Home in on Your Ideal Lifestyle
Learn everything you need to know about retirement living in just one day. After a lifetime of hard work, many of us look forward to a relaxing retirement, often in a retirement village or resort. But selling the family home and relocating is a major financial decision that should not be taken lightly. It is […]
Arcadian Quilting News
Wintertime and the duvets and quilts appear on our beds. We are grateful to be warm and cosy and all we have to do is open the linen cupboard and retrieve our favourite bed covers. Consider the conditions, the time and the place IF our bed cover looked like this mismatched Wagga shown in the […]
Galston Concerts Offer Strings Stars
The Galston Concerts return to Galston Uniting Church Sunday afternoon 23 July when star violinists will present a dazzling virtuoso program. The Galston audience – from the Hills, Hawkesbury, harbourside and as far as the Hunter – will enjoy long-term Sydney-resident but worldacclaimed soloist Evgeny Sorkin, a violin lecturer at Sydney’s famous Conservatorium, plus three […]
Castle Hill Art Society: Art Demonstration
ART DEMONSTRATION – 2ND AUGUST, 2023 LUKE KELLY “BEAUTIFUL BIRDS” Luke is a self-taught painter who’s inspired by Australia’s natural beauty and boisterous wildlife and has an ongoing obsession with painting Australian parrots. He’s exhibited in galleries across NSW, was awarded first place in the global online competition “Art Wars” in 2017, has been published […]
Tax Deductions for Homeowners This Eofy
With the financial year at an end, many of us will be starting to think about our tax returns. When it comes to home-related tax deductions, as a general rule, when you own and occupy your property without earning any income from it, you’re not eligible for any specific tax deductions. However, if you receive […]
Empty Desks
Local heroes, the Aussie Pump team have now taken over their new Head Quarters at Norwest. The building (next to Hillsong) gives them twice as much space enabling this innovative local company the ability to double production, double warehousing and double the staff. There are great jobs available! Help Aussie fill the desks with competent […]
Soroptimist International Of The Hills: 12th Annual Public Speaking Competition
As part of Orange Blossom Festival celebrations Members of Soroptimist International of The Hills will be holding their Annual Public Speaking Competition for local High School students on Saturday afternoon, 9 September at the Glenhaven Community Centre. With a strong focus on education for women and girls topics for both Junior and Senior Sections have […]
The Probus Club Of The Hills Inc
May was a very busy one for our club. It started with an interesting speaker on the subject of Nursing Homes and Retirement Villages including details of costs and where to get help. Then apart from the usual activities of golf, snooker and finance, additional activities included an afternoon of barefoot bowls at the Hills […]
Exciting Night at Dural Scouts
Cubs and Scouts from Dural Scout Group held a combined meeting at their Galston hall last week and all had a GREAT NIGHT, full of fun, games, and a pioneering activity. They played many games, including Indoor Hockey (the Scout Way) and it was exciting for all ages, including the Leaders’ challenge! The Pioneering activity […]
June Womens Shed Arcadia
The June women’s shed project used pen and paper to create patterns. This is called Zen tangle because of its meditative affects when developing the patterns. Some of these patterns can create an illusion of a 3D surface by use of light and dark contrast. After practicing this enjoyable technique some ladies created one of […]