NSW Scout State Rally 2024
In August, I had the great opportunity to go to the Scout State Rally in Cataract Scout Camp, at Appin. Despite the freezing temperatures, our patrol, hilariously nicknamed the Beautiful Bananas, had an amazing time, with some amazing bases and epic night activities. With over 2000 attendees, we made new friends, met old ones and […]
Pets at Work
By Nev The Newshound This month Nev was sent to interview one of the feistiest PAW (with the longest name) he has ever met: Ms Misty Sofia Furgara Galston Vet, Practice Manager at Galston Veterinary Clinic. Luckily, he had a double shot Pupacino before he met with her. Nev: Hi Misty! Tell me a bit […]
Hidden in the Hills: Bird Nesting Hollows
Very old and large trees have the capacity to provide nesting hollows for all manner of Australian wildlife including mammals, reptiles and of course birds. But naturally formed hollows in trees have become scarce due to the removal of these old trees to make way for housing development and agriculture. Not just any tree hollow […]
Dural and District Historical Society Inc: News from History Cottage
A group of Society members tour Windsor and Richmond on the 31st of August. Our guide was Stuart Read, Senior Heritage Officer from the NSW Dept of Environment. On this occasion special attention was given to the evidence of Governor Macquarie’s town planning and the remaining early heritage buildings. The group was privileged to be […]
Galston Garden Club
Next meeting will be on 9th October Guest speaker will be Michell Jones Talks about “The Wonderful world of Begonias” Only weeks to go until the Galston Garden Club’s OPEN GARDEN WEEKEND. The Club is excited to open 8 acreage gardens and are most grateful to the owners who are probably working tirelessly to present […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia – Guest Speaker Bob Sharpley
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be held at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill on Saturday, 5th October with sales to the public from 10am and the meeting commencing at 12 noon. The guest speaker will be one of our dedicated committee member’s Bob Sharpley who will discuss […]
Marvellous Machines
Bringing old stationary engines back to life is a passion amongst some of our “Friends of Fagan Park” volunteers. The once silent, or rattling and clanking and even sometimes spluttering engines are now purposefully putt-putting, rhythmically rumbling with their pistons pumping! The images show a few of the restored engines at Fagan Park. The Ruston […]
The Bestest Scarecrow Festival in the World
The Bestest Scarecrow Festival in the World of Galston, Fiddletown, Berrilee and Arcadia is back! The trail of Crows & Crones adorning fences, nature strips, facades, shopfronts, stables, sheds of postcode 2159 bring joy and smiles to all. Now is the time for every household, business, club, aged care facility, retirement village, school, preschool and […]
New Mayor elected for Hornsby Shire Council
The NSW Electoral Commission has officially declared Warren Waddell as the New Mayor Elected of Hornsby Shire. This marks his first term as Mayor, following the 2024 Local Government Election, which was held on Saturday, 14 September 2024. “It is a great honour and a privilege to be chosen to serve my community and to […]
Lessons for Life
By Mackenzie Holland It was a wakeup call for the Windsor Probus Club when some of their members underwent distressing situations requiring them to perform CPR. In response they have taken steps to better prepare themselves by learning the skill of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. These are the situations no one wants to find themselves in, but […]