Galston Uniting Men’s Choir to Rathmines

Rev. Richard (Dick) Udy is a retired Uniting Church minister and a member of Galston Uniting Church Men’s Choir. During WW2 he was a wireless operator on board Catalina flying boats which were based at Rathmines on Lake Macquarie. Known as “the Black Cats” they were responsible for air-sea rescue, reconnaissance and mine laying in […]

News from St Benedict’s Catholic Church

Alpha program starts The parish began its series of Alpha meetings in May and these will continue through until the first week in July. Meetings, which take place over a shared meal on Monday evenings between 6:30 – 8:30, give participants the opportunity to explore the Christian faith in a friendly environment. Alpha also allows […]

Glenorie Mission Church

(a continuation of the messages by Rev.Ed Long) 5.The fruit of the Spirit’s work in developing the character of Christ in lives is to produce fruit which actually are the characteristics of Christ Himself. Paul calls these the ’fruit of the Spirit’. They are not natural for us. Only the Spirit of God can produce […]

Galston Uniting Church

Sunday Family Service 10 am CPR/First Aid Training Wayne Martin, a CPR/ First Aid trainer from Camden, donated his time to give a very informative and interesting presentation to a group of 25 members of the church. His message was that “early, high-quality CPR saves lives and that it really is not a complicated procedure”. […]

Glenorie Community Church

On our regular drives to our church in Glenorie, we pass “The Contented Cat Inn” and remember how our little Burmese cat, Toots, used to stay there sometimes when we were going on holidays. Toots seemed very contented when we picked her up to go home again and, while we were away, we felt assured […]

The Power Source

As our homes are increasingly becoming smart homes, we have phones that control our lights, our power, can turn on alarms, tv’s or the oven. We can play music through speakers throughout our house. We can open and close doors and gates. We can even walk into our temperature controlled environment as we get home […]

A Realistic Hope

Last month I talked about hope being an essential ingredient of a meaningful life, and over the next few months I want to look at three vital questions relating to the nature of hope. The first important question is this: Is our hope realistic? This month the biggest sporting event of the year will begin […]

Galston Garden Club

Well it was a very grey day as a large number of members set out for a ramble last Saturday. Our first stop was to Stuart Weir’s workshop at Pitt Town Bottoms. Stuart is a stonemason and garden artist who also works with metal. His metal pears are gorgeous and the sandstone candle holders proved […]

Spectacular Scenery from Muogamarra Nature Reserve

Muogamarra 2018 Discovery Season Muogamarra Nature Reserve is a spectacularly scenic reserve, protected for its fragile environments, Aboriginal and colonial past, and the beautiful display of wildflowers. During the months of August and September, Muogamarra will open on weekends, and welcome visitors to explore the spectacular scenery from the many lookouts and vantage points, participate […]

Don’t eat this turkey rhubarb!

Last month I was digging up turkey rhubarb (Acetosa sagittata) on my place. It is an evil vine that can cover your whole garden, including trees, if allowed to spread. To remove it, you need to follow the roots and remove the underground tubers. These can be about the size of a ping pong ball, […]