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Best Things to do on Valentine’s Day in the Hawkesbury

13 February, 2018 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

It is considered one of the most romantic days of the year, a day where people show their appreciation to those they love and adore. Valentine’s Day is a day where love and romance can fill the air, with red roses, chocolates and love letters as traditional gifts given between partners or that secret someone that you may admire. Some say, when 2 people fall in love they are “Struck with Cupid’s arrow”.

Across the globe Valentine’s Day is celebrated in many ways as a day for love, romance, appreciation and friendship.

Here are our top 16 ways to celebrate this Valentine’s Day in the Hawkesbury.

The Secret Letter – Why not surprise your Valentine with a secret love letter or card, maybe even a little gift. Don’t leave any clues so it makes the day more fun as they work out who sent them the thoughtful surprise.
The Perfect Escape – The Award Winning Love Cabins where there is such a choice of accommodation including Wollemi Wilderness Treehouse, Enchanted Cave, Love Cabin, Love Studio, Love Tee Pee, Wollemi House. Visit www.lovecabins.com.au for more information.
Bring back the romantic picnic for two – Take a picnic to the picturesque Yarramundi Reserve, Colo River or Hawkesbury River to escape the heat.
Coffee date? The Hawkesbury has great locations to enjoy a coffee date with your Valentine. Gloria Jeans, George Street, Windsor; Lime and Coconut Cafe, Windsor are just a couple on a list of great locations.
Pamper your loved one with a day spa experience at the Villa Thalgo Day Spa. 61 Hawkesbury Valley Way Windsor 45771254
Air Ballooning? Start the day with Cloud 9 flights on a romantic hot air balloon flight, followed by a champagne breakfast. 61 Hawkesbury Valley Way Windsor 1300 555 711
Say I love you with flowers. Arrange a bunch of flowers with Haus 101 Windsor – 4505 1314 or Angels Florist South Windsor – 45877681
Dinner at the Sebel – Wine and dine your special someone with a celebratory dinner together – 4577 4222
Kayaking – If the day is yours, why not take your loved one kayaking in the Hawkesbury. Pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it together.
Dine on the water with the Hawkesbury Paddle Wheeler experience. With a dinner cruise available this Valentine’s Day from 6-8pm. Dinner, dessert and live music all included, the night is all yours to enjoy with that special someone. Bridge Street, Windsor Wharf, 0401798088
Enjoy a meal at The Church bar. Open from 11am-11.30pm appreciate your loved one by sharing a brunch, lunch or dinner. 22 Kable Street Windsor 4577 6151
Dessert or Coffee? Finish this Valentine’s Day with something sweet. Don’t forget to visit the Windsor Ice Cream Café 2/89 George Street Windsor 4577 2926
Movie and popcorn? Catch the latest movies at the Richmond Regent, 145 Windsor Street Richmond 4587 1800
Off Leash Dog Park – Celebrate with all your loved ones and spoil your pooch too. Take them to socialise with other pampered pets – Ham and Cox Streets, South Windsor – doggy bags and bins provided with fenced area, Peel Park, Arthur Phillip Drive – doggy bags and bins provided with fenced area, North Richmond, Yarramundi Reserve, Springwood Road, Agnes Banks – this area is not fenced.
Light lunch this Valentine’s Day? Extensive menu and something for everyone to enjoy, a traditional RSL with a flair – Easy Lane located in Windsor RSL 36 Argyle Street South Windsor 4587 6900
After Essentials this Valentine’s Day? Planning a romantic night at home? Pastel Pines has some extras to help you plan the perfect night in. With a great range of essential oils and candles to choose – 30 Walker Street Windsor 4577 7111

I hope you have fun whatever you find yourself doing this Valentine’s Day, let me know if you need more information on the local area, I am always happy to assist.

I know it is a little early however, Happy Valentine’s Day.

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Episode #43 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy and Brenda Richardson from Tommy’s Tuc Shop

14 March, 2017 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Rachael G.: Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening depending on when you’re watching this video. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy checking in with you on the drive home to Hawkesbury. And today I’m lucky enough to be joined by Brenda Richardson from Tommy’s Tuc Shop.

How are you?

Brenda R.: Good, thanks. How are you?

Rachael G.: Really really good. Tell me, what made you move to the area and why did you open this takeaway?

Brenda R.: Well we’ve always lived locally and it was just a bit of a change. I’ve always done administration work.

Rachael G.: Yeah?

Brenda R.: And flipping hamburgers is definitely a bit of a change. So yeah I just decided to do something. I’ve had a few ups and downs over the last couple of years so I actually decided to actually open a takeaway shop with my daughter.

Rachael G.: No, that’s great!

Brenda R.: And this is how we came up with Tommy’s Tuc Shop.

Rachael G.: Yes, and if anybody knows the local area Mulgrave, McGraths Hill, Windsor, and the greater Hawkesbury, everybody wants to come for your infamous burgers and also your bacon and egg rolls. Apparently they are like the best in the area.

Brenda R.: Bacon and egg rolls. Hamburgers.

Rachael G.: Hamburgers.

Brenda R.: And we make all our own patties here.

Rachael G.: Okay.

Brenda R.: All the bacon and eggs. They’re just awesome-tasting. They’re coming from me.

Rachael G.: She’s not bias but I can guarantee that many people, and lots of people say good things about all the food that’s served here. And she’s always so friendly. That’s what I like about Brenda. She always got a smile on her face. The people here are really nice. It’s in a great location if you’re not familiar with it, it’s in Wingate.

Brenda R.: Wingate road. McGraths Hill, Opposite Canal.

Rachael G.: Terrific, okay. Opposite Canal is really easy to find but if you ever want bacon and eggs rolls, burgers, those sorts of things, this is the place to come. Now, tell me, what’s the best part about the whole [inaudible 00:02:09]? What do you like about living here?

Brenda R.: Just the friendly people.

Rachael G.: Yes.

Brenda R.: They are. You can have people come in here every day. And maybe their having a bad day but all the time they walk in [inaudible 00:02:22] [crosstalk 00:02:24] they usually got a smile on their face.

Rachael G.: You brought their day. [crosstalk 00:02:24][inaudible 00:02:24]

Brenda R.: We try and make sure that we make them talk. A lot of them come in, they don’t really say much. If you start up a conversation, then obviously they’re going to try to do that. And at the end they usually say “bye, have a good day.”

Rachael G.: So you had win at the end of the day with everybody. Yeah, oh that’s good. So what sort of hours do you work? You wake up early in the morning for the workers or —

Brenda R.: I’m usually here by maybe 5, 5:30.

Rachael G.: Wow. That’s early enough. 5, 5:30, my goodness!

Brenda R.: And then I’ve gotta leave. I usually go in and get my break around 6 so I’m usually back here by 6:30, so I’m usually open around 20 past 6:30.

Rachael G.: Okay 20 past 6:30. If you want coffee, burgers, bacon and egg rolls, even milkshakes as well.

Brenda R.: We do milkshakes, we do honey mustard burgers, which are really good. Chicken Caesar burgers which are even better.

Rachael G.: Yes. Is there a special sauce on the chicken Caesar burger you can share?

Brenda R.: No, no just a normal Caesar dressing. I think it’s just the way that it’s made. Everything’s made with love.

Rachael G.: And that’s [inaudible 00:03:38] Things are made with love, people absolutely love the food that it is, and love what it is about the place as well, so it’s almost like a culture when you come and have lunch at somebody’s restaurant or café. You remember people, you know their name, you know what their order is, you probably get the regulars in everyday.

Brenda R.: And if you have a great attitude, and your personality is [inaudible 00:04:01], or somebody should [inaudible 00:04:03].

Rachael G.: No, that’s great

Brenda R.: It sort of makes your day when you know that you know — that’s what you do.

Rachael G.: Yeah, absolutely.

Brenda R.: And they won’t run too far. I mean it’s not long before [inaudible 00:04:19].

Rachael G.: Yeah, so you’re here from Monday through Friday?

Brenda R.: Yes, Monday through Friday.

Rachael G.: Okay, so if people wanted to phone orders in, can they do that? Is there a number that you can tell everybody?

Brenda R.: I do but I don’t actually know it off my head.

Rachael G.: That’s okay. She doesn’t ring herself so it’s all right. We [inaudible 00:04:36] numbers too.

Brenda R.: Fax the orders through. [inaudible 00:04:45] A lot of [inaudible 00:04:40] fax their orders through. We also supply delivery service as well. We don’t always guarantee that we’re going to get it there the specific time they’ve actually asked us [inaudible 00:04:53] [crosstalk 00:04:53] but we try.

Rachael G.: Yeah, that’s good.

Brenda R.: Maybe 5 minutes or 10 minutes late but [crosstalk 00:05:03] —

Rachael G.: We’re not going to mark it down for 5 or 10 minutes late.

Brenda R.: We usually like to be on time.

Rachael G.: That’s good, that’s good. So what we’ll do is we’ll put a link on the video for you, they can call in for the phone number [inaudible 00:05:12] the fax, you can order your meals via fax or phone in the orders prior to — so it it the day before or day of? You have to — [crosstalk 00:05:17]

Brenda R.: [crosstalk 00:05:19] Usually yeah —

Rachael G.: Look at that. The day of and you can still get a meal and —

Brenda R.: We usually do like breakfast orders.

Rachael G.: Yes.

Brenda R.: We actually have people that come in and sit down and have bacon and eggs and substitutes and mushrooms.

Rachael G.: Yeah. Well from one local business to another, thank you for being part of the [inaudible 00:05:37]. We really it. We all appreciate you being up early, feeding us, and ordering us making sure that we can go to work and do what we do and anybody that wants a really good bacon and egg burger, Caesar burger, anything to do with milkshakes or whatever, even if it’s small, [inaudible 00:05:55] she’ll bring that everyday of the week. Thank you very much for doing that Brenda and thank you [inaudible 00:05:59] today.

Brenda R.: Thank you.

Rachael G.: Yeah you’re welcome. Look forward to seeing you on the next video.

Episode #41 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Rachael Goldsworthy has a special message for you

30 December, 2016 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on when you’re watching this video. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy checking in with you on the drive home to Hawkesbury, but at home today because, uh, we’re all on holidays and it is the festive season. Just wanted to share with you a special story. This is from a past client’s nana, which I received in [00:00:30] the mail. I feel as though I’ve been adopted, and she’s written, “To Rachael, um, with love at Christmas. From Nana”. She’s also given me a $20 scratchie, and $20 to spend on something that I would really like. So thank you Nana, I feel as though I have been adopted, and that is a really cute thing to receive.

It kind of reminds me of my grandparents, and this is actually a card from my great grandmother, uh, granny. And she sent me this card [00:01:00] that says, “Dear Rachael, merry Christmas. With love from Granny”. It reminds me of how important this time of year is to take time out to spend with the people that we love, because sometimes you don’t realise how important that moment is until it becomes a memory. So I just wanted to share with you to have a wonderful, wonderful Christmas period. I know Christmas is over, but we’re still in that festive period. We’re heading into the new year, and I hope [00:01:30] that you get to spend it with the people that you love, as I will be doing in the new year period.

So I just wanted to also say a big thank you. Thank you to everyone for supporting the business in 2016, it means a lot to me, and I do appreciate the opportunity to serve the local community. Take care of yourself over this festive period. All the best for the new year, I look forward to hearing from you and all your news in the new year, when we’re back in the office on the ninth of January. Take [00:02:00] care, and all the best.

Episode #38 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Rachael helps buyers and sellers with their questions on Real Estate in the Hawkesbury

28 November, 2016 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Good morning, good afternoon or good evening dependent on when you are watching this video. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy checking in with you on episode 38 of the drive home to Hawkesbury. Today I’ve been asked a lot of questions from sellers and putting their house on the market during the holiday season, and whether they should or whether they shouldn’t.

[00:00:30] Today I’m going to share with you my seven top reasons why you should put your home on the market over the Christmas holidays.

Reason number one, your home shows better during the holiday season. Typically your home is decorated, it’s looking festive, and pretty and generally you’ve had a lot of visitors over. Family coming over because you’re entertaining over the Christmas time and your house is looking beautiful. And you’re taking good care of your home and typically it shows better during the holiday season.

Reason number two, there’s [00:01:00] less competition from other people putting their houses on the market. A lot of people are in the mindset of oh it’s the holidays, and yes you know we’ve all been there and you know I guess thinking we’ll wait til after the holidays are over, we’ll put our home on the market then in January when we’re not so busy. And I think everyone is thinking the same thing so immediately you’ve got less competition. This makes it a better time for you to put it on the market as opposed to going in the market in January when everyone else wants to put their home on the market. [00:01:30] Um, so you always want to get your home on the market when there’s less competition.

Reason number three, there are less buyers in the marketplace which you might say well that’s not a very good thing if there’s less buyers however, whilst there may be less buyers out there, the people that really want to inspect the home during the holidays and they’re serious buyers. And ultimately that means that they’re going to … You’re going to have to show your home less over the period as opposed to winter and when you do show the home it will be with those motivated [00:02:00] buyers that really want to move now and get into the next house.

Reason number four, after the-, after the holidays, you can see that there’s no edits on this … Historically speaking the uh, mindset the holidays are over and they’re putting their home on the market which increases the choices of properties available for buyers so more typically in the new year, there may be a lower demand for your home. And there’s more competition which equates to a lower sale price for you.

So, there’s my top four reasons [00:02:30] why the holidays are a good time to list your home. So if you want to get the report and the reasons for the other three on the holiday season, reach out to me via text or email in the links posted below in this video and I’d be happy to help you.

Thanks so much for watching. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy wishing you all the very best for the holiday season.

Episode #34 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – How to identify growth suburbs and win with Property

13 July, 2016 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening depending on when you’re watching this video. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy and I’m checking in with you on the drive home to Hawkesbury. Today is State of Origin. I’m wearing the right colour I believe, but I’m walking around in Queensland with the wrong colour. But [00:00:30] I don’t mind because I’m proud of my heritage from New South Wales.

Anyway, I just wanted to check in with you with the State of Origin because it’s all about backing the right team, isn’t it? And it’s the same thing with houses. When you’re looking for the right house you want to make sure you back the right suburb. So I’ve put together a couple of ideas for you as I was driving around some of the newer subdivisions in the Queensland area, around Jimboomba, and a few other suburbs close by … Flagstone. There’s a few new [00:01:00] housing developments that are coming up, but interestingly all of those developments are built around infrastructure. So, what you’re looking at when you’re backing a suburb, or wanting to buy the right suburb, is a number of things, and it’s not limited to these things. But, equally, what is important is amenities because when you’re looking at resale people want to know that there’s particular shops or there’s particular rail lines, or there’s particular schools for the kids. Additionally there’s other things [00:01:30] that would come into play such as motorways. It’s important for people to access their workplaces or get around fairly easily with the transport or the local bus way system.

Uh, people also look for parks and play areas for the kids, whether there’s skate parks or whether there’s BMX tracks, or whether there’s local trails in the bush that kids can walk, or, say for example the bike tracks that are along Windsor Road leading into Windsor and run all [00:02:00] the way through to Rouse Hill. So that’s quite a popular one within the Hawkesbury area. Uh, we also have the pleasure of living near the Hawkesbury River. So that comes with it so many water activities that we can enjoy there. So, think of all of those things when you’re looking at backing the right suburb and that will put you in good stead.

Well good luck with the State of Origin tonight. I hope your team wins and you also back the right suburb wherever you may be buying your house. Equally if you’ve got any questions [00:02:30] or comments in regards to property in the Hawkesbury or other otherwise I’d be more than happy to assist you with that. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy and I look forward to catching up with you on the next video.

Episode #33 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – June Housing Report comments from Dr A Wilson

11 July, 2016 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on what time you’re watching this video. My name is Rachael Goldsworthy, and I’m just checking in with you on the drive home to Hawkesbury, in a different location from Queensland today. Last week I was lucky enough to catch up with Dr. Andrew Wilson from the Domain Property Group. He was kind enough to share his thoughts on the June quarter, and I thought that they’re really interesting, and I thought I’d share them with you. The Sydney median house price is edging closer to that million dollars, so that’s quite exciting for us. It’s at 995,804. Units, interestingly enough are a little bit shy of that number at 656,166.

The overall of the snapshot is that we are experiencing a lower number investors in the marketplace. Equally, we’ve got historically, the lowest interest rates that we’ve ever experienced. It’s really interesting, yet again, that the investors make up 44.3% of the marketplace, and that Parramatta is experiencing a higher vacancy rate than most. The vacancy rate across Sydney is 1.8 for houses, and it’s actually 2.2 for units. Sydney yield cycles, for Sydney are 4.1, and equally houses is 3.3. The outlook for the remainder of this year is good news for the property market with the lower interest rates predicted, and equally a 2% growth forecast.

I’m going to leave you with some local images from the Scenic Rim with the hot air balloons rising in the background, which landed in one of the local vineyards and had some breakfast there. Equally you can do that in the Hawkesbury. It’s a great thing to do. Cloud Nine run the hot air ballooning in the Hawkesbury. If you have any questions in regards to the Hawkesbury property or any of the reports, or the details of the reports I’ve given you, more than happy to chat about property. Look forward to hearing from you soon.

I’m Rachael Goldsworthy, and I look forward to catching up with you then.