News - Hawkesbury Post

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and thermally unsafe continue to be built because the NSW Building Sustainability Index (BASIX ) is relying upon outdated climate data.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...

Hawkesbury to Hold Youth Summit After 7 Year Gap

by Publishing | Dec 15, 2023 | News, Priority

The Hawkesbury will be home to a council sponsored Youth Summit in 2024, the first for the region in seven years, after the council voted in favour of the event at its last meeting of the year on December 13. Formerly held every two years, it was not held in 2019 and...

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...

Controversial Media Policy Passed by Hawkesbury City Council Sparks Outcry

by Publishing | Dec 13, 2023 | councillor watch, News, Priority, Top News, Uncategorized

Hawkesbury City Council was embroiled in heated debates and criticism last night as it approved a contentious new media policy, with some councillors dubbing it as veering towards censorship. The policy drew sharp objections from Independent Councillors Mary-Lyons...

Statement from Fire and Rescue NSW

by Sam Magnusson | Dec 12, 2023 | News, Priority

Today we mourn the loss of an extraordinary member of the Hawkesbury community, firefighter Michael Kidd. Michael paid the ultimate price while battling a house fire at Grose Vale, north-west of Sydney earlier today. He was known as a kind and selfless man who had...