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Council Rejects State Government’s Push for 8-Story Flats in Local Suburbs

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

Proposed planning reforms that will bring in major changes to land use and permit eight story apartments in suburbs including Richmond and Windsor have been rejected by the Hawkesbury City Council. The reforms by the NSW government will see terraces, townhouses,...

Hawkesbury to Hold Youth Summit After 7 Year Gap

by Publishing | Dec 15, 2023 | News, Priority

The Hawkesbury will be home to a council sponsored Youth Summit in 2024, the first for the region in seven years, after the council voted in favour of the event at its last meeting of the year on December 13. Formerly held every two years, it was not held in 2019 and...

Controversial Media Policy Passed by Hawkesbury City Council Sparks Outcry

by Publishing | Dec 13, 2023 | councillor watch, News, Priority, Top News, Uncategorized

Hawkesbury City Council was embroiled in heated debates and criticism last night as it approved a contentious new media policy, with some councillors dubbing it as veering towards censorship. The policy drew sharp objections from Independent Councillors Mary-Lyons...

McMahon Expected to be Challenged in Mayor’s Vote Tonight

by Sam Magnusson | Sep 12, 2023 | News, Priority

The 12 Hawkesbury City Councillors meet tonight to vote in a new mayor for the remainder of the council’s term, which concludes in September 2024. Incumbent mayor Sarah McMahon, who has only been in the position for 13 months, will face at least one challenger...

Ratepayers to Foot the Bill for Councillor Squabbling

by Sam Magnusson | Sep 12, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News

Hawkesbury Council General Manager Liz Richardson has branded relationships between popularly elected councillors as ”fractured” and has engaged outside consultants to try and fix the situation in an email to all 12 Hawkesbury City Council (HCC) councillors. Since the...