Arthritis and Aids for Daily Living
BY REJIMON PUNCHAYIL Winter is a time when people living with Arthritis face some challenges. Arthritis is Australia’s primary cause of disability and pain. What causes rheumatism in the first place? It can be due to genetic factors or what happens to your life, for instance, accidents, how you lived your life, lifestyle choices like smoking, etc. […]
Tools for Hiring Employee
Are you ready to hiring employees? There are many things you need to know, and thankfully some new tools released are making this process easier! TWO GREAT NEW BUSINESS.GOV.AU EMPLOYMENT TOOLS Business.gov.au is a one-stop shop for Government support about business matters. Apart from from finding out about wage subsidies (there are a few on […]
Galston Concerts Winning Formula
The Galston Concerts have scheduled another ‘best and brightest’ winning combination for Sunday 25 July in Galston Uniting Church: top-notch professionals plus young performers – a fast-rising local star included. The one-hour(ish) main concert, starting at 2 pm, features Three’s Company, Sydney-resident but international performers – at least in pre-COVID travelling years. Their soprano-clarinet-piano trio […]
Highlights from the 2021-22 Budget
BY DAVID ELLIOTT MP The NSW 2021-22 Budget is focused on keeping our community safe and accelerating our state’s economic recovery from COVID-19. Key features of the 2021-22 budget include: • $2.2 million for new fit-for-purpose learning spaces at Matthew Pearce Public School in Baulkham Hills; • $43.3 million for the Rouse Hill Health Service; • […]
2021-22 NSW Budget
BY RAY WILLIAMS 2021-22 NSW Budget When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, we promised to keep NSW safe and keep the economy open. Just one year on from the deepest recession in 80 years, our economy is back to growth and there are more jobs than before the crisis – a testament to our world-class response, […]
Middle Dural Public School to Receive 2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grant
BY MATT KEAN Woolworths and Landcare Australia have announced more than 1,600 primary schools and early learning centres across Australia will be recipients of the 2021 Woolworths Junior Landcare Grants. Middle Dural Public School is one of the successful schools and will receive a $1500 grant from Woolworths and Junior Landcare Australia. The school will […]
Keeping Our Telecommunications Companies in Check
By Julian Leeser Over the last year, I have been campaigning for Telstra to do a better job of servicing our community. Last month I announced the great news that the Government has committed to $16.4 million to establish the Peri-Urban Mobile Protection Program (PUMP). This program is designed to encourage telecommunications companies to step […]
Does Our District Have the Longest Continuous Family Farm in Australia?
The story of George Best and his descendants George Best was sentenced to be hanged for stealing a silver watch but his sentence was later commuted to transportation for life. Family Farm Family Farm Arriving in NSW as a convict in 1791, he put his family farming experience to good use and eventually was rewarded […]
Bare Root Season is Here
It is the perfect time to select and plant a deciduous tree in your garden. Deciduous trees are dormant during winter making them easy to transport and plant without any fuss. They will establish a root system over the winter months, which will maximise your spring growth. Also, at this time of year, the nursery […]
The Platypus Hub- Hidden in the Hills
BY LACHLAN TURNER A recent innovation at the Community Environment Centre in Currie Avenue at Annangrove has been the establishment of the “PLATYPUS HUB”. This is an initiative in conjunction with the “Cattai Hills Environment Network”, (CHEN). CHEN is an organisation comprising of local volunteers who are concerned with the preservation of the local Hills […]
