Middle Dural Rural Fire Brigade News

After a very busy August, September was quieter, probably because the fire season was declared a month early. We completed some pile burns for local residents and assisted with a hazard reduction in Kenthurst. In this weather, even a small pile burns with enormous ferocity, as you can see. Our new member has started his […]

Galston Equestrian Club – Horsemanship, jumping, working equitation and talks!

Our Horsemanship day on 21st August saw a small group gathered to practice some ground skills or ‘online savvy’ with some of our very interesting obstacles, including our magnificent bull “Ferdinand”, created by Kim Milne. The day provided an excellent opportunity for new members to bring their horse to a new setting, meet our friendly […]

Save the dates! Arcadia Pony Club events for your diary

With just over three months left to go until the end of the year, make sure you mark your diary as we still have a number of events planned at Arcadia Pony Club and within Zone 23. Our annual Closed Showjumping event is on Sunday, 30th September. It’s the start of the school holidays so […]

Student Leadership at Arcadia Public School

Arcadia Public School Year 5 students, Georgia and Darci, had a fantastic idea to support those affected by the drought. Why not enjoy some delicious cupcakes while raising money for others? What a fantastic initiative. Therefore, it was decided that Arcadia would have a Pyjama Day fundraiser, along with yummy cupcakes and a great deal […]

GALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL

What an amazing effort for our little school. Generous donations from our wonderful parents for the Farmers’ Fundraiser has enabled close to $2,000 being raised for two charities namely, ‘Water4West’ and ‘Drought Angels.’ Also, due to the very generous sponsorship of the school P & C and the Bendigo Bank, Galston Branch new playground equipment […]

Northholm Agriculture News

Year Ten Agriculture Students ventured out of the classroom and away from the School’s working farm to explore the Southern Highlands where they hoped to gain valuable insights into a number of different agricultural enterprises, all of which related directly to the topics they have studied over the last two years. Their first stop was […]

Hills Grammar Stories

Hills Grammar ArtsBeat – a Community Treat Two weeks of celebrating a wide variety of artistic endeavours ended with a bang on September 1! The final day of ArtsBeat offered families a quality artisan’s market day with old fashioned fair games, live entertainment, a wonderful production of Peter and the Wolf narrated by celebrity Penny […]

KU Galston Preschool

Last month the children decided that they would like to raise money to buy food for all the animals that have no food due to the drought. We researched the different ways we could help and decided to buy a bale. We set our target high at $1000 and decided to have 2 days where […]

News from, Galston High School

Congratulations to two outstanding members of the Galston High School community, Year 12 students Chloe Lawler and Callum Trethowan, who were recognised for demonstrating excellence across a number of areas including academic, sporting, cultural, community and leadership. As the proud recipients of the Minister’s Award for Excellence in Student Achievement, Chloe and Callum were also […]

HILLSIDE RELAY TEAM FIRST AT SYDNEY NORTH ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Our small schools relay team won first place at the recent Sydney North Athletics Carnival held at Homebush. The team – Aaleyah, Madison, Samuel and Harrison will now represent the school at the NSW State PSSA Athletics Carnival early next term. Everyone is very proud of their achievement. Our Touch Football Team is playing in […]