When Carol Sciclouna, her partner and two sons, Jake 15 and Zac 13 moved into their house on 14 Roslyn Place, Cherrybrook last January, their first job was to get rid of the hot pink, mustard yellow and purple walls that adorned the large, four-bedroom home. “You wouldn’t believe it to look at it now, [...]

Surface tension B-grade road surface deemed ‘good enough’ for the shire The RTA could all but eliminate the incessant hum of the F3 freeway in Hornsby Shire in the present program of roadworks – but it won’t. The Advocate can reveal that there is a top-quality, sound-absorbent road surface available for use by construction crews [...]

Graffiti artist Darren Stockwell believes there’s a solution to ending the abuse he cops at Westleigh’s Ruddock Park. Hornsby Council needs to erect a sign stating the park has a dedicated graffiti wall. “We’ve been going down there for many years and painting the wall and some people have been complaining,” the 37 year old [...]

RE/MAX First Choice Real Estate achieved $1.4 million worth of sales in July. Jim Yang sold two-bedroom units at 5/40 Albert St and 11-19 Waitara Ave for $325,000 and $355,000 respectively, as well as a townhouse at 1/12 Webb Ave; Hornsby for $539,000. Jo Johnson exchanged contracts on a one-bedroom unit at 4/5 Park Ave; [...]

Belts are tightening at Hornsby RSL as the venue moves from a period of sustained growth into a consolidated phase. Club chief executive officer Bob Ayscough hung up his hat last Tuesday after 23 years presiding over the club. His remarkable tenure has been distinguished by increased assets, profits, facilities and membership. When Mr Ayscough [...]

Two primary schools are in the spotlight this week because of the Wakakirri story festival. Pupils are competing in the festival’s story dance section, in which participants tell a story using drama and dance. It is the fourth time Waitara Public School has been involved in the competition. This year, 100 children are involved, aged [...]

The Hornsby concert band has returned home after hopping between England, France and Belgium on a 17 day whistlestop tour. They performed at commemorations in the three countries, to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of WW1. In England they played at the new Australian War Memorial in London’s Hyde Park and at the [...]

Hornsby Girls’ High School students was at war last week, learning about the history of Vietnam. The Year 10 students received a visit from the Nambus, a mobile museum operated by Vietnam veterans. The girls, who were dressed in 1960s gear, showcased an exhibition of photographs they had compiled in response to Vietnam. They conducted [...]

Just a few weeks after it opened, the new Hornsby bus interchange has already become an eyesore. With no bins installed at the new facility – which is part of the Hornsby station redevelopment – commuters are leaving their rubbish behind. Beer bottles, soft drink cans and plastic food containers were among the items the [...]

Adele Thiel of Hornsby, like most young girls, has dreams to one day follow in the footsteps of supermodels like Miranda Kerr and Gemma Ward. The difference is, the 17 year-old Asquith Girls High School student doesn’t appear to be far off making that dream a reality. Already this year she has paraded the catwalk [...]