Cheltenham Recreation Club’s Championship Success
The Cheltenham Recreation Club, tucked along The Crescent in Cheltenham, has quietly become one of the more unlikely drawcards for players making the drive in from the Hills and Hawkesbury districts. The club sits at 60–74 The Crescent — and as of its most recent championship season, it produced a string of local winners that […]
Hills Shire Council Celebrates National Volunteer Week 2026
The National Volunteer Week wrapped up on 24 May 2026. The Hills Shire Council had spent seven days — from 18 May — doing something it doesn’t do often enough: stopping to say thank you. The centrepiece was the Volunteer Service Awards Ceremony, where long-serving locals were formally recognised. Among them was Lindsay McEwan, who […]
Hills Shire Council’s Wildlife Aid Programs
When summer hit The Hills Shire earlier this year, residents did what Australians always do: they cranked the air con, found a cold drink, and waited it out. The wildlife had no such option. Wallabies sheltered under scrub. Lizards pressed into rock crevices. Birds sat still with beaks open, panting. The heat that felt inconvenient […]