Local Filmmaker on Track
It has taken a few years to get to the screen but The Boy Who Was Afraid of Everything has just won several awards and talks are underway both in America and Australia about extending the pilot to make a television series. For writer, actor and filmmaker Haris Mirza from Castle Hill it is a […]
The Rotary Club of Greater Hills
The Rotary Club of Greater Hills is collecting non perishable food for Hawkesbury Helping Hands. The food can be dropped off under the Christmas tree in the foyer of The Galston Club in July and August. Hawkesbury’s Helping Hands was established in 2011 by Cassidy Strickland, then 8, who after witnessing a hungry man rummaging […]
Glenorie Probus Club Activities
In June Glenorie Probus Club continued its aim of undertaking varied activities and went on an organized day to the Sydney Tramway Museum. Following the coach trip to the Museum and morning tea there was a trip into the National Park on a 102 year old toast rack style tram. Then back to the Museum […]
Local Elections 2024
Former Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne has won the pre-selection to run for the Shire’s top job of Hills Mayor as the endorsed Liberal Party candidate, beating current Mayor Dr Peter Gangemi by a reported 15 votes. Candidates have been told by the State Liberal Party to make no comments until an official announcement […]
Galston Garden Club
Next meeting will be on 14th August Guest speaker will be Jo Tonitto Topic will be “permaculture tips and tricks for balconies and other places” Our guest speaker for July was Helen McGregor giving a presentation about gardens around the world. Some she had been to during her travels and some she would love to […]
Tench’s Prospect Mount
Glenorie Progress Association has a close working relationship with the local environment centre and we are always interested in promoting local history. Pat Shwartz has been researching the following, we are proud to support the project. We all know now that the Hawkesbury and Nepean River systems are all part of the same river. However […]
Norfolk Island Visit
The Hills Branch of National Seniors and Hills to Hawkesbury’s Ivor Jones have organised a tour to historic Norfolk Island. With just a few vacancies left, the tour will depart Sydney Wednesday 30th October to Wednesday 6th November. The fully escorted tour will spend the week exploring this South Pacific paradise and meeting some of […]
Celebrating Platypus Month in the Hills
A research project in the Hills and Hawkesbury has highlighted the exciting possibility of 18 wild platypus locations in the Cattai Creek, from Fred Caterson Reserve to the Hawkesbury River. Until Dr Michelle Ryan, lead researcher in the ‘Hawkesbury Nepean Platypus Project,’ discovered Bluey in Cattai Creek, the last recorded sighting in the Hills was in […]
RSL LifeCare Rowland Village Resident, Bill Pierce Celebrates His 103rd Birthday on 23rd June 2024
By Ann Lomas, friend and resident of Rowland Village Celebrations were very festive with 11 members of his extended family, for lunch at the Galston Club! Bill attended various schools including Sydney Grammar. At 17 he began working for the Sydney Commonwealth Bank following his father. In 1938 Bill joined the Infantry Scottish Battalion based […]
Computer Generation Gap
Computer Pals the Hills began 25 years ago with a group of people mostly from the “Silent Generation” (those born 1924 – 1945) with a smattering of ”Baby Boomers“ (1946 – 1964). Now, even the youngest of the Boomers are entering their 70s, the SGs are dwindling, and we need the next generation to step […]