INSECTS
The variety of insects that can be found in a bushland environment is quite amazing. However, it does take a considerably sharp eye, coupled with much patience to be able to get close enough to many of them – the larger ones in particular. Most visible insects do not stay very long in the same […]
THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT… QR CODES…
Over the last few months many of us will be getting used to registering our details at our local coffee shops and restaurants. This is a NSW government requirement and significant penalties can apply. If you care for your local business take the time to checkin as they do get checked. Many businesses use the […]
RURAL ROUND UP
Once in a while an item comes before Council that really tests our capacity to strike a balance between our much-loved natural environment and our rights as individual property owners to reside and conduct business on our land. Especially when proposed changes are quite technical in nature. Item 6 at the last Council meeting was […]
BACKING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES
Backing our local businesses is more important now than it has ever been. Small and medium businesses (SMEs) have been particularly hard hit by the pandemic. SMEs play such an important part in making our communities vibrant. They brew our coffee, make our food, tutor our children, build our homes and give our young people […]
SERVICE NSW MORE THAN JUST FOR DRIVERS LICENSES
Service NSW has become the one-stop-shop for all NSW State Government services from applying for a licence to being a contact point for a number of government agencies. However, with the extra pressures placed on people during COVID-19 Service NSW is also helping households save money. Member for Hornsby Matt Kean has thanked Manager Linda […]
GALSTON CONCERTS 2020: HUNGARY TO HILLS
It’s a case of ‘treats in store’ for The Galston Concerts 2020 after the recent decision to postpone their next program scheduled for 20 September. The concerts team at Galston Uniting Church have deferred to ongoing public health concerns to delay the concert until 2021, while still holding hopes that the final event of the […]
NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE
Any resident who has lived in the district for some time has seen many changes in the visual landscape; from orchards to open paddocks or simple farm cottages to the large residential estates but what of the fence that divides the viewer from what is behind? The popularity of horses has given us the sawn […]
VISIT TO WISEMANS WELL, WISEMANS FERRY CEMETERY AND ONE TREE REACH WETLANDS AT LAUGHTONDALE
The Dharug and Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society would like to extend the invitation to the general public to join us as we visit Wisemans Ferry along the Singleton Road. This locality was originally known as Lower Portland Head. Located further downstream The Wisemans Ferry Cemetery is also known as Laughtondale. Date: Saturday, 26th September 2020 […]
THE HILLSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL
The students and staff at the hillside Public School are very excited with the renovations happening at school. The original wooden school building, which was erected on site in 1926, was badly damaged by white ants over 10 years ago. The building was bricked in over 40 years ago and was being used as the […]
GALSTON HIGH SCHOOL THE NEW FACES OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Galston High School is proud to announce the newly-elected prefect body for 2021. As the current school captains handover their leadership to focus on the last term of their HSC preparation, the next generation of prefects gets ready to swear their oath of service and commitment to the school. The 2021 Galston High School prefect […]