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Kids:
* Playgroup (Wed 10-12, Fri 9.30-11.30, in MtK Community Centre, call Abby on 9457 0636)
* Preschool (Mon & Tues 9.30-3, KU Children's Service, in MtK Community Centre, 9457 8998) * Primary School (Mt Kuring-gai Public School, Leeming St, 9457 9088) http://www.mtkuringga-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/ * High Schools (Asquith Girls High School, Stokes Ave, 9477 6411) http://www.aghs.nsw.edu.au/ (Asquith Boys High School, 9477 3508) http://www.abhs.nsw.edu.au/ Families:
* Parks - at Mt K oval (off Flanders Rd) & on Seaview St, opposite Merrilong Ave.
* Bushwalks/Outings - Mt K walking track which starts at eastern end of Harwood Ave. & goes down to Apple Tree Bay - Benowie walking track which starts at the corner of Glenview Rd & Pacific Hwy & goes down to Crosslands Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park: * A beautiful national park in our own backyard. It encompasses the bush to the east of the Pacific Hwy. A place to sightsee, bushwalk, camp, fish, go boating and much more. * Check out Bobbin Head and the Kalkari Visitor Centre, phone on 9472 8949 or check their website http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHome.aspx?id=N0019 Berowra Valley Regional Park:
* More beautiful bushland to the west of the Pacific Hwy.
* Find out more from Hornsby Council http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/index.cfm?NavigationID=580 Pets: * Off-lead dog parks - Berowra - (off Turner Rd, enter through Coles carpark)
- Hornsby Heights - (Rofe Park, off Galston Rd just past Cawthorne St) * Vet (Berowra - 9456 2526) (Asquith - 9477 1349) * No walking dogs in National Parks as even their scent can greatly disturb the native animals. Churches: Berowra: * St Marks Anglican, 18 Berowra Waters Rd, 9456 4498 http://www.stmarksberowra.org/ * Berowra Baptist, King St, 9456 4081 http://www.berowrabaptist.org.au/ * St Bernards Catholic, 7 Warrina, 9456 1197 http://www.kccp.org.au/ * Berowra Uniting, 6 Alan St, 9456 6539 http://berowra.nsw.uca.org.au/ Mt Colah: * Mt Colah Uniting, Amaroo Ave, 9476 5137 http://kuringai.nsw.uca.org.au/Articles/Presbytery_Congregations/Mt.Colah.html Asquith: * St Johns Anglican, 4 Royston Pde, 9482 3282 http://www.stjohnsasquith.org.au * St Patricks Catholic, 17 Haldane, 9477 2386 http://www.kccp.org.au/ * Asquith Uniting, Baldwin Ave, 9477 2353 http://kuringai.nsw.uca.org.au/Articles/Presbytery_Congregations/Asquith.html * Church of Christ, 3 Amor St, 9477 7987 http://www.asquithcofc.org.au/ * Hornsby Shire Christian Centre 8 Wall Ave, 9987 2020 |
Shops:
* Mt Kuring-gai Village has: - Post Office (9457 9127, Mon-Fri 9-5) - Pharmacy (9457 8228, Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 9-12) - Butcher (9457 9879, Mon-Fri 7.30-6, Sat 7-1) - Supermarket/Newsagent (9457 8038, 6-8 every day) - Croftys Restaurant/Take Away (9457 6222, Tue-Sun 9-9) - Bakery - Flower Stall (open Wed,Th,Fr,Sat). Medical:
* Ring 000 in an emergency (000) * Hornsby Hospital (9477 9123) * Pharmacy (Mt Kuring-Gai Pharmacy 9457 8228) * Poisons Information (131126) Police:
* Ring 000 in an emergency (000)
* Hornsby Police (9476 9799) * Berowra Police (9456 4666, not always staffed) Local Fire Groups:
* Ring 000 in an emergency (000) * Berowra Fire Station (9456 3536) * Mt Kuring-gai Rural Fire Brigade (9457 8474 Banyula Place) (These wonderful volunteers help to protect us and our properties from bush fire. Find out more on their website: http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/ ) * Local CFU groups (Community Fire Units), currently operating in Glenview Rd, Merrilong Ave & Seaview St. Find out more at: http://www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=133&homepage ) Mt Kuring-gai Community Centre: * 5 Church St, Mt Kuring-gai * Booking officer, Mr David Morgan (9457 9740) http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/servicesfacilities/index.cfm?NavigationID=1075 |
Mt K. Animals:
* Let us know what's in your backyard! * an abundance of birds, eg. sulfphur-crested cockatoos, yellow-tailed black cockatoos, king parrots, lorikeets, crimson rosellas, willy wagtails, laughing kookaburras, butcher birds, lyre birds, wedge-tailed eagles, eastern whipbirds, brush turkeys * marsupials, eg. swamp wallabies, occasional echidnas, southern brown bandicoots (becoming rarer), brush-tailed possums, ring-tailed possums, flying foxes * snakes, eg. pythons, brown, red-bellied black, death adder - please respect snakes and stay right away from any you may find * lizards, eg. blue-tongued lizards, goannas, geckoes * Please protect our native animals by keeping cats inside overnight and keeping dogs in your yard or on a leash when walking. Don't walk dogs in the National Park as even their scent on a trail can stop a native animal from getting back to its nest. Local Papers:
* The Advocate (news from the whole of Hornsby Shire, delivered weekly) http://hornsby-advocate.whereilive.com.au/ * The Bush Telegraph (focus on Hornsby to Brooklyn, delivered weekly) http://www.thebushtele.com.au/ Hornsby Council: * Comprehensive information on many local services and attractions * Call on 9847 6666 or visit their website http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/ Libraries: * Berowra Library (Community Centre, The Gully Rd, 9456 3913, Hours: Mon-Th 1.30-5.30, Fr 10-2, Sat 9.30-12, 1-4) http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/library/index.cfm?NavigationID=422 * Hornsby Library (28-44 George St, 9847 6813, Hours: Mon-Fr 10-9, Sat 9.30-5, Sun 2-5) http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/library/index.cfm?NavigationID=419 Local J.P.s: * Cheryl Burnett (9457 9942) * For other listings check : http://jp.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/public/searchByPostcodePublic.do Garbage Service:
* Rubbish pick up is on Fridays (often early around 6-7am) * Red bin is for general waste (picked up weekly) * Yellow bin is for recycling (picked up fortnightly) * Green bin is for green waste (picked up fortnightly)  |
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