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Fifty Years of Giving Older Australians a Voice
National Seniors Australia marks milestone as Hawkesbury branch continues to connect local residents
Fifty Years of Giving Older Australians a Voice
National Seniors Australia marks milestone as Hawkesbury branch continues to connect local residents
Priority weed alert for Hawkesbury Highlands
Residents asked to report banana passionfruit after infestations were treated along Bells Line of Road
Something exciting is cooking at The Little Social
Giving travellers the chance to stop for a pie, a coffee and a little Hawkesbury hospitality on their way through the district this Saturday and Sunday
GP, urgent care or emergency? Where to go when winter illness strikes you.
With winter respiratory illnesses putting growing pressure on hospitals, Hawkesbury residents are being urged to know where to seek medical help and when a trip to the emergency department is really necessary. NSW hospitals are experiencing intense winter demand, with almost 10,000 people presenting to Sydney emergency departments on
Bird flu risk list includes dozens of Blue Mountains species
More than 40 bird species recorded in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area appear on a new NSW Government list of wildlife assessed as being at high or very high risk from H5 bird flu. The assessment does not mean H5 bird flu has been detected in the Hawkesbury
Final frame: intimate family portrait wins national prize
Artist Nathan Beard has won the final National Photographic Portrait Prize in its current form with a deeply personal image of his late aunt. Beard received the 2026 award for Mae Khong, a portrait taken after his aunt suffered a debilitating fall at her home in Thailand. The photograph shows
Housing downturn spreads beyond as buyers gain bargaining power
Australia’s regional property markets have begun to decline, but the impact across the Hawkesbury is likely to vary sharply between suburbs and property types. Australia’s housing downturn has entered a new phase, with falling values spreading beyond capital cities and into regional property markets that had previously proven
Record weed reports drive surge in inspection activity
261 inspection requests, highest number of weed-control requests ever made in a quarterly period.
Housing downturn spreads beyond as buyers gain bargaining power
Australia’s regional property markets have begun to decline, but the impact across the Hawkesbury is likely to vary sharply between suburbs and property types. Australia’s housing downturn has entered a new phase, with falling values spreading beyond capital cities and into regional property markets that had previously proven
North Richmond Fast-Food Fight heads to Court with over 200 objections
Council opposes the proposed food outlets and childcare centre as questions remain over traffic, rural character and the planning classification of development on RU2 land.
One Nation’s Macquarie branch builds in Hawkesbury
Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has held the second meeting of its newly formed Macquarie branch at the Clarendon Hotel.
The measuring of us: what 25 years of Census data says about the Hawkesbury
Four councils, five censuses, and one district that stopped growing while its neighbours took off
National powerboat championship brings leading racers to Dargle
Dargle Water Ski Park has reinforced its place on Australia’s powerboat racing calendar after hosting leading competitors from across the country and an American champion for three days of high-speed racing on the Hawkesbury River. Some of Australia’s fastest circuit-racing powerboats descended on Lower Portland from
Fight night tonight
Professional and amateur boxing tonight at Richmond Race Club, at 312 Londonderry Road, Londonderry
Local Boxer Tyrell Adams Returns to the Ring
On International Fight Card at Sydney Event Centre Saturday, 18 July 2026Loc
Mid Mountains Blues Festival
Mid Mountains Blues Festival set to bring a big day of blues back to the Hawkesbury
GP, urgent care or emergency? Where to go when winter illness strikes you.
With winter respiratory illnesses putting growing pressure on hospitals, Hawkesbury residents are being urged to know where to seek medical help and when a trip to the emergency department is really necessary. NSW hospitals are experiencing intense winter demand, with almost 10,000 people presenting to Sydney emergency departments on
Gun clubs urged to become an early warning line against radicalisation
Hawkesbury’s strong shooting and firearms culture has been drawn into a wider national debate over whether gun clubs could become part of Australia’s early-warning system for violent extremism, after evidence to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion that people can now self-radicalise in just
New builds win the tax break, but new research says established property could still come out $100k ahead
New builds keep the tax perks under the 2026 Budget. But a decade of modelling suggests established property might still win on the numbers.
The Hammer Falls Quiet: Falling Auction Clearance Rates and What They Mean for The Hawkesbury
Sydney's auction market is in sharp retreat - and home sellers across the region need to pay attention. According to Domain, Sydney's clearance rate for the week ending 30 May 2026 sat at just 51%, compared with 68% at the same time last year. At the start
Final frame: intimate family portrait wins national prize
Artist Nathan Beard has won the final National Photographic Portrait Prize in its current form with a deeply personal image of his late aunt. Beard received the 2026 award for Mae Khong, a portrait taken after his aunt suffered a debilitating fall at her home in Thailand. The photograph shows
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The Hard Talks of Life: From the Sex Talk to the Death Talk
Now, decades later, the roles have reversed. As our parents age, it’s up to us—often their adult children—to initiate another essential, uncomfortable conversation: the death talk.