Lorien Novalis School 50 Years Of Educational Renewal Celebration
This year Lorien Novalis School for Rudolf Steiner Education is celebrating 50 years of providing quality education to students in the Hills District. The school was established on September 13 1971 in a house in Pymble. In 1973 the School moved to Old Northern Road near Round Corner. Over the years neighbouring properties have been […]
Working from home during Covid-19
CONTRIBUTED BY MARK COUPER – THE DURAL CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP OFFICER Starting around a year ago, more people than ever started working from home, with many people now working from home on a daily basis. So if you’re new to working from home or have been working from home for some time, you have probably noticed […]
Glenorie Progress Association (GPA) Position:
Contributed by Callum Hoogesteger The GPA -Glenorie Progress Association has long held the position that any design that sets out to address the congestion at Dural and Cherrybrook needs to address congestion that exists all the way to the intersection of Galston Road and Old Northern Road. We would urge the NSW Government to increase […]
Dural SubDivision for Low Density Housing and More…..
Contributed by Diana Paton A DA was received by Hills Shire Council in 2016 for the subdivision of a large portion of land between Round Corner Timber/Derriwong Road and up to the old Hargraves Nursery site. After much deliberation, determinations, and reviews between NSW Planning and Hills Council, (most of which you can read on […]
Local Twins Raising Funds to Support Fijian Families Affected by Covid-19
CONTRIBUTED BY LISA PAISLEY Lisa and Zoe Paisley are the Paisley twins currently on a mission to create positive social change in the communities they work in. Growing up in Dural, then Arcadia, the girls have always had the opportunity to collect eggs from their hens or veggies from the garden. After going to Galston […]
The Community Defib Project
CONTRIBUTED BY MITCHELL BLUE The Community Defib Project is excited to announce the installation of the first two community AEDs for the Glenhaven communities. These units are the first of many to be facilitated by the CDP Glenhaven committee led by local community member Mitchell Blue. Community Project would like to thank Louis Carr Real […]
World Stage for Tamsin Lancaster
CONTRIBUTED BY BEV JORDAN At the age of 19 Tamsin Lancaster is currently topping the triple j unearthed chart with her song SOS which also happened to win the 2020 International Songwriting Contest ‘Unpublished’ category, beating entries from around the world. If those highlights weren’t enough, singing with Delta Goodrem and the Sister2Sister choir before […]
New 3 Storey Mixed Use Medical Facility at Dural
A DA has been lodged with Hills Shire Council for the construction of a $10m Three Storey Mixed Use Building including Basement Levels, Health Services Medical Facility and Commercial Premises at 636 Old Northern Road Dural. This land is situated opposite Dural Business Park (Ampol Petrol Station). The plans lodged show medical suites, a restaurant, […]
Sydney’s annual Property Value Up 15%
Sydney’s annual Property Value change in dwelling value rise a whopping 15% in the last financial year (CoreLogic data). A far cry from the – 2.1% in price declines observed during the property market downturn of last year and the fear-mongering headlines of 10-20-30% price drops. This impressive result comes off the back of several […]
Hills District local, Jo Hutchens, had a dream to be a shopkeeper and it’s now a reality
Jo Hutchens’s passion for home and hospitality led her to create Well Versed Homes, an online retail store specialising in unique and stylish gifts and homewares. “We design and carefully curate beautiful products to help our customers share their values and generosity” said Jo. On the eve of the 3rd birthday of Well Versed Homes, […]
