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Indian Myna workshop - 02 Oct 2009
A workshop on Indian Mynas will be held this month to support wide community interest in a new trapping program to eradicate Indian Mynas in the Hawkesbury. more ..

Success for Council in Tree Removal Case - 15 Sep 2009
On Wednesday 9 September, Hawkesbury City Council won a case in the Land and Environment Court where a local resident had appealed against the severity of a prior sentence in the Local Court. more ..

Council transparent with financial auditing - 11 Sep 2009
In a first for Hawkesbury City Council, external representatives will be designated chairperson and deputy chairperson of a Council Committee looking at a range of auditing functions. more ..

Funding available for Macquarie Events - 11 Sep 2009
Council has established a $25,000 Macquarie 2010 Seed Funding Program to provide partial funding to groups who wish to stage an event as part of the Macquarie 2010 Bicentennial celebrations in the Hawkesbury. more ..

Recognising our sports achievers - 10 Sep 2009
Members of the community are invited to nominate worthy persons for the annual Hawkesbury District Sports Medal and Hawkesbury District Sports Certificate Awards before nominations close on Friday, 25 September. more ..

Trapping those nasty nest hijackers: Indian Mynas - 04 Sep 2009
Just as spring arrives and all the native birds are nesting, along comes a brown hijacker to take over the nest – the Indian Myna. To combat this pest, Hawkesbury’s local Men’s Shed is building traps for Indian Mynas as part of a community-driven trapping program facilitated by Hawkesbury City Council. more ..

Act now to get published in the Hawkesbury Macquarie 2010 Bicentenary program - 04 Sep 2009
All community groups will have the chance to have their events included in the Macquarie 2010 Bicentenary program if they organise and register their events as soon as possible. more ..

New Library returns chutes - 01 Sep 2009
The Hawkesbury Central Library has recently installed a returns chute that can be easily accessed by car. more ..

Hawkesbury slab barns study - 01 Sep 2009
Local residents who have slab barns on their properties are invited to participate in a new study to record slab barn locations in the Hawkesbury. more ..

Hawkesbury souvenirs sought - 01 Sep 2009
The Hawkesbury Visitor Information Centre is seeking suitable souvenirs for resale such as small, non perishable items that are produced in the local area, or which reflect positive aspects of the Hawkesbury, and which can retail up to $50 plus GST. more ..

Opening on 18 September at Hawkesbury Regional Gallery — Breathing Space - 01 Sep 2009
Do environmental issues engage artists to the same extent that they engage scientists and environmentalists? According to curator Brendan Penzer, you’d better believe it! more ..

A great achievement for Hawkesbury knitters - 31 Aug 2009
Hawkesbury City Council Library Service would like to thank everyone who knitted or crocheted squares and rugs for donation to Wrap with Love Inc. Throughout 2009, the library has collected 186 completed rugs; that is 1,436 individual squares. The completed rugs will be sent to needy people in Australia and overseas. more ..

New tourism brochure for The Hawkesbury - 31 Aug 2009
The Hawkesbury Visitor Information Centre has launched a new visitor brochure into the market place. The brochure is a DL folded style; a size most commonly stocked and displayed throughout the state network of accredited visitor information centres. more ..

Time to nominate local sports achievers - 20 Aug 2009
The Hawkesbury Sports Council and Hawkesbury City Council are calling for nominations of local sports achievers who have represented the Hawkesbury or made a positive contribution to sport. more ..

Hawkesbury City Council announces over $40,000 in community funding - 20 Aug 2009
Nine non-profit organisations and community groups will share over $40,000 of funding from the Community Development & Support Expenditure (CDSE) Funding Scheme for 2009. more ..

Brighter futures no more - 17 Aug 2009
Hawkesbury City Council was informed late last week that The Wesley Mission will not be renewing its contract with, Peppercorn Services Inc. to provide early intervention services to vulnerable families within our community. more ..

Swings, slides and winning smiles - 11 Aug 2009
Children’s faces were beaming at the official opening of the new playground at Woodbury Reserve, Glossodia last Saturday. Around 120 people – children, parents, grandparents and residents – came along to celebrate. more ..

Police target speeding and drink driving in the Hawkesbury - 07 Aug 2009
Local police and Hawkesbury City Council are urging motorists to drive safely in and around the Hawkesbury area, according to Council’s Community Safety Coordinator, Denise Oakes. more ..

Yarramundi Reserve gets a green boost - 05 Aug 2009
Yarramundi Reserve is all the greener this week thanks to a mass planting of trees and shrubs on National Tree Day on Sunday, 2 August. This was the first event scheduled to promote Local Government Week 2009 in the Hawkesbury. more ..

New playground opening at Woodbury Reserve - 05 Aug 2009
A new playground will be opened at Woodbury Reserve, Glossodia on Saturday, 8 August 2009 with a community celebration from 10am to 1pm, to promote Local Government Week which is held August 3-9. more ..

Get involved in Hawkesbury’s Local Government Week - 27 Jul 2009
How well do you know your local Council? Local Government Week 2009 is a chance to get to know us better! You can meet local staff and join in lots of fun activities. Local Government Week 2009 will be held from 3-9 August with the theme ‘Keeping it Local’. more ..

Hawkesbury Oasis Pool Closure - 09 Jul 2009
Please note that all of the indoor pools, spa, steam room and sauna at the Hawkesbury Oasis Leisure Centre in South Windsor will be temporarily closed for two weeks from Monday, 13 July until Sunday, 26 July 2009. more ..

Roll Up, Roll Up! Circus Fun @ the Library - 02 Jul 2009
The Library has some great activities and Movies at the Library planned for the July 2009 school holidays. more ..

Citizen of the Month February 2009 - 02 Jul 2009
Hawkesbury City Council is proud to announce that the recipient of the Hawkesbury Citizen of the Month award for February 2009 is John Crook. more ..

Citizen of the Month for December 2008 and January 2009 - 02 Jul 2009
Hawkesbury City Council is proud to announce that the recipients of the Hawkesbury Citizen of the Month awards for December 2008 and January 2009 are Mark McDonell and Ruby Wilbow. more ..

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