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...
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...
by Sam Magnusson | Dec 8, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION When Lower Portland Ferry contractor Tono Group wrote to Hawkesbury City Council’s (HCC) procurement officer Gordon Sainsbury on July 11 this year, it was clear that council had no idea that its contract expired barely three weeks later. HCC had...
by Publishing | Dec 1, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
The Albanese Labor Government will spend $200,000 to better understand the koala population in and around the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (GBMWHA), including large parts of the Hawkesbury around Kurrajong, Grose Vale and Bilpin. Koalas are currently...
by Sam Magnusson | Nov 13, 2023 | News, Top News
A 66-year-old man lost his life during a mountain bike ride on the Central Coast yesterday. Emergency services including the Toll Rescue Helicopter were alerted to the incident at Dubbo Gully Road, Mangrove Mountain, around 11:30 am on Sunday, November 12, 2023....
by Publishing | Nov 6, 2023 | Sports, Top News
The Hawkesbury is full of modest champions, and it’s always a delight to unearth them. It was quite by accident the Hawkesbury Post heard of 13-year-old Eli Maroun from Marayla, when his proud mum Kylie dropped in passing conversation to her women’s six-aside soccer...