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Fuel Prices Week Ending 15th April 2022
Where to Buy the Cheapest Fuel Prices Fuel Type: Unleaded 91 Petrol Station Name Address Fuel,Price 7-Eleven Castle Hill 255 -257 Old Northern Road, Castle Hill NSW 2154 175.9 Coles Express Baulkham Hills 363 Windsor Rd (Cnr Olive St), Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 175.9 7-Eleven Kellyville 54 – 56 Windsor…
2022 Sydney Writers’ Festival at Hawkesbury Central Library
Hawkesbury Library Service is pleased to be participating in the Sydney Writers Festival for 2022. On Thursday 19 May, 6.30pm – 7.30pm, Hawkesbury Library Service will be hosting a conversation between Christian White, screenwriter, and bestselling author who will be discussing his recent book, Wild Place with Catherine du Peloux…
By Ivor Jones Back in the early 1990s, a media battle for supremacy in the print media in the Hills broke out between Dawson’s, Fairfax and Rupert Murdoch’s Cumberland Newspapers. Dawson’s were the publishers of the leading newspaper, the “Hills News”, which claimed to be “Ahead of the Times” and…
New Community Support Centre Opens
On 1 April 2022 the John Paul Foundation Discovery Centre ( Community Support Centre ) at Warrah was officially opened for young adults living with disability in northwest Sydney. The new centre was opened by the Mayor of Hornsby Shire Council, the Hon. Philip Ruddock AO at a special ceremony…
For over 120 years Australian men and women have served around the world in defence of our country, our allies, and our values. Australian defence personnel have served with dignity, honour and bravery. We will never forget their service and their sacrifice, and this ANZAC Day 2022 we pause to…
The Treasurer, the Hon Josh Frydenberg, delivered the 2022-23 Federal Budget last week. The last two years have been tough for our country. Despite the challenges, Australia’s economy is strong and unemployment is at 4%, the equal lowest in 48 years. Around 69,300 taxpayers in Mitchell will benefit from tax…
In the weeks since the floods ravaged our communities on the Hawkesbury, residents of the Berowra electorate are showing their incredible resilience. While visiting Lower Portland I saw the damage to the St George Caravan Park and I saw the Wisemans Ferry Bowls Club impacted again. Some families had only…
New Neighbourhood Shopping Village in Kellyville
Recently I attended the official sod-turning ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of the Kellyville West Shopping Village Centre which is located at 2 Hector Court Kellyville. This new development promises to bring significant employment opportunities to the local community, with 400 jobs combined during construction and ongoing when…
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