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RURAL ROUND UP

rural community Local Government Elections COUNCILOR WARREN WADDELL

Council meetings resumed in February, marking the official start of this term’s final year. There is still a great deal of work before us. Council endorsed the Local Strategic Planning Statement, our vision statement for the next 20 years, which is the culmination of 18 months of hard work and intensive community engagement. Our new […]

OFFICIAL OPENING OF HORNSBY HOSPITAL MEDICAL IMAGING DEPARTMENT

The Hon Matt Kean MP Member for Hornsby was joined by his colleague Alister Henskens SC MP in officially opening the Medical Imaging Department at Hornsby Kuring- gai Hospital. Mr Kean said, “As part of the much needed upgrade we now have the best diagnostic tools for local patients. This upgrade basically doubles the size […]

MATT KEAN INTERVIEW

Matt Kean

Matt Kean, the NSW Environment and Energy Minister, very kindly agreed to an interview on January 29. He was very open and passionate in his answers to the following questions. What advice can you give a teenager who would like to take up a career in politics? Join Young Liberal or Young Labor to get […]

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON SATURDAY, 28TH MARCH 2020

FOLLOWED BY AN AFTERNOON WITH OUR SPECIAL GUESTS ROY AND PRIMROSE FOX AND A GUIDED VISIT NEXT DOOR TO THE MISSIONS The AGM is to take place at the Chapel at 11.45am before adjourning for lunch. All members are encouraged to attend. An invitation extends to the general public to join us for lunch. We […]

DURAL & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE

Ron Ray

Members met for the first time on the 8th February. Our speaker was Ken Bradley OAM who spoke of two men who served in the First World War. Ken, a member of our Society, has been researching all who served and who were connected in some way with our district. The results of his work […]

THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT… AIRDROP

Have you ever been travelling with friends and would really like to share some of the photos you have taken during the day. You could text them or even email them but the problem is you have no internet service. This is quite common if you are in a foreign country or on a ship […]

GET IN FAST FOR REMAGINE ENTRIES NOW OPEN

Hornsby Shire Council’s Remagine exhibition is calling for entries, with $10,000 in total prize money on offer. Held in partnership with the Hornsby Art Society, artists are invited to submit works that promote the concept of “reduce, reuse and recycle”. “This is a great opportunity for artists to demonstrate their commitment to a more sustainable […]

GALSTON HIGH SCHOOL OPEN DAY 2020

Galston High School’s perfect team looks forward to showing prospective students and their families the school

Galston High School welcomes prospective students and their families to the upcoming Open Day on Wednesday, 11th March. Open Day is an opportunity to see, experience and feel what Galston High School can offer and why it is a compelling choice for all students. “The 2020 Galston High School Open Day allows you to meet […]

PARENTS ARE EDUCATORS TOO

Term 1 is well underway and whilst our staff at Pacific Hills Christian School are enthusiastically teaching in their classrooms, they are looking forward to collaborating in 2020 with the parents and care givers of their students. “We aim as a school, but also as a Christian community, to actively seek to partner with parents […]

GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

While only a few weeks into Term 1 our kindergarten classes are settling into school very nicely. These little ‘firsttimers’ are making a smooth transition into ‘BIG’ school and many have already made new friends. School Captains Jack and Caitlan and Vice Captains Jordan and Myffy attended a Leadership Camp at Vision Valley last week. […]