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Council faces Lower Portland Ferry charging dilemma

by Sam Magnusson | Aug 7, 2023 | News, Priority

Hawkesbury City Council and Hills Council will have to make a decision by next July whether to start charging for use of the Lower Portland Ferry or whether they will make their ratepayers pay an extra combined $125,000 a year when state funding runs out. Transport...

Council’s Liberal-ALP alliance to be tested by Mayoral elections next month

by Sam Magnusson | Aug 3, 2023 | News, Priority

The state government has set mid-term Mayoral elections for next month that will test the Hawkesbury City Council’s unusual Liberal Party-Australian Labor Party alliance. The elections must be held in September, according to a public notice issued by the Office of...

Official Council correspondence on Lower Portland Ferry

by Publishing | Aug 2, 2023 | councillor watch, News, Priority

Last night Hawkesbury Post readers would have seen lots of discussion about the potential closure of the Lower Portland Ferry. To provide clarity to the article the picture shows the questions from the Hawkesbury Post (HP) sent to Hawkesbury Council (HCC) and also,...

Another controversial Kurrajong development gets green light

by Sam Magnusson | Jul 25, 2023 | News, Priority

The Land and Environment Court has given the green light to local property developer Matthew Bennett’s ambitious plan to transform the Kurrajong Bark Park into a multi-functional development, a decision that has divided the community. Last month Bennett, the...

Hawkesbury Mayor makes Comm Games bid

by Sam Magnusson | Jul 20, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News

Michael Sainsbury Hawkesbury Mayor Sarah McMahon has unilaterally backed an unusual bid to host the Commonwealth Games in Western Sydney, despite lacking any support from the council or the NSW state government. The haphazard announcement, made alongside Liverpool...