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Full scale emergency at Richmond RAAF – but don’t panic, it’s just a drill
  • 4 days ago
  • 1 min

Full scale emergency at Richmond RAAF – but don’t panic, it’s just a drill

A RAAF Hercules aircraft "on fire" and with “catastrophic engine failure” will be making an emergency landing at Richmond base on...
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Latest round of $5000 Wellbeing Grants now available for flood affected Hawkesbury communities
  • Jun 19
  • 2 min

Latest round of $5000 Wellbeing Grants now available for flood affected Hawkesbury communities

Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, has launched the latest round of grants of up to...
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Rates cut for those on high value land properties and rate rise for battlers on small blocks
  • Jun 18
  • 6 min

Rates cut for those on high value land properties and rate rise for battlers on small blocks

Bowen Mountain, Bligh Park and South Windsor residents among those to see rate rises from July, while high value properties in areas like...
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Windsor firefighters urge residents to ‘be safe, not sorry’ this winter
  • Jun 12
  • 2 min

Windsor firefighters urge residents to ‘be safe, not sorry’ this winter

With a 10 per cent increase in the number of house fires during the cooler months, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging communities...
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South Windsor’s Renee Hardy hammers the opposition for Australia
  • Jun 11
  • 3 min

South Windsor’s Renee Hardy hammers the opposition for Australia

Renee Hardy started Athletics young. She first got on the track at age 4 and worked hard over the following years, eventually winning...
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Bowen Mountain Rd closed for another two weeks as drainage goes in to prevent landslips
  • Jun 7
  • 1 min

Bowen Mountain Rd closed for another two weeks as drainage goes in to prevent landslips

Trucks, buses and cars are having to take extra care passing each other on narrow and winding Westbury Rd as drainage pipes and pits are...
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Don’t be wasting your food – free business workshop at Bilpin on Monday – register now
  • Jun 1
  • 1 min

Don’t be wasting your food – free business workshop at Bilpin on Monday – register now

It’s not exactly got a zippy name, the Food Waste Avoidance for Hawkesbury Businesses – Free Business Workshop – but for anyone in the...
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Kurrajong Heights locals vow to fight modern $7m pub set for build in heritage precinct
  • May 30
  • 4 min

Kurrajong Heights locals vow to fight modern $7m pub set for build in heritage precinct

A packed meeting last night – Sunday – at Kurrajong Heights Bowling Club as around 50 locals heard how a proposed $7m modern pub, open 7...
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All Hawkesbury residents to be offered free flu jabs for a month from June 1
  • May 29
  • 2 min

All Hawkesbury residents to be offered free flu jabs for a month from June 1

A free flu jab will be available to all NSW residents in a month-long blitz from June 1 in an effort to combat this year’s expected...
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Weeds After Fires workshop - Bilpin Hall Saturday – learn how to spot local weeds and eradicate them
  • May 24
  • 1 min

Weeds After Fires workshop - Bilpin Hall Saturday – learn how to spot local weeds and eradicate them

The Weeds After Fires workshop at Bilpin Hall this Saturday aims to help the community reduce the risk of weed invasion by identifying...
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Proposed new $7m Kurrajong Heights pub set to cater for 300 patrons, with pokies and accommodation
  • May 24
  • 4 min

Proposed new $7m Kurrajong Heights pub set to cater for 300 patrons, with pokies and accommodation

There will be room for 300 patrons, underground parking for 75 cars, nine guest cabins, and at least 18 pokies at a planned new $7m pub...
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For some, the most pressing election issue – where can I get a democracy sausage on polling day?
  • May 20
  • 1 min

For some, the most pressing election issue – where can I get a democracy sausage on polling day?

It’s an Aussie voting tradition – turn up to pick your favourite candidate and grab a sausage in bread at the same time. Many of these...
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Big day Saturday for local basketball fans as World Cup Trophy on display with Hawkesbury Jets
  • May 20
  • 2 min

Big day Saturday for local basketball fans as World Cup Trophy on display with Hawkesbury Jets

The Women's Basketball World Cup Roadshow Tour is coming to Hawkesbury Basketball Association at Hawkesbury PCYC this Saturday and a star...
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Early voting numbers as a percentage for our Federal seat of Macquarie - large early turn out
  • May 19
  • 2 min

Early voting numbers as a percentage for our Federal seat of Macquarie - large early turn out

The ABC’s Antony Green – the man with his finger on the pulse of every election – has just released numbers of postal and pre-poll votes...
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Council pay out nearly $4m and rising to truck out sewage after major Windsor sewer main fail
  • May 19
  • 2 min

Council pay out nearly $4m and rising to truck out sewage after major Windsor sewer main fail

It’s not just the cost to ratepayers – the money will almost certainly come out of Council’s Sewer Reserve fund – it’s also the dust and...
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Djuramin the wallaroo rescued from dead mum’s pouch inspires launch of Macdonald Valley for Wildlife
  • May 18
  • 4 min

Djuramin the wallaroo rescued from dead mum’s pouch inspires launch of Macdonald Valley for Wildlife

Little Djuramin – as regular readers who have been following her story will know – is a miracle wallaroo - that's her on the right of our...
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Raptor Squad make 4 arrests Tuesday in raids at Glossodia, Wilberforce and Blaxlands Ridge
  • May 17
  • 2 min

Raptor Squad make 4 arrests Tuesday in raids at Glossodia, Wilberforce and Blaxlands Ridge

At 7am today – Tuesday - Raptor Squad police officers carried out search warrants at homes in Blaxlands Ridge, Glossodia, Wilberforce,...
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Police rule out political motive - Mayor Patrick Conolly's stabbing case of "mistaken identity"
  • May 16
  • 2 min

Police rule out political motive - Mayor Patrick Conolly's stabbing case of "mistaken identity"

Police have ruled out any political motivation or personal connection in the home invasion and stabbing of Hawkesbury Mayor Patrick...
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Group pushing to raise the dam wall illegally flypost signs across the Hawkesbury
  • May 12
  • 3 min

Group pushing to raise the dam wall illegally flypost signs across the Hawkesbury

Windsor locals were fuming this morning after a group aiming for publicity on raising Warragamba Dam wall attached numerous posters...
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Say hello to our four new probationary constables serving with Hawkesbury Police
  • May 11
  • 1 min

Say hello to our four new probationary constables serving with Hawkesbury Police

Four new probationary constables have begun service with Hawkesbury Police based out of Windsor after their recent graduation from...
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