20 to one: Hornsby’s famous graduates
The team at the Advocate have debated our list of the Hornsby Shire’s most famous alumni, and you may be surprised who we discovered along the way.
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Seniors moving into ‘geriatric cities’
DURAL and Glenhaven could become “geriatric cities” if seven applications for seniors housing are approved by the NSW Planning Department.
Battle to save trees
HE WAS woken by the sound of chainsaws ripping through a tree in Pennant Hills last week, sparking the battle for trees across the Hornsby Shire.
Motorists cross the line
MOTORISTS across Rouse Hill are continuing to park illegally despite ongoing efforts of the Hills Shire Council.
Sydney suburb dubbed ‘Bong City’
POLICE have dubbed it “Bong City”, while Beaumont Hills residents have revealed they are living in fear after more drug sales and vandalism at Bara Way Reserve.
Stitching stories of hope
18-year-old Loreto Normanhurst student Kyah Kraszula is preparing to donate her major project, a work-of-art eight months in the making, to be auctioned off at the Jeans for Genes Denim Dinner Gala Ball.
$386m, 1100 apartment jewel in Sydney metro plan
IT WAS once rolling hills and green pastures, but this region in Sydney’s north west is about to be transformed into the crowning jewel of the city’s metro revolution.
Plea to save our ‘first’ hospital
IT HOLDS historic significance as the original hospital in the Hornsby Shire — but the Thornleigh Hospital building is under threat from bulldozers.
Ruddock’s green dream for Hornsby
HORNSBY Mayor Philip Ruddock is determined to “bring the bush back to the shire” with an ambitious plan, supported by councillors, to plant 25,000 trees by September 2020.
Medieval festival’s a treat
FIERCE battle cries echoed across Hawkesbury Showground as festival-goers travelled back in time for the Medieval Winterfest.
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