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Power has been cut to over 900 Hawkesbury properties – some could be off for days
 To protect public safety, power has been cut to 915 low-lying properties along the Hawkesbury, Nepean and Colo Rivers, as well as some adjoining creek catchments where floodwater is unable to drain away.  The affected properties are between North Richmond, Lower...
Federal and state flood recovery assistance for the Hawkesbury – how much and where and how to claim
 We reported yesterday on the Hawkesbury being eventually officially declared a Disaster Area, and now here are finer details about how to claim and who is eligible.  The Federal government has activated the Disaster Recovery Payment and the Disaster Recovery...
BLOR fully open – no major food supply issues for those west of the river – today “good for a shop”
 Unlike last year’s major flood event when those west of the river were completely cut off on one side by a flooded North Richmond bridge and on the other by landslide blocked Bells Line of Road, we’re looking good this time around.  Supplies to the major...
FLOOD OVERVIEW SATURDAY – WHAT TO EXPECT TODAY
 Welcome to Saturday and the Hawkesbury is still in the grip of floods, although there have been some slight drops in flood levels. The bad news is, we need to brace for heavy rain tomorrow – Sunday – which the Bureau of Meteorology believe could lead to major...
Water colours – lorikeets, gum leaves and flowers transform Macdonald Public School’s playground
 Macdonald Public School is one of the oldest in the Hawkesbury – its doors opened in 1845 – and it sits in a pleasant rural setting, but somewhat spoiling the outlook for students and teachers is a hulking concrete water tank in the middle of the playground.  But...Keep Updated
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