Interview with Mark Higgs and Ruth Parcan of Voices of Berowra. Neil Adrienne and Martin review their highlights of 2025 and look ahead to 2026

November 2025 Eyes on Hornsby Ku-ring-gai

.30s Martin Pluss continues his advice on studying for HSC

10m Adrienne McLean looks at the status of Ku-ring-gai Chamber of Commerce with two committee members Dale Crosby and Michael Adams

27m Neil Ashworth finds out what is happening with Mahoney’s Toadlet with scientist Grant Webster

44m And finally we all cover the media we have been consuming this week

Adrienne has been watching the Netflix series The Diplomat

Neil has been reading “Crumb” by Dan Nadel

Martin has been reading Instabrain by Sarah Welse and watching the Hawaii Triathlon

October 2025 Eyes on Hornsby Ku-ring-gai

Ku-ring-gai Chamber of Commerce Local Business Expo is on 11 October at St Ives Community Hall

6m More tips on HSC from Martin Pluss , with help from "year 13" student Mia.

19m Adrienne McLean talks to Scott Hinks about the service club Lions

44m Neil Ashworth finds out what he should be doing in his garden from Matt Macri, Manager of The Plant Bug, Mt Colah

59m And finally we all cover the media we have been consuming this week

Neil has been reading the new novel by crowd favourite Ian McEwan What We Can Know

Martin has been reading Richard Askwith’s Today We Die A Little about Emile Zatopek

Adrienne has been watching Billionaires Bunker on Netflix

September 2025

1m 20s Adrienne McLean talks to Kathie Comb, publisher of the Bush Tele

22m 20s Martin Pluss talks to Hornsby Shire Council Mayor Warren Waddell

41m Neil Ashworth introduces Legatee Richard Dawes discussing Legacy Week and the volunteer work he does for Legacy Australia

54m And finally we all cover the media we have been consuming this week – Martin covers the new private University campus in Pennant Hills. Adrienne has been to the Mudgee Marathon with the Turramurra Trotters. Neil has been watching “Kpop Demon Hunters”, the smash hit from Netflix. Finally Martin reviews Matt Fitzgerald’s “How Bad Do You Want It”.

.52s A quick comment in the Battle for Bradfield, the environmentally damaging spill under North Turramurra Golf Course, and the Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Small Business Awards

7m Adrienne McLean talks to Tony Bates about the Marian Street Theatre Action Group

26m Neil Ashworth Catches up with Georgia Cameron and Michael Bianchino at their talk on Mikey the Powerful Owlet

41m Then Martin Pluss walks students through what they should be doing to prepare for HSC Trials.

50m 28s And finally we all cover the media we have been consuming this week - Neil has been watching Welcome to Wrexham on Netflix and then gives a quick summary on his favourite sports documentaries – Leni Riefenstahl’s Olympia from 1938, and Pumping Iron, a documentary on body building featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger from 1977, Martin has been reading The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascombe about the pursuit of the four minute mile by Roger Bannister, John Landy, and Wes Santee. Adrienne has started reading Juice by Tim Winton, a treasure of Australian literature.

June 2025 Eyes on Hornsby Ku-ring-gai.

00:00:52 Adrienne McLean talks to Dale Crosby of the Natural Turf Alliance about the use of synthetic Turf on sporting fields.

00:22:00 Neil Ashworth examines the origins of Ginger Meggs with Nathan Tilbury.

00:47:30 Then Martin Pluss finds out whats happening with Hornsby Council with Mayor Warren Waddell.

01:13:00 Martin also talks "Place" with Gordon from Gordon.

01:28:00 And finally we all cover the media we have been consuming this week - Neil has been to the Sydney Film Festival, Martin has been listening to the podcast The Endurers, and Adrienne is off to see Torvill and Dean. Plus we get in a mention of ticket prices, Turramurra Trotters, and the layout of Turramurra, and the ongoing controversy on Marian Street Theatre.

Interview with Dr Ann Goth author, ecologist, and science teacher about Brush Turkeys, followed by Evelyn Mason of the Ku-ring-gai Horticultural Society .

Neil talks about voting in Japan, Martin talks about volunteering in the Federal Election. Martin has readDostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and Neil has watched The Last Showgirl, both highly recommended.

Neil Ashworth in conversation with Ben Raue, producer and publisher of respected podcast The Tally Room. and joining us is Anthony Brewster, who has a storied career in journalism and an intimate knowledge of North Shore politics.

We cover how the boundary changes affect each electorate, and how the change in the media landscape is affecting the campaigns.