DEMENTIA CAFÉ

OPENS ON SYDNEY’S NORTH SHORE TO REDUCE ISOLATION AND SUPPORT CARERS A new cafe is serving up fresh memories for people living with dementia on the north shore as diagnosis rates continue to rise across the region. Volunteer Fiona Jenkins is a driving force behind the newly launched D Cafe in West Pymble that is […]

NEWS FROM THE FRIENDS OF FAGAN PARK

We are looking forward to our next Open Day on Sunday, January 26, Australia Day. As I write this, we are confronted with the forecast of ‘catastrophic’ fire weather conditions for the next couple of days. Let us hope the district comes through unscathed, and that our open day is kind to us weatherwise. We […]

NAUGHTY OR NICE? WHY AN E-BIKE IS ON MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

Neither a bicycle nor a motorcycle, an ‘E-Bike’ is any bicycle with an electric motor integrated or attached to it. ‘Throttle’ electric bikes operate by the twist of a handlebar or push of a button which surges power to the back wheel, like a motorbike. ‘Pedal assist’ electric bike technology only contributes power when the […]

GALSTON NETBALL CLUB – OUR NETSETGO CLINICS DELIVER SKILLS AND SMILES!

Whilst the 2019 netball season is over, we are still running our NetSetGO clinics each term and welcome all girls and boys aged from 5 to 10 years to join us. Our Term 4 clinic has just two weeks to go and our littlest netballers have been learning all the foundations skills including passing, catching, […]

CHRISTMAS MUSINGS

Ancestors at the Table As the busy season of Christmas descends upon us once more (at an ever increasing rate) I sit down to write up my Christmas lunch menu and various other bits and bobs that make up our Christmas Day. It dawns on me that I now have snippets of Christmases past in […]

YOUNG STARS LAUNCH CONCERTS FOR 2020

The Galston Concerts as part of Hornsby’s Festival of the Arts celebrated a rousing finale in November with a Young Performers Awards Gala which also launched Galston’s 2020 concerts. A kaleidoscope of musical colours included familiar (violin, cello, the Galston Uniting Church concert grand piano and historic organ) and exotic (two bassoonists!). The young musicians […]

FASHION PARADE SUCCESS

What a fabulous afternoon was had by all at the Ladies Afternoon of Fashion, Fun and Fizz on 16th November supporting the Women’s Shelter in Hornsby! It was a great way for everyone to wind down, have a few laughs, connect and catch up in an invigorating and energetic environment raising much needed funds for […]

STUDENTS GO BACKSTAGE IN NSW PARLIAMENT

I was pleased to host students from Primary schools across Hornsby for a behind-the-scenes look at NSW State Parliament. The students, all leaders at their respective schools, were treated to a tour of the Legislative Assembly where they witnessed lively debate on single-use plastic bags. Over morning tea they heard from sporting stars Kiera Austin […]

RURAL ROUNDUP

During November community consultation continued on the Rural Lands Review. Two workshops were held at The Galston Club and two were held at Glenorie Club. The primary purpose of the workshops was to determine if the consultants had accurately determined the base line “landscape area maps” required for future planning. It was extremely heartening to […]

RAMBLINGS FROM ROUGHLEY HOUSE

It has been quite a busy few weeks at Roughley House “The Pines”. We have had the normal enquires at the visitor information and convict interpretive centre, regarding places to visit in the North West area of Sydney’s outskirts. Also the usual groups visiting through the week for conducted tours of Roughley House. These groups […]