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Stylecraft:The Next Generation

Stylecraft & Co., approaching...

Hawkesbury Braces for 7,000 Strong Housing Onslaught

An unprecedented surge in development west of...

Cancer-Causing Chemicals Detected in North Richmond Water

Hawkesbury City Council has stated it is not responsible...

hawkesbury river-windsor forecasts

Former Mayor Conolly to Walk Away from Council

by Publishing | Mar 29, 2024 | News, Priority

Former Hawkesbury City Council mayor, Liberal Patrick Conolly will not seek re-election in the upcoming poll in September. The son of former state Liberal MP Kevin Conolly, he was first elected to HCC in 2012 in his 20s. Conolly told his fellow councillors the news on...

Council Rejects State Government’s Push for 8-Story Flats in Local Suburbs

by Sam Magnusson | Feb 15, 2024 | News, Priority

Proposed planning reforms that will bring in major changes to land use and permit eight story apartments in suburbs including Richmond and Windsor have been rejected by the Hawkesbury City Council. The reforms by the NSW government will see terraces, townhouses,...

Calls to Overhaul Planning System to Tackle Heat in Western Sydney

by Sam Magnusson | Dec 19, 2023 | News, Priority

New homes that are both energy inefficient and thermally unsafe continue to be built because the NSW Building Sustainability Index (BASIX ) is relying upon outdated climate data. To date the Index is regarded as one of the strongest sustainable planning measures in...

McMahon Expected to be Challenged in Mayor’s Vote Tonight

by Sam Magnusson | Sep 12, 2023 | News, Priority

The 12 Hawkesbury City Councillors meet tonight to vote in a new mayor for the remainder of the council’s term, which concludes in September 2024. Incumbent mayor Sarah McMahon, who has only been in the position for 13 months, will face at least one challenger...

Mayor behind Liberal Councillor’s dumping

by Sam Magnusson | Sep 5, 2023 | News, Priority

The NSW Division of the Liberal Party has handed long time Hawkesbury Councillor Nathan Zamprogno a three-year suspension from the party, amidst growing tension in the council. The reason he was suspended included complaints that he would not support Liberal backed...