by Wagner | Mar 17, 2022 | News
Tensions are not surprisingly running high across the Hawkesbury as flood-traumatised residents struggle to rebuild their lives after three floods over three consecutive years, and this afternoon some of that boiled over into the political arena too, with Hawkesbury...
by Wagner | Mar 17, 2022 | News
If anyone was in any doubt an election is looming, look no further than today’s announcement by the Coalition on funding for a Headspace for the Hawkesbury, 9 years after they first came to power federally and a week after Labor promised funding. Just a week ago,...
by Wagner | Mar 15, 2022 | News
“Residents can expect to see flood waste on the kerbside until such time as it is collected” – Council’s Executive Manager Operations The maggots are the thing now in areas of flood-ravaged Pitt Town and the light-fingered going through flood-damaged possessions...
by Wagner | Mar 15, 2022 | News
It’s been almost three years since Hawkesbury Council was handed $147,000 to carry out a Flood Risk Management Study for the flood-prone Macdonald Valley, Colo, and Webbs and Greens Creek, and yet residents have not even been asked yet for their feedback on...
by Wagner | Mar 13, 2022 | News
Premier Dominic Perrottet made a rare visit to Windsor earlier today where he announced $25m in mental health support for NSW flood victims. He also said the flood event was not over. “This event is not over. Even here in the Hawkesbury we still have many...
by Wagner | Mar 13, 2022 | News
At 1pm today WaterNSW started letting water out of Warragamba Dam which sits at 100% full. They call it an ‘end of flood drawdown’ and it will continue for up to 3 weeks and only raise river levels a small amount, they say. North Richmond Bridge...