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Hawkesbury Council Slammed for Deceptive Facebook Post

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

Hawkesbury City Council (HCC) is facing fierce backlash tonight after publishing a Facebook post that many argue deliberately conceals critical events from Tuesday’s Council meeting, raising accusations of public deception and manipulation. The heavily sanitised...

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...

Sponsorship Scandal: Is the Council Silencing Critics

by Sam Magnusson | Jun 20, 2024 | News, Priority

Hawkesbury City Council (HCC) has refused to disclose whether defamation proceedings threatened by Mayor Sarah McMahon against the Hawkesbury Post (HP) are the reason behind the Council’s decision to bar the newspaper from sponsoring community events. The...

Community Outrage at Mayor’s Pettiness

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

The Hawkesbury City Council convened for its regular monthly session last night, but what transpired was anything but routine. Tensions flared as tempers ran high with the meeting dissolving into acrimony and chaos, with Councillor Nathan Zamprogno’s expulsion from...

Complaints Against Councillors Remain Behind Closed Doors

by Sam Magnusson | Mar 1, 2024 | News, Priority, Top News

A shroud of secrecy has been thrown over 23 separate complaints levelled against Hawkesbury City Councils’ 12 councillors or its General Manager under the official “Code of a Conduct” – that have cost ratepayers almost $100,000. Many of the complaints have been...