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Go Slow on $50 million Sewer Repair Inquiry

by Sam Magnusson | Mar 4, 2024 | News, Priority

The expensive and multi year saga of the Windsor “Rising Main C” sewer repair will be stretched out even further. No action has been taken by Hawkesbury City Council management on the appointment of outside experts to audit the disaster which has cost more than...

Your Future – 2024 Hawkesbury Council Elections

by Sam Magnusson | Jan 14, 2024 | News, Priority

This year, 126 local councils in NSW, including the Hawkesbury, will hold elections. This is your chance to influence how our community is governed and choose those who will represent us. Every vote holds power. Elected councillors make decisions impacting our...

Inquiry into $30m Plus Sewer “Catastrophe” Launched

by Sam Magnusson | Nov 30, 2023 | News, Priority

Ratepayers and residents had a win in council when it voted Tuesday night for an independent inquiry into the 2022-2023 Windsor sewer repair that saw a $32.5 million loan taken out that could cost up to $50 million to repay. Labor Councillors Barry Calvert and Amanda...

Councillor demands inquiry into $32.5 million plus sewerage blowout

by Sam Magnusson | Nov 27, 2023 | News, Priority

Hawkesbury City Council (HCC) will consider a notice of motion tomorrow night (Nov 28) calling for an independent investigation in relation to the extraordinary cost blowout on a 2022 sewerage repair job that saw the council forced to take out an unprecedented loan of...

Massive council loan to cover sewerage disaster will see rates jump 14%

by Sam Magnusson | Jun 6, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News

Michael Sainsbury. Residents of the Hawkesbury who use the council sewage system will see their rate rise 14% next financial year to cover the cost of a $35.1 million loan taken out by the council in December last year, an equivalent to about one third of the HCC...