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 […]

GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Education Week 2020 The theme for Education Week 2020 was ‘Learning Together’. This state-wide celebration of learning took place throughout all NSW Public Schools. As we were not able to celebrate with a showcase of performance groups and student achievement through open classrooms and an assembly this year, our students and teachers worked on a […]

WHAT CAN YOU DO IN THE LOCKDOWN?

Now that spring has returned and winter over, have a look at your patch of garden, bush or paddock. Have you got a weedy patch that some native plants could thrive in? Do you need a Shelters or Windbreaks for your paddocks? If the answer is yes, we can supply a large variety of hardy […]

Galston District Garden Club

The Galston District Garden Club are still postponing meetings due to the Covid19 virus. The venue we hold for our meetings can only have twenty seven people maintaining safe distancing so to overcome this dilemma at the end of July the members decided to hold a garden ramble and morning tea to catch up with […]

BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA WHO SAYS LOCKDOWN IS BORING!

The closing of borders caught us caravanning in South Australia and, with only two days’ notice, it was a frantic pack-up and bolt back across the border to avoid a two week isolation period. Little did I realise what a recluse I really am, and didn’t need to worry about the boredom of staying home […]

GLENORIE RURAL FIRE BRIGADE

It is green and lush compared to this time last year! As we are all aware, our community was spare from threatening bushfires, unlike other parts of the state. Although this was a relief at the time, the approaching Fire Hazard season greets us with dense fuel deposits in our forests and bushland areas. The […]

NEW TOOL TO HELP LANDHOLDERS WHEN BURNING OFF

A new online portal gives NSW residents the ability to quickly and easily notify fire services when they’re planning to use fire on their property. The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) portal means residents can use their mobile phone or desktop computer to lodge their notifications about planned hazard reductions or burn offs 24 […]