The Dharug and Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society
Re-scheduled the Annual General Meeting of Hawkesbury Historical Society to be held on Saturday, 28th May 2022. Followed by an afternoon with our Special Guest Elizabeth Roberts, Board member of the Convict Trail Project and former Executive officer who “re-found” the original Ferry crossing site on the Hawkesbury River The AGM is to take place […]
News From History Cottage
By Michael Bell Last month the Society invited representatives of longtime resident families to help in a survey of local history. What a revelation their combined knowledge gave to local history! “Uncle Bob built that”, “That’s where the General lived”, “Remember the plane crash at eleven o’clock”. And so it went on as they remembered […]
It’s Shuttle Time in the Hills
By Lawrence Machado Badminton officials are broadening their goals to capitalise on the growing interest among the younger generation in The Hills. Despite not owning courts of their own, Castle Hill RSL Badminton Club are creating new pathways for their juniors while extending coaching for their seniors. According to the enthusiastic club Frank Gnanam, things […]
Bella Vista Farm Awarded Council Grant
By Gisela Horner, Volunteer Publicity Officer Since 2006, The Friends of Bella Vista Farm have been working diligently alongside the Hills Shire Council to preserve, maintain and restore one of Sydney’s important heritage sites – the farmhouse and outbuildings of Bella Vista Farm. Apart from the Council’s annual capital works program, they have given their […]
Are You Feeling Dizzy, Short of Breath or Fatigued?
IT COULD BE A SIGN OF HEART VALVE DISEASE Your heart works hard every second of the day, pumping the necessary amount of blood throughout your body. The heart has four chambers and four valves that open and close to control the flow of blood in and out of your heart. Your valves operate like […]
Gloria McDonald Turns 100
By Bev Jordan Gloria McDonald turns 100 on Sunday and is celebrated surrounded by her loving family at Uniting Wirreanda West Pennant Hills. When asked the secret to a long and happy life, she says it’s keeping busy and helping others. “Never say there is nothing to do. There are always plenty of people needing […]
Council Buys Castle Mall
By Bev Jordan HILLS SHIRE COUNCIL HAS PURCHASED CASTLE MALL SHOPPING CENTRE AT CASTLE HILL. Castle Mall adjoins other key Council-owned sites in the Castle Hill CBD, including the Terminus Street carpark and the former Castle Hill Day Surgery, which will soon be home to the University of Canberra. Council now joins a number of […]
North Ward Update
By Mitchell Blue Well here we in June looking toward the second half of 2022. It’s great to see the community back to some normality after Covid. The flood recovery along the Hawkesbury continues, and whilst progress is being made, there is still a significant amount of work to do. North Ward Wisemans Ferry Park […]
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Out and About
By Michelle Byrne COVID now behind us It began as an ordinary Tuesday in our house, nothing out of the usual but it ended very differently and put a halt to our usual family adventures across the Hills and Hawkesbury for the next 2 weeks. As a family we had managed to avoid COVID for […]