Glenorie Community Church
You’ve heard it said that if you want something done, ask a busy person. At the end of a full day, that busy person might say- ‘I’ve been busier than a thousand bees!’ Out of interest, I read a couple of articles about the honey bee hive. The bees must be hard workers- after all, […]
Still Creek Landcare
How healthy is your creek water? Want your creek water tested? Still Creek Landcare group checks the quality of the water in our local waterways. We do a variety of physical, chemical and biological testing every month in three creek places. This is part of the Streamwatch program, involving a couple of hundred people at […]
BROMELIAD SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
Guest Speaker – Susan Lewis – Pressed Flower Designs The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 10 November with plant sales commencing at 11am prior to the meeting. Access is via Showground Road into Doran Drive, Castle Hill with plenty of parking on […]
Galston Garden Club
With all the preparations for the October Open Gardens weekend, club members still found time for a couple of rambles. It was an early start as members boarded a bus to visit the Illawarra Grevillea Gardens. This proved to be a popular trip and filled up very quickly as members put their names down to […]
Australian Plants Society-North Shore Group
The final meeting for the year of the Australian Plants Society-North Shore group will meet Friday November 9th at 7-45 pm in the Willow Park Community Hall, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. Guest speaker Olga Blacha will speak on “Bird-scaping Your Garden.” Olga has a Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture and Design, and is co […]
More Free Native Plants!
A generous donor (Michael King) has provided more funds and enabled Landcare to offer free local native plants to landowners who live in Hornsby Council’s rural area, or Hills Shire along Old Northern Road. We want the plants to go to people who are clearing privet or lantana or other weeds and who wish to […]
Seniors Housing Proposal for Glenorie
Story Continued A Site Compatibility Certificate has been requested from NSW State Planning for a Seniors Housing development at 47 Cairns Road, Glenorie, consisting of 33 self-contained dwellings, associated community room, pool and tennis court. (See location on map). The Council Pre-lodgement Meeting Comments Letter says “Council raises objection to seniors living development at the […]
Glenorie Bakery – Backs Invictus Games
Rob Pirina from Glenorie Bakery has created the “Invictus Pie” which will be sold to raise funds in aid of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018. Glenorie Bakery will donate $5 from every Invictus Pie sold. So far the team from Glenorie Bakery has raised almost $2,500 with a target of $10,500. Glenorie Bakery has a […]
Announcing the Pioneer Play Festival
CELEBRATING AUSSIE THEATRE IN THE HEART OF THE HILLS Australian theatre-craft and performance will take centre stage in the heart of Sydney’s Hills District for the inaugural Pioneer Play Festival at Castle Hill’s new Pioneer Theatre this November 23rd-24th. The Pioneer Play Festival will bring together Sydney’s theatre community, schools and locals for two days […]
ARCADIAN ARTISTS AND EXHIBITION TRAIL 2018 – BE INSPIRED
10TH AND 11TH NOVEMBER 2018 What inspires you? Is it a beautiful scene in the bush, a quiet country lane, a peaceful lake or a rolling surf? What about the wonder of nature or the magnificent splendour of a special sunset? Inspiration comes in many forms and unexpected places. People are inspirational in so many […]