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 […]

GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

Only half way through Term 1 and so much is happening. Each year the whole school participates in a Peer Support program which provides a fun and engaging environment for young people to address issues such as bullying, relationships, and self image. Modules are designed to equip young people with skills to deal proactively with […]

COVID19 ASSISTANCE

Bendigo Bank have announced a range of support measures to assist Small Business customers to manage their financial circumstances in light of the COVID-19 situation. There are three individual support packages which we have outlined below: • Bendigo Financial Assistance Package • Small Business Relief Package • Small Business Stimulus For customers who request access, […]

BIVIANO’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY LAUNCH SPEECH

Thank you all for coming along as we celebrated the launch of our 20th anniversary years of Biviano’s Dural. We like to begin with a special thanks to Clr Dr Michelle Byrne, The Hills Mayor and Hon David Elliott MP along with Mr Jason Joyce, Superintendent Hills LAC and Mr Michael Edgar, General Manager Hills […]

KU GALSTON PRESCHOOL SEE HEAR FEEL THE DIFFERENCE

KU Galston Preschool has been providing quality early childhood education and care to the local community for nearly four decades. It’s a preschool where ‘everyone knows everyone’. Regular plays in the park are organised after preschool so children can play and connect with each other in a different environment, and social gatherings such as BBQs […]