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 […]
Still Creek Landcare – Pollination
By: Nick Chartorisky Still Creek Landcare- People enjoy their gardens and will defend their favourite plants from being gobbled up or damaged by bugs. However, the impact of using general pesticides goes much further than killing the bug you aimed at. Pesticides will kill nearly every bug as well as impact the farmers who depend […]
Galston District Garden Club
By Greta Wickham Galston District Garden Club The Galston District Garden Club welcomes visitors and new members, and if you were not at our last meeting in June, you missed a very interesting guest speaker. Galston District Garden Club Peter Heys from Clivia and Rare plants speaking on the topic “Symbiotic Relationships” referring to relationships […]
Glenorie RFS – Be fire wise
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, we certainly started winter in style, setting a record on June 10th for the coldest day in Sydney in 37 years. fire wise But, of course, that was a few weeks ago now, and certainly many space heaters and electric blankets were pulled out of cupboards and closets, and […]
Galston Rural Fire Brigade
By Kara Dubois Galston Rural Fire Brigade, Galston Rural Fire Brigade Old Northern Road Motor Vehicle Accident Galston Rural Fire Brigade recently attended a motor vehicle accident on Old Northern Road where a truck struck a stationary vehicle with two occupants inside, and subsequently hit a tree. NSW Ambulance and CareFlight’s Rapid Response Helicopter attended […]
Galston RFB celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Galston Rural Fire Brigade
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Galston Rural Fire Brigade and Arcadia Rural Fire Brigade. The two brigades were originally combined as one under the name of Hornsby Shire Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade. On the 23rd April 1941 the first Captain, President, Lieutenants, and other office bearers were elected to the brigade. The […]
ARCADIA RFS – St Florian’s Day
May 4th is known as St Florian’s Day, a day named after the patron saint of firefighters where we reflect on the service of current and past firefighters. St Florian’s Day award announcements was a very proud day for the Arcadia brigade. We were one of the brigades awarded the Commissioner’s Unit Citation for Service […]
Aussie’s Ministerial Visit David Elliot Applauds Aussie Export Action
Australian Pump recently had the opportunity to show off their new production line to local member and Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliott. The Minister is always a welcome visitor at Aussie Pumps. “He’s always so positive about what we’re doing and really encourages our innovative approach to design”, said Aussie Pumps’ Chief […]