Centenary Event Comes to Galston
In 1925 Nevill Westwood and Greg Davies undertook an incredible journey in their trusty 1923 Citroen 5CV, the very first car to travel all around Australia; an amazing vehicle known for its exceptional features and reliability. After naming the little car Bubsie, Westwood and Davies left Perth on 4th August 1925 to visit the towns […]
Macquarie Towns Garden Club
It’s gardening weather! Gardeners and would-begardeners will enjoy Macquarie Towns Garden Club’s Plant Sale which will be held at Windsor Library’s Stan Stevens Room on Thursday, 7th March from 11am to 1.30pm. “We have a very active group of members who have been tending and sheltering their plants all through this humid, hot and wet summer, […]
Beautiful Bugs
By Karlene Brummer Who can remember the Summers of past, when the hot days were serenaded by the sounds of Cicadas echoing around your backyard and the balmy nights meant your sceen door was adorned with dozens of small brown ‘Christmas’ beetles? If you were really lucky you might have had one or two […]
Robert Katz Honoured for His Remarkable Services to Judo
By Lawrence Machodo Robert Allan Katz is honoured and humbled at receiving an OAM (Medal of the Order of Australia) for his service to judo, saying his job as a coach is a labour of love. His wife and former Olympian, Kerrye received an OAM for her services to judo last year, giving them a […]
Who is Keith Lees and Why Was he Arrested
By Diana Paton Police Officers attached to Kuring-Gai Police Area Command arrested 72-year-old Keith Lees at a property on Kenthurst Road, Dural at about 8am on Thursday 2 January 2025. He was wanted on an arrest warrant for an alleged murder in Queensland 27 years ago. The warrant was issued in July 2023 in relation […]
Aldi Armageddon
By Karlene Brummer Like so many others in the area, my power was out after the extreme weather event of Wednesday, 15th January. By Thursday evening I had pretty much exhausted what was edible in my fridge/freezer so thought I would just pop down to Aldi to grab something I could put in my gas […]
Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal Awards
On Monday 13th January, the Glenorie Rural Fire Brigade was able to come together to celebrate the award of the Humanitarian Overseas Service Medal (HOSM) to two of our members. Chris Compton and Chloe Compton (nee Paton), who were deployed to British Columbia, Canada in 2017, as a part of the Australian response to wildfires […]
Artist Studio Clearance
The Ferry Artists Gallery in Wisemans Ferry welcomes in the New Year with our first exhibition of 2025 with our Artists Studio Clearance exhibition. With the holidays behind us and our artists working again in their studios this is a good time for our artists to offer work for a reduced price. All hanging artworks […]
Leeches are Lurking!
By Karlene Brummer The day after “The Big Storm’ hit, I woke up and decided to walk around my house to survey any potential damage. I grabbed my dressing gown and a pair of thongs and walked the perimeter of my hone. After gratefully noting no major carnage was evident, I went back inside to […]
Fuel Prices Week Ending 7 February 2025
Where to Buy the Cheapest Fuel Prices Week Ending 7 February 2025 Fuel Type: Unleaded 91 Petrol Station Name Address Fuel,Price Shell Kenthurst 86 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst NSW 2156 199.90 Ampol Kenthurst 137 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst NSW 2156 197.90 Ampol Foodary Dural 917-923 Old Northern Rd, Dural NSW 2158 204.90 BP Thornleigh Pennant Hills Rd […]