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.

• Council adopts Litter Prevention Plan, secures $400,000 EPA grant

  16 May 2025

  Hawkesbury City Council’s new Litter Prevention Plan has received a significant boost with a $400,000 grant from the NSW Environment Protection Authority, awarded through its litter preventi…

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• Draft Memorial Policy on public exhibition

  13 May 2025

  Memorials are an important feature of the Hawkesbury’s towns and our cultural landscape. They bear witness to our collective past and provide important focal points for ongoing remembrance.T…

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• Twenty-five individuals and groups receive community sponsorship

  13 May 2025

  Hawkesbury City Council will provide financial assistance to 25 local individuals and groups under the second round of its 2024/2025 Community Sponsorship Program.The program seeks to assist local…

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• Thanks for making it our biggest Hawkesbury Show pop-up ever

  13 May 2025

  Everyone loves seeing records tumble, including us!More than 21,000 visitors to our Hawkesbury City Council Pops-Up at the Show display at the Hawkesbury Show on the weekend saw us smash our previ…

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• Library Health Hub: Disaster Preparedness & Community Connections

  12 May 2025

  Hawkesbury Library Service, in partnership with the Western Sydney Health Alliance, invites the Hawkesbury community to a special Library Health Hub event focused on disaster preparedness and loca…

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• Nine heritage slab barns receive assistance funding

  12 May 2025

  Nine Hawkesbury heritage slab barns will share in $121,000 in Local Heritage Assistance Funding in the 2024/2025 financial year – the most ever provided under the assistance program.The fund…

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• Council moves to heritage list 19 historic slab barns

  12 May 2025

  Hawkesbury City Council will begin the process of local heritage listing 19 historic slab barns, by forwarding a Planning Proposal to the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure for…

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• 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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