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Hawkesbury Local Battles Line Honours In Sydney To Hobart

by Sam Magnusson | Dec 28, 2023 | News, Priority, Sports

The Sydney to Hobart yacht race has ended in heartbreak for Ebenezer’s Jamie Winning Kermond and Andoo Comanche this morning as she battled for line honours in one of the most exciting finishes to the race in its history. Slow conditions saw a neck and neck...

Firefighter Michael Kidd Farewelled

by Sam Magnusson | Dec 22, 2023 | News, Priority

Hawkesbury firefighter Michael John Kidd was farewelled by family, friends and colleagues today at a funeral where he was given full honours. In moving scenes commuters stopped their cars as Michaels coffin draped in the Australian flag was carried on a fire truck...

Major Racing Boost for Hawkesbury amid Rosehill Shake-up

by Sam Magnusson | Dec 20, 2023 | News, Priority

Racing NSW has recently purchased two properties near Hawkesbury Race Club as NSW witnesses a generational overhaul of Sydney racetracks, lead by the $5 billion possible sale of Rosehill Gardens. Racing NSW told the Hawkesbury Post, that it plans to build 150 new...

Calls to Overhaul Planning System to Tackle Heat in Western Sydney

by Sam Magnusson | Dec 19, 2023 | News, Priority

New homes that are both energy inefficient and thermally unsafe continue to be built because the NSW Building Sustainability Index (BASIX ) is relying upon outdated climate data. To date the Index is regarded as one of the strongest sustainable planning measures in...

Construction for New Richmond Bridge Underway Without Impact Study

by Sam Magnusson | Dec 14, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News

The proposed route for the $500 million duplication bridge over the Hawkesbury River at Richmond has been set in stone, with the alternative “Purple Route” now resigned to history despite no Environmental Impact Study (EIS) being completed. Transport for NSW has...