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...
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,...
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and thermally unsafe continue to be built because the NSW Building Sustainability Index (BASIX ) is relying upon outdated climate data.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...
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...
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...