Minns Government Finalises Cherrybrook Development Plan
By Mark Hodges MP The Minns Labor Government has now finalised its rezoning of the Cherrybrook Metro Precinct, paving the way for up to 10,000 new homes and buildings of up to 27 storeys. From the outset, when this proposal came to light last year, I strongly opposed it, and I maintain my opposition to […]
Nominations Open for 2027 Australia Day Awards in Hills Shire
The Hills Shire Council knows that some of the most important work in a community happens without applause. The person who turns up every week, the volunteer who never asks for credit, the group that keeps a neighbourhood connected: these are the people the council wants residents to think about as nominations open for the […]
Upcoming Bromeliad Society Meeting Features Soil Expert
The Bromeliad Society of Australia Inc. will hold its next meeting at the Federation Pavilion, Castle Hill Showground, on Saturday, 10 October. The public can browse and participate in plant sales starting at 10 am, with the meeting beginning at 11:30 am. This month’s guest is Bronwyn Holm, founder of Earthfood. Her family story reaches […]
Cheapest Fuel Prices for the Week Ending 2 October 2026
Where to Find the Cheapest Fuel Prices for the Week Ending October 2, 2026 Fuel Type: Unleaded 91 Petrol Station Name Address Fuel Price Shell Kenthurst 86 Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst NSW 2156 237.90 OTR Rouse Hill 43 Panmure St, Rouse Hill NSW 2155 229.90 Shell Reddy Express Dural 592-596 Old Northern Rd, Dural NSW 2158 […]
Former Sydney Childcare Worker Faces 115 New Charges
The former Sydney childcare worker is facing a further 115 charges following an ongoing investigation into the alleged exploitation of children at five early childhood education facilities in Sydney’s north-west. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) laid the additional charges as part of Operation Moonbi, bringing the total number of charges against the 35-year-old man to […]
Hills to Hawkesbury Residents: Is Your Fire Pump Ready?
With the Hills and Hawkesbury region facing an ongoing bushfire risk, residents in fire-prone areas are taking a look at their property protection measures and firefighting equipment. Clearing vegetation around homes and outbuildings, reducing potential fire hazards and ensuring reliable water supplies are fundamental steps in preparing for bushfire. Having access to water is only […]
Are You Fire Ready? Now Is the Time to Prepare
By Councillor Mitchell Blue As Chair of The Hills Bushfire Management Committee and a local volunteer firefighter, bushfire preparedness is a cause I am deeply passionate about. With the 2026-27 bushfire season approaching, now is the time for residents and landowners across The Hills to understand their level of risk and take practical steps to […]
Are You Fire Ready? Join the 4 Weeks to Fire Ready Challenge
Bush fires have always been part of life in The Hills. From Glenhaven and Annangrove in 1975, Kenthurst in 1991, through to the devastating fires in 1994 and again in 2002 at Maroota South, Glenorie, and Kenthurst – our community has seen how quickly the landscape can change. One firefighter remembers Kenthurst in 1991: “Our […]
Hidden in the Hills: Purple Twining Pea
By Lachlan Turner Throughout open woodland and scrubby forest can be found the Purple Twining Pea (Hardenbergia violacea) twisting and twining its way over and through understorey plants of up to 2 metres in height. Where conditions are ideal, masses of purple flowers can be seen, in season, all over the supporting plant. The observant […]
Cherrybrook Rezoning Raises Major Infrastructure Concerns
Dr Michelle Byrne – Mayor of the Hills Shire Council The NSW Government has decided to finalise the Cherrybrook Rezoning – and it’s significantly different from the Cherrybrook Place Strategy our residents expected that was developed through extensive community consultation. The original Place Strategy proposed around 3,200 additional dwellings. The final rezoning could now allow […]