Priority - Hawkesbury Post

Earthquake felt by thousands of Western Sydney residents

by Publishing | Mar 9, 2024 | News, Priority

Thousands of western Sydney residents reported feeling and earthquake which shook parts of Sydney last night. Australia’s earthquake monitoring centre, Geoscience Australia reported that a 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred at 8.53pm yesterday. The epicentre of the...

Boost for Hawkesbury Mental Health Services

by Publishing | Mar 7, 2024 | News, Priority

Young people in the Hawkesbury area now have access to vital mental health services with the opening of a permanent headspace centre. The newly established headspace Hawkesbury, located at 120 Francis Street, Richmond, is the 159th headspace centre to open nationally....

Former Minister’s son Dies after Parachuting Accident in Richmond

by Sam Magnusson | Mar 7, 2024 | News, Priority

ADF soldier Jack Fitzgibbon, the son of former Labor defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has died after a parachuting training exercise near the RAAF Base at Richmond yesterday. The lance corporal was injured just after 6.30pm yesterday when he got into trouble during a...

Local Heros Forgo Pay To Get Kids and Sick Across the River

by Publishing | Mar 6, 2024 | News, Priority, Top News

Wire-drawn ferry operators volunteered their services without pay, ensuring children can attend school and emergency services can function smoothly. Amid a contentious dispute over pay and conditions with ferry contractor Birdon Group and the NSW government, ferry...

Go Slow on $50 million Sewer Repair Inquiry

by Sam Magnusson | Mar 4, 2024 | News, Priority

The expensive and multi year saga of the Windsor “Rising Main C” sewer repair will be stretched out even further. No action has been taken by Hawkesbury City Council management on the appointment of outside experts to audit the disaster which has cost more than...

Asbestos discovered at PCYC, South Windsor

by Sam Magnusson | Mar 1, 2024 | News, Priority

Asbestos has been discovered at the PCYC Hawkesbury Youth Centre at South Windsor, as the list of locations that have received mulch potentially contaminated with friable asbestos grows. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed asbestos was found at the...