HARDY BOWLERS BOWL THROUGH THE HEAT

The first month of 2019 has seen the presentation of the Dural Sportsperson of the year, the ladies reach the final of the pairs and the men finish their Pairs Championship. Dural ladies’ bowler, ELIZABETH WHELAN was a most worthy winner of the Sportsperson Award. In 2019 she won the Major Singles and also won […]

GERANIUM COTTAGE NURSERY AND CAFE

The Dale family have been growing geraniums for nearly forty years. Having graduated from accountancy and TV production Jim and Riva Dale together with their son Gary, have created what has become the largest wholesale supplier of geraniums in Australia. Twenty years ago they purchased a rundown, heritage listed property, on Old Northern Road, Dural […]

FIRE SEASON FROM HELL!

Aussie Pumps reports an excellent response to their bushfire survival guide from home and property owners. Called ‘Aussie Pumps’ Fire Ready’, the booklet makes it easy to prepare a survival plan or potential exit from fire threatened areas. “With brutal fires already experienced across the country, we know that the fire season is a long […]

Dedicated to bringing you the best in concrete art solutions!

Hi, I’m Jason and I would like to introduce Solid Art Concepts to our local Community. We moved from the Beaches over 6 years ago after my wife Cathryn fell in love with the area whilst visiting friends, and are currently building a house in Glenorie. My two boys aged 7 and 8 have grown […]

New Year, New VIEW!

Opportunity to support children in need with other local Hills District women Galston VIEW Club is on the lookout for women whose New Year resolution is to improve their social life and give back to The Hills District community. VIEW stands for the Voice, Interests and Education of Women. It is one of Australia’s leading […]

News from the Friends of – Fagan Park

We held our Open Day on Australia Day, 26th January, but it was an extremely hot day, resulting in very few members of the public attending the park. When we did our parade of vehicles, we observed only a handful of brave souls when usually on such a day there would be hundreds or more. […]

Renown Australian artist – Ben Quilty is coming to The Hills

Enjoy an evening with Australian artist Ben Quilty. Working across a range of mediums including drawing, photography, sculpture, installation and film, his works have garnered international acclaim. He is the past winner of the Archibald Prize for portraiture, the National Self-Portrait Prize, and the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize. Join Ben as he discusses his […]

Eastbend Update

A meeting of Eastbend Rural Communications was held on Monday February 11th. Among items discussed was the backlog of payments due by a number of advertisers in Living Heritage. This is of concern as production of the magazine relies on payments from the various concerns involved. Strategies were discussed to help resolve the problem including […]

There’s an app for that.. What are people using

Over the past year I have talked about a lot of Apps that I have used. However, this time I thought it might interesting to see what Apps other people use. So I did a very quick survey of patrons and staff at my local coffee shop, ‘The Local Collective’, in Galston. Catherine likes Apple […]

Human-powered, or petrol-powered choices

During March and April there will be greater numbers of cyclists on the Two Gorges Route, Old Northern Road, Wisemans, Cattai Ridge, Kenthurst, and Annangrove Roads. Apart from the usual weekend riders, many more people will come here from all over Sydney to train for the Bobbin Head and Blayney to Bathurst events and endurance […]