New sports Fields Planned
Plans to create three full-sized sports fields at George Thornton Reserve in West Pennant Hills are now on public exhibition and residents have until Thursday, March 17th to comment on them. Hills Shire Council’s draft landscape master plan proposes to expand the playing opportunities at George Thornton Reserve by realigning the existing Reserve. Suggested improvements […]
Top Rugby on Dural’s Menu
BY LAWRENCE MACHADO Dural Rugby Club, which has helped produce Australian and international stars, are ready to unveil the next generation of rugby union players, being a feeder club for top Shute Shield side, Eastwood. Numbers at this 25-year-old club, are rising in both girls and boys teams, with president Tristan Prosser-Shaw welcoming new members […]
News From History Cottage
By Michael Bell Where was Deadman’s Hill and who were the mates attempting to reach the bottom safely? Who was Tiger Kelly and who was Tony? People and times past will give the answers when Nathan Tilbury is the guest speaker at the Society’s meeting on the 12th March. Again we will meet in the […]
Afternoon Tea at The Dlhhs Chapel
By Jan Kofron – Secretary The weather was very kind to us at the Chapel last Saturday, 22nd January 2022 for the Dharug & Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society. This was our first activity in 10 months and so we had planned a low key event along with lots of fall back positions given the times […]
What’s New at Round Corner Dental
We have had a busy start to the year at the practice and have enjoyed catching up with our patients after the holiday season. We recently held a Volunteer Day with the help and guidance of the Australian Dental Health Foundation. The mission of the ADHF is to bridge the gap between those who can access dental […]
Share The Dignity
With over 3 million Australians living under the poverty line and the number of Australian women experiencing period poverty on the rise, Share the Dignity is partnering with Woolworths to support their Dignity Drive throughout March. The drive will collect donations of sanitary items at Woolworths stores nationwide to assist the fight to end period […]
SES Kept Busy
By Bev Jordan A MONTH OF RAIN FELL IN JUST A FEW HOURS ON TUESDAY WITH BOX HILL, KENTHURST AND GLENORIE THE HARDEST HIT AREAS LOCALLY. According to the Bureau of Meteorology Box Hill was inundated with 103mm of rain in two days. More than 100 requests for assistance were recorded by The Hills SES […]
Community Connect
By Bev Jordan If you have some time on your hands and want to get involved in your community then Community Connect may be the place to start. Norwest Sunrise Rotary Club is hosting a special community market day at Harvey Lowe Pavilion Castle Hill on Sunday, March 20th to showcase the different groups operating […]
CWA Galston
On April 20, 1922, an organising committee for the Country Women’s Association CWA of NSW was formed. “These women were initiators, fighters, and lobbyists, who were passionate about making rural and regional NSW better for those who lived there. For 100 years the members of the CWA of NSW have continued the legacy of those […]
An Evening of Mourning for Imminent Forest Loss
By Hugh Vaughan A mood of grief was in the air as locals mourned the imminent destruction of thousands of trees at the site of the former IBM campus at West Pennant Hills on the evening of Friday the 4th of February. Forest Mirvac is proposing 8-9 storey apartment blocks on the site – not […]