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Great Results at Hawkesbury’s e-waste recycling event
Hawkesbury residents are to be congratulated for saving almost 35 tonnes of e-waste at the free collection event at Hawkesbury Showground in May. This is more than 10 tonnes collected at the previous year’s event. Thank you to residents for an outstanding effort to help reduce the local landfill at…
North Western Sydney residents may be bracing for bill shock with new iSelect research revealing that 86 per cent of NSW households are concerned about their upcoming winter energy bill. The study, commissioned to assess the attitudes and behaviours of NSW households towards energy affordability this winter[1], also found thatover…
First ever Commemorative History Symposium in memory of Dr Rex Stubbs OAM
A new Commemorative History Symposium will be held in September to recognise the great work of Dr Rex Stubbs OAM, a highly esteemed Mayor of Hawkesbury who was elected to Hawkesbury City Council in 1983 and held office for nearly 27 years which made him our longest serving Councillor. Having…
Children’s Book Week @ Your Library
Hawkesbury Library Service will be celebrating Children’s Book Week by running Dress Up Days on Tuesday, 23 and Thursday, 25 August 10:30am to midday. Children are encouraged come along to Storytime dressed up in their favourite costume. It will be lots of fun, with songs, stories and craft. The Library will also…
Get involved in Local Government Week 2016
Local Government Week will be celebrated in the Hawkesbury from 1-7 August 2016. Hawkesbury City Council is encouraging local residents to get involved in this great community event with lots of free activities for everyone. This year’s theme for Local Government week is ‘Our Council, Our Community’, which reflects that…
A thrilling author event with Candice Fox
Award-winning crime writer, Candice Fox, will discuss her latest novel Never Never, co-written with James Patterson, at Hawkesbury Central Library on Monday, 15 August at 6pm. In the thriller Never Never, Sydney Detective Harriet Blue has been sent to the unforgiving Western Australian desert, where three young people have vanished…
Hills Sports Stadium Extension Has Commenced
The expansion of The Hills Sports Stadium has kicked off – with Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne describing it as a major boost for local basketballers. In June 2015, Council agreed to a 20-year-lease with the Hills Basketball Association (HBA) and a loan of $3.25 million for the expansion…
Hills Winter Sleep Out A Success
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Hills residents, business people and community figures who participated in the 2016 Hills Winter Sleep Out. It was a bitterly cold night on Castle Hill Main Street, particularly at 3am when the temperature plummeted, but I’m not complaining because we are…
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