All Aboard! Next Stop: Galston500
Ready your tickets as the Galston500 is fast approaching, opening its cabin doors at the Galston Valley Railway on Saturday, 29 August 2026. The annual fundraiser sees teams of 5-inch scale model locomotives complete 500 laps of the railway’s 1km track, with proceeds supporting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) research at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research. Adult […]
Cheapest Fuel Prices for the Week Ending 31 July 2026
Where to Buy the Cheapest Fuel Prices for the Week Ending 31 July 2026 Fuel Type: Unleaded 91 Petrol Station Name Address Fuel Price Shell Kenthurst 86 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst NSW 2156 193.90 OTR Rouse Hill 43 Panmure St, Rouse Hill NSW 2155 189.90 Shell Reddy Express Dural 592-596 Old Northern Rd, Dural NSW 2158 195.90 BP […]
New Australian Citizenship Celebrated at Hawkesbury Ceremony
Australian Citizenship reached 29 more people at Hawkesbury this week, after a ceremony held on 27 July 2026 brought new residents from 15 nations together to take the pledge. The group’s home countries span South Africa, Colombia, Papua New Guinea, Nepal, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, India, Germany, New Zealand, Scotland, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the Isle […]
Water Courses and Waterfalls
By Lachlan Turner Due to the somewhat rugged terrain in some of our local bushland reserves it can be expected that numerous creeks course through the narrow floors of steep gullies. In many places water tumbles over rock ledges as it makes its way downstream. At times its progress is slowed where pools and ponds […]
Two New Schools for Rapidly Growing Hills District
After years of rapid population growth and increasing pressure on local schools, the Hills District is set to welcome two new public schools, providing long-awaited relief for families across the region. The NSW government has announced two new public schools in Bella Vista – a high school due to open in 2029 and a primary school […]
Pacific Hills Early Learning Centre Builds Strong Foundations
Pacific Hills Early Learning Centre starts from a simple premise: the years before Kindergarten matter more than most people realise. A child’s brain develops faster between birth and age five than at any other point in life, and what happens during that window shapes how ready they are for everything that follows. Walk into the […]
Fernadell Park Community Centre Construction Officially Starts
Fernadell Park Community Centre has moved from plans to reality, with a sod-turning ceremony this week marking the official start of construction on the long-awaited Pitt Town facility. Hawkesbury City Council hosted the event, which drew Mayor Les Sheather, Government Spokesperson for Hawkesbury Hon. Peter Primrose MLC, Member for Macquarie Susan Templeman MP, Member for […]
National Science Week: New Quantum Career Event
National Science Week 2026 will bring quantum computing out of the lab and into a Chatswood function centre next month, when the Sydney Quantum Academy hosts a free public event exploring how the once-abstract field is becoming a real career path for young Australians. Quantum Future Talent: From Curiosity to Career runs on Tuesday 18 […]
Aussie Exports Overseas
Aussie Pumps continues to grow not just in Australia, but also globally. With over 30 years of growth this company is a great local success story. Unlike big corporations that are driven by shareholders demands for dividends, Aussie is a family business and has proven that Australian innovation can produce products that are now considered “world’s […]
New McKenzie Park Playground Opens in Wilberforce
McKenzie Park in Wilberforce has a new playground, and Hawkesbury City Council says it’s built to serve kids from toddlers through to pre-teens. The old equipment is gone, replaced by a climbing unit, a slide, a large single swing, a ground-level mini trampoline and a spinner — a mix designed to cover the 0 to […]