HILLS HARMONY CHORUS A BUSY FIRST 2 MONTHS

Men singing in Harmony is a fantastic sound! The range of voices from high to the very low is a dynamic sound and makes for beautiful music. Based in the Hills District, Hills Harmony Chorus is a men’s choir which sings in 4 part acapella close Harmony. We love our music, we love performing, and […]

GALSTON CONCERTS NEW TALENT PLANS

After a regretful decision to postpone the Sunday 22 March opening of The Galston Concerts 2020 series in Galston Uniting Church plans are underway for an even rosier future. The concerts team are planning interim ways to connect with the Galston audience. Co-Artistic Directors of the concerts, Galston residents Robert Harris and Dorit Herskovits, noticed […]

HEALTH ADVICE ON CORONAVIRUS

Our Government is taking all possible steps to protect the health of Australians and the economy. Our actions have first been to initiate travel restrictions on the basis of expert medical advice. This has helped to first contain and now slow the spread of the virus in Australia. Australia’s Coronavirus Emergency Response Plan was initiated […]

SEEDS OF HOPE FOR NSW KOALAS

To celebrate World Wildlife Day, the NSW Government has announced six new koala habitat restoration projects, which include planting 50,000 koala feed tree seedlings, in the Northern Rivers and Far South Coast regions. Environment Minister Matt Kean said he was pleased to provide up to $150,000 in funding to a wide range of organisations, including […]

RURAL ROUND UP

It would be hard to discuss issues throughout the Shire without addressing the impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on our community. Council is constantly following updates from state and federal government and decisions relating to our facilities are being communicated daily. For assistance or further information refer to the Council Facebook page or Council website. Alternatively, […]

THE SPENCER RFS RECOVERY PARTY SATURDAY 29TH FEBRUARY 2020

The initial Christmas party for the Spencer RFS was scheduled for Saturday 5th December 2019 but alas due to the horrendous bushfires engulfing the Lower Hawkesbury River whereby Wisemans Ferry Road was closed from Mangrove Mountain through to Wisemans Ferry the party had to be postponed. A second attempt to hold this significant event was […]

RAMBLINGS FROM ROUGHLEY HOUSE

What a difference the February rains have made to Roughley House. The gardens have returned to their green lushness, it seems, almost overnight. At the beginning of the year, there wasn’t much green to be seen, but it returned for the first of our 2020 afternoons house tours at “Jazz at The Pines”. So far, […]

DURAL & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. – NEWS FROM HISTORY COTTAGE

In past years many readers who have had a family member may have gone to great pains to deny what was then considered a “skeleton in the cupboard”, the stain of a convict ancestor, how times have changed. Better research facilities, and acceptance of the truth and a knowledge of society in late Georgian times, […]

WISEMANS FERRY MENS (& WOMENS) SHED ‘THE DON’T WORRY TOUR’ TO WINDSOR

On a steamy Wednesday morning in late February the intrepid travellers from the Wisemans Ferry Men (& Womens) Shed set off in the Community bus to explore the past in Windsor the third-oldest place of British settlement on the Australian continent. Settlement was first established circa 1791; this area was known as the ‘Green Hills’. […]

GALSTON HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING TO LEAD, LEADING TO LEARN

Over the 1st to 3rd of March, Galston High School’s student leaders attended a leadership camp at Vision Valley. Over sixty students, comprised of the four leadership teams within the school (prefects, Student Representative Council, house leaders and student librarians) attended. The purpose of the camp was to assist students in building leadership skills, planning […]