School holidays
Seven Hills Plaza | school holiday freebies!
Score freebies from your favourite foodies, Subway and Leaf Cafe & Co from Mon 13 - Fri 17 July!
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Winter school holidays: HDM boredom buster list
There's so much on to keep everyone busy and entertained these school holidays! Here's a long list to get you through the two weeks!
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Castle Towers | The Curious Carnival
Step right up to the magical wonder that is The Curious Carnival! This online experience will hypnotise kids with fantastical sights and sounds. Be sure to register.
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Strike Bowling’s $50 family deal
These school holidays you and the family can FINALLY escape your home and hit the lanes! Everyday before 5pm, a family of four can play a game of bowling for only $50!
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North Rocks Shopping Centre | Make at home craft
Get warm and cosy these winter school holidays at North Rocks Shopping Centre! Spend $40 or more at any specialty store in centre and pick up your free scarf kit (week 1) or gloves kit (week 2)!
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Berry Island Reserve | Wollstonecraft | Bush walks for kids
About half an hour's drive from the Hills, this short little track - the Gadyan Track - is a perfect introduction to bushwalking for little ones. There's plenty to see, it's short and there are stunning harbour views. And it's part of a larger reserve with a playground and lots of space so it makes a lovely day out.
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Join in the fun of the Virtual Family Fair!
These winter school holidays, Sydney Living Museums is bringing their beloved Family Fair event to you with on demand videos and activities to enjoy at home! Hosted by Justine Clarke, there will crafts, cooking demonstrations, virtual farm tours, and more inspired by the historic Rouse Hill Estate. Available from 6-19 July, so be sure to jump online for plenty of ideas to get the kids engaged and creative during the holidays!
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Callicoma Walk | Cherrybrook | Bush walks for kids
This is a beautiful bush walk located in Cherrybrook. It's 5.1km and takes approximately 2 hours. It's more suitable for primary school aged kids and isn't pram friendly.
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Parks in the Hills with bike and scooter paths
Throwing a scooter or bike in the boot can make a trip to the park that little bit more exciting. Here are spots in and around the Hills where you can ride.
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Kid Friendly Bushwalks in the Hills
Have you been exploring lately? Here are some great walks in the Hills.
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Train adventures: Sydney Metro Northwest
With the arrival of the Sydney Metro Northwest line, Hills families are now able to explore by train! If you're keen to test out the new trains, here are some ideas for adventures right by the stations serviced by the new line that little ones will enjoy.
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Things to do on a family trip to Canberra
Canberra makes for a great family mini break! Here are a few awesome ideas to make your next trip to Canberra great.
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Explore | Berry Island Reserve Wollstonecraft
About half an hour’s drive from the Hills, Berry Island Reserve is a beautiful spot to visit for a day trip or picnic. There's lots of space, harbour views, a playground and a short bush walk.
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Kids’ classes and activities: The Ultimate Guide for kids in the Hills
Are you looking for a class or activity for your child? The Hills District has a tonne of opportunities for your child to learn more about anything they're interested in!
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Dining in the Hills | Sarino’s
If you're looking forward to heading out soon, Sarino's is the perfect destination - it's local, oh so pretty and certainly offers that something special, worthy of a post lockdown treat!
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Blue Gum Walk | Hornsby | Bush walks for kids
The Blue Gum Walk, a small section of the Great North Walk, is a well known track and very popular with walkers for good reason - it's stunning! If you're keen on a solid bush walk then this is a great option.
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Parks and playgrounds – hidden gems in the Hills
Here are some great little parks hidden in the back streets of the Hills that you might not know about!
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Tips to help families play well at home
Kids need to play more than ever! It fosters self-esteem, creativity, emotional skills and the resilience that’s become increasingly important over the last few weeks. Parenting expert and mum of two, Jessica Joelle Alexander, shares a few tips to help parents play well with their families, whatever time, space or toys they have available!
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Take care of your garden in Winter with Ladybug Landscapes
Bring life back to your garden with Ladybug Landscapes' winter pruning package. Now is the time to remove overgrowth, crossing branches and dead wood to ensure your roses, fruit trees and deciduous ornamentals are in the best shape to produce beautifully next growing season.
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Maxx Music is giving you a free guitar!
Maxx Music is giving away instruments for FREE! Get your FREE GUITAR or a VOUCHER FOR $125 by buying 10 music lessons*!
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10% off with Caffe Lombardi Roasters
Roasted locally, Caffe Lombardi Roasters is offering HDMs an ongoing 10% off its coffee, pods and other products! Packed in Australia, with organic options as well as bio-degradable, Nespresso compatible coffee pods and supporting the Sydney Children's Hospital Foundation, you can feel great about having that extra cup!
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Free trial lesson with Ignite Music Dural
Ignite Music Dural is a professional and passionate music school offering personalised lessons in a huge range of your favourite instruments! The school is currently offering a free trial lesson, and it's not just for kids!
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HILLS HORNETS BASKETBALL | FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THING GROW
Start your child's basketball development at the Hills Hornets Basketball Association. Bookings for Winter Holiday Camps and Term 3 Skills are ONLINE NOW!
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Introducing Bloom Obstetricians: a NSW maternity first
Bloom Obstetricians offers private obstetric care from $990* and is now delivering at Westmead Private Hospital and Norwest Hospital. If you're having a baby, or planning to, this may be a great option for you.
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Log In for a New Learning Journey with Hills Grammar
Using a combination of video tours and online group meetings, online events give families a real insight into what they would normally experience on a School tour and are proving very popular.
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Less stress and no mess with Archer Wardrobes
Would you like a well designed, neat wardrobe where everything is easy to find and easy to reach? Do you want to maximise your existing wardrobe so that everything is neat and tidy? Local business Archer Wardrobes is offering Hills District Mums 10% off walk in robes and built in wardrobes!
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Tree Frog Playground | Oxlade Reserve | North Kellyville
This playground opened in late 2017 and is a great play area for toddlers and kids not at school yet – there’s good equipment that’s not too big or high and gives them the opportunity to ‘learn the ropes’.
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5 fun and fabulous parks in the Hills
Here are our favourite parks in the Hills – hopefully there’s one or two you haven’t tried out yet.
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Awesome parks and playgrounds further afield
We’ve given you our favourite Hills-based parks, now it’s time to broaden our search! Here are some parks in Sydney that are worth a day trip.
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HDM Party Guide | Autumn / Winter 2020
Planning a party can sometimes be stressful! Here's our new Party Guide, full of ideas for venues, entertainment and catering to get your party started!
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Ollie Webb Reserve | Parramatta | New Playground
The Ollie Webb Reserve Playground is Parramatta's first all-inclusive playground and water play park!
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The Hills Sydney: Best playgrounds for under 5s
Here are our favourite playgrounds for toddlers and little ones that have suitable play equipment for this age group.
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Kids dinner ideas – when you can’t be bothered to cook
With everything on your plate at the moment, there may be days where you just don't have dinner in you! Totally fine - it won't be the end of the world! Here are some easy ideas to get dinner on the table.
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Pubs, clubs and restaurants with a playground in or near the Hills
A playground or play area in a pub, club or restaurant means that mum and dad can usually enjoy a meal and drink in relative peace. Here's a list of some local venues with this perk!
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HDM checks out the new menu at Castle Hill RSL
Castle Hill RSL has relaunched their menus, introducing fresh, vibrant and healthy options alongside revamped classics and club favourites. We checked it out recently.
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The Burrow, Cherrybrook
The Burrow is a welcoming family run cafe in Cherrybrook that's serving up some delicious dishes! We visited recently.
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Best cafes in the Hills: 2019 edition
We're really proud of the burgeoning cafe scene in the Hills! Here's our 2019 list of local venues that are consistently good. Enjoy.
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Cafes with play areas: The Hills, Sydney
Cafes with play areas on site or nearby come in very handy when you're wanting to finish a coffee and a conversation in relative peace! Here are some local options.
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Putting yourself out there … and finding your perfect mum husband!
Finding friends when you're older and a mum can be challenging.
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What is family mediation?
Separating from a spouse or partner can be extremely difficult and it's common to disagree on important aspects such as care of children and division of property and other assets. This is where mediation can be beneficial. But what does it involve and where do you start?
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Navigating the legal minefield when your relationship ends
When a relationship ends, the legal side of things can often be confusing and overwhelming. Forming a relationship with your lawyer to assist you during this time is important. Our resident family law expert explains more.
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Property, superannuation and divorce
Separating is such an emotional and confusing time so it's good to know the basics about how assets like property and superannuation are handled during the process.
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Every mum’s most feared four letter word
It’s the four letter word that strikes fear into even the most seasoned of school mums. In fact, there are two four letter words so take your pick!
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Finding the will
As parents, the importance of having a Will in place can't be ignored. But what's involved and what do you need to consider? Here's some great information to get you started.
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After hours chemists in and around the Hills
It's the middle of the night and you would do anything to make your little one better. Here's a list of late night chemists in and around the Hills.
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Taming your toddler at bed time
Are you pulling your hair out at bed time and through the night with your toddler? Here are some issues that local child sleep consultant Chantal Cohen frequently see families with toddlers facing and some quick tips to help them go to sleep and stay there all night.
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One Hills District Mum tells: my breast reduction journey
We catch up with one of our mums to hear about her life-changing decision.
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