Community Events

Art, Christmas gifts, food, crafts, raffle and more—fun for the whole family Start your Christmas shopping early! Choose from quality paintings and mosaics as well as small handmade gifts like pottery, jewellery, Christmas tree decorations and cards Arts and crafts are hand made by adults attending the innovative creative arts program run by not-for-profit North […]

Register now for the Biketober Business Challenge Darryn Capes-Davis interviewed Greg Williams from Love To Ride and Biketober discussing the program and the Biketober Business Challenge. Listen to the interview below. The Biketober Business Challenge is a fun and friendly cycling challenge. Workplaces cycle to see which business can get the most staff to ride […]

Parramatta Mission is inviting members of the community to a free screening of the documentary Half a Million Steps which makes a strong case for making problem drug use a priority health issue, nota criminal matter. Featuring local Parramatta and Western Sydney residents who struggle with problematic drug use, the documentary was produced by the […]

Ready, teddy go! Bring your pre-schooler and their favourite toy to Dural on Thursday, September 19 for a special Australian Reading Hour Teddy Bear’s Picnic at Ellerman Park, next to Dural Library. There will be a whole range of fun activities for the little ones, aged between two to five-years of age, from 11am to […]

Less than 10 days to go! Last chance to register for Vinnies Community Sleepout Vinnies is urging individuals and teams from across Western Sydney to take advantage of the final days to sign up for the Vinnies Community Sleepout, helping to change the lives of thousands of people who reach out to the St Vincent […]

The Hills Garden Competition is on again as part of The Hills Shire Orange Blossom Festival. The competition has a long history in the Hills Shire, with the first competition being run in 1959 as the brainchild of former Hills Shire Councillor Eric Mobbs. It became the forerunner of the Orange Blossom Festival, so has […]

A new annual exhibition in the upstairs rooms of Old Government House brings together items from the National Trust (NSW)’s collections and on loan from other sources, to provide new insights into the women who lived in, worked at and influenced this nationally significant place throughout its many decades of change. While many are known […]

Thursday 12 September is R U OK?Day – a day when we’re reminded to ask, “Are you OK?” and and to remember every day of the year to support people who may be struggling with life’s ups and downs. We know that regular meaningful conversations can make a difference. And you don’t have to be […]

Darryn Capes-Davis Interviewed Children’s Medical Research Scientist Georgia Kafer to discuss Jeans for Genes. Friday 2nd August is Jeans for Genes Day. Find out more and donate at https://www.jeansforgenes.org.au

More than 9,000 riders from across Australia are expected to descend upon Sydney roads on Sunday, 13 October 2019 to take part in one of Australia’s most anticipated recreational cycling events, Spring Cycle 2019. Spring Cycle offers participants of all levels and ages the opportunity to cycle through Sydney streets, and take in the city’s […]