Floods - Hawkesbury Post

No Simple Solution To Lowlands Broken Drain Network

by Publishing | Jun 29, 2024 | News, Priority

More than two years after Hawkesbury City Council hired a consultant to investigate the drainage system in Richmond Lowlands, no final report has been published, and no repair work has started. The damaged and unmaintained infrastructure continues to worsen flood...

Drowning in Neglect

by Publishing | Apr 13, 2024 | News, Priority, Top News, Uncategorized

From the Editor Here we are again, grappling with the aftermath of yet another flood. Despite enduring seven floods in the past three and a half years, we find ourselves trapped in a frustrating cycle of inaction. Frankly, it’s exhausting having to revisit this...

Floods Spell Bad News for Roads

by Publishing | Apr 10, 2024 | News, Priority

The dire state of the roads in the Hawkesbury is expected to get worse after the recent floods with many now looking at several years before they are repaired. Hawkesbury City Council told the Post that it has only completed $52 million worth of projects for “sealed...

FLOOD WARNING 2 HAWKESBURY NEPEAN

by Publishing | Apr 5, 2024 | News, Priority

Major Flood Warning for the Hawkesbury and Nepean Rivers and Moderate Flood Warning for the Colo River Issued at 6:49 pm EDT on Friday 5 April 2024 MAJOR FLOODING POSSIBLE AT MENANGLE AND NORTH RICHMOND FROM SATURDAY MORNING MODERATE FLOODING POSSIBLE AT WINDSOR AND...

Warragamba Dam Expected To Spill Monday

by Publishing | Apr 5, 2024 | News, Priority

Warragamba Dam is anticipated to spill on Monday following heavy rains that began on Thursday. The dam is currently sitting at 96.3 per cent capacity. One concern is the collapsed riverbank at Cornwallis Road, which has remained unrepaired for over three years since a...