Galston Valley Railway – On Track for Another Fun Filled Fundraiser
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1/5 vc_col-md-1/5 vc_col-xs-1/5″][us_image image=”86546″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” style=”circle” has_ratio=”1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Karlene Brummer[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Galston Valley Railway, located in Mid Dural Road Galston, is the home of the Hornsby Model Engineers, a model train and railway enthusiasts club that started over half a century ago. The site consists of around a 1km of 5” […]
Bromeliad Society Of Australia Guest Speaker – Photographer Glenn Smith
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be on Saturday, 12th August at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill off Doran Drive. Bromeliad sales to the public from 10am with the meeting commencing at 12noon. Guest speaker will be Glenn Smith, Photographer and his presentation will cover the […]
Pop in a Plant or Two for Platypus
Did you know that platypus were recently sighted in Colah Creek? For this small population of platypus to survive and thrive, healthy creek-side vegetation is a must. Hornsby Shire Council invites you to help our newly discovered platypus population by joining a one-off community planting event on Saturday, 26 August 10am-12pm at Forsters Reserve, Middle […]
Council Awards $70,000 Worth Of Grant Funding To The Sanctuary And Hills Community Aid
Two crucial community service providers will benefit from the biggest grants allocated in The Hills Shire Council’s history, helping women and children in crisis as well as supporting seniors and other community members to move around. Council resolved to allocate $40,000 to The Sanctuary, The Hills Women’s Shelter and $30,000 to Hills Community Aid (HCA) […]
Arcadian Quilting – Christmas In July
Seems many of us are now taking the opportunity to celebrate “Christmas in July”… the religious Annual Event, falling in December in the deep mid-winter in the northern hemisphere. Christmas here in Australia, while still deeply religious for many, is also celebrated in December in the heat of our summers, which always raises the question […]
Galston Girl Guides
Galston Guides enjoyed a fun packed Term 2 which finished with an end of term visit to Flip Out, Castle Hill. Several girls renewed their promise as they move up to Guides. We currently have vacancies in our Junior Guide unit, aged 6-9 year olds. If your daughter is interested in making new friends, taking […]
The Probus Club of the Hills Inc
Our guest speaker for June was Ken Bock who is one of the volunteer announcers on AM Radio Station 2 RPH. These announcers read newspapers and magazines to people who either can’t read or cannot handle the printed form. It was an enlightening talk from a very dedicated man. The mystery trip took off with […]
Galston CWA News
At our July meeting, our guest speaker, Karen Lindley, gave a very interesting talk on how to care for jewellery and keep it clean. This year our country of study has been Latvia, so members made Latvian dishes for a shared lunch. We are planning a Fashion Parade on 28th September at The Galston Club. Once […]
Pets at Work
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1/5 vc_col-md-1/5 vc_col-xs-1/5″][us_image image=”81787″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” style=”circle” has_ratio=”1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Nev The Newshound[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This month we meet working dog, Marley Henry of Galston. Marley is one of the awesome therapy dogs helping to make the scary world of the Judiciary a little easier to bear for court witnesses and victims of crime. […]
Hills Charity Gala
Save the date …The Hills annual Charity Gala Ball will be held at Biviano’s Dural on Thursday August 31st and is set to sparkle for an important cause. This year’s gala ball will support the Hills-based Positive Vibes Foundation (PVF) and its work with mental health and well-being programs and Biviano’s is proud to be […]