Planting Trees for the Queen’s Jubilee
By Julian Leeser Last month we celebrated Her Majesty the Queen’s Jubilee 70 years on the throne serving our country and the Commonwealth. Her reign has outlasted 16 Australian Prime Ministers, 20 NSW Premiers, 14 US Presidents, and 67 Melbourne Cup winners. She has been a constant in an ever-changing world. Her service is remarkable, […]
HSC Achieving Goals
By Matt Kean As the school year for 2022 commenced at all levels, I have been impressed with both students and teachers across my electorate, as they again show their resilience. Towards the end of last year, I watched closely as the HSC results came in across my electorate and I would like to briefly […]
Kids, Environmental Champions
Local Hills students get a kick-start in becoming future environmental champions, with schools in The Hills given the chance to share in $1 million through the 2022 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants. Woolworths will offer Hills schools and early learning centres, up to $1,000 each, to develop projects that focus on sustainable food production, improving waste […]
Rural Round Up
By Councilor Warren Waddell Long overdue, it was great to see the eastern end of Galston village finally connect to the existing footpath network. Both the Galston Rd. and Arcadia Rd. access points have been paved to meet the complex stairs, which in turn will help preserve the grass and other vegetation. The disability access […]
Hillside Public School
WHY DO STUDENTS IN SMALL SCHOOLS SUCCEED? The school works like a big family in many ways. The children mix with older and younger peers in and out of the classroom. It allows them to develop wonderful peer relationships, they have a great respect for each other, their teachers and they take great pride in […]
Dancing to the Top
By Craig Hingston The OneMaker Academy for Performing Arts based at Dural has appointed a new Head of Dancing for 2022 and she has an impressive CV. Claire Leeds has been a part of the OMA team since 2016 and began her interest in dance at the tender age of two. During her high school […]
Learning Leadership, Leading to Learn
Galston High School is built around a culture of student leadership: students are encouraged and supported to become active leaders in their school and the wider community. Galston High School offers leadership opportunities across six distinct aspects of the school, ensuring every student has an opportunity to become a leader. Prefects – The Prefects are […]
HSC Excellence at Hills Grammar
We congratulate the Class of 2021 on their excellent HSC results including one First in State (Geography) one Fifth in State (Japanese Extension) two HSC Top Achievers two Encore Nominations (Music 1 and Music 2) two HSC All Rounders 70 Band 6 results 26 Distinguished Achievers For a small year group (66 students) to have […]
Information Sessions on Living Choice Galston
2022 is shaping up to be a busy year for the sales and construction teams at Living Choice Galston, a premier retirement community to be built at 330 Galston Road, Galston. Two Information Sessions will be held at the company’s nearby village, Living Choice Glenhaven, on Tuesday 29th March and it is anticipated that the […]
Dural Country Club Bowlers at the Top of Their Game!
DOUG AND GLEN WIN PAIRS TITLE AT DURAL BOWLS! After many interruptions due to Covid and weather our 2021 Men’s Major Pairs Competition was finally able to be played on January 29th with the winners being Doug Farlow and new player Glen Davey defeating previous winners Tom Trovato and Greg Smith 22-14. The playing conditions […]