FIRE CADET CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD IN HORSNBY SHIRE

This week Hornsby Shire has played host to the Australian Fire Cadet Championships, which took place in Arcadia. More than 160 fire and emergency services cadets from around Australia competed in a range of events over several days, testing their skills in life-like scenarios. Hornsby Shire Mayor Philip Ruddock said he was very pleased they […]

GALSTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE NEWS

TWILIGHT MARKETS Thanks to everyone who came down to the Twilight Markets at Galston Early Learning Centre recently. All the kids (and kids at heart) enjoyed a climb in the fire truck and some training on the hose. Great to see so many little future Galston firies! A TRAGIC START TO THE SUMMER FIRE SEASON […]

ACE OHLSSON PRIMED FOR FIRE SEASON

Ace Ohlsson has been appointed a “Gold Distributor” for Aussie Pump products in the Hawkesbury area. Strategically located on Pitt Town Road, McGrath Hill, Ace Ohlsson offers the full range of Aussie fire fighting pumps. The company’s founder, Ian Downey, is a great believer in the importance of self- reliance when it comes to bushfire […]

COUNCIL WILL HELP YOU DESEX YOUR CAT

Hornsby Shire Council have partnered with the National Desexing Network to offer a subsidised cat desexing program. Eligible residents will be able to have their cats desexed for significantly cheaper than would otherwise be available. “There are many benefits to cat desexing, which go beyond the obvious importance of controlling feral cat numbers,” Hornsby Shire […]

Arcadian Artists 2019 Exhibition and Art Trail

9TH AND 10TH NOVEMBER The Arcadian Artists Trail is almost here. It really is a must. If you have ever wondered how artists do their work, or what their studios look like, now is the opportunity to take a sneak peek. Once a year we have been opening our studios for people to visit, and […]

Galston Garden Club

Our speaker for September was from the Frog and Tadpole study group. We were given an interesting talk on the various frogs that live in Australia, more specifically in the Sydney area. They brought in a selection of frogs for us to see. There was a beautiful specimen of a Green Tree frog that sat […]

Neighborhood Watch Report

September has been a particularly horrific month on our roads. Arndell teacher, Karen Mitchell, 34, was was tragically killed in a head on crash along Cattai Ridge Road, near Halcrows Road intersection. The scene was attended by our local RFS together with police, ambulances and careflight. The other driver sustained critical injuries and was transported […]

From one country’s women to another’s

“On a hot afternoon, a group of women in Kopianda village, Papua New Guinea, sit beneath the shelter of a ‘haus win’, sharing stories about their latest initiative: a baking enterprise using drum ovens. The women are the backbone of society, caring for their families, tending to food gardens, and now contributing financially to ensure […]

Slow internet and poor mobile reception can be a thing of the past

Living in the area we do, it is easy to accept that there will be compromises. Certain things won’t work as well as they might closer to the city, and connectivity is one of them. Mobile phone reception is poor, and ADSL connections are worse. However, there are very good ways to get around these […]

Salvation Army

Spring is not only with us with flowering garden beds and gum trees in blossom, but seems to be heralding a hot, dry summer. The long-range weather forecasts are far from optimistic for those of us who love a rainy day! At our Dural and Glenorie stores we are tailoring our merchandise to reflect the […]