Paws a While
Santa Claus will be visiting Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital during December 2020 to take photos with your pets. Santa will be here from Tuesday 1st December until Thursday 24th December 2020, Mon-Fri (9am-5pm) and on Saturdays (9am-2pm). Due to the Coronavirus crisis, Santa will be wearing a mask underneath his beard. We usually have a […]
Town Centre Retailers Shine at Local Business Awards
Retailers at Glenmore Park Town Centre continue to grow in strength, by being recognised and awarded at the 2020 Penrith City Local Business Awards held in Penrith on Wednesday 21st September. Most Outstanding Jeweller category was awarded to Viola Jewellers. Viola Jewellers was born from a long line of third generation jewellers, which started in […]
Paws a While
National Veterinary Nurse’s Day Friday 9th October 2020 was National Veterinary Nurse’s Day. It is great to acknowledge the hard work and efforts of our veterinary nurses. The nurses do a lot of work behind the scenes that you do not see or hear about. The nurses monitor the patients whilst under general anaesthetic, […]
Parents Corner
It seems like the kids don’t listen or do as they are asked. Sometimes we as adults need to be clearer in our communication. Calm is also handy, as the calmer we are, the calmer our kids are. Parenting Strategies That Tend Not To Work… When we focus on telling our kids ‘don’t’, ‘stop’, […]
Health Matters
The adequacy of all dietary patterns, omnivorous, vegetarian or vegan, depends on nutrient content of foods in the diet and the human gastrointestinal tract’s ability to extract those nutrients (including zinc). Several elements, termed ‘anti-nutrients’, found specifically within plant foods e.g.: seeds (nuts, grains, pulses) and tubers, but not generally in animal foods, significantly reduce […]
Glenmore Village Set to Transform the Local Scene
Glenmore Park and the booming estate of Mulgoa Rise are set to receive an exciting retail injection for the growing local community. Local property developers, Mintus, identified a crucial need for shopping and services convenience for those living and working in the immediate area. The concept has also been designed to serve as a stylish […]
Health Matters
‘Zinc has earned recognition as a micronutrient of outstanding and diverse biological, clinical, and global public health importance’. Last month we showed zinc’s benefits for knee and other cartilage. We saw that zinc activates > 300 bodily enzymes, that it’s used in > 3000 different human-proteins representing 10% of all body proteins. So, it’s IMPORTANT!! […]
Parents Corner
Some parents tell their children that strong emotions such as anger, frustration, and excitement are unacceptable. Strong emotions are OK. They are normal and all of us will feel them at some time in the day or week. Strong emotions are quite motivating and energising. Think about how much can get done when people get […]
Paws a While
Grab your apron and preheat those ovens – Cupcake Day is returning this October, with the official day Monday 26th October. Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus crisis, we will not be hosting a Cupcake Day this year. So sad! We will have to eat all of the cupcakes ourselves!! We have a fundraiser page on […]
Tara’s Ready for Business
At just 13 years of age, Glenmore Park student Tara Pease is proving that it’s never too early to start your own business, having created Delicious Doggy Delights. The budding kidpreneur makes and sells her own healthy dog treats and she already has some local fans, including our four-legged friends. “I started Delicious Doggy Delights […]