Hornsby Shire Council’s Native Plant Giveaways Return This Autumn
Hornsby Shire Council is once again welcoming the return of its popular Native Plant Giveaway Program this March, inviting all residents of Hornsby Shire to participate and 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 15th […]
The Letter “O” No Rough Edges – No Pointy Bits!
Explore a World of Quilting Patterns Complete; smooth; all encompassing…? DO quilts come to mind? YES they do; all of the above can describe a QUILT. Our recently completed quilts (see photo) have arrived at the Red Cross Refugee Centre in Wollongong. 21 quilts, ready for the next group of ‘new arrivals’ into Australia; we hope […]
“I Dream a World” for The Galston Concerts
On Sunday 17th March The Galston Concerts will preview their 2024 line-up with a charity fundraiser concert captioned I Dream a World. Classical pianist Tonya Lemoh, born in Sierra Leone but Australian resident, will play the Galston Uniting Church grand piano to launch her new ABC Classic CD of popular music inspired by children – […]
Progress on Happenings in the Hills & Hornsby
The GPA’s mission is to be an effective voice for the community, enabling dialogue on matters that directly affect those who call Glenorie home. As it is important for everyone to be aware of the planning, zoning and land use conditions for the suburb, the GPA aims to ensure that matters that affect the community […]
New Childcare Centre in Glenorie
Justine and Paige have had a long-time dream of opening their own childcare centre while being able to share their passion for children following their dreams. Tiny Dreamers Childcare Centre in Glenorie is exactly this. They have spent the past few years planning, developing, and building Tiny Dreamers from the ground up and celebrated their […]
Dural and District Historical Society Inc: News from History Cottage
What a wonderful start to the Society’s 2024 year with 90 members and friends in attendance at the February meeting. Using an event in Pennant Hills in 1906 lawyer Rod Best presented an outstanding talk that contrasted past and present social attitudes to sections of our population, in that case to the Chinese. In the […]
Galston Garden Club
The Galston District Garden Club met for the first time this year on the 14th February. Our guest speaker for the night was Judy Horton, Horticulturist, OAM, MAIH, RH, HMAA. Judy made a presentation about the significance of the “Fosters Waterhole” in the district of Middle Dural. Our guest speaker for March will be James […]
Galston CWA News
Galston CWA have enjoyed their first meeting for 2024 on February 14th. We are all looking forward to a busy year, with lots of activities and fund raising to assist our community. We will be at Bunnings at Dural on Thursday evening, March 21st, for their Family Evening, so please come along and enjoy the […]
Swimming Pools or Muddy Puddles
By Barry Lees At the recent opening of Galston Swimming Pool, Mayor Ruddock told a story about when he and I were kids, we swam in a waterhole in the bush at Pennant Hills. The story brought back a lot of memories. I lived on 5 acres of bush at Laurence Street Pennant Hills. There […]
Official Reopening Of Galston Aquatic and Leisure Centre Celebrates Refurbishments and Enhanced Accessibilty
Excitement was in the air at the official grand reopening of the newly upgraded Galston Aquatic and Leisure Centre (GALC) last Saturday, 3rd February. Representing The Hon Stephen Kamper MP, Minister for Sport, Hornsby Shire Councillor Janelle McIntosh was joined by Hornsby Shire Mayor The Hon Philip Ruddock AO and Member for Hornsby Matt Kean […]
