Keeping Rates Fair as The Hills Grows
Dr Michelle Byrne – Mayor of the Hills Shire Council is currently consulting on a proposed new rating structure designed to keep residential rates equitable and sustainable as The Hills continues to grow. As the fastest-growing council area in NSW, our community is placing increasing demand on everyday services such as local roads, parks, libraries […]
Education Shapes the Future of Our Young People
Education shapes not only what our young people know, but who they become. Across the Berowra community, schools play a central role in forming character, building skills and helping students discover their place in the world. Whenever I visit local schools, I am reminded that education is not an abstract policy debate. It is lived every […]
The Infrastructure We Need to Support Growth
From The Desk of James Wallace | Member For Hornsby Over recent months, many Cherrybrook and Dural residents have shared their views on the Minns Labor Government’s draft plan to rezone parts of Cherrybrook near the Metro station. The plan allows for significant increases in height and density, potentially delivering more than 9,350 new dwellings over time. This […]
Australia Day A Time To Be Grateful
238 years ago on 26 January a humble makeshift flagpole was planted on Sydney Cove. Governor Phillip and his officers drank the health of the King as the colours were raised.. Just 55 years later, Sydney Cove would become the artificial shoreline we now know as Circular Quay. Over the years, decades and centuries that […]