Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn
My fellow prefects and I recently embarked on a leadership growth and development journey at the Mitchell Youth Leadership Forum, hosted at the YMCA camp in Yarramundi. The focus was to learn about the three core values of courage, integrity and service. Courage – to do the hard things The initial night was about courage […]
Northholm Grammar School Health Expo 2022
On Friday the 28 October, the culmination of a term of hard work, collaboration and creativity came to fruition with Year 10 Northholm Grammar Students hosting the Year 10 Health Expo. During PDHPE lessons, students were tasked with exploring current Australian statistics and identifying health issues that were significant for young people, and were challenged […]
Bowling at Dural Country Club
The Bendigo Bank Carnival is over… And what a resounding success it was! 16 teams competed in the Graded 2 Bowl Triples Carnival at the Dural Country Club Bowling Club on Monday November 7th. The overall winners were Revesby Workers’ Club taking home Prize Money of $450, 2nd was North Epping Bowling Club followed by […]
Smith Brothers Racing
2022 AUSTRALIAN SENIOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS – FORBES Recently, brothers David and Peter Smith braved the storms and flooding to find their way to Forbes for the 2022 Australian Senior Track Championships. Having never ridden at the Forbes track before, it wasn’t to long before the brothers had dialed themselves in and their bikes in ready […]
Swim Safer this Summer
After two years of COVID lockdowns and more than 10 million missed swimming lessons, drownings are at a 25-year high. This summer there are some simple things you can do to help avoid adding to this tragic statistic. The first step is learning to swim well. The experts at Carlile Swimming say this means being […]
News From History Cottage
The Society would like to thank our community for the support it has received over the past year. Because of the generosity of the Galston Uniting Church in sharing their premises we were able to continue holding gatherings that complied with Covid 19 regulations. The community welcomed these opportunities and the Society hosted a number […]
From the Galston Concerts
Thanks and Happy New Year Five top concerts in 2022 with five more planned for 2023 – happy musical days are here to stay for The Galston Concerts. Many new faces joined Galston’s customary audience in Galston Uniting Church for the 20th November concert by the NSW Police Big Band – ‘something completely different’ with […]
Charlie Wows ARV Castle Hill
Cherrybrook crooner Charlie Chech entertained more than 100 residents in a special concert at the Anglican Retirement Villages (ARV) Castle Hill in late November. The 18-year-old singer and musician sang crowd favourites including Volaré, Come Fly With Me, New York New York and his debut single Speak Softly, Love. Charlie was accompanied by the talented […]
Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills & Cherrybrook
World Polio Day on 24 October 2022 saw four Club members jump on the metro at Cherrybrook station as part of the district’s annual ‘End Polio’ train ride. The epic train journey started at 7am and finished at 10.30pm passing through all 189 stations on the Sydney metropolitan network raising approximately $70,000 for this worthy […]
Playful Pups Can Present Problems
Here at Petstock Vet Dural, we see an interesting variety of cases but unfortunately this also includes dogs (less frequently cats) that eat things they shouldn’t. One such case was a normally energetic 16-week-old French Bulldog called Billy. After presenting to emergency after-hours vet on the long weekend for vomiting, and not responding to medical […]
