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Powerhouse Museum opens in Castle Hill

Make time on the weekend and participate in a new museum opening at Castle Hill as Powerhouse Museum will launch its Hills Shire branch on Saturday, 23 and Sunday, 24 March 2024. The weekend opening celebrations will be jampacked with activities, performances, tours, talks, workshops and more.  The launch on Saturday will begin with a […]

Castle Towers’ Vision

Castle Towers’ Vision

QIC, owners of Castle Towers, has confirmed it has lodged a rezoning review with NSW Planning for a sizeable piece of land it owns bordering Kentwell Avenue, Showground Road and Pennant Street Castle Hill. The proposal is for 11 residential towers, a total of 1410 total dwellings, with towers ranging between 10 and 26 storeys. A […]

Warril Evans shares her knowledge at BSA meeting on 10th February

Bromeliad Society Of Australia Meeting On 10th February

The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be on Saturday, 10th February at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill. Bromeliad sales to the public from 10am with the meeting commencing at 12noon. Long-term member of the BSA Warril Evans has a magnificent garden but does have a particular […]

University of Canberra Sydney Hills Opens in Castle Hill

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1/5 vc_col-md-1/5 vc_col-xs-1/5″][us_image image=”77844″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” style=”circle” has_ratio=”1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Dr Peter Gangemi – Mayor of The Hills Shire Council[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What an incredible moment for The Hills with the opening of the University of Canberra Sydney Hills today in Castle Hill. The campus features state of the art classrooms, clinical laboratory equipment and […]

Biggest Kite Festival is Back -Free Entry Event 15th Jan

 Free Entry Event Sunday 15th  January 2023 The Biggest Kite Festival is back …. come Fly kites with us…. colour the sky with us.  1st Outdoor Festival of 2023  6th year at Castle Hill Showgrounds Free Entry for All Ample of free parking Longer hours Variety of delicious food Family event School Holiday Fun activities […]

E-Waste Drop Off Event

E-waste Drop Off event

Drop off your old, unwanted electronic items for recycling this Saturday, February 19, at the FREE E-waste Drop Off event at Castle Hill Showground Find out more at https://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Upcoming-Events-Activities/E-Waste-Drop-Off-Event Source – https://www.facebook.com/TheHillsShireCouncil Drop off your old, unwanted electronic items for recycling this Saturday, Drop off your old, unwanted electronic items for recycling this Saturday, Drop off your […]

The Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers & Fine Food Markets

Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers

Featuring an abundance of fresh produce to tempt the taste buds of most hunters and gatherers, The Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers and Fine Food Markets are on this Saturday, February 12, at Castle Hill Showground. Find out more at – https://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Upcoming-Events-Activities/The-Hawkesbury-Harvest-Farmers-Fine-Food-Markets Source – https://www.facebook.com/TheHillsShireCouncil

Drink Driving Arrests Over the Weekend

Drink Driving Arrests

About 9:30pm on Saturday 15 January 2022, a 22yo male from Dural was involved in a collision on Hastings Rd, Castle Hill. After failing a roadside breath test, he was arrested and returned to Castle Hill Police Station. He submitted to a breath analysis and returned a reading of 0.247. He was issued a Court […]

Origin of Suburb & Street Names

Suburb

Where does your suburb name come from? Did you know you can find the origins of each Hills suburb name on the Council website? The origin of some suburbs is as follows Box Hill – This area takes its name from either a stand of box trees that were once in the area or the fact […]