Dural Rural Fire Brigade
STORMS AND FLOODS TO START THE NEW YEAR No matter the situation, Dural Brigade is here to help. While it hasn’t been a big fire season this year, Dural has been busy over the past few months responding to various weather events including storms and flooding. Over the Christmas and January period, our crews responded […]
Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade
It has been a busy month for Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade. We have been able to assist our neighbours in The Hills and Hawkesbury to restore some normality to their lives by helping with storm damage, assisting the police/SES man their emergency phone lines, participating in flood cleanup, and working as part of search and […]
Autumn Check List
As we enter autumn and the weather starts to cool, it’s time to address those gardens. Plants love this time of year as they concentrate on added root growth for the cooler months. Building new gardens and renovating original beds is essential this time of year. Langlands Landscape Supplies can provide you with everything you […]
Parramatta Hills Group of APS
Saturday 23 April 2pm -4pm. Bushwalk At Vineyard Creek Reserve Dundas. We will explore the upper valley of Vineyard Creek, a tributary of the Parramatta River. The creek is named for the vineyard which was established at its junction with the Parramatta River by Phillip Schaeffer in1790. Where we will be walking is not country […]
Hidden in The Hills – O’hara’s Creek Fire Trail Walk
By Lachlan Turner To commence this Fire Trail walk it is necessary to first drive to the northern end of Porter’s Road Kenthurst until a locked gate is reached. Adequate parking is generally available. Public pedestrian access only is available beyond this point. By following the ridge line in a general northerly to northwesterly direction, […]
Castle Hill Art Society – Amanda Doctor
“DRAWING WITH PERSPECTIVE” May 4 Demonstration Perspective is a method of drawing and painting the illusion of depth onto a flat surface. The objects we are drawing onto that flat surface actually have depth and dimension. These forms must appear to extend deeply into that illusional space of our picture plane in order to create […]
Galston Concerts Go International
The Galston Concerts will present international performers in Galston Uniting Church on Sunday 29 May, a follow-up to their successful post-COVID return to ‘live shows’ with a Young Performers Gala 27 March. Three’s Company, a trio of soprano, clarinet and piano, will finally present their long-awaited return to Galston after lockdown cancellations of their concerts […]
David Elliott MP Member for Baulkham Hills
Baulkham HILLS FAMILIES SET TO BENEFIT FROM BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE VOUCHERS Parents and carers of children enrolled in primary schools in NSW will benefit from a new $155 million program for Before and After School Care (BASC) services to provide greater support and access to BASC services. The $500 voucher will assist families who […]
Disaster, Congratulations and Grand Openings
By Matt Kean The torrential storms that continuously pounded Sydney for weeks have caused many issues for Hornsby residents including flash flooding affecting many properties. Grand Openings Another serious impact has been the forced closure of Galston Gorge for an extended period of time, as Transport NSW contractors repaired five separate landslides and addressed further risk […]
A Resilient Spirit
By Julian Leeser In the weeks since the floods ravaged our communities on the Hawkesbury, residents of the Berowra electorate are showing their incredible resilient. While visiting Lower Portland I saw the damage to the St George Caravan Park and I saw the Wisemans Ferry Bowling Club impacted again. Some families had only just finished […]