Family Fun these Holidays at The Centre
The Centre, Dural has, even more, to offer these school holidays with the opening of Inflatable World! A much-loved destination for family fun and no-fuss parties around Australia, The Centre is proud to be the newest Inflatable World location in NSW. The Centre Café staff are excited to welcome lots of new faces, as they […]
Hillside Public School
Hillside Public School Congratulations to our students in years 3 to 6 on their outstanding win in the first round of the State Touch Football Knockout. They displayed great teamwork and sportsmanship. Thank you to the staff and students at Waterfall Public School for hosting the game. The next round is a home game for […]
Galston High School – Author in Residence Program
On Friday, 4th of June, award-winning author Will Kostakis ran an intensive creative writing workshop with Galston High School students. Having written and published several successful books, Will Kostakis shared valuable insights with students and ran activities that allowed them to put creative writing strategies into place then seek feedback. Galston High School, Galston High […]
Rural Round Up- part19
Rural Round Up: During this term of Council, I was approached on numerous occasions about expanding our off-leash dog walking facilities. In particular, the inclusion of a suitable area within Fagan Park. Well, this month I’m pleased to inform you that Council resolved to include an area within Fagan Park for this purpose. Rural Round […]
Arcadia Public School – Be Outstanding!
Students and staff have had a very busy Term 2 at Arcadia Public School (APS). Congratulations to all students who competed in the Zone Cross Country Carnival, we are very proud of your efforts. We also have four students representing APS at the Multicultural Public Speaking Finals at Mount Colah PS on 22 June, well […]
Middle Dural Public School to receive 2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant
By Matt Kean Woolworths and Landcare Australia have announced more than 1,600 primary schools and early learning centres across Australia will be recipients of the 2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants. Middle Dural Public School is one of the successful schools and will receive a $1500 grant from Woolworths and Junior Landcare Australia. The school will […]
Keeping Our Telecommunications Companies in Check
By Julian Leeser Over the last year, I have been campaigning for Telstra to do a better job of servicing our community. Last month I announced the great news that the Government has committed to $16.4 million to establish the Peri-Urban Mobile Protection Program (PUMP). This program is designed to encourage telecommunications companies to step […]
Galston Concerts Best and Brightest
Sunday 25 July sees the next of The Galston Concerts returning to Galston Uniting Church with the customary blend of ‘best and brightest professionals and next-generation talents. The ‘double dose’ line-up offers an organ prelude starting c. 1.30 pm, as the audience arrives, with prizewinners from the Organ Music Society of Sydney Competitions, Jack Theakston […]
Hidden in the Hills – The Platypus Hub
By Lachlan Turner A recent innovation at the Community Environment Centre in Currie Avenue at Annangrove has been the establishment of the “PLATYPUS HUB”. This is an initiative in conjunction with the “Cattai Hills Environment Network”, (CHEN). CHEN is an organisation comprising of local volunteers who are concerned with the preservation of the local Hills […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia Guest Speaker – Allan Beard of Glenorie
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be on Saturday, 10 July at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill off Doran Drive. Bromeliad sales at 10 am and the meeting commencing at 12noon. The BSA is pleased to announce that local bromeliad guru Allan Beard of Glenorie will […]