participants on Australia’s largest owl, Ninox strenua, […]

BUDGERIGAR SOCIETY OF NSW INC.

With the cancellation of the 2020 Royal Easter Show, due to the direction from the Prime Minister and COAG, that gatherings exceeding 500 people should be cancelled; this is the first time the Royal Easter Show has been cancelled because of a public health emergency since the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1919. The Show has […]

BUILDING WORKS AROUND HOME IN NEAR FUTURE

As we all know, it is crazy times at the moment with the Coronavirus. To minimise the risk of infection, as much as possible, everyone is advised to stay at home. So in saying that, I think this month I should talk about what can be done around the home as it seems we are […]

THE CARNIVAL IS OVER… AND WHAT A RESOUNDING SUCCESS IT WAS!

Winning Northmead Team

Dural Women’s Bowling Club held their pre-Pennant Carnival on Friday, 21st February with 28 teams from 9 different Clubs playing two games of 13 ends, with the overall winners being Northmead. All bowlers present enjoyed a day of fun and friendly rivalry with morning tea, a raffle, l00’s board and lunch served by Fedele’s in […]

HILLS HARMONY CHORUS A BUSY FIRST 2 MONTHS

Some of our guys singing at the NSW Seniors Festival & Expo – Darling Harbour

Men singing in Harmony is a fantastic sound! The range of voices from high to the very low is a dynamic sound and makes for beautiful music. Based in the Hills District, Hills Harmony Chorus is a men’s choir which sings in 4 part acapella close Harmony. We love our music, we love performing, and […]

GALSTON CONCERTS NEW TALENT PLANS

Jack Theakston - Cello

After a regretful decision to postpone the Sunday 22 March opening of The Galston Concerts 2020 series in Galston Uniting Church plans are underway for an even rosier future. The concerts team are planning interim ways to connect with the Galston audience. Co-Artistic Directors of the concerts, Galston residents Robert Harris and Dorit Herskovits, noticed […]

HEALTH ADVICE ON CORONAVIRUS

Our Government is taking all possible steps to protect the health of Australians and the economy. Our actions have first been to initiate travel restrictions on the basis of expert medical advice. This has helped to first contain and now slow the spread of the virus in Australia. Australia’s Coronavirus Emergency Response Plan was initiated […]

SEEDS OF HOPE FOR NSW KOALAS

To celebrate World Wildlife Day, the NSW Government has announced six new koala habitat restoration projects, which include planting 50,000 koala feed tree seedlings, in the Northern Rivers and Far South Coast regions. Environment Minister Matt Kean said he was pleased to provide up to $150,000 in funding to a wide range of organisations, including […]