by Sam Magnusson | Jun 15, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
Michael Sainsbury. The Hawkesbury is an ideal place for the Albanese government’s new plan to pay landowners to maintain biodiversity, according to the Federal Member for Macquarie Susan Templeman. The new legislation being presented to Federal parliament this week...
by Sam Magnusson | Jun 14, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
Michael Sainsbury. Hawkesbury City Council Mayor Sarah McMahon has slammed incoming New South Wales Premier Chris Minns for turning down an invitation to visit the region and “listen to locals” as remediation after three years of floods continues. McMahon told The...
by Sam Magnusson | Jun 8, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
The NSW government has confirmed today that Warragamba Dam is potentially no longer safe due to potential risks associated with extreme flooding scenarios. The government has also revealed that the concerns were known to the previous Liberal National party government...
by Sam Magnusson | Jun 6, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
Michael Sainsbury. Residents of the Hawkesbury who use the council sewage system will see their rate rise 14% next financial year to cover the cost of a $35.1 million loan taken out by the council in December last year, an equivalent to about one third of the HCC...
by Sam Magnusson | May 26, 2023 | News, Top News
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION Michael Sainsbury There is rising concern in the Hawkesbury about the real extent of contamination of toxic PFAS chemicals from the Richmond RAAF base and the potentially devastating human cost from the substances. Two Pfas class action law...
by Sam Magnusson | May 25, 2023 | Sports, Top News
The game was a high spirited match played in Cammeray with a stunning back drop. Pirates were first to open their account with a long range try against some sloppy defence. Then off the kick off they scored again after a bit of handy grunt work from their forwards....