News From History Cottage
What was this used for? Here is a clue; it was used on a Sydney icon 100 years ago. History Cottage The Society’s annual June Roughley Memorial Lecture, was held in the Arcadia Community Centre last month. Guest speaker, John Brock, shared his knowledge and love of surveying and history with members and guests. Mr […]
Persistence and Resilience Can Deliver Momentum
We’ve all heard the statistics about businesses failing in the first 3-5 years. The numbers are overstated, as it doesn’t allow for the fact some businesses are rebranded or structures changed because they’re doing well, and therefore the original business didn’t fail at all. However, a lack of persistence and not reaching the point of […]
Dural Scout Achieves Top Award
The Australian Scout Award is the highest award that a Scout can earn and involves demonstrating skills in Bushcraft, Bushwalking and Camping as well as completing a Leadership Course and leading an Adventurous Journey over three days and two nights. The 1st Dural Scout Group is proud to report that recently Emily Symons received this […]
Pony Club Turns 60
Dural & Districts Pony Club is turning 60 this year and what an amazing achievement this is! To celebrate, a special event is being held on Saturday 16 September 2023 at the Dural Pony Club Grounds on Bannerman Road, Kenthurst. Dural Pony Club invites Members, Former Members plus family and friends to help us celebrate. The […]
New Nature Getaway in North Kellyville
The new Withers Road Reserve in North Kellyville is a place to relax and reconnect with nature. Nature Getaway The reserve and nature-themed play space was officially opened by the Mayor of The Hills Shire, Dr Peter Gangemi, on Saturday 19 August with a ribbon cutting ceremony. “This park includes a playground and a half […]
Kenthurst Probus Club
The club met at the Kenthurst Uniting Church on 21August to hear Noel Phelan, pictured, talk about the cruise ship Costa Concordia disaster in January 2012. The wreck cost the lives of 32 passengers and saw the captain jailed. Noel, an experienced sailor, told the saga very eloquently and with excellent visual aids. Our next […]
Berowra Book Locker 24/7 Service Now Open
Hornsby Shire Council is excited to announce the launch of a new initiative aimed at improving community access to local library items, with a click and collect book locker system now open at Berowra Library. This state-of-the-art resource will allow locals to borrow library books outside of traditional library hours. Members can now collect items […]
Empathy and Solidarity
There are times in our lives when we experience things we didn’t expect or things we didn’t even want to encounter – when a sudden accident fills our normal life with pain and sorrow, when a good relationship with friends and family suddenly deteriorates and becomes difficult to recover, when you are made redundant from […]
New Hope Official Opening Ceremony
New Hope Christian School has been educating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and intellectual delay for the past eight years. August 16 was a special day for staff, families and students, with the official opening ceremony of their new campus at Quarry Road, Dural. The modern, purpose-built facilities are laid out to create a relaxed […]
Mayor Ruddock Urges State Government to Support Sustainable Waste management
At last night’s meeting, Hornsby Shire Mayor, Philip Ruddock AO called on the NSW Government to provide crucial funding and support for councils to ensure adequate waste management for their communities. He also vowed to work with fellow Sydney councils to improve environmental outcomes of waste processing. Reading a Mayoral Minute, Mayor Ruddock spoke of […]
