Media Releases

Council has a diverse range of projects, programs and issues and it is important the community is informed of changes, advances and achievements in these areas.

Council regularly releases media releases ensuring the positive achievements of the Council and important information are communicated to the Hawkesbury Community. Council has weekly notices in the Hawkesbury Courier providing important information to the Community.

For more information on news, please contact Council’s Public Relations Coordinator on  (02) 4560 4430 or email council@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au.

• Get active with online sustainability workshops

  30 April 2025

  Hawkesbury City Council has partnered with Good for the Hood through their @HOME program to provide a new series of free online workshops about improving sustainability in your home, such as savin…

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• Guided meditation workshop 17 May

  30 April 2025

  Are you feeling stressed or stuck? Are you looking for a quiet weekend activity to reset your mood?On Saturday 17 May, Hawkesbury Library Service is running an introductory guided meditation sessi…

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• View historic Hawkesbury newspapers online

  30 April 2025

  Step back in time and see what was making the local news thanks to Hawkesbury Library Service.Collaborating with the National Library of Australia, Hawkesbury Library has scanned and digitised iss…

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• New exhibition Burnt into Memory opens in June

  28 April 2025

  In the summer of 2019–2020, communities across Australia experienced some of the worst bushfires in living memory: the Black Summer bushfires. The impact of these devastating events was cata…

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• Report illegal rubbish dumping with RID

  22 April 2025

  Hawkesbury City Council is encouraging residents to report illegal rubbish dumping to create a cleaner and safer community for everyone.The Council has teamed up with the NSW Environment Protectio…

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• Hundreds celebrate Youth Week 2025 in the Hawkesbury

  16 April 2025

  NSW Youth Week is an annual celebration, held in April, for young people aged 12-24 years. It’s a time for young people to have their voices heard, share their talents, and celebrate their c…

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• Author Talk: Surveying the Wild Abyss

  16 April 2025

  For the last thirty years, local historian Barry Corr has meticulously researched the patterns of conflict on the Hawkesbury frontier. His book Surveying the Wild Abyss, a study of the ways in whi…

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• Have Your Say on the Draft 2025/2026 Operational Plan

  16 April 2025

  Hawkesbury City Council is inviting the community to view and comment on Council’s Draft 2025/2026 Operational Plan, which is on public exhibition until Wednesday, 7 May 2025 at yourhawkesbu…

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• Council supports 15 top events in latest funding round

  15 April 2025

  Fifteen events will receive sponsorship from Hawkesbury City Council in its latest Event Sponsorship Program funding round.The funding will go to a range of events, from music and craft to enduran…

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• Council’s garbage trucks encourage safe battery disposal

  15 April 2025

  With new fires happening every week, Hawkesbury City Council is reminding the community to be battery safe and dispose of batteries correctly.Two of the Council’s garbage trucks now carry br…

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