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 to upgrade streetlights

  28 February 2022

  Hawkesbury City Council is continuing to upgrade its street lights with around 2,000 fittings to be replaced with brighter, more cost effective LEDs by July 2022.Council has signed a new agreement…

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• Community Hub activities

  28 February 2022

  The Hawkesbury Community Hubs are back in operation as part of Hawkesbury City Council’s community recovery program and they are offering craft and chat, playgroup, health and wellbeing, bou…

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• Hawkesbury Community’s Pool Party cancelled

  25 February 2022

  Council has made the difficult decision today to cancel Saturday’s Hawkesbury Community’s Pool Party at Richmond Swimming Centre.There has been a significant amount of rainfall in the …

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• Funding boost for local heritage

  24 February 2022

  Close to $200,000 will be spent on preserving and repairing heritage properties in the Hawkesbury in 2022 thanks to the combined investment of local heritage property owners and the Local Heritage…

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• Small Business Month lunch cancelled

  22 February 2022

  Due to the flood emergency, the decision has been made to not proceed with the Small Business Month Lunch and Learn on 30 March. Our Economic Development team is looking at other ways that we can …

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• Let’s meet on 26 March at Savour the Flavour Hawkesbury!

  21 February 2022

  The date for Savour the Flavour Hawkesbury, Hawkesbury City Council’s new food showcase event has been announced as Saturday, 26 March from 4pm to 8pm, Richmond Park, Windsor Street, Richmon…

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• Tech Savvy Seniors Classes in March

  17 February 2022

  Technology keeps on changing, so come along to one of the ‘Tech Savvy Seniors’ workshops being offered by Hawkesbury Library Service during March to help you keep up. If your smartphon…

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• 301 new trees for a greener, cooler Hawkesbury

  17 February 2022

  Council contractors have begun planting more than 300 new trees this week as part of Council’s Cooling the Hawkesbury Project, thanks to a $382,000 Greening Our City grant from the NSW Gover…

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• Community made artworks for local bushfire recovery

  10 February 2022

  Three beautiful public art pieces are being commissioned as a memorial to the 2019-2020 bushfires and to honour those who risked so much to keep the Hawkesbury community safe.The artworks, to be c…

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• Community Hub catch ups are back for 2022

  9 February 2022

  Let’s get together again to catch up with friends, neighbours and the Community Hubs team from Council before summer ends!Come and find out what the Community Hubs can offer you and tell us …

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