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Hawkesbury SES has reported continued flooding throughout the Hawkesbury local government area, following Hawkesbury River peaking at North Richmond yesterday (Thursday) afternoon and Windsor this morning (Friday). The drop in river heights will be hampered over the next seven days with continued forecasted showers. “Many remote and isolated parts of the Hawkesbury have no power […]

Member for Greenway, Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland, dropped by the Blacktown SES station today (Friday) to give her thanks and appreciation for the tireless work these emergency service volunteers continue to carry out during the latest flood crisis. There is no question this week has been tough and totally disrupted lives, Ms Rowland […]

In a statement released today (Friday, 4 March) Hills Shire Mayor Dr Peter Gangemi confirmed the district braces for more flooding and thanks emergency services, volunteers and organisations for their assistance. Parts of Lower Portland and Wisemans Ferry have been told to evacuate, and more of our local roads and reserves are being impacted by […]

For residents affected by flooding along the Hawkesbury Nepean River the following evacuation centres are operating: Merroo Christian Centre – Site 2 at Mill Road, Kurrajong (formerly known as Camp Mackay); Richmond Club at 6 East Market Street, Richmond; Castle Hill RSL, 77 Castle Street, Castle Hill; Canley Vale Diggers Club, 1 Bartley Street Canley […]

Hawkesbury City Council has switched off Sewer Pump Station C (located at 94A Macquarie Street Windsor) due to flooding as a result of the extreme wet weather event. Council is conducting regular checks also on manhole covers in local streets and advises the community to refrain from any water activities in the sewer catchment areas […]

Shadow minister for communications Michelle Rowland wants to see multicultural public broadcaster SBS relocated to the western Sydney heartland inline with more investment in cultural infrastructure. SBS, which operates TV, radio and online services, is majority-funded by the federal government. Lobbying to have it here in the west is part of Labor’s push to invest […]

Investigations continue into the cause of a fire that destroyed a house in South Windsor late Friday night (25 February). The fibro house in Cox Street, was engulfed by flames and could not be saved. The house was unoccupied at the time of the incident. Acting Superintendent Mathew Sigmund from Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) […]

A teenager has been charged following an investigation into a crash that killed a man in Silverdale on 19 February. Police said emergency services were called to Silverdale Road, near Avoca Road, after reports a northbound Mazda6 sedan and a southbound Subaru station-wagon collided. An 18-year-old man, who was a front-seat passenger in the sedan, […]

The new $250 worth of Parents NSW vouchers were so popular the Service NSW App crashed on their first day of release due to the excessively high demand. Just try again and you will get through was the message from Premier Dominic Perrottet this week, who said the vouchers, which can be used for entertainment […]

Hawkesbury MP Robyn Preston has welcomed the appointment of four new interns to the Hawkesbury District Health Service. Medical graduates Jasveen, Meghna, Queenie and Meena began on-site today (Monday) to commence a year of supervised practice before they become independent practitioners. The four are part of a 1073 strong group which are set to join […]

We all know an outstanding woman, so now is the time to nominate her for the 2022 Blacktown City Woman of the Year award. “Blacktown City has scores of incredible women who make wonderful contributions to their community every single day,” Mayor Bleasdale said in encouraging residents to nominate now. “This award celebrates the passionate, […]

Two teenagers, both provisional licence holders, had their licenses immediately suspended and were charged after being caught allegedly street racing along Windsor Road, Kellyville on Saturday night (5 February). A Hyundai Tucson and a Volkswagen Golf heading west side-by-side, were clocked allegedly travelling at 142km/h in a 60km/h zone around 10pm. Police stopped the Hyundai […]