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Council faces Lower Portland Ferry charging dilemma as fresh $500,000 annual bill looms

Aug 8, 2023

Hawkesbury City Council and Hills Council will have to make a decision by next July, whether to start charging for use of the Lower Portland Ferry, or whether they will make their ratepayers pay an extra combined $500,000 a year when state funding runs out.

Ratepayers were also advised last month that the regular maintenance to the ferry, which will occur in coming months, will cost $500,000, according to a list of major projects included in the latest rates notice sent by HCC. The last maintenance that ran over in 2019 cost $558,000.

Council faces Lower Portland Ferry charging dilemma as fresh $500,000 annual bill looms

Settlers Road – Wisemans Ferry – may be closed due to bad weather

Just a heads-up – Hawkesbury Council are saying Thomas James Bridge, Settlers Road, which is on the north side of the Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry between the Ferry and the National Park...

All Hawkesbury beekeepers ordered to notify DPI where their hives are as varroa mite concern grows

The Department of Primary Industries has for the first time included the Hawkesbury in the list of locations where beekeepers have to report the locations of all their hives, and it applies both...

Woman flown to hospital after medical episode at home in Upper Macdonald this morning

Nov 9, 2021

A woman aged in her 70s has been airlifted to hospital in a stable...

$Meat truck hits sandstone wall and tips over on BLOR – passenger with compound fractures$

Meat truck hits sandstone wall and tips over on BLOR – passenger with compound fractures

Nov 9, 2021

The Police Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit (MCIU) is...

COVID by the numbers Monday – 1 new Hawkesbury case in postcode 2753 – vaccines save lives – report

Nov 8, 2021

Welcome to Monday evening and our in-depth Hawkesbury numbers and...

Truck mechanic Louise excels in male-dominated industry, and is finalist in Western Sydney awards

Nov 8, 2021

Bligh Park’s Louise Azzopardi could arguably have chosen an easier...

Council’s Liberal-ALP alliance to be tested by Mayoral elections next month

Aug 3, 2023

The state government has set mid-term Mayoral elections for next month that will test the Hawkesbury City Council’s unusual Liberal Party-Australian Labor Party alliance.

The elections must be held in September, according to a public notice issued by the Office of Local Government, the NSW councils’ regulator. Due to the delay in the last local government elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, whoever is elected mayor will only have a term of one year, rather than the usual two year term. The new Mayor’s term will end with next year’s 14 September Council elections.

Council’s Liberal-ALP alliance to be tested by Mayoral elections next month

The state government has set mid-term Mayoral elections for next month that will test the Hawkesbury City Council’s unusual Liberal Party-Australian Labor Party alliance. The...

Hawkesbury physio supports Deaf Football Australia in World Championships

As the World Championships of Deaf Football approach, all eyes are on the Deaf Football Australia (DFA) team as they gear up to represent their country in Kuala Lumpur this September. Among the dedicated professionals supporting the squad is local physiotherapist Arron Devine from Hawkesbury Family Physiotherapy.

Devine has been playing a crucial role in the preparation of both the mens and womens squads for the highly anticipated 3-week tournament

Hawkesbury physio supports Deaf Football Australia in World Championships

Aug 2, 2023

Devine has been playing a crucial role in the preparation of both the mens and womens squads for the highly anticipated 3-week tournament

Hawkesbury physio supports Deaf Football Australia in World Championships

As the World Championships of Deaf Football approach, all eyes are on the Deaf Football Australia (DFA) team as they gear up to represent their country in Kuala Lumpur this...

Ever thought about giving an ex-racing greyhound a home? $30 Greyhound Winter Adoption Day tomorrow

Greyhounds as Pets NSW (GAPNSW) have dropped their adoption fee to $30 per dog just for Thursday at Londonderry’s new centre in a bid to give over 30 retired racing greyhounds a new home. “We...

Hawkesbury’s hundreds of bee hives ‘in a lockdown’ as devastating varroa mite arrives in NSW

Hundreds of Hawkesbury beekeepers are among the thousands across NSW ordered to put their honey hives into a virtual lockdown situation after the devastating varroa mite was found in hives near...

Official Council correspondence on Lower Portland Ferry

Aug 2, 2023

Last night HP readers would have seen lots of discussion about the potential closure of the Lower Portland Ferry.

To provide clarity to the article the picture shows the questions from the Hawkesbury Post (HP) sent to Hawkesbury Council (HCC) and also, the response to those questions attributable to HCC General Manager Elizabeth Richardson.

Official Council correspondence on Lower Portland Ferry

Last night Hawkesbury Post readers would have seen lots of discussion about the potential closure of the Lower Portland Ferry. To provide clarity to the article the picture shows the questions from the Hawkesbury Post (HP) sent to Hawkesbury Council (HCC) and also, the response to those questions...

Shining a light on Windsor’s future – gas lamps or electric lights for the Mall – locals vote

Windsor is set to have a major rejuvenation as part of the multi-million dollar Liveability project which will see the area being tidied up and parts restored or refreshed, and one of the iconic...

Two arrested at Ebenezer this morning in connection with Blockade Australia protests – police

Further charges have been laid by members of Strike Force Guard as part of ongoing investigations into illegal protest activity, with the arrest this morning – Friday – of a man and woman at...