Thank You Civic Reception

23 June 2022

Hawkesbury City Council held a Thank You Civic Reception on Wednesday evening, 22 June 2022 to acknowledge and celebrate the Emergency Services and community organisations that helped the Hawkesbury through various emergencies, the pandemic and the natural disasters faced by the Hawkesbury over the last three years; the March 2022 floods, the 2021 flood and the 2019/2020 bushfires.

110 guests attended the event which included NSW State Emergency Service (SES), Hawkesbury SES, NSW Rural Fire Service Hawkesbury, Fire and Rescue NSW, Richmond RAAF Base, Hawkesbury Police Local Area Command, and key community organisations that assisted during the floods and bushfires. Hawkesbury City Councillors attended, Deputy Mayor Barry Calvert presented the thank you plaques and Erin Wilkins, a Darug woman performed the Welcome to Country.

Deputy Mayor Calvert acknowledged the incredible and sustained effort from emergency services and community organisations to help the Hawkesbury community.

“We had the Gospers Mountain Fire, during one of the worst fire seasons ever seen in the Hawkesbury and NSW, and it was devastating. Then the flood and more floods, and all during a pandemic,” Councillor Calvert said.

“Thank you to all of our emergency services, volunteers and community organisations who assisted us, and you continue to assist us – thank you for always stepping up! Your work is exceptional and we need you. Saying thank you is really important to us. Tonight is just a small way that we can show you our gratitude.

“I’d also like to remind you to nominate a mate for the 2023 Hawkesbury Australia Day Awards – see our website www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au for details."

Council thanks:

• NSW and Hawkesbury State Emergency Service
• NSW Rural Fire Service Hawkesbury
• Hawkesbury Police Local Area Command
• Fire and Rescue Windsor Station and Richmond Station
• St John of God Health Care
• St John Ambulance NSW Hawkesbury City Division
• NSW Ambulance Richmond Station
• Hawkesbury Helping Hands
• Australian Red Cross
• Anglicare
• Peppercorn Services
• Mountain of Joy
• Hawkesbury Valley Baptist Church
• Macdonald Valley Association
• Strong Nation Community Services.

See the video which showed some images of emergency services helping the Hawkesbury community, on Council’s YouTube channel youtube.com/c/HawkesburyCityCouncil