Dural & District Business Chamber End of Financial Year Evening
By Mark Coupar Thursday 15th June saw the Dural Chamber hold an evening for local business owners at “The Centre” in Dural. The night centered on the importance of small business being across all aspects of their end of financial year obligations. On the night we had Keryn Stack our amazing BAS expert talking all […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia – Guest Speaker Amal Eid
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be held at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Castle Hill on Saturday, 13th July with sales to the public from 10am and the meeting commencing at 12 noon. Our guest speaker will be Amal Eid who would describe herself as a Bromeliad hobbyest, enthusiast, collector and […]
Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills & Cherrybrook
On 13th May we held our Pride of Workmanship awards at The Vicar, Dural. The award encourages pride of workmanship by providing employers with the opportunity, through Rotary, of recognising and acknowledging the efforts and contributions of an employee who consistently achieves an overall high personal standard and work performance. David Firth, District Chair and […]
Local Guides First Guides in State to Complete SES Resilience Development Program
Annangrove Girl Guides recently took part in an emergency resilience program with the NSW State Emergency Service (SES), emerging as empowered and resilient young women ready to tackle emergency situations with confidence and skill. The guides took part in a variety of activities led by their facilitator, Mr. Daniel McGovern. They learned how to prepare […]
Reference Group to Help Make The Hills More Inclusive
A passionate group of seven Hills Shire residents with professional or lived experience of disability have been chosen to form Council’s first-ever external Disability Inclusion Action Plan Reference Group. Council adopted the Disability Inclusion Action Plan in 2022 which included an action to form a reference group to support the implementation of the plan. Mayor […]
Have a Yarn at The Farm During NAIDOC Week
Hills Shire residents are invited to have a Yarn at The Farm during the school holidays as part of Council’s NAIDOC Week celebrations. The new and exciting event will be held from 11am – 2pm on Thursday 11 July at Bella Vista Farm. Council has partnered with local First Nations enterprise Muru Mittigar to celebrate […]
Major Support For Reducing Domestic Violence
Two organisations on the coalface of the domestic violence crisis have received a major financial boost from The Hills Shire Council, sharing in $70,000 in grant funding. Council resolved to award $40,000 to The Sanctuary, The Hills Women’s Shelter and $30,000 to the Lisa Harnum Foundation through its grant program to support the vital work […]
Circular Keys Chorus Glistens on the Foreshores of Fremantle
By Kath Ware Circular Keys Chorus, from Bella Vista in the Hills District, has won second place in the 2024 Sweet Adelines Australia women’s barbershop competition. This year’s event was held in Fremantle, Western Australia and featured 13 women’s choruses and 22 quartets from around the country. Women’s barbershop singing is a particular style of […]
Adventure Camp for Dural Scouts
The 46th Greater Western Sydney Region Jamborette was a three-day extravaganza of scouting spirit and adventure camp held over the long weekend at Cataract Scout Park. The theme, “Greatest Hits of the 20th Century,” brought the past to life, with Dural Scouts and several courageous Cubs joining in the fun. Leaders and Venturers lent their […]
New Pathways and Playgrounds on the Way
The Hills Shire Council is breaking ground on two projects that will provide more opportunities to walk, ride a bike and spend time outdoors. The Cockayne Reserve project in Castle Hill involves the construction of: Two new playgrounds two new pedestrian bridges, which will eventually link Middleton Avenue to Hills Showground Metro Station two-kilometres of […]