Kurrajong educator launches childcare credential app to improve service safety
Local innovation with cross industry and international application
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
Air fryer safety & PFAS
What Hawkesbury households should know about PFAS, plastics and non-stick coatings
Council promo featuring GM candidate prompts questions?
Questions have been raised over Hawkesbury City Council’s use of staff and communications resources to produce promotional material featuring Acting General Manager Will Barton while he is a confirmed candidate for the permanent General Manager position. Mr Barton, who identifies himself as "Interim General Manager" published a
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
Hawkesbury Council Debt Tops $54.8 Million
Councillor secures commitment to clearer reporting of Council borrowings
Hawkesbury's Economy 'Impossible to Measure'
New analysis finds Hawkesbury Council can learn from the neighbours
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
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
Air fryer safety & PFAS
What Hawkesbury households should know about PFAS, plastics and non-stick coatings
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
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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.