HCC - Hawkesbury Post

Getting to Know Your Council Candidates

by Publishing | Sep 4, 2024 | councillor watch, News, Priority, Top News

Hawkesbury Post contacted all candidates with questions to provide voters with comprehensive information for the upcoming local council election. We asked them to submit a brief summary of themselves and their stance on the top five issues that matter most to our...

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...

Another Month Delay for Lower Portlands Ferry to Resume

by Publishing | Apr 11, 2024 | News

Residents of Lower Portland, commuters and emergency services will have to wait another month for the ferry to return to service after the extension into its fourth month was quietly unveiled by Hawkesbury City Council. The delay is the latest blow for residents...

Council Censors Social Media Comment on Roads, as Community Anger Escalates

by Publishing | Mar 18, 2024 | News, Priority, Top News

Residents and ratepayers have slammed the Hawkesbury City Council taking to social media to complain about half finished roads and gutters and repairs that are still needed following floods that began in 2020. They have also questioned the quality of repairs...

Rising Costs and Community Anger: Council Faces Backlash Over Soaring Road Expenses

by Publishing | Mar 12, 2024 | News, Priority, Top News

There was much self congratulation in the Hawkesbury City Council chamber on February 13 when a motion was passed to seal Packer Road at Lower Portland Councillors voted unanimously (only Cr Patrick Conolly was missing from the meeting) with some previously opposed to...