The Gladesville-based water polo player AJ Roach, the son of the National Rugby League enforcer Steve Blocker Roach, has opted not to follow in his father’s footsteps despite playing the sport in high school.
Aidan “AJ” Roach, a two-time Olympian and water polo star based in Gladesville, confesses that he’d prefer not to join his father in the professional rugby scene — a sharp contrast from numerous other father-son duos in sports such as Wayne and Mitchell Pearce, Matty Johns and his two children Jack and Cooper, as well as Kevin and Billy Walters.
Born in 1990, AJ Roach began his professional water polo debut at 19 years old. Despite the fact that he’d played rugby during his teen years, AJ confessed that he was clumsy on land and found much more comfort maneuvering in the water. He’d learned that rugby wasn’t his strong suit the hard way, playing the sport until he turned 15.
In 2009, at the age of 19, AJ made his debut with the Aussie Sharks, the Australian Men’s water polo team, and he also managed to win a gold medal at the World University Games. Since then, his water polo career had gone swimmingly.
In fact, AJ Roach became a certified Olympian shortly afterwards, having competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, as well as the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. He also competed in the 2011 FINA World Championships.
To this day, he still plays with the Aussie Sharks, bidding to go to his third Olympic Games later this year by vying for a spot in the Tokyo Games, which are scheduled to take place between the 23rd of July and the 8th of August 2021.
Households across 33 local government areas in Sydney, including Hunters Hill, may get free trees to plant in their backyard in line with the 2021 Free Tree Giveaway initiative to plant one million trees in Greater Sydney by 2022.
The NSW Planning, Industry & Environment partnered with IndigiGrow, an all Aboriginal owned, not-for-profit based in La Perouse. The giveaway will run until May 2021 for the batch of orders that will open beginning 1 April 2021.
“Planting one million trees will provide more shade, cleaner air and more resilient places to live. To reach the target of one million trees we need individuals to play a part and plant trees in your own backyard,” per the government agency.
Below is the complete list of local government units eligible to order the free tree giveaway:
Bayside
Blacktown
Blue Mountains
Burwood
Camden
Campbelltown
Canada Bay
Canterbury-Bankstown
Cumberland
Fairfield
Georges River
Hawkesbury
Hornsby
Hunters Hill
Inner West
Ku-Ring-Gai
Lane Cove
Liverpool
Mosman
North Sydney
Northern Beaches
Parramatta
Penrith
Randwick
Ryde
Strathfield
Sutherland
Sydney
The Hills
Waverly
Willoughby
Wollondilly
Woollahra
Register your intent to get free trees online. If the stocks run out, you will still be notified as soon as it’s available.
Photo Credit: IndigiGrow/Google Maps
Pick-up will be at La Perouse Public School, where IndigiGrow operates the initiative. Details will be provided in your registered email.
Dog care provider Dogue is planning to expand their pet grooming services to cover Hunters Hill and Gladesville soon.
Are you a dog lover with business expertise? If you answered yes, then maybe a DOGUE franchise could be for you!
DOGUE is one of Australia’s most innovative service and retail providers for the canine community. It is considered as a dog haven for majority of its clients since they offer top-of-the-line services and products, may it be dog grooming, doggie daycare or puppy consultation.
But apart from the usual pet grooming services, DOGUE is also known for the luxurious pampering experience that they provide. Remedial massage, Mud baths, and Aromatherapy are just a few of the special services offered at DOGUE, sure to keep your pooch feeling relaxed, refreshed, and happy.
Since its opening in 1998, DOGUE was able to open up a network of 9 different stores through franchise in three different states-New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria. And now with its management deeply invested in improving and bringing out the very best in the lives of both pets and pet owners, DOGUE is further expanding its fabulous boutique to different suburbs across NSW. Here is a list of their preferred locations for NSW:
Hunters Hill / Gladesville
Castle Hill
Gordon
Manly
Petersham/ Dulwich Hill
DOGUE in Hunters Hill and Gladesville
Photo credit: DOGUE/ Facebook
DOUGE is hoping to open up a boutique and be an active member of the community in the area of Hunters Hill and/ or Gladesville. Based on its management’s research on the suburbs’ location and demographic details, here are the reasons why these two suburbs are included in the list of their preferred locations:
Hunters Hill has a desirable customer base given its high-income population and also stratospheric property prices.
Even though Gladesville is a bit more working class as compared to Hunters Hill, the median household incomes are still above $1550 pw. Gladesville also has long stretches of waterfront properties.
Both Hunters Hill and Gladesville have diverse retail environment.
There is little competition in the area in terms of pet grooming.
There are over 17000 registered dogs in the Hunters Hill/ Lane Cove/ Ryde areas.
If you are interested in franchising a DOGUE boutique, you may click here to enquire.
The Hunters Hill Council has set new parking rules to be strictly implemented this 2019. Crucial roads in and around the suburbs have been marked with solid yellow lines to indicate a “no stopping zone.”
More areas with yellow lines will be added as the Council evaluates the parking situation. The restriction for some areas, however, may have specific hours where the no parking rule is in effect.
“During 2019 we will continue to mark areas with solid yellow line markings – this indicates a no stopping area,” as stated on the Council’s official Facebook page.
Hunters Hill Council Rangers issue the parking notices and tickets. Fines and disputes are settled with the State Debt Recovery Office.
Photo Credit: Hunters Hill Council
Residents may also apply for free non-transferrable parking permits with the Council to exclude them from the parking restrictions if they live at Clarkes Point Reserve and Buffalo Creek Reserve.
Some residents and visitors to Hunter’s Hill may not be aware that there are four off-leash dog parks in this suburb. Four-legged furry pals may be allowed to run around freely in these areas with their owner’s supervision and control.
The Hunter’s Hill Council has made these areas specific for dog exercises to comply with the Companion Animals Act 1998. Signs are posted all over the sites but take note of the times allowed since there may be other activities in these areas that could be disrupted if there are dogs running and playing off leash.
Clarkes Point
Monday to Friday, all day Saturday and Sunday, until 9:30 a.m.
Lower Gladsville Reserve
Monday to Friday, all day Saturday and Sunday, until 9:30 a.m.
Riverglade Reserve
Specifically on the eastern end, from the concrete spillway path leading to Waruda Place No time restriction
Tarban Creek Reserve
From Gladeville Road to Manning Road No time restriction
Pet owners are expected to clean up after their dog’s waste immediately to avoid penalties. Bins for proper disposal of excrements are all over these parks. There will be rangers and park workers at the reserve as well, who may hand out clean-up bags or issue warnings in case of violations.
Fur parents and dog walkers are allowed up to four dogs at a time at the off-leash grounds. Native bushland areas anywhere in Hunter’s Hill, where hundreds of flora and fauna are protected, are strictly not off-leash areas.
Photo credit: whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Looking for fun and interesting things to do? Check out upcoming events happening in and around Hunters Hill, NSW.
Photo credit: www.huntershillclub.com.au
Hunters Hill Club offers a unique venue for locals and visitors. Whether you’re looking for sport activities such as tennis and bowls or activities for the kids and the family, the club is the place to be.
Find out more about weekly at Hunters Hill Club in Hunters Hill, New South Wales.
