Glenorie Public School Country Fair 18 September
The Glenorie Public School community has been working hard to prepare for its bi-annual Country Fair and can’t wait for the big day to arrive. After missing out on the event for the past few years due to Covid, this year’s fair will be one not to miss! Students and families have been selling raffle […]
Learn About Glenorie Ecology and Wildlife
Join the Cattai Hills Environment Network, Greater Sydney Landcare, Biodiversity Conservation Trust NSW, and the Glenorie Wildlife Refuge at a fun and educational workshop learning about the uniqueness of your local bushland, endangered plants, and animals on a bush walk with a local ecologist. The event – on Saturday 24th September from 11am to 1:30pm […]
Community Environment Centre Open Day
Several hundred visitors, young and not so young, enjoyed their visit to the Community Environment Centre’s Open Day on Saturday August 13th. Upon arrival, there was the opportunity to enjoy a sausage sandwich provided by members of the local Rural Fire Service. Beyond were rows of stalls and marquees containing a wide variety of information […]
Book Fair Returns to Castle Hill
Choose from more than 50,000 Books, CDs, DVDs and Computer Games and Help Lifeline Save Lives. Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury is thrilled to announce that their much-loved Castle Hill Book Fair will make an eagerly awaited comeback to Oakhill College on Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October. At last, after a three-year hiatus due to […]
Elegant, Stylish and Boutique – The Village Glenorie
Elegantly designed offering unparalleled construction and craftsmanship The Village Glenorie is The Hills Shire centrepiece offering a mixed-use retail and residential destination. Now on offer are a limited number of retail tenancies for lease ranging in size from 30m2-310m2 all of which embrace the village atmosphere and natural open surrounds of Glenorie. Oversized luxe residential […]
Tribute – Elizabeth Kean Oam (1927-2022)
Middle Dural resident Elizabeth Kean OAM (pictured right) passed away on 25 July 2022. She would have turned 95 years old on 15 September. Elizabeth was awarded the Order of Merit Australia in June 1998 for her services to the communities of Castle Hill and Baulkham Hills, particularly through the Hills Community Aids and Information […]
Cruising Into Dementia Action Week
Hornsby Shire Council is inviting people living with dementia and their carers to enjoy a free cruise with lunch on the Hawkesbury River, on board the Riverboat Postman, to mark Dementia Action Week on Monday 19th September. Dementia impacts close to half a million Australians and almost 1.6 million Australians are involved in their care. […]
Interest Rates, How High Will They Go?
Interest rates… Potentially one of the greatest influencers on property prices, how high could they go? We have commented in earlier publications of the impact that inflation has on interest rates and how the Reserve Bank uses rates to influence inflation. As anticipated, we saw another rate rise of 0.50% in July taking the cash […]
TAFE Boasts New Outdoor Learning Space For Tradies
Apprentice construction tradies at TAFE NSW now have covered outdoor learning areas, allowing them to take practical lessons rain, hail or shine. NSW Treasurer and Hornsby MP Matt Kean said the construction of 16 new trades facilities statewide was a part of the NSW Government’s record investment in TAFE NSW, which has delivered more than […]
Kate Johnson Heads to New York
[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=”81825″ 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 Annette Madjarian[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dural resident Kate Johnson is heading to the glitz and glamour of New York Fashion Week this month, to work alongside some of the industry’s biggest brands. The 20-year-old fashion student will be assisting at more than 10 shows […]