Ryde Eisteddfod - June to August  21 June to 30 August

 Ryde Eisteddford Website

Date: Saturday 21 June  to Saturday 30 August
Venue: Various venues -
             Argyle Cnr. Blaxland Road and Argyle Street, Ryde
             Ryde Civic Hall - Cnr. Blaxland Road and Devlin Street, Ryde
             Ryde Secondary College, Malvina St, Ryde (Hall entry is on Forrest Rd.)
             North Ryde Community Hall - 201 Coxs Road, North Ryde

Date: Friday 1st August
Time: 7.00pm - Midnight
Venue: Haseler Centre
Cost: $40 per person

Marist College Eastwood Parents and Friends Association invites you to Christmas in July in August with Van The Man - The Australian Van Morrison Show. Come along for a jolly night of fine food, fabulous company, live entertainment with the Van Morrison Band and Santa to boot!

For bookings and further information please contact Fiona Collins - 0414 831 826.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz has pleasure in advising you of the 2008 series of free concerts - Music on Winter Sundays

Please note free parking is available in W4 and X3 carparks only. A fee of $8.00 up to 3 hours, $15.00 thereafter applies for parking in any other carpark location on campus. Tickets can be purchased from coin-operatied machines in the carparks.

Please also note that admittance is on a first-come-first-serve basis and that seating is limited to 495 people.

For further information contact Mrs Kerry Klujin on (02) 9850 7460 or kerry.klujin@mq.edu.au

Venue: Radio Musem, Kurrajong Heights

Cost: Bus and Museum entry fee = $20, Lunch extra

Hear about history of radio in Australia, see a movie about AWA and the war and use the listening posts to hear old radio programs. Light lunch at Clarendon (opp. RAAF Base).

An invitation for men to join this new group - we are looking for more members and welcome fresh ideas for future trips. To join or book phone (02) 9816 5000.

To qualify you need to live in the Ryde Hunters Hill area and be over 65 or a younger disabled person. We offer a door to door service.

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Date: Friday 8th August
Time: 6.45am - 7.00am start - 8.30am
Venue: Civic Hall, 1 Devlin Street, Ryde

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Date: 8th - 10th August
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Venue: Rosehill Racecourse Event Centre

The Country Week Expo is Australia's "tree and sea change' discovery event with a successful track record of operating for the past four years in New South Wales With over 50 country and regional communities on display, visitors to the country week expo are effectively able to 'walk New South Wales in a day', gaining quality information about the benefits of moving to communities in country and regional areas.

Free Entry

Free Parking

www.countryweek.com.au

For more information, contact the Country Week Office on 02 6771 5633 or info@countryweek.com.au

Date: Friday 9th August
Time: 7.00pm till Midnight
Venue: N.R.R.S.L. Club

For more information and ticket booking please contact Jenny Cooper on (02) 9427 0001or email jenny@coopersports.com

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz has pleasure in advising you of the 2008 series of free concerts - Music on Winter Sundays

Please note free parking is available in W4 and X3 carparks only. A fee of $8.00 up to 3 hours, $15.00 thereafter applies for parking in any other carpark location on campus. Tickets can be purchased from coin-operatied machines in the carparks.

Please also note that admittance is on a first-come-first-serve basis and that seating is limited to 495 people.

For further information contact Mrs Kerry Klujin on (02) 9850 7460 or kerry.klujin@mq.edu.au

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Date: 15 July to 23 August
Venue: Macquarie University Art Gallery and Macquarie University Library Exhibition Space

Curators: Kevin Vincent Smith, Robin Walsh, Rhonda Davis and Leonard Janiszewski

Historian and Curator Kevin Vincent Smith will present a lunchtime talk on Wed 6 August at 1pm University Art Gallery .

Baby & Kids Market Lane Cove

Date: 17 August 2008
Time: 9am to 12noon
Venue: St Ignatius College

Preloved & excellent quality baby & kids goods. Cash sales only. Plenty of parking. Great morning out to find bargains.

For further information please contact Anne Lewis on 1300 55 44 76.

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz has pleasure in advising you of the 2008 series of free concerts - Music on Winter Sundays

Please note free parking is available in W4 and X3 carparks only. A fee of $8.00 up to 3 hours, $15.00 thereafter applies for parking in any other carpark location on campus. Tickets can be purchased from coin-operatied machines in the carparks.

Please also note that admittance is on a first-come-first-serve basis and that seating is limited to 495 people.

For further information contact Mrs Kerry Klujin on (02) 9850 7460 or kerry.klujin@mq.edu.au

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Date: Thursday 28th August - Sunday 31st August 2008
Venue: Centre Court at Macquarie Centre

The City of Ryde, in conjunction with Macquarie Centre, are pleased to launch the inaugural Sustainability Expo at Macquarie Centre from Thursday 28 August until Sunday 31 August  2008.

The Expo, will incorporate a range of environmental based craft activities, an Australian Geographic interactive environmental science activity and a number of Worm Farming Workshops conducted by The City of Ryde for local schools and the community. In addition to these free activities, one lucky participant will take home a worm farm with free home setup, donated by The City of Ryde.
 
The Sustainability Expo will take place in Centre Court at Macquarie Centre - for further information please contact City of Ryde on 02 9952 8267 or visit www.macquariecentre.com.au.

Eastwood Public School Spring Fair

Date: Saturday 30th August 2008
Time: 10:00- 4:00pm
Venue: Rowe Street, Eastwood

It’s that time of year again when Eastwood Public School does it bit to show off our wonderful community spirit. Home-cooked international cuisine, music and live entertainment, crafts,
chocolate wheel, gifts and plants. Awesome finds in our popular white elephant and book stalls, exhilarating rides and so much more. You’ll find something for everyone and even some BIG additions for the smallest of our community.

* NEW * this year, Kiddies Kingdom, a play area designed especially for our Under 5’s. Sit back, relax in Woodies Café and watch your kids have the time of their life. Everything from Pony Rides (10:30-2:30pm), GymbaROO, face painting, crazy hair through to kids craft.

Don’t miss out on this day, jammed packed with fun for the whole family.

Exhibition Dates:  1-15 September 2008
Gallery Hours:  Wednesday – Saturday; 12 noon – 4pm
Location:  Brush Farm House Lawson St Eastwood

Brush Farm House and third year fine art students from the Sydney Gallery School Meadowbank present ‘Consequence’, an exhibition by a dedicated group of young artists showing the diversity of contemporary society through photographic mediums.

Consequence delves into the concept of society today as a result of the past, illustrating the consequences of human nature and invention through a range of visual styles and subject matter. Consequence echoes elements of the past and confronts the complexities of living in the 21st century, attaching themselves to modern issues such as social interaction, manipulation of landscape and the ever rising concept of fear and phobia.

Consequence brings the results of our actions to light, revealing the beauty and horrors of what we, as a society have created.

Consequence aims to deliver through primarily photographic images and will be exhibited at Brush Farm House, placing objects of the present in historical aesthetics.

By creating links between the past and the now, the space will be divided between the artists so that you can explore each artist’s concept of Consequence in the modern era.

Consequence is proudly presented by the City of Ryde.

For further information please see downloadable Brochure

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Date: Sunday 7th September
Time: 9am
Venue: Sydney Olympic Park

Family fun run to raise funds and awareness for Prostate Cancer in Australia 5km run job or stroll. Open to Men, Women, Boys and Girls. Come along for a great family fun day out. Heaps of entertainment and activities for the whole family. Get fit and have fun, all for a great cause.

Register now at www.FathersDay5.com.au

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Venue: Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle HIll

Cost: Bus and Museum entry fee = $20, Lunch extra

A guided tour giving you a peek inside some of the buildings where an exxtraordinary collection of objects are stored. Includes old planes, buses, cars and other transport memorabilia. Lunch at castle Hill RSL.

An invitation for men to join this new group - we are looking for more members and welcome fresh ideas for future trips. To join or book phone (02) 9816 5000.

To qualify you need to live in the Ryde Hunters Hill area and be over 65 or a younger disabled person. We offer a door to door service.

Date: Sunday 14th September

Venue: Kissing Point Park Putney

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Date: 23 September 2008
Time: 10.00am - Approximately 2.30pm
Venue: the ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden - 420 Mona Vale Road St Ives
Cost: $4.00 per person per session

Please bring lunch and water for this tour.

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Date: Saturday 18 October
Time: 9am - 9pm
Venue: Rowe Stree, Eastwood Plaza, Progress Avenue and Eastwood Plaza

The Granny Smith Festival is produced and managed by the City of Ryde Council and the Granny Smith Festival Committee. The Granny Smith Festival began in 1985 and is now regarded as one of Sydney’s largest street festivals, a true community carnival, full of colour and good old fashioned fun.

The City of Ryde celebrates the life and legacy of one of our district’s most famous citizens, Marie Ann Smith - aka Granny Smith - who, back in 1868, ‘accidentally’ grew the first batch of little green apples that bear her name and are now grown all over the world.

The Granny Smith Festival is supported by local businesses, sporting and service organisations, churches, schools and the wider community. It is an chance for the people and businesses of the City of Ryde to come together and celebrate the history and culture of the area.

The day’s festivities include a grand parade of floats passing through the streets of Eastwood, over 280 stalls of community groups, markets and food outlets, as ell as numerous stages showcasing local live entertainment. Activities include children’s rides, Youth Area, singing star contest, ‘have-a-go’ kids sports and ending with a family concert and fireworks display.

For further festival information go to the Granny Smith Festival Page pr contact City of Ryde Customer Service on 9952 8222.

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.

Be guided by members of the North Shore Group for a talk followed by an easy walk in the garden. Meet at the visitor Centre at 10.00am Sharp.

Please wear suitable footwear, and bring a hat and water.

No prior knowledge required - just an enquiring mind and a love of the bush!

For futher information please contact Bob 9417 5217, Bill 9498 6052 or Margaret 9971 8991

Brought to you by the North Shore Group of the Australian Plant Society.