Galston District Garden Club
By Greta Wickham Galston District Garden Club Unfortunately, the Galston District Garden Club is postponing meetings until further notice due to the current Covid restrictions. We usually meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Galston Community Hall, Arcadia Road, Galston at 7.30pm. Galston District Garden Club The Galston Open Gardens Weekend usually […]
Arcadia Rural Fire Brigade – Time to Get Prepared
By Peta Gormly The 2021-2022 Bush Fire Danger Period commences for Greater Sydney on the 1st of October 2021. With this, residents within the Hornsby LGA will require 2 forms of permission to conduct a pile burn, one from Hornsby Council available on their website, and one from Hornsby Fire Control Centre by calling on […]
Galston Rural Fire Brigade
By Kara Dubois GET READY WEEKEND Galston Rural Fire Brigade is participating in ‘Get Ready Weekend.Every year Get Ready Weekend is a perfect time to refresh your knowledge of fire risks in the area, start preparing your property for the upcoming bushfire season and get answers to any burning questions you may have. Unfortunately, due […]
Glenorie RFS
September is the last opportunity to do a pile burn before the fast approaching fire season. For the last few years, fire season has been brought forward due to warm and dry conditions, which is certainly a possibility this year. Many of us have been at home for August, with September looking to be set […]
Aussie Pump – Buyer Beware
Although they say that imitation is one of the sincerest forms of flattery, one company, Australian Pump Industries recently caught out an unscrupulous importer of third world products importing a copy of Aussie’s top quality Fire Chief Pumps, the world’s best lightweight portable fire pump. Australian Pump Industries introduced the Aussie Fire Chief to the […]
House-hunters are embracing virtual property sales
Online auctions are not stopping properties in The Hills from achieving top results during Sydney’s extended lockdown. House hunters Agents Kate Lumby and Will Hampson from Lumby Hampson said it has been a smooth transition to virtual sales with no shortage of registered bidders and continuing high clearance rates. House hunters Among their recent successes […]
Record auction sale Dural, Hills District
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A palatial 10-bedroom Dural mansion has become the most expensive residential property to be auctioned in Sydney’s Hills District. The 2.02ha luxurious estate at 21 Wyoming Rd sold for a record $6.3 million after attracting 16 registered online bidders from across the metropolitan area. The picturesque acreage, which includes an indoor heated swimming pool […]
Smart Irrigation Controllers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Local irrigation installation business, Irrigation Installations Sydney, is installing Smart Irrigation Controllers with most of its new irrigation systems. Many residents are also requesting upgrades to their older installations, to take advantage of the water savings these new controllers bring. During COVID whilst many people are working from home, they are looking out […]
Hills Grammar teacher Creative Thinking
Hills Grammar teacher Sarah Jayne Dooner keeps thinking of new ways to engage positively with her students in online lessons, including her Year 12 Ancient History class. Her efforts do not go unnoticed, as shown in this papyrus for the modern age (pictured) by student Josh Granger which features the teacher and her cat on […]
Norwest’s newest residential development
Majestic views and holistic living on offer at Norwest’s newest residential development. A vibrant new vertical community including 290 luxury apartments has been unveiled for Sydney’s northwest. Residential Development Infinity Park, to be built at Norwest, will be partially framed by one of the largest pools in the Hills district and topped by stunning landscaped sky […]