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Dural Village Shops New Mixed Use Development

A DA has been submitted for an upgrade of the Dural Village Shops at 644 Old Northern Road. This is currently the Dural IGA, Liquorland, Dural Compound Pharmacy premises). The development application states: • Partial demolition of the existing shopping centre; • 1,872m² additional GLFA (net increase) including demolition and additions to the existing shopping […]

AN EVENING WITH PAULLINA SIMONS

Join PAULLINA on her AUSTRALIAN TOUR at THE PIONEER THEATRE Monday 5 August | 7pm-8pm | $15PP Join Paullina Simons, international best-selling author of novels such as Tully, Tatiana and Alexander and The Bronze Horseman as she tours Australia to celebrate the release of her new trilogy. An unforgettable, sweeping saga from a master storyteller, […]

Apple Pie

2 oz. sugar, 4 oz. butter, 8 oz. self raising flour, 1 egg, 3 large apples. Beat the sugar, butter and egg together, then add the flour. The dough is very short. Divide into 2 parts, and, placing one half on a slightly buttered tart dish, press out into round shape with the hand. Take […]

BANK SPONSORS 2 LOCAL COUNSELLORS

Congratulations to Andrea Pateman (right) and Lucy Falvet (left) on receiving scholarships from Bendigo Bank to complete their Counselling Courses with Pathways Psychology Institute. Once they have completed their training they will be working in the Galston area to assist local residents.

Neighbourhood Watch

Following community requests, a local Neighbourhood Watch group has been set up with representatives from Glenorie Progress Association, Arcadia Galston Residents Association and other local volunteers. If you are on facebook please like (and follow) our page www.facebook.com/NHWGGAD. The purpose of this public facebook page, which anyone can like or follow, is to promote crime […]

CWA News

With over 1500 babies being admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Westmead each year from the local health district as well as country areas of NSW, many families will have spent this Easter in hospital with their tiny miracles. The Galston CWA ladies are making sure that the babies are a little […]

Tea Rooms Seniors Day at Royal Easter Show

In April, 6 members from the CWA Hornsby and District branch volunteered to work in the CWA Tea Rooms at the Royal Easter Show on Seniors Day. Over 400 CWA members volunteered from NSW to work in the CWA Tea Rooms. We baked close to 4,000 scones that day. Many happy visitors said it was […]

Arcadian artists Exhibition & Art Trail 2019

The Arcadian Artists & Artisans Inc. wishes to extend a huge thank you to the Galston & District Community Bank Branch of the Bendigo Bank for its ongoing & generous support. The Sponsorship funds will greatly assist the Arcadian Artists in achieving its goal of fostering an appreciation of the arts amongst the local community […]

The Inland Navigators for Drought Relief

The Inland Navigators Bush Band was formed around 40 years ago during Dural Musical Society’s production of Reedy River. Two of the original members, Eric Pellinkhof and Greg Wilson, are still singing and playing traditional and contemporary Aussie ballads with the band at a huge variety of private, corporate and festival gigs. Lead singer and […]

1st Dural Scout Group

1st Dural Scout Group recently held its their Annual Reporting night and at the conclusion it was announced that they had three new Queen’s Scouts. The Queen’s Scout Award aims to widen the interests and knowledge of Venturer Scouts and encourage them to ‘look wide’. To achieve this prestigious award a Venturer Scout must be […]