22,000 copies / month Community News, Local Businesses, Local Events and Free TV Guide 10TH NOVEMBER - 26TH NOVEMBER 2017 VOL 34 - ISSUE 23 Heard a Koala? Story on page 3 MARK VINT 9651 2182 270 New Line Road Dural NSW 2158 [email protected] ABN: 84 451 806 754 WWW.DURALAUTO.COM Sandstone Sales Buy Direct From the Quarry 9652 1783 Handsplit Random Flagging $55m2 113 Smallwood Rd Glenorie Community News underwear, soap and washers. Each item included in the bag Days for Girls Project: requires several processes to complete it. Some volunteers can Castle Hill Team sew or overlock, but many are required to do the ironing, cutting, finishing and packing processes. Quality control is a vital part of A big thanks to the people of Castle Hill and surrounding the overall process to make sure the kit is robust enough to last 2-3 areas! years. As you may already know The team in Castle Hill would welcome: Days for Girls is a non-profit • volunteers to work at home on the items project run by grass roots teams of women worldwide • donations to help provide supplies to provide feminine hygiene • volunteers to help at each monthly workshop products to girls to allow If you would like to help in any way please contact the Castle Hill them to stay at school all the Team Leader Cheryl Landon-Jones any time on phone 0433 445 339 school year. or by email on [email protected]. The Castle Hill team has You can see the work done by checking the website: www. already completed its first daysforgirls.org/Australia year (Oct 2016 – Oct 2017) of contributing to this Rotarians and the Community worthwhile program. They have worked hard both in Join Forces in the Fight Against workshops each month and at Graffiti home creating the items used Windsor Rotarians and community members joined forces in the packs that are sent. on Sunday, 29 October 2017 to participate in this year’s Graffiti They have achieved: Removal Day at Youl Place Reserve, Bligh Park. The efforts of • 15 packs to Sri Lanka those involved in this annual event are greatly appreciated by the • 60 packs to Solomon Islands organisers and the local community in reinforcing this year’s theme • 500 packs to Cambodia “Love where we live!” • 50 packs to East Timor Graffiti vandalism costs local businesses, households, NSW Government and Hawkesbury City Council millions of dollars each • 55 packs to India. year. This is money which could be invested into roads, sporting A total of 680 packs. facilities, schools and hospitals. None of this would be possible without grants from many local Graffiti tagged colourbond fences surrounding the reserve were service clubs such as Lions, Rotary and View Clubs and many painted with matching coloured paint from Dulux Australia, who individuals and businesses. has donated thousands of dollars in paints over the past several We are a dedicated team years. Dulux has successfully supported the three Rotary Clubs of 106 women (and some in the Hawkesbury (Richmond, Windsor, and Kurrajong North men) from many surrounding Richmond) with their ongoing graffiti removal programs that suburbs meet on a regular operate throughout the year. basis to pack, sew and Windsor Rotary Club in conjunction with Hawkesbury City overlock items to go in a Council run the Graffiti Removal Day event in October each year pretty cotton bag to send to to encourage our local communities to get involved in actively girls in various developing removing unsightly graffiti from public places and encouraging the countries. 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In fact, parts of Maroota Forest were Mayor of The Hills Shire, Dr Michelle Byrne said the awards once a koala protection area. present an opportunity to acknowledge the valued work and Since these terrible fires the only evidence of the survival of commitment of unsung heroes who give generously of their time Koalas in the area has been very limited. A koala has been heard and expertise to help others. adjacent to the Broadwater Wetland and there is anecdotal “We all know someone who inspires us to be the best we can evidence of a koala having been seen near the road in Maroota. If be, including a friendly neighbour, a generous work colleague, a any readers have evidence of koalas from any other source it would dedicated family member or friend,” Mayor Byrne said. be great if you could contact the Glenorie Environment Centre with your information. “It’s now your time to recognise these valuable people who go above and beyond by nominating them for an Australia Day Koalas in the wild are hard to see because they are usually in the Award. tops of trees, in dappled light and surrounded by leaves. A good way to find out if koalas are about is to listen for them. They are “Being nominated for an Australia Day Award is a great honour most active during the breeding season which extends between and is a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to someone who September and November. During this time, the males make a very makes you proud to be Australian,” Mayor Byrne added. distinctive grunting noise and this call can be heard during the Council will present awards in four categories: night and in the early hours of the morning. • Senior Citizen of the Year (65 years of age and older) It would be wonderful to have numerous koala families living • Citizen of the Year (25 – 65 years of age) in our forests once again and it would be great to know if their • Young Citizen of the Year (24 years and under) numbers are starting to build up. Koala calls can be heard by typing • Community Group of the Year Award ‘koala mating calls’ in to google. If anyone hears any distinctive grunting noises that are similar to these calls please contact Pat at Nominations close Friday, 24 November 2017. Glenorie Environment Centre, email [email protected] or Award winners will be announced at The Hills Shire Council’s call 0419 321 276. This way a record of where these calls are heard Australia Day celebration, held on Friday, 26 January 2018. can be made and a data bank established. To make an application, visit The Hills Shire Council’s website and A regular koala survey is being conducted every year by the search “Australia Day Awards 2018”. Glenorie Environment Centre and any new information would be much appreciated. We Need Engineers Aussie Pumps Local company, Australian Pump Industries, is seeking to strengthen its engineering division with a Senior Engineer and graduates who want to be part of a dynamic and innovative company. 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