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.

• Heritage properties benefit from $40,000 in local heritage grants

  1 June 2021

  Various heritage properties in the localities of Pitt Town, Wilberforce, St Albans, Upper Macdonald, Ebenezer, McGraths Hill, Richmond and Windsor are sharing in $40,000 in local heritage grants f…

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• A new regional park in Pitt Town - Public Exhibition

  25 May 2021

  An exciting new regional park is planned for Pitt Town and Hawkesbury City Council is now inviting community members to view and comment on Council’s Draft Plan of Management and Landscape Masterp…

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• New local road improvements in Pitt Town

  25 May 2021

  Following consultation with the Pitt Town community to prioritise local road improvements, Council will commence new road works in June over an approximately five month construction period, weathe…

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• Investing in Pitt Town’s future

  24 May 2021

  An exciting new regional park, road upgrades and improvements to playgrounds and footpaths are coming soon to the historic community of Pitt Town.These improvements are being planned following ext…

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• Volunteers invited: Flood Recovery Clean Up Day at four locations

  21 May 2021

  A fleet of volunteers in kayaks will soon be sailing down Cattai Creek in an ambitious effort to clean two kilometres of both sides of the creek – the Hawkesbury side and the Hills side – of flood…

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• Bushfire restoration tree planting grants now open

  20 May 2021

  Hawkesbury City Council has welcomed new tree planting grants that are now available from the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW) to restore bushfire affected regions, including th…

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• Author Tanya Bretherton’s true stories of murderous women

  20 May 2021

  Join author Tanya Bretherton as she discusses her fascinating book ‘The Husband Poisoner’ which explores the stories of murderous women who disposed of their husbands and other inconvenient family…

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• Flood damage to Upper Hawkesbury Power Boat Club

  20 May 2021

  Following ground subsidence as a result of the flood in March 2021, the Upper Hawkesbury Power Boat Club in Governor Phillip Park, Windsor has suffered significant structural damage.Consequently, …

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• Resilient Hawkesbury Grants now open

  19 May 2021

  Hawkesbury City Council is offering grants of $500 to $5000 to support communities impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires.The grants are to support projects that are community-led and contribute to com…

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• Free Chemical CleanOut for flood recovery

  18 May 2021

  To help flood affected community members, free Flood Recovery - Chemical CleanOut events will be held in June. The events are intended to support flood affected community members of the Hawkesbury…

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