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.

• Hawkesbury Community’s Pool Party

  22 February 2021

  Let's celebrate the end of summer with a splash in the pools at the Hawkesbury Community's Pool Party on Saturday, 27 February at Richmond Swimming Centre, 65 East Market Street, Richmond, with free e…

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• Free Storytime fun @ your library

  22 February 2021

  Many of the popular Hawkesbury Library Service programs have returned in 2021, including Pre-School Storytime. This free activity is perfect for children aged 3 to 5 years with themed stories and fun …

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• Prepare ahead and stay up to date with the Hawkesbury Disaster and Emergency Management Dashboard

  12 February 2021

  The Hawkesbury Disaster and Emergency Management Dashboard is now online for our community.

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• Resilience Grants for Bushfire Recovery

  10 February 2021

  Hawkesbury City Council is offering grants of $500 to $5,000 to support communities impacted by the 2019-2020 Summer Bushfires. The funding has been made available through the NSW Government’s B…

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• Magical Mystery – Hawkesbury History in February

  5 February 2021

  Genealogy personality Jill Ball will discuss the surprising story of her convict ancestor Elizabeth Phipps, 1785-1869, who arrived in NSW in 1814 at the Hawkesbury Family History Group’s first m…

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• Tech Savvy Seniors – Smartphones, Tablets and Apps

  5 February 2021

  Does your smartphone or tablet baffle you? Do you have difficulties downloading and using apps? If so, then come along to the free ‘Tech Savvy Seniors’ workshops being offered by Hawkesbur…

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• Hawkesbury announces Australia Day Winners and welcomes new citizens

  28 January 2021

  Hawkesbury City Council proudly hosted this year’s Hawkesbury Australia Day Citizenship and Australia Day Awards at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery in Windsor and livestreamed on YouTube on Tuesday …

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• Rare opportunity to view nationally significant quilt

  27 January 2021

  Hawkesbury Regional Gallery is excited to feature the historic and nationally significant Miss Grace’s quilt, created locally by Sophia Wilbow in the 1880s, as an addition to the upcoming The Ne…

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• Community Defib Project in the Hawkesbury

  18 January 2021

  Hawkesbury community members are well known for doing many wonderful things for the area, and one of those people is Sophie Wills, who has been doing her best to make sure remote area residents have a…

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• Support for bushfire affected communities extended to the end of 2021

  18 January 2021

  Recovery Support Services for those affected by last season’s unprecedented bushfires have been extended until the end of 2021 by the Federal Government and the NSW Government.

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