April in the Hawkesbury - What's on
Macquarie 2010 Bicentenary Event Program
Christine's Studio - Pottery
OPEN each weekend in April
Saturday & Sunday 10am - 4pm
Explore your creative side
Now available:
Day and Evening 'wheel throwing' pottery classes using porcelain
Private and weekend workshops available on request
141b Mountain Close,
Kurrajong Hills 2758
Phone: 4567 8323
Every Saturday in April 2010 (except April 3rd)
Earn your Tucker
Feed the cows & chickens, collect the eggs, grind the corn and pump the water. Then enjoy a hearty snack of damper, creamy butter and country jam, washed down with billy tea or chocolate milk.
Ages 3+
9.30am - 12pm
General $20
Bookings ph: 8239 2211
Rouse Hill House & Farn
Guntawong Road, via Rouse Road,
Rouse Hill NSW
1st March - 31st May 2010
Pirate Parrots & Black Bird Robbers
Follow the clues to help us find the sneaky robbers who have stolen nature's treasures from the Garden.
$3 per quest (after garden entry fee)
Enquiries: 4567 1254
10am - 4pm
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden
Bells Line of Road
Mount Tomah
13th March - Mid April 2010
Pick your own chestnuts
Nutwood Farm
Ph; 4756 2191
22 Danes Way
Mt Irvine NSW
26th March - 2nd May 2010
18th Tamworth fibre Biennial
Showcasing the finest and most exploratory aspects of contemporary fibre textile practice. Momentum is a Tamworth Regional Gallery Exhibition, curated by Valerie kirk, the Head of Textiles at the Australian National University in Canberra.
Artists: Chistine Atkins, Babbarra Designes, Jane Bowden, Alana Clifton-Cunningham, Annabelle Collett, Fiona Gravino, Robyn Glade-Wright, Hilary Green, Mandy Gunn, Cecilia Heffer, Melissa Hirsch, Liz Jeneid, Jill Kinnear, kelly Leonard, Rodney Love, Penny Malone, Elisa Markes-Young, Lucille Martin, Vicki Mason, Ainslie Murray, Debra Porch, Louise Saxton, Demelza Sherwood, Annie Trevillian, Elefteria Viavianos.
Hawkesbury Regional Gallery
Deerubbin Centre (1st Floor)
300 George St
Windsor NSW
Closed Tuesdays & Public holidays
Until Mid of April 2010
Kookootonga Walnut & Chestnut Farm
Phone: 4756 2136
Chestnut picking until the end of April
Open every day from 9am to 5pm
(they give you a bucket and you pick your own.)
247 Mount Irvine Road,
Mount Irvine (right at the end on the no through road)
1st April 2010 - Thursday
Horse Racing
Sydney Star Ball supporting Starlight Children's Foundation
Hawkesbury Race Club
Racecourse Road
Clarendon NSW
April 2010 - Macquarie Towns Arts Society's School Holiday Art & Craft Workshop Program
6th April (Tuesday) - 10am-12noon Pottery
1pm - 3pm Pottery
7th April (Wednesday) - 10am-12noon Painting
1pm - 3pm Make a mask
8th April (Thursday) - 10am - 12noon Make Dragons & Fairies
9th April (Friday) - 10am-12noon Cartooning
12th April (Monday) - 1pm - 3pm Papier Mache Sculpture
13th April (Tuesday) - 10am-12noon Treasure
1pm - 3pm Jewellery
14th April (Wednesday) - 10am - 12noon Watercolours
1pm - 3pm Pastel Drawing
15th April (Thursday) - 10am - 12noon Pottery
1pm - 3pm Pencil Drawing
Cost: $12 per 2 hour class. All equipment supplied.
Bookings essential phone Deidre on 0412 979 731
Richmond Art Supplies Shop
10 Magnolia Mall
285 Windsor St
Richmond NSW
7th April 2010 (Wednesday)
Free Movies @ your Library - UP (PG)
10.30am (Finishes approx 12.15pm)
All Welcome. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Bookings are essential for all sessions ph 4560 4460
Tebbutt Room - Deerubbin Centre
Hawkesbury Central Library
300 George St
Windsor NSW
9th to 11th April 2010 (Friday to Sunday)
Hawkesbury Artists and Artisans Trail
Exhibition - 'Macquarie's footprints'
Five Macquarie towns themed exhibition of members work - ceramics, mosaics, paintings, jewellery, woodwork and textiles.
Richmond School of Arts,
West Market Street,
Richmond. NSW 2753
Enquiries: Leanne Jones Phone: 4567 7400 or 4572 2505
9th April 2010 (Friday) 10.30am to 12 noon
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden
School Holiday Fun
Jewellery Making
Make your own jewellery from nature. Using hemp, beads and other plant material - be creative!
Cost: $15.00 per workshop, includes materials.
Parents can join in - garden fee only.
Bookings Essential
Waratah World Heritage Education Centre
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden,
Bells Line of Road,
Mount Tomah
Phone: (02) 4567 2154
Web: www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
9th April 2010 (Friday) 10am - 12 noon
Games of skill - School Holiday Fun @ your Library
Come and learn some new games and play some old favourites. Then join in the challenge to find a winner of the Board Game Olympics.
5+ (younger children may need assistance)
Free
Bookings are essential for all sessions ph 4560 4460
Stan Stevens Studio, Deerubbin Centre
Hawkesbury Central Library
300 George St
Windsor NSW
10th & 11th April 2010(Saturday & Sunday) 10.00am to 4.00pm
Plant Solutions
Celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity
Community Workshops 2010
Botanical Illustration Worshops
Enjoy the colour and unique beauty of autumn! Join botanical artist Marion Westmacott for this two day workshop.
Cost: $190 per workshop, includes materials.
(10% discount for 'Friends of The Gardens' and/or multiple bookings)
Bookings Essential
Waratah World Heritage Education Centre,
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden,
Bells Line of Road,
Mount Tomah.
Phone: (02) 4567 2154
Web: www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
11th April 2010 (Sunday) 1pm to 4pm
St. Matthew's Anglican Church Rectory and Stables
Open House & Afternoon Tea
The foundation stone of Francis Greenway's St. Matthew's Anglican Church was laid by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in October 1817.
St. Matthew's Rectory and Stables (1824-5) were also designed by convict architect Sir Francis Greenway and built by William Cox, Principal Magistrate to the colony of New South Wales, 1810 -1837.
In 2010 a rare opportunity is being provided to view inside these magnificant and historic buildings.
Cost: $5.00 donation for Open House
$5.00 for Afternoon Tea in the Parish Centre
11th April 2010 (Sunday) 1pm & 2.30pm
St Matthew's Anglican Church
Church & Graveyard Tour
Local historian John Miller will be conducting two tours of the historic st Matthew's Anglican Church, graveyard & church.
The graveyard (1810) contains many historically significant graves including those of the Rouse & Terry families of Rouse Hill House. John Tebbutt, William Cox the road builder, Dr Thomas Arndell and Andrew Thompson as well as several First Fleeters.
The church building (1817) was designed and constructed by convict architect Francis Greenway. It is considered to be Greenway's masterpiece.
When: Sunday 11th April 2010 , 1pm & 2.30pm
Cost : $5 for tour
$5 for Afternoon Tea in the Parish Centre
St Matthew's Anglican Church
1 Moses Street
Windsor NSW
(Meet at the McQuade Monument in front of the Church)
11th April 2010 (Sunday)
Vicary's Winery Craft Market
9.30am Start
Handcrafted clothes for kids & adults, toys, hats`n'things, 2nd hand goods and collections, gifts, books
Thomas The Tank Engine train rides with Thomas & his friends.
Free ballons, free face painting and free wine tastings.
Have a picnic in the grounds of the Sydney regions oldest continuously operating winery.
Admission & parking free.
All stall holders welcome phone 4773 4161
Vicary's Winery
The Northern Road
Luddenham NSW
13th April 2010 (Tuesday)
Free Movies @ your Library - Old Dogs (PG)
10.30am (Finishes approx 12noon)
All Welcome. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Bookings are essential for all sessions ph 4560 4460
Tebbutt Room - Deerubbin Centre
Hawkesbury Central Library
300 George St
Windsor NSW
14th April 2010 (Wednesday) 2pm
Hawkesbury City Council and Rose Society NSW
Governor Macquarie Rose - Official event to launch Flower Day
Official event to launch Governor Macquarie Rose and Governor Macquarie Rose garden bed and Windsor as the home of Governor Macquarie Rose.
Deerubbin Centre Garden,
300 George Street,
Windsor. NSW 2756
RSVP - essential
Fiona Mann Phone: 4560 4579
15th April 2010 (Thursday) 10am - 12 noon
Games of skill - School Holiday Fun @ your Library
Come and learn some new games and play some old favourites. Then join in the challenge to find a winner of the Board Game Olympics.
5+ (younger children may need assistance)
Free
Bookings are essential for all sessions ph 4560 4460
Stan Stevens Studio, Deerubbin Centre
Hawkesbury Central Library
300 George St
Windsor NSW
15th April 2010 (Thursday) 7pm
Lurline Chamber Orchestra
"Richly Celebrated" from the Set the Music Free 2010 Orchestral Series.
$35 / $27 / $15
Phone: 0412 261 894
St Matthews Anglican Church
Moses St
Windsor NSW
15th April 2010 (Thursday)
Horse Riding
Toro Turf10 Expo, Conference & Race Day
Hawkesbury Race Club
Racecourse Road
Clarendon NSW
16th April 2010 (Friday) 10.30am to 12 noon
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden
School Holiday Fun
Pirate Party
Join pesky Pirate Pete!
Be crafty and make your own pirate gear from plants and recycled objects. Have a pirate party!
Cost: $15.00 per workshop, includes materials.
Parents can join in - garden fee only.
Bookings Essential
Waratah World Heritage Education Centre
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden,
Bells Line of Road,
Mount Tomah
Phone: (02) 4567 2154
Web: www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
17th April 2010 (Saturday) 10.00am to 2.00pm
Plant Solutions
Celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity
Community Workshops 2010
Australian Botanical Basics
Join one of our botanists to de-mystify botany! 'Hands On' - learn botanical jargon, identify native plants, their leaf types and flower structure. Use plant keys and identify the main features of different Australian plant families.
Cost: $25 per workshop, includes materials.
(10% discount for 'Friends of The Gardens' and/or multiple bookings)
Bookings Essential
Waratah World Heritage Education Centre,
Mount Tomah Botanic Garden,
Bells Line of Road,
Mount Tomah.
Phone: (02) 4567 2154
Web: www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
17th & 18th April 2010 (9am to 4pm Saturday & 9am to 3pm Sunday)
The 4th Collectors' Plant Fair
Woodgreen,
27 Powells Road
Bilpin NSW
Garden open and refreshments available from 8.30am
Distinctive and hard-to-come-by-plants.
The 6th Collectors' Plant Fair will showcase 40 growers of distinctive, unusual and collectable plants - plants that are not readily obtainable.
A must for all keen gardeners, the Collectors' Plant Fair offers a huge range of plants suitable for coastal or inland gardens - for the tropical or cool climate garden, the native or cottage garden, country estate or balcony. It offers the opportunity to find that hard-to-get-hold-of-plant to add to your collection.
The Collectors' Plant Fair is held in the delightful garden setting of Woodgreen - a collector's garden brimming with unusual collectable plants.
Entry $10 per person, Speaker sessions $35 per person
9am-4pm Saturday, 9am-3pm Sunday
Contact: Peta Trahar 02 4567 2026
www.collectorsplantfair.com to download a booking form
or contact:
Peta & Peter Trahar: (02) 4567 2026 Fax (02) 4567 2118
Beth Stokes: (02) 4888 9262
Email: collectorsplantfair@bigpond.com
Mail to Post Office, Bilpin NSW 2758
18th April 2010 (Sunday) 1pm & 2.30pm
St Matthew's Anglican Church
Church & Graveyard Tour
Local historian John Miller will be conducting two tours of the historic st Matthew's Anglican Church, graveyard & church.
The graveyard (1810) contains many historically significant graves including those of the Rouse & Terry families of Rouse Hill House. John Tebbutt, William Cox the road builder, Dr Thomas Arndell and Andrew Thompson as well as several First Fleeters.
The church building (1817) was designed and constructed by convict architect Francis Greenway. It is considered to be Greenway's masterpiece.
When: Sunday 18th April 2010 , 1pm & 2.30pm
Cost : $5 for tour
$5 for Afternoon Tea in the Parish Centre
St Matthew's Anglican Church
1 Moses Street
Windsor NSW
(Meet at the McQuade Monument in front of the Church)
18th April 2010 (Sunday) 1pm to 4pm
St. Matthew's Anglican Church Stables
Open House & Afternoon Tea
The foundation stone of Francis Greenway's St. Matthew's Anglican Church was laid by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in October 1817.
St. Matthew's Stables (1824-5) were also designed by convict architect Sir Francis Greenway and built by William Cox, Principal Magistrate to the colony of New South Wales, 1810 -1837.
In 2010 a rare opportunity is being provided to view inside these magnificant and historic buildings.
Cost: $5.00 donation for Open House
$5.00 for Afternoon Tea in the Parish Centre
23rd to 25th April 2010 (Friday to Sunday)
Hawkesbury Show
This three day Show is the biggest event held in the Hawkesbury. It is the second biggest Show in NSW after the Royal Easter Show. The Hawkesbury Show is organised by a committee of very dedicated members of the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association. Where the Country meets the City with fabulous exhibits. Everything from the popular Animal Nursery to Show Bag Alley. Watch the magnificent Grand Parade on Saturday afternoon. Fireworks on Saturday Night and great entertainment all day every day on the arena. See the Displays in the Philip Charley Pavilion of Art, Photography, Horticulture, Apiculture, Gemstones, Craft, etc. Watch the Judging of Animals, see the chickens, goats, ducks, crafts, tractors, & machinery, roving entertainment; its all there for the family to enjoy. Close to Clarendon rail station and plenty off street parking available.
Entry Forms are available from the Show Office, or by going on line and selecting which category you need.
The Show opening hours are: Friday and Saturday 9am - 10pm, Sunday 9am - 5pm
Details ph: 4577 3591
www.hawkesburyshow.com.au
23rd - 26th April 2010 (Thursday - Sunday)
St. Albans Folk Music Festival
St. Albans via Wisemans Ferry
The village atmosphere at St Albans creates the perfect ambience for a delightful weekend of folk music in a truly Australian setting.
Festival activities include music, dance, workshops, stalls, camping, campfire sessions, storytelling, kids' activities and poetry.
For enquiries phone: 0403 377 248 or 0404 278 142
For Ticket sales 02 4958 4033
St. Albans Folk Music Festival
24th April 2010 (Saturday) 9.00am to 3.00pm
Richmond Stamp & Coin Show
St. Monica's Church Hall,
Cnr. Windsor & Burke Streets,
Richmond NSW 2753
Contact: Ann Garrick (02) 4576 5031 Mobile: 0414 703 746
Fax: (02) 4576 7888
Email: richmondstampclub@ozemail.com.au
Web: www.richmondstampclub.bravehost.com/
The show will be held at St Monica's Church Hall, cnr Windsor & Burke Streets, Richmond on Saturday 24th April 2010 from 9am until 3pm and will feature a local history display. There will be Dealer and Club Sale Tables with Coins, Australian and World Stamps, First Day Covers, Thematics, Cinderellas, Postcards, Stamp Albums and Pages, Club Circuit Books. Lucky door prize, giveaways for kids, hourly raffles and an auction at 1.30-2.00pm. Special Souvenirs will be available on the day. 100m from East Richmond Train Station and free off street parking.Entry is free and refreshments will be available.
25th April 2010 - Sunday
Anzac Day Visitor Centre will be open from 12noon-4pm
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Please Note:
Although we do our best to confirm all event information published, sometimes event dates and venues change at short notice. To avoid disappointment it is advisable to check event details with the phone contact provided for individual events or the Customer Service Officer at our Visitor Information Centre. Phone: 02 4578 0233
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