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There’s No Plan to Save Hawkesbury Koalas

by Sam Magnusson | Aug 12, 2024 | News, Priority

The Hawkesbury region is home to the most genetically diverse koala population in Australia, a distinction that underscores the area’s ecological importance. However, as the Hawkesbury Post has reported many times these iconic marsupials are now classified as...

Questions Over Mayor’s Political Career

by Publishing | Jul 30, 2024 | News, Priority

A little more than a month before local council elections, the Liberal Party’s stronghold on the Hawkesbury is set to be tested amid a high-profile domestic dispute involving Mayor Sarah McMahon, thrusting her into national headlines for all the wrong reasons. McMahon...

Should we be Concerned About ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Local Tap Water?

by Sam Magnusson | Jul 14, 2024 | News, Priority

Following the revelation of high concentrations of FAS chemicals in the North Richmond water supply, we asked water scientist Associate Professor Ian Wright for his views on the findings and whether or not we should be concerned. This is what he had to say. By...

Parking Madness

by Sam Magnusson | Jul 6, 2024 | News, Priority

Local businesses around shopping precincts in the Hawkesbury are increasingly angry over ongoing parking issues impacting their operations and bottom lines. Owners are repeatedly fined for parking near their own businesses, forcing them to frequently move their...

Historic Thomas James Bridge: Restoration of a Colonial Relic

by Sam Magnusson | Jul 4, 2024 | News, Priority

New images show the major restoration work to rebuild the historic Thomas James Bridge on Settlers Road near Lower Macdonald after it was extensively damaged by flooding. The oldest road bridge still in use on the Australian mainland, was built by hand in 1830 using...