In the wake of the devastating...
Council faces Lower Portland Ferry charging dilemma as fresh $500,000 annual bill looms
Hawkesbury City Council and Hills Council will have to make a decision by next July, whether to start charging for use of the Lower Portland Ferry, or whether they will make their ratepayers pay an extra combined $500,000 a year when state funding runs out. Ratepayers...
eDNA testing confirms presence of Platypus in Kurrajong and Bilpin
Recent lab results from an extensive eDNA testing campaign have confirmed the presence of Platypus in the wider Kurrajong and Bilpin areas. The community science initiative, organised with the support of the Hawkesbury Environment Network (HEN) and Dr. Michelle Ryan...
Doubt over Hawkesbury’s infrastructure projects amidst NSW Government’s debt woes
A cloud of uncertainty hovers over Hawkesbury’s two most eagerly anticipated major infrastructure projects. The Pitt Town Bypass and third crossing over the Hawkesbury River Richmond are aimed at bolstering flood resilience, providing critical evacuation routes and...
Minns doubles down on floodplain development banÂ
Michael Sainsbury and Samantha Magnusson NSW Premier Chris Minns has targeted the Hawkesbury City Council for allowing development to go ahead on flood plains, signaling in Penrith today that he wants to ban such projects. At the government’s first ever Community...
Hawkesbury Gazette to close after 135 years
Michael Sainsbury One of the Sydney basin’s oldest newspapers, the Hawkesbury Gazette, has been the latest victim of the ongoing collapse of regional mastheads across the country and has ceased publication after 135 years. It is understood that the decision was made...
Residents Threaten Major Legal Action Against Council
Property owners affected by the collapsed river bank at Cornwallis Road, Richmond are furious at the restoration scheme that has been announced by the Hawkesbury City Council and the NSW government, beginning the end of a saga that has dragged on for more than 800...Keep Updated
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The Hawkesbury Exempt from State Housing Policy
The Hawkesbury has been exempt from plans to...
Richmond’s PFAS Crisis Echoes Asbestos
Hawkesbury City Council has said it is not...
No Simple Solution To Lowlands Broken Drain Network
More than two years after Hawkesbury City...
Aladdin JR: Auditions Now Open
by Imogen Abbott Fantasia Showstoppers is...
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Residents with riverbank properties have suffered enough says Mayor – asks State to get a move on
Hawkesbury Council is claiming delays in State...
Storm season is coming – brace for floods – high chance we’ll have another wet one…
 The Hawkesbury should be prepared for the...
Community being ignored over concerns about North Richmond bridge duplication route – MP Templeman
 Questions from the community around the...
Hawkesbury students work with StreetConnect to help strengthen community resilience to disasters
North Richmond and Kurrajong have been the first...
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Hawkesbury local secures the top showjumping job in the world: Todd Hinde makes history
Local Hawkesbury resident, Todd Hinde, has made...
Hawkesbury Valley Rugby U12s thrilling victory over Newport Breakers
In a highly anticipated showdown on Sunday, the...
A morning of MiniRoos magic: U6 Unicorns and U6 Bears showcase their moves Â
In a heartwarming display of youth soccer, the...
Pitt Town FC’s rising stars take center stage at FIFA Women’s World Cup Semi Final!
In a thrilling announcement, eight talented...