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 […]
Vale Artie Willmington
Artie Willmington 14th October 1929 – 1st October 2020 On the 1st of October, Luddenham lost its longest living resident. A man that was respected by everyone in the community, Arthur Ernest Willmington. ‘Artie’ was born in Penrith and lived all his life in Luddenham. Growing up on the family farm and living in the […]
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 […]
New Wollondilly Mayor Elected
Wollondilly Shire Council has elected Councillor Robert Khan to serve as its Mayor and Councillor Michael Banasik as Deputy Mayor for the 12 months leading up to next year’s Local Government Election. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheduled 2020 Local Government Election was postponed until 4 September 2021 by the Office of Local Government. […]
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 […]
Community Spirit Alive in Warragamba
They say that the greatness of a community is measured by the compassionate actions of its members. This can certainly be said about the Wollondilly Shire, in particular local groups like the Warradale Men’s Shed. The Warradale Men’s Shed is a dedicated group of men, including retirees, who have a range of experience in trades […]