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Mayor, Councillors hand themselves pay rise of 7.2%
Michael Sainsbury Hawkesbury City Council has unanimously voted themselves a pay rise that will see Mayor Sarah McMahon’s pay rise to $64,390 for her part-time position. Some $9,658.50 of the mayor’s salary is given to Deputy-Mayor Barry Calvert as an extra payment....
Hawkesbury’s working hungry: Unprecedented crisis as homelessness and hunger spreads
Homelessness and food insecurity is surging in the Hawkesbury, creating a desperate situation for many individuals and families who are now seeking help from local charities for the first time. Linda Strickland, the founder of Windsor-based charity Hawkesbury Helping...
Blue Mountains takes the hit: Hawkesbury largely escape new flight impact
The Hawkesbury has largely been spared from the most damaging impact of noise and air traffic for the new Western Sydney International (WSI) airport at Badgerys Creek according to new preliminary flight path information released today. However, the noise and flights...
A morning of MiniRoos magic: U6 Unicorns and U6 Bears showcase their moves
In a heartwarming display of youth soccer, the U6 Unicorns clashed with the U6 Bears at the Wilberforce soccer fields. This eagerly anticipated match-up saw friends competing against friends and even siblings facing off against each other. The atmosphere was electric...
Local child sexual assault victims vindicated as their abuser gets 14 years jail
Wilberforce man, Michael Scholz, has been convicted of the sexual abuse of two local teenage girls and sentenced to 14 years in prison. The 59-year-old was found guilty of 13 offences that occurred in 2021 by a jury and will serve at least eight years and eight months...
McMahon promises, again, to get to the bottom of secret Grose Vale bridge/road re-routing
Michael Sainsbury. Hawkesbury Mayor Sarah McMahon has promised for the second time this year to belatedly uncover “in coming months”, who secretly ordered the rerouting of the Grose Vale bridge road that at one stage was going to destroy a local family farm. The...Keep Updated
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