“Lynnes Legs”
By Lynne Newey Cranstons Trail/O’Hara’s Creek Fire Trail Easy to Moderate 2.75 km. to the creek, half an hour return. This walk starts at the end of Cranstons Road, Middle Dural. Park in the cul-de-sac, it is safe and plenty of space. I chose early morning as it was lovely and cool and a quick […]
Dirt: The Original Playdough Of Humanity
By Susanna Mills This is the first in a series of write-ups about sanctioned pump and jump tracks at a postal code near you. WHAT IS A PUMP TRACK? A pump track is a circuit of rollers, banked turns and features designed to be ridden completely by “pumping” (generating momentum by up and down body […]
Hidden In The Hills Terrestrial Orchids
By Lachlan Turner There are many ground hugging orchids that can commence flowering in early autumn, lasting through to late spring. One such plant is the Trim Greenhood Orchid (Pterostylis concinna). When it flowers this orchid stands up about 250mm above the grassy environment in which it prefers to live. Its preferred habitat is the […]
Stronger Communities Programme – Round 6 Expressions Of Interest Open
By Julian Leeser Round 6 of the Stronger Communities Programme is now open for Expressions of Interest. The programme funds small capital projects that aim to improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant viable communities. In the past the Stronger Communities Program has helped to fund and bring many life great projects in our […]
Rural Round Up
By Councilor Warren Waddell I would like to welcome everyone to 2021. With the challenges of 2020 behind us we can continue with our agenda of achieving better services for the rural communities. It has always been difficult to achieve outcomes in the rural areas, simply because the population is more dispersed and people have […]
Hornsby Hospital Update
By Matt Kean Welcome to 2021! I am pleased to be writing my first article for the Galston, Glenorie Community News. I hope everyone was able to enjoy the break and spend some time with family. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our frontline health workers who were extremely busy over the […]
Order Of Australia Medal Presented To Hills Resident For A Lifetime Of Service
By Craig Hingston Pennant Hills resident Lynn McCrindle has been recognised for her life of service and is a recipient of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) on Australia Day 2021. Lynn developed a heart for helping others from her childhood in regional Queensland when her family would go and visit an indigenous settlement outside […]
Top HSC Results For Galston High
By Luke Cosgrove – Galston High School Galston High School students have once again achieved extraordinary HSC results across a wide range of subjects. In the 2020 HSC, Galston High School students received numerous distinguished achiever merit listings across the curriculum and truly exceptional Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) results. A “distinguished achiever” is a […]
2020 HSC results drive Northholm Grammar’s ranking as the best performing co-education school in the Hills District.
Achieving a 61 st placement in the NSW HSC Rankings, Northholm Grammar was the highest performing non-selective, co-education school in the Hills District for 2020. Northholm’s standing as a leading school in the Sydney metropolitan region is a remarkable result, having jumped 247 positions over two years, from 308th in 2018 and 113 th in […]
HSC Success at Hills Grammar
Hills Grammar congratulate the Class of 2020 on their extraordinary HSC results. The top ATAR of 99.85 was achieved by two students and across the cohort the median ATAR was 80. In a year that tested all of us, the Class of 2020, supported by their dedicated teachers, showed the depth of their resilience and […]