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Mulgoa Music Arts Craft festival

12. December 2011

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The annual Mulgoa Music Festival was cancelled due to the wet weather. It will now be on 2,3 and 4th March 2012 but will be bigger and better with a 3 day event embracing a family friendly community event. There will be 4 Rock bands at the Wallacia hotel on the Friday evening, an Arts [...]

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New multi purpose hall for Holy Family School

12. December 2011

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Principal Mr Vane-Tempest, Ms Manning, Father Zvonomir with the student leaders The official recognition opening ceremony of the BER projects recently took place in the lovely new multipurpose hall at the Holy Family Primary School in Luddenham. The acknowledgement to country was read by Jesse Rigny and the plaque was unveiled by Mr Vane-Tempest with [...]

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Free Water Safety DVD – Kids Alive Do The 5

8. September 2011

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As we approach the warmer months Federal Member for Lindsay, David Bradbury, has joined with Laurie Lawrence in promoting the important Kids Alive Do the Five water safety message. Mr Bradbury has organised with Laurie Lawrence for local families to be provided with a free Living with Water DVD.“Summer isn’t too far away, so now [...]

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Silverdale dancers going to

14. May 2011

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The Eisteddfod students from In-Motion Danceworks at Silverdale have an opportunity of a lifetime to travel and perform in Disneyland America in April 2012. They will be dancing at Disneyland Anahein, Universal studios, California Adventureland and will also be attending workshops at these locations. We are having a Trivia night at the Hubertus Country Club [...]

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Old unwanted mobile phones forWallacia Public School

12. April 2011

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Wallacia Public School is collecting old unwanted mobile phones. In 2010, Sony Foundation Australia, together with CanTeen, launched ‘You Can’, a national fundraising campaign to build youth cancer centres across Australia. You Can’s major fundraising mechanic calls on all Australians to recycle their old mobile phones. Sony Foundation has partnered with an international recycling company [...]

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Warragamba Pre school Open Day

12. April 2011

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This centre is the first in NSW to benefit from the Preschool Growth   funding and Phil Costa was very complimentary to Cathy and the team to make it all happen. Gai Lindsay from the Preschool Growth Programme talked about the new climate in early chidhood and said “ This shows how much the Warragamba community [...]

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Bull riding Champion

16. March 2011

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Dillon Harvey-Smith is only 15 years old but he won the Open ‘Bull ride’ event at the recent Luddenham Show. Dillon has a real affinity with animals and has won quite a few events at country shows in the past year. He won the buckle at the Orange Stampede Junior Bronc and Steer event and [...]

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Clean-Up Norton’s Basin in Silverdale

9. February 2011

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It’s the second year for Clean-Up Australia at the beautiful Norton’s Basin. The Basin is a great place for bushwalking, swimming, rock climbing and fishing. It is not a national park so rubbish is an ongoing problem. The team would really benefit from more volunteers especially as this year will extend down the entry road. [...]

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2011 Australia Day Winners from Silverdale

9. February 2011

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On Wednesday 25th January, at the Botanic Garden in Picton on the hottest Australia Day in twenty years, the Wollondilly Australia Day Award Winners were announced. Congratulations to Silverdale couple Neville and Sharon Slender who were named as Citizens of the Year . Sharon and Neville have lived in Silverdale for over twenty years. Neville’s [...]

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Silverdale Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade

19. October 2010

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After protecting the communities of Warragamba and Silverdale for the past 70 years Silverdale Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade will be celebrating it’s 70th birthday this December. Initially started as a Bushfire Brigade the Silverdale RFB had been involved in many major incidents both local and around the state, including the 2001 Christmas Fires and the [...]

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