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$300 Million Rouse Hill Hospital

Rouse Hill Hospital

BY RAY WILLIAMS The new site for the $300 million Rouse Hill Hospital is the north-eastern side of Windsor Road near Commercial Road, ensuring ideal transport and road links for Western Sydney’s growing population. The final site has better access and allows for more land use opportunities compared with the previously announced site, and has […]

A Complete Plant Addiction

Addiction

The Bromeliad Society of Australia will hold their next meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground on Saturday, 12 June, with plant sales commencing at 10 am, followed by the meeting at 12noon. The guest speaker will be Mark Massey, Mother Earth Nursery, Kenthurst, and his presentation will include how his career evolved and […]

Firewood Time

Firewood

LANGLANDS LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES PTY LTD It seems Winter has begun. With cold nights and cooler days – it’s certainly fire time. We have our Premium Hardwood Firewood from the Putty here in stock. Split, dry and ready for pickup and delivery. It’s the best in the area – so our customers say. The hardwood is […]

It is Camellia Time!

Camellia

If your garden is a little green at the moment and lacking some colour, then it may be an excellent time to select a camellia. They will give you beautiful flowers right throughout autumn, winter and into spring. As far as a hardy plant that has winter flowers, these flowers are hard to beat. these […]

Hidden in the Hills Murri-Yanna Track

Murri-Yanna Track

Murri-Yanna Track BY LACHLAN TURNER Starting from a community playground at Richard Webb Reserve in Aiken Road, West Pennant Hills, this downhill track follows Darling Mills Creek for approximately 5 klms to Hazel Ryan Reserve off Whitbread Place, North Rocks. This is not a loop track which means that transport is required at the destination […]

Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade 2021 news

Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade

 Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade,  Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade Now that most of the Autumn leaves have fallen, it is a good time to start cleaning up the areas where those leaves may have gathered. These are also the common places that an ember may land during a bush fire. Embers can land on the roof, […]

What Australians Want

At Aussie Pumps we believe in market research. That drives us to develop what we believe are the world’s best products. We also perceive a growing unrest and distrust of cheap third world product. We hear the “buy the right product the first time, even if you pay a little more” mantra everywhere. That’s what […]

Engaging with the polymath that was Leonardo da Vinci

By Cassandra Beardall Imagine competing in 10 subjects – from engineering and drama to code breaking and poetry – in the space of one day, against students from 180 schools throughout Australia. Pacific Hills Christian School in Dural has (again) taken part in the stimulating and challenging Da Vinci Decathlon established by Knox Grammar School. […]

Caring is A Family Business

Thompson health caring has just opened its newest aged care facility – dural house. The development offers resort styled accommodation with 145 high care, permanent and respite places with 24 hour Registered Nursing Care. Dural House has a seven day recreational program and its own bus for outings. Residents can join as many activities as they […]

FIFA Fields are Coming to Hills Grammar

Hills Grammar is excited by the commencement of its latest development project; the construction of two (2) synthetic FIFA standard playing fields. The playing FIFA fields project, which is expected to be completed in October 2021, will benefit both the School and the local Hills District communities. Principal, Mr Michael Smith, recently turned the first sod […]