2023 NSW State Election
Saturday, 25 March 2023 Election of the 58th Parliament of NSW Hawkesbury – includes the following postcodes 2155, 2157, 2250, 2330, 2753, 2754, 2755, 2756, 2757, 2758, 2765, 2775 Hornsby includes the following postcodes:2077, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2120, 2125, 2126, 2154, 2156, 2157, 2158, 2159, 2756, 2775 Castle Hill includes the following postcodes: 2125, 2153, 2154, 2156, 2157, […]
Free Kits Still Available for Clean Up Australia Day Registrations
Pip Kiernan calls for Aussies to take action and register for the March 5 event 20 FEBRUARY 2023: Registrations are still open for Clean Up Australia Day 2023, with free clean-up kits available for the national event taking place on March 5. The kits include gloves, rubbish and recycle bags for individuals or families who […]
Glenhaven Rural Fire Brigade
Recent rain has caused extensive grass growth across NSW. You may have seen this within the parks and along the streets in Glenhaven too. With the current warm weather, this grass is drying out and becoming increasingly fire prone. There is significant risk of large and destructive grass fires in NSW this season. With La […]
Dural RFS
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Dural team. We hope everyone had a great festive season and we look forward to a great year ahead. Santa Run Just before Christmas last year, Dural held its annual Santa Run. Members accompanied Santa around the streets of Dural in our Category 1 tanker, handing out […]
Bushfires, Get Set
Prepare for bushfires now with Aussie Pumps’ free Bushfire Survival Guide. The Guide includes the essentials of bushfire protection with equipment checklists, fire drills and pump maintenance. It also includes guidelines to minimise the risk to livestock, troubleshooting self-priming pumps and of course it refers to the new National Fire Rating system. The huge fuel […]
Wonga Wonga Vine
Throughout bushland and forest areas there are numerous plants that rely on a host shrub or small tree for support. These vine type plants are generally referred to as scramblers or climbers due to their growth habit. One such plant is the Wonga Wonga Vine (Pandorea pandorana). Whilst it is more prominent in tropical regions […]
Edging Supplies
With the start of a new year it’s always good to plan your gardening needs. Our steel edging is so popular at the moment. We have full range of galvanized steel and Corten steel edging ranging in heights from 75mil all the way up to 580mil high. We stock the stakes and each length comes […]
Bromeliad Society of Australia
The next meeting of the Bromeliad Society of Australia will be on Saturday, 11th February at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, Showground Road, Castle Hill off Doran Drive. Bromeliad sales to the public from 10am with the meeting commencing at 12noon. The meeting will be exploring Intergeneric bromeliads. Intergenerics can be created in nature, […]
Opinion Piece
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Dangerous Cane Toad Sighted in Kenthurst
We would like to inform the community to keep an eye out for cane toads! One was sited and captured on a property in Kenthurst early this week. They are active early evening and onwards. They are a dangerous threat to our wildlife and domestic pets, as they secret venom through their glands when they […]