HOME SCHOOLING REMOTE LESSONS LEARNED

I’m locked in a mental battle as my deadline draws near. Steeling my nerves against the unyielding repetition of ‘Thank you, next’ by Ariana Grande sung in duet with my seven year old daughter, who can hold a tune … I’m just not sure if it’s the same tune Ariana is singing. For almost an […]

ARCADIAN QUILTERS GROUP

How fortunate are we to have The Internet!!! How quickly we have ALL started using, enjoying and sharing via our phones, our iPads etc … what we do, where we have been and in our case what we are making. In my sewing room Big Ted (whom I made many years ago) is my companion. […]

EDUCATION IN QUARANTINE

For a student like me, the COVID-19 pandemic made things very uncertain at first, because each day that passed was another day they could decide to close down schools. That eventually happened on Tuesday 24th of March but, by then, my family had already pulled me out. Even though most teachers tried their best to […]

NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS OF FAGAN PARK

Well, like all other organisations, we have had to cancel all our activities for the time being. It is a shame really, as we had good momentum going on the International truck restoration. We are concerned that we have not yet put any preservative treatment on the wooden part of the wheels, and as soon […]

COVID-19 IMPACT ACTIVATES FIRST NATIONAL EMERGENCY APPEAL IN LIFELINE’S 57-YEAR HISTORY

Covid-19 pandemic sees Australians reach out to Lifeline in record numbers 13 11 14 now receiving a call for help every 30 seconds. Lifeline, Australia’s leading suicide prevention service has recently launched a national emergency appeal in response to the increased pressure it is facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign titled ‘You’ve Got […]

WARRAH

Just when we thought things could not get any more dramatic, life sent us all another curveball. In times of great upheaval it’s calming to focus on the things that remain constant – the natural rhythms of nature, the harvest, the satisfaction of physical labour outdoors, preparing and eating a nourishing meal. On the farm […]

THE LEGACY OF GRIEF A STUDY OF A FACE

Faces express our emotions. They can be happy, cheerful, thoughtful, angry, sad reflecting any sentiment in between: faces are the measure of our feelings. Recently I saw a friend one of whose parents had recently died. She looked sad and distressed; her eyes were red ringed from shed tears and her whole demeanour was one […]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS POSTPONED

The New South Wales Government has decided to postpone the local government elections that were scheduled for September this year, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. A new date has not yet been set, but the NSW Government intends to hold the elections in September 2021. Hornsby Shire Council has welcomed the decision, with […]

LOCAL AUTHOR KELLIE M DAVIES TREATS US TO A TASTER OF HER 2ND BOOK IN HER TRILOGY

Kellie M Davies, author of The Clandestine Chronicles, pens a brief explanation behind her floundering around in paddocks outside of the quaint English village of Long Compton, home of the Rollright Stones. For me, writing a novel entails so much more than the mere story told via words on a page. I like to immerse […]

A PHONE-TASTIC INITIATIVE

Hornsby Councillor, Emma Heyde, is helping turn Hornsby’s e-waste into a way of helping women experiencing domestic violence. Councillor Heyde has been collecting unwanted phones from residents across the Shire. The phones are delivered to Andrew Mackenzie at iPulse Phone Repair in Dural. Andrew, and his technicians, wipe the phones and recondition them for free, […]