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.

• Statement from Hawkesbury City Council and The Hills Shire Council regarding the Lower Portland Ferry service

  4 August 2023

  Hawkesbury City Council and The Hills Shire Council confirm that the Lower Portland Ferry service will continue to operate despite reports to the contrary. The ferry is co-funded by both…

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• Draft Media Policy now on Public Exhibition

  2 August 2023

  Hawkesbury City Council’s Media Policy outlines Council’s intentions with regard to the media, together with roles and responsibilities, social media management and associated communic…

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• Get Bushfire Resilient – online webinars

  1 August 2023

  An El Nino summer is predicted which means dry conditions will increase fire risk this summer. Information from Bushfire Resilience is available to households in rural areas and on the urban fring…

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• Join the conversation with the ARTEXPRESS Class of 2022

  1 August 2023

  Come along to the ARTEXPRESS free public talk program on Sunday, 6 August from 1pm to 3pm at the Hawkesbury Regional Gallery.Suitable for all ages, this is a rare opportunity for audiences to meet…

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• Hawkesbury Fest is back!

  31 July 2023

  Hawkesbury Fest is back! Your free community event is hosted by Hawkesbury City Council to connect the Hawkesbury community and celebrate what Council does in our community.Local Government Week 2…

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• My Moonbeam & Sunshine Boys – book launch

  27 July 2023

  A captivating new children’s book, My Moonbeam & Sunshine Boys, devised and written by local author and teacher Emilee Nealon (pictured above), will be launched on Saturday, 12 August fr…

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• A free garden party to celebrate Library and Information Week!

  26 July 2023

  Join Hawkesbury Library Service to help celebrate Library and Information Week from 31 July to 6 August 2023. It’s a week of promoting and celebrating libraries, building awareness; it&rsquo…

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• Celebrate National History Month

  25 July 2023

  To celebrate National History Month in August, Hawkesbury Library Service will hold several events for those interested in discovering more about their ancestry.Family history is mo…

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• Works on Greens Road completed

  24 July 2023

  Hawkesbury City Council has officially reopened Greens Road at Lower Portland at a community thank you celebration on Sunday, 23 July 2023.Damage was caused to 715 metres of the road by the floods…

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• Draft Child Safe Policy now on Public Exhibition

  21 July 2023

  New laws and reforms have been passed in the NSW Parliament to help protect children and young people, based on recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual…

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