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Stylecraft:The Next Generation

Stylecraft & Co., approaching...

Hawkesbury Braces for 7,000 Strong Housing Onslaught

An unprecedented surge in development west of...

Cancer-Causing Chemicals Detected in North Richmond Water

Hawkesbury City Council has stated it is not responsible...

hawkesbury river-windsor forecasts

Richmond’s PFAS Crisis Echoes Asbestos

by Sam Magnusson | Jun 30, 2024 | News, Priority

Hawkesbury City Council has said it is not responsible for informing residents about cancer-causing “forever” chemicals found at dangerous levels in the North Richmond water supply. Currently, North Richmond is the only site in Australia undergoing testing...

Little Aviators Welcome Big Heroes

by Sam Magnusson | Oct 25, 2023 | News, Priority, Uncategorized

In response to ‘birthday’ letters sent by McGraths Hill Learning Centre in celebration of the 65th operational anniversary of the C-130 Hercules, members of No. 37 Squadron from RAAF Base Richmond paid a special visit to the pre-schoolers earlier this...

Public briefing on poisonous PFAS chemicals spread from RAAF base

by Sam Magnusson | Aug 17, 2023 | News, Priority

Hawkesbury residents will be able to attend a long-awaited briefing next week about – dangerous PFAS chemicals that have spread from the Richmond RAAF based and have been linked to water and soil contamination, as well as a group of cancers and other human...

Richmond RAAF engineers reject unusual back pay offer: Boots or bucks?

by Sam Magnusson | Jul 18, 2023 | News, Priority

Aircraft engineers at Richmond’s RAAF Base are standing their ground in an ongoing dispute with Airbus Australia Pacific over pay and conditions. In an unusual twist, the company has requested the highly skilled engineers to trade their work boots for back pay,...

Hawkesbury remain in the dark over the spread of toxic PFAS chemicals

by Sam Magnusson | Jul 10, 2023 | News, Priority

Michael Sainsbury Despite the ongoing spread of toxic PFAS chemicals across Richmond and Windsor, including elevated levels found on the riverbank at the Cornwallis Road and at Western Sydney University, the Hawkesbury City Council will not continue any testing. This...