World Music and ANZAC for Galston’s concerts
Following the success of their Russian Revelations 2019 curtain-raiser on 24 March The Galston Concerts present two programs of ‘world’ music in coming months. A special free concert Sunday 28 April commemorates ANZAC Day with music by great composers who served and yet survived the First World War. The ANZAC event also promotes the remaining […]
Still Creek Landcare – Our Waterways Are they Healthy?
The short answer is yes, but long time residents know the fish that used to be there are gone. So how do we know that the creeks are relatively clean? Because Still Creek Landcare is part of the Streamwatch organization. Streamwatch operates right across Sydney’s waterways, providing testing equipment, training, techniques and expertise to support […]
Galston Garden Club
What a great turn out we had for the March meeting! The hall was almost at capacity and there were lots of bargains to be had on our plant stall. Members were brought up to date about a proposal that is being sent to Hornsby Council by a committee of residents, to beautify the town […]
Walks and Talks at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden
The Autumn term of the Walks at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, 420 Mona Vale Road, St Ives commenced on March 4th with an introduction to the history of the Wildflower Garden. On April 8th the focus will be on Edible Plants and on May 6th the focus will be on Wildlife in the Gardens. These sessions […]
Warrah Society
As we celebrated 50 years since Warrah’s foundation on 23 March 1969, it has been good to dig out some old photographs and reflect on the past. Pictured above is Farmer Rose in the 1970s. Warrah’s first house – Waratah Cottage (now known as the Banksia Community Centre) was opened that in 1969 to house […]
BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
Guest Speaker Ken Bradley – The Remembrance Driveway The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold its next meeting at Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 13 April with plant sales commencing at 11am followed by the meeting at 12noon. Access is via the Showground entrance off Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill, with […]
GALSTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE NEWS
Brigade photos A large gathering of Galston firies polished their boots and ironed their shirts to pose for our annual brigade photo. We had a great turn out for the photos, however, there were many more dedicated Galston firies who couldn’t make it on the day. All in all, everyone scrubbed up quite nicely. Recent […]
Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade News
Glenorie TV Stars A Glenorie Fire Truck has been spotted on TV! On January 5th Glenorie along with multiple other brigades in the district attended an incident at Tuff Hill Lane, Maroota South. A television crew from the Cannel 10 show Ambulance Australia captured footage for the show which aired recently. The episode can be […]
Arcadia Rural Fire Brigade
The members of Arcadia have been busily working in the background for a future hazard reduction (HR) in the Arcadia and Berrilee area. You may have seen a number of trucks in the area on the weekends, and a number of yellow figures working in the bush. We’ve been preparing for the future Banks Creek […]
Middle Dural Fire Brigade News
It’s now the season for hazard reductions in The Hills Shire, and also the time when scheduled burns are cancelled due to rain. At the time of writing, we recorded 89mm in one 24 hour period, which will prevent the RFS from carrying out planned burns for some foreseeable time. Some of our residents are […]