Preschool News
We welcomed our families to the preschool for some open mornings. The children showed their parents how they follow the morning routine – washing...
Recovering the Rock-Wallaby
Kangaroo Valley’s endangered rock-wallabies are on the road to recovery, thanks to a new Recovery Strategy recently launched by the Valley’s conservation charity, the...
Leaving the Valley
Our reason to move to Kangaroo Valley in October 2010 was due to a sudden health issue which we knew would impact on our...
Kangaroo Valley’s best kept secret?
Have you ever seen a brush-tailed rock-wallaby?
Probably not, and here's why...
They only live on the steepest cliff faces
There are just 30 rock-wallabies...
Are you eating well?
Do you need a break from cooking, but want to be sure you’re still eating nutritious food?
If you:
are 65 or over, OR
have...
Fire Danger Ratings are changing soon
Fire danger ratings are being simplified from 1 September.
The new Australian Fire Danger Rating System is being developed using the latest science to be...
Firey Tales
Only one call out for the month of August, with a smoke sighting investigated by the brigade and found to be a false alarm.
Members...
Kangaroo Valley Broadband Network update
Despite the challenges faced by La Niña delivering multiple rain events seen only every 100 years, we have navigated our way through land-slides, heavy...
Church, 150 years ago and today
A little over 150 years ago the first services were held in the Church of the Good Shepherd. On Sunday 4 September there will...
Kangaroo Valley Public School celebrates 150 years of education
On Saturday 3 September, we welcome the community into our school to celebrate 150 years of education at Kangaroo Valley Public School. Join us...
Preschool News
We celebrated NAIDOC Week when we returned to preschool for term three.
We know and acknowledge that the First Nations People were the first people...
Echidna Count
The 2022 Kangaroo Valley Annual Echidna Count starts on 12 September
The Kangaroo Valley Environment Group is running this year’s Echidna Count in the week...
Stamps to mobilise children
As you may know your local Lions Club collects stamps and send them to the Lions Stamp Club for sorting and sale. In the...
Leaving the Valley
My earliest recollection of Kangaroo Valley was in the late 1960s when as a family we would drive to the valley on our way...
Aged care reform: back on the agenda
In March 2021, the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety handed down its ‘Final Report: Care, Dignity and Respect’. Despite the Royal...
Firey Tales
The Brigade has had a reasonably quiet month for call-outs during the June/July period: four call-outs and all related to the wind and rain...
Celebrating 150 years
A little over 150 years ago, on a day chosen to coincide with the founding of the colony of New South Wales, the Church...
Happy retirement Darren Griffin!
The greenest thumb of Kangaroo Valley
Darren Griffin started working at The Village Green Nursery when he bought into the nursery with Jo Keane in...
Vale Penny Rose
Kangaroo Valley VIEW Club was shocked and saddened by the news that our much loved President Penny Rose passed away in hospital in June....
Dragon Stories
We have written ‘Dragon’ stories! The children decorated pictures of dragons, and while they did this, they were asked to think of a tale...