SPRING 2014 News & Information | The Hills Shire Council FOCUS FOOD & BEVERAGE STALLS | FRESH COUNTRY TALENT | GREAT ATMOSPHERE Country sister act - The McClymonts McClymonts act - The sister Country TI CKETS ON SALE NOW ! ROCKING BELLA VISTA FARM NOVEMBER 8 BELLA VISTA FARM PARK | 8 NOVEMBER 2014 www.thehills.nsw.gov.auMCALISTER KEMP | THE MCCLYMONTS | BECCY#SydneyHills COLE WAGONS | CHELSEA BASHAM | THE VIPER CREEK BAND | ASHLEIGH DALLAS | Luke o’SHEA WWW.SYDNEYCOUNTRYMUSICFESTIVAL.COM.AU Hills Focus [bkpg].indd 1 11/08/2014 1:02:03 PM Don’t misS THIS KEY EVENT IN SYDNEy’S LIVE MUSIC CALENDAR – witH OUR BIGGEST AND BEST LINE-UP OF COUNTRY TALENT YET COMING TO HISTORIC BELLA VISTA FARM THIS NOVEMBER. GREAT MUSIC, FOOD STALLS AND FAMILY FUN. TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW. THE MCCLY MONTS The McClymont sisters are back with their fourth album Here’s To You & I, filled with BECCY COLE heartfelt stories and irresistible tunes. Beccy Cole recently WAGONS released her long The multi-talented awaited Greatest Hits musicians from Once seen, Wagons CD, Beccy’s Big Hits, Grafton picked up are impossible to featuring 14 of her an ARIA for Best LUKE O’SHEA THE VIPER forget, leaving a deep most popular tracks MCALISTER Country Album in CREEK BAND and smile-inducing - described by Beccy KEMP 2010 and 2012. They Triple Golden Guitar imprint on the brain. as “A country music also have eight winner and the 2012 The Viper Creek version of a box of Multi-award winning Golden Guitar Awards singer/songwriters Independent Country Band’s rock edge CHELSEA Led by renaissance Cadbury favourites!” and an APRA Award. Drew McAlister Music Artist of the country sound is BASHAM man Henry Wagons, Year, Luke O’Shea young and fresh and they are reminiscent Beccy Cole is a and Troy Kemp Here’s To You & I have established has toured and ASHLEIGH the songs are catchy. Western Australia’s of decades past working single mum refers to their ever themselves as the taught his way DALLAS Golden Girl, Chelsea when bands gave and an explosive live evolving relationships premier duo in around the world. They have appeared Basham’s debut their audience performer. She has with each other and Australian Country Music has been a at Gympie Muster album I Make My back bucket loads 9 Golden Guitars, those close to them. Music. They’ve Known for his way of life for singer/ and CMC Rocks Own Sunshine has of charm and were 3 Gold records, 2 topped the ARIA storytelling and songwriter musician the Hunter. critics raving. Since shrouded in a little Entertainer of The Country Charts, powerful live shows Ashleigh Dallas. From its release, it has enigmatic mystery. Year awards, 7 song appeared in the ARIA Luke O’Shea has a Tamworth NSW, Ash The band released spawned three hit writing awards and Mainstream Top 20, unique, yet classic grew up on a diet of their anticipated singles and two Lauded as one of number one on the won a Golden Guitar Australian sound. Slim Dusty and debut album Kickin’ number one videos Australia’s great live country music radio and have two CMC Johnny Cash thanks Up Dust and continue on Country Music bands, Wagons chart a whopping Music Awards. Drawing inspiration to her grandfather, to build a massive Channel (CMC). has just released 14 times. from the unique and icon Rex Dallas. Australian fan base. their sixth studio New album Harder everyday characters Chelsea was awarded album Acid Rain & To Tame is cutting he meets Luke Ashleigh scored her They are without the Golden Guitar Sugar Cane. edge mainstream designs and delivers first big break when a doubt the most for ‘Best New Talent country, produced his songs to cut Kasey Chambers talked about fresh of the Year’ in 2013. by Nashville’s straight through the saw her perform and new act in Australian She melds country Jeremy Stover. listeners’ defences. asked her to join the country music. traditions with ‘Little Bird Tour’ as broader influences. fiddle and mandolin She’s a songwriter player and singing of merit, and an harmony. Her debut engaging live act. album is Dancing with A Ghost. 2 The Hills Shire Council Hills Focus 3 Hills Focus SCMF Desley edit.indd 2-3 8/08/2014 4:34:14 PM Sydney is growing and by 2031 BUNNIES HOP another 100,000 people will come to live in the Hills. TO THE HILLS Watch out for a fluffle of individuals, their families giant bunnies as they hop and the community. into the Hills this Spring, courtesy of The Hills Mental When you discover the Health Interagency. bunnies, why not post an image of them on Instagram They won’t be hard to miss at using #SydneyHills around around 7m high each. The bunnies first appeared as the ‘Intrude’ installation Do you have a photos of at Sydney’s Vivid festival, and represent how quickly someone from The Hills an introduced species can Shire who served in WWI or spread in the landscape. assisted the war effort on The bunnies have been brought to the Hills to the home front? highlight the plight of those with mental health issues, Bunnies appear courtesy of Mandy Parer ‘Intrude’ artist, Mental and indicate how quickly the Health Month - Hills Mental Health impacts of mental health Interagency and major sponsor, can spread throughout The Hills Clinic Kellyville. IMAGES OF WAR The Hills Shire Library Service Service during opening hours TIRED OF is seeking donations from throughout September, or community members of dropped off at the Pop Up copies of photos of veterans, Library stall on Old Northern PREPARING medals or events and items Road during Council’s Orange significant to WWI. These Blossom Festival Main Street will be added to the library’s celebrations, Saturday 13 FOOD local studies collection and and Sunday 14 September. HOMES OF THE FUTURE placed on display during a A waiver form will need to EVERYDAY? special Centenary of WWI be filled in at the time of the THE WAY WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY WILL MOST LIKELY BE VERY DIFFERENT IN 20 YEARS’ time tHAN IT IS commemoration. donation. Would you like tasty, more TODAY. SYDNEY IS GROWING AND BY 2031 ANOTHER 100,000 PEOPLE WILL COME TO LIVE IN THE HILLS. nutritious meals than just Copies of photos can be If you would like more delivered to your a meal The traditional quarter live where they’ve raised Three centres around Urban activation submitted to any branch information please contact acre block that served their families, but are the North West Rail means that offices and of The Hills Shire Library Kylie Dobbie on 9761 4554. home? families well in the showing a trend towards have been earmarked apartments, as well as 60s and 70s is being downsizing, preferring a for increased density townhouses and houses, replaced by smaller lot property that is easier to – around Showground can be built within 800 LOCAL HERO sizes, townhouses and maintain. More choice is Station, Norwest and metres of the new stations. apartments to achieve a needed in the future to Kellyville Stations. The One of the earliest World (Dec 1915) and Egypt where greater range of housing ensure people can choose State Government has The new homes will be War I volunteers was he was killed by a Turkish options to accommodate to live the way they would announced these as ‘urban supported by green open Norman Matthew Pearce, sniper on 29 Jul 1916. more people. The Great like to. activation precincts’, spaces, good transport and a Kellyville grazier, born Australian Dream is meaning they are locations things for future residents at Stanhope to Matthew changing. The arrival of The North that will deliver more to do and enjoy, ensuring Squire Pearce and Alice, nee West Rail Link will see the new homes with access future suburbs have Jenner. He was a veteran More and more, arrival of up to 12,000 new to shops, transport, everything that maintains of the Boer Wars, having communities are adapting homes in the Hills. Many of community services and The Great Australian served as Captain in NSW to the needs of the future, these will be built around jobs. The process will Dream and the quality Lancers and the 3rd NSW accommodating higher the new stations, and many involve detailed planning lifestyle Hills residents Mounted Rifles. densities particularly will be apartments and in consultation with the enjoy. Give yourself a break and call Hills around transport. townhouses. The Hills Shire local community and In c1914 he became engaged Community Care today on 9761 7602 or visit Council is committed to Council, and will include For more information visit to Kathleen Rouse. Norman our website hcc.thehills.nsw.gov.au Another factor shaping the ensuring new apartments investigating how the www.planning.nsw.gov.au/ enlisted on 22 Sep 1914 ways our homes look is our are built better than the Castle Hill Showground en-au/deliveringhomes/ with the 6th Light Horse ageing population. Retired minimum standard, to suit could best serve the urbanactivation.aspx Regiment and saw action residents often still wish to the character of the region. community in the future. in Gallipoli (Jul 1915), Malta 4 The Hills Shire Council Hills Focus 5 The construction of a stage at Bella Vista Farm Park is underway following PLANNING SETTING THE a sod turning ceremony recently. The design of the stage is based on A KNOCK the rustic timber and corrugated iron sheds and outbuildings found on this DOWN S TAGE historical location. REBUILD? The stage is set to further enhance Bella Vista Farm Park’s growing reputation as a performing arts venue.