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How to Celebrate Easter in the Hawkesbury

27 March, 2018 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Here are our top 10 ways to celebrate this Easter in the Hawkesbury.

1. Fancy a day of rides, your favourite showbags, meeting the barn yard babies and an agricultural experience? The Royal Easter show is on from Friday 23 March until Tuesday 3rd April, 2018 at Sydney Olympic Park. For more details contact 02 9704 1111 or visit eastershow.com.au

2. Hop into Mares Mini Lop Bunnies and Accessories to meet the Easter Bunny and have a special family photo with the Easter Bunny. Call them to let them know you will be coming to see them and all their little friends or visit the website.
Mares Mini Lop Bunnies and Accessories
592 Londonderry Rd, Londonderry, NSW 2753
For more details and to RSVP contact 0422 355 852

3. Enjoy an Easter Sunday Breakfast with the whole family at Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley. A selection of delicious hot and cold menu items will be available – traditional buffet breakfast in addition to some special Easter treats.
Sunday 1st April 2018 in the Gazebo from 7.30am to 10.30am
Crowne Plaza Hawkesbury Valley
61 Hawkesbury Valley Way, Windsor
Bookings are essential. Call 02 4577 4222 or email sales.cphawkesburyvalley@ihg.com for more information or to make a booking.

4. Easter at The Australiana Pioneer Village is one not to miss. With a special visit from the Easter Bunny, Easter egg hunts, Easter games and craft activities, it is sure to be a great family day out.
The Australiana Pioneer Village, Wilberforce.
Sunday 1st April and Monday 2nd April
Rose Street, Wilberforce
For further details contact (02) 4575 1777 or visit theapv.org.au

5. Is Seafood a tradition for you over this festive period? Then Windsor Seafood is the place to be, with a delicious mix of hot and cold Seafood, it is sure to be a winner this Easter.
Open all long weekend 11:00am – 8:00pm
Windsor Seafoods
74 George Street, Windsor
For further details contact 02 4577 4222

6. Visit The Blue Mountains Botanic Garden, Mount Tomah for an Easter Egg Adventure the whole family will enjoy. Use the Easter Adventure map to hop through the Garden and find the 5 activity stations. Complete the fun physical challenges, stamp the passport and collect your egg. The adventure is suitable for children aged 5-12 years and their families. Cost is $7 per child with each participating child requiring a ticket to receive their passport and collect a prize. Assisting adults free of charge. Bookings are essential – click here to book. The Easter Egg Adventure will be held 30th & 31st March, 1st & 2nd April at 9:30 – 12:30pm or 12:30pm – 5:00pm.

7. Make your Easter Eggstra special with a Family Easter egg hunt. With many great locations and parks within the Hawkesbury it may be the perfect day to visit one of our local parks. Howe Park, Government Park, Macquarie Park and Glossodia Park-Woodbury Reserve.

8. Like cooking? Try your hand at making an Easter Cake for the family.

9. Looking for something to make with the kids? Why not try making an Easter Tree which is a traditional custom from some European countries. People would make an arrangement from things collected on a nature walk such as twigs, branches, flowers and then add decorated empty eggs to make an Easter Tree. Click here for some great ideas.

St Matthews Anglican Church Windsor 10. Celebrate Easter by attending a local Church Service. Attend services at historic St Matthews Anglican Church in Windsor at 9:00am on Good Friday and 8:00am and 10:00am on Easter Sunday. Visit windsoranglican.asn.au. Attend mass on Easter Sunday at St Monica’s Church Richmond at 7:30am, 9:30am or 5:30pm or at St Gregory’s Church Kurrajong at 8:00am. Visit parishofrichmond.org.au for more information.

Enjoy your Easter in the Hawkesbury and let me know if you need more information on the local area or I can be of further assistance with your real estate needs.

Rachael ????

Photo credits: Sydney.com, Hotels Combined and Hawkesbury Gazette

Episode #45 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury – Top 10 Ways to Celebrate Easter in the Hawkesbury

13 April, 2017 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on when you’re reading this blog. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy checking in with you on the drive home to Hawkesbury before we head into the Easter long weekend.

Easter means different things to all of us and even though sometimes we all get caught up with our busy lives in work and home, these long weekends and special times of the year, reminds me of how important it is to take time out to spend with the people that we love.

It is a short message today however I just wanted to say to you, have a great Easter and hope you get to spend it with the people that you love, as I will be doing over the long weekend. And I also wanted to also say a big thank you. Thank you to everyone for supporting the business. Your support means a lot to me, and I do appreciate the opportunity to serve the local community. Take care of yourself over this special Easter period and safe travels if you are heading away for the long weekend and I look forward to hearing from you and all your Eggsellent news of the weekend when we’re back in the office on Tuesday. Take care and all the best.

Here are our top 10 ways to celebrate this Easter in the Hawkesbury.

1.Fancy a day of rides, your favourite showbags, meeting the barnyard babies and an agricultural experience? The Royal Easter show is on until Wednesday 19th April, 2017.

Showground Road, Olympic Park NSW 2127
For more details contact 02 9704 1111 or visit eastershow.com.au

2. Hop into Mares Mini Lop Bunnies and Accessories to meet the Easter Bunny and have a special family photo with the Easter Bunny. Call them to let them know you will be coming to see them and all their little friends
Saturday 15th April, 2017
Mares Mini Lop Bunnies and Accessories
592 Londonderry Rd, Londonderry, NSW 2753
For more details and to RSVP contact 0422355852

3. Celebrate this Easter with a delicious Breakfast or Brunch with the family at The Sebel. With the choice of a Buffet Breakfast in the Gazebo Restaurant (7:00am – 10:30am) or Brunch in Harvest Restaurant (11:00am – 1:00pm), it is sure to start your Easter Sunday off to Eggsellent start and the Lindt Easter Egg Hunt to be a highlight for the children.
Sunday 16th April 2017
The Sebel
61 Hawkesbury Valley Way, Windsor
For further details contact 02 4577 4222

4. Easter at The Australiana Pioneer Village is one not to miss. With a special visit from the Easter Bunny, Easter egg hunts, Easter games and craft activities, it is sure to be a great family day out.
The Australiana Pioneer Village, Wilberforce.
Sunday 16th April and Monday 17th April
Rose Street, Wilberforce
For further details contact (02) 4575 1777

5. Is Seafood a tradition for you over this festive period? Then Windsor Seafood is the place to be. With a delicious mix of hot and cold Seafood, it is sure to be a winner this Easter.
Open all long weekend 11:00am – 8:00pm
Windsor Seafoods
74 George Street, Windsor
For further details contact 02 4577 4222

6. Perhaps relaxation is what you are after this Easter Sunday? Yoga may be your style. You will find Heartfulness Meditation at the Yoga Shed this Sunday with a free meditation for all to experience from 10:00am – 11:00am
Sunday 16th April
The Yoga Shed
330 Windsor Road, Richmond

8. Like cooking? Try your hand at making Traditional Hot Cross Buns.

10. Why not have some fun with an Easter Egg Rolling competition. Find a hill and start with raw eggs and see the first unbroken egg makes to make it over the finish line at the bottom of the hill.

Enjoy your Easter in the Hawkesbury and let me know if you need more information on the local area or I can be of further assistance with your real estate needs.

Rachael

Episode #30 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – The best suburbs to invest in Property

5 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. A question I get asked quite a lot from purchasers and landlords as to which is the best suburb to buy an investment property in? What I’ve done for everybody is put together a list of suburb profiles. There’s about 20 or 30 online for you at my website Rachaelgoldsworthy.com.au under suburb profiles. That will just help you navigate through the questions that you may have in regards to a particular suburb that you’re researching. Once you work out which suburbs you’ve identified that you quite like, whether it’s with schools or whether it’s with shopping centres or whether you just like the way in which it’s got the heritage style houses. What ever it might be that attracts you to those particular suburbs, short list that suburb and put that on the list with the others.

I’d probably do a list of three suburbs that you’re interested in. Then have a look online as to what houses are available and also speak to your agent in regards to what houses are available because they’re more than happy to help you with that process and talk you through as to what questions that you have in regards to buying a house or leasing a house or anything in regards to suburbs. If you’ve got questions in regards to the suburb profiles, or further questions once you’ve read the suburb profiles on my website, I’m more than happy to help you. Always happy to talk about property. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy and I look forward to catching up with you on the next video.

Episode #26 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Gas Hot Water

27 June, 2016 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on when you’re watching this video. It’s Rachael Goldsworthy on the drive home to Hawkesbury, and just checking in with you. A question that we had in regards to a tenant who just moved into a property, which I thought I’d share. It’s a fairly simple question, however sometimes it’s the simple things that are the hardest to work out.

This tenant moved into the property and they went to use the gas appliances and there was no gas. They thought that they may have run out of gas, so they ordered more gas, and what it turned out to be: the hot water services wasn’t working because the gas pilot light had gone out on there. Always check the gas pilot light before worrying as to whether you’ve run out of gas or those sorts of things. It can be a fairly simple fix, as they say, but one of those things that can be sorted out very quickly.

Anyway, have a great day, and I look forward to catching up with you on the next video. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to give me a call, always love to talk about property.

Episode #22 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – Rachael talks about McGraths Hill

3 April, 2014 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Hi. My name’s Rachael Goldsworthy and I’ve just left a listing bright and early on Sunday morning, in at the lovely McGraths Hill. It was a two-story home, which is typically what they have in McGraths Hill. A lot of the homes are two set because of the flood levels. A lot of the homes had to be built that little bit higher for that reason. Typically they’ll put the rumpus room downstairs or teenager’s retreat. It’s a really good utilisation of space rather than having a wasted void there. Sometimes they’ll have the garage downstairs as well, but they’re really nice homes. There’s lots of parks. There’s Colbee Park. They play baseball, soccer, BMX, those sorts of things. There’s also some really good preschools in the area together with good facilities.

There’s the local shops that have lots of different things available to the locals. You’re within walking distance to the train if you wanted to catch the train at Mulgrave, and you’re also within walking distance to transport and those sorts of things. Anyway McGraths Hill’s at the top of my list for one of the best suburbs to buy in the Hawkesbury. If you’ve got any questions in regards to that, don’t hesitate to call me. I’m Rachael Goldsworthy, and I look forward to catching up with you on the next video.

Episode #21 The Drive Home to the Hawkesbury with Rachael Goldsworthy – What to expect at settlement

3 April, 2014 · Posted by Rachael Goldsworthy

Hi, I’m Rachael Goldsworthy, and I’ve just come from dropping off the set of keys and a nice little settlement gift to a purchaser that bought a house from me in South Windsor. Lovely couple, and they had a bit of a hiccup with their settlement. They weren’t going to be settling on time, and sometimes that does happen with settlements prior to, so you’ve got a standard 42 day settlement or six week settlement, and sometimes the banks or whoever it may be might not be ready to settle from the purchaser’s side or the vendor’s side. Expect little delays, but sometimes, or generally speaking they can be ironed out. It’s not such a problem in the end.

These particular people looked like that they were going to have to wait an additional three or four days for the settlement, but we were able to pull that together on time. The discharge of mortgage hadn’t been signed by one of the parties, but that was all done and set off to the bank in a quick manner. They were able to settle on time.

Just a nice part of my job, I suppose dropping off keys and settlement gifts to people that are really happy with their purchase. And equally vendors that have sold with me that are happy moving onto their next property. If you’ve got any questions in regards to your settlement or purchase, I’d be more than happy to help you. I’ll catch up with you on the next video.