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Your local , Grove Square - The Hills

Conveniently situated in the heart of Baulkham Hills Town Centre , Grove Square - The Hills is easily accessible by car , bus or on foot and is located on the corner of Windsor Road , Olive Street and Old Northern Road .
Grove Square - The Hills is owned and operated by Mintus and offers a onestopshop destination to enjoy a fusion of fresh flavours , shopping , lifestyle and community . With a bustling enclosed shopping environment , Grove Square boasts three supermarkets , Woolworths , Coles and Aldi and is complemented by a variety of popular and authentic specialty stores .
The centre has a strong fresh food presence , including Panetta Mercato Fruit Market , Elie ’ s Butchery , Baker ’ s Delight , KB Chicken , BH Fish Market , Surbhi Indian Grocer and a full line Asian Grocery , E-Life Mart .
Grove Square - The Hills has a village
atmosphere with an abundance of delicious casual dining venues where you can enjoy meals with family and friends . Experience the modern Mediterranean with Quadro Socials , award-winning pizza restaurant , Manoosh Pizzeria , modern Australian at Chantilly & Co and the good mood foods from Soul Bowl .
Sweet treats are at sweet-tooth heaven at Sweet Sisters Pasticceria , and spacious and comfortable settings are provided by Charlie Lovett and Little Rock Café , conveniently located next to the purpose-built children ’ s play area . There ’ s also the delicious Korean BBQ restaurant , The Yook and many tasty and quick bites are available from the food court . Look out for new restaurants Burger Room and Zeus Street Greek which are opening soon .
This adds to the established health
and medical precinct anchored by Priceline Pharmacy , Soul Pattinson Chemist , Specsavers , Eyekonic Optometry , two medical centres and two dentists , MyPhysio and Bay Audio hearing experts .
There ’ s also a range of fashion , beauty and wellness offerings , from laser , beauty and skin care at Mouda and Glimmer & Glow to hair done by La Coup , Christiane ’ s or TNT Stylists . For gents , look no further than Boyz to Men and Pro Hair Boutique .
The centre has all your services covered from dry cleaning , clothing alterations , shoe repairs and car wash to banking and finance with Commonwealth Bank and the newly refurbished and shared space of Westpac and St George . Also in the centre are Aussie Home loans , Australia Post and real estate agencies , Manor and Murdoch Lee .
There ’ s always something to see and
do with fun and games during school holidays . Toddler Tuesdays are on the last Tuesday of every month , and Thursday Trivia nights start on Thursday 13 June , from 7.30pm in the food court .
We invite you and your friends to enjoy an evening of brain-teasing questions , laughter , and friendly competition . FREE to play and great prizes up for grabs !
Grove Square - The Hills is your place to meet friends , interact with the community , and enjoy all the conveniences of a modern shopping centre with a full range of services !
Grove Square - The Hills , 375-383 Windsor Road , Baulkham Hills . Visit www . grovesquare . com . au and join our socials to keep up to date with all the latest information and events .

HIDDEN IN THE HILLS Destructive dumping by Lachlan Turner

Bushland which borders residential and recreational areas , can be subject to an element of abuse by seemingly irresponsible people . In other words , the environmental integrity of the bushland is being compromised by people who regard the area as a suitable depository for all their unwanted property and rubbish .
As you move around the numerous reserves in The Hills Shire it is common to come across what is in effect sections of foreign matter deposited into the borders of our bushland .
Apart from the distasteful visual impact it presents , all of this “ stuff ” has a detrimental impact on the natural bushland area into which it is deposited , destroying sensitive habitats .
What is “ got rid of ” by selfish and thoughtless people in a matter of minutes , takes decades for the bushland environment to recover , if at all . Weed laden soil dumped “ out of sight - out of mind ”, might be a convenient solution at the time , turns into , what amounts to a disaster for the indigenous vegetation into which it has been dumped .
Not all rubbish in bushland is deliberately placed there , but is as a
result of the careless actions of people who possess a total misunderstanding of the consequences of their actions . They do not comprehend where those plastic bottles and paper food containers may end up after they casually throw them out the car
window or into the gutter to be washed away with the next downpour of rain and thus into once pristine bushland waterways , resulting in considerable contamination downstream .
Such laziness and selfish disregard for responsible behaviour is why Australia
needs such occasions as Clean Up Australia Day .
Fortunately , in the Hills , there are dedicated Bush Care Volunteers who regularly clean up where possible , the mess left at the fringes of our otherwise natural bushland .
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