Run For The Hills Event and Fire Ready Information
MARK HODGES MP MEMBER FOR CASTLE HILL RUN FOR THE HILLS The greatest community fun run, ‘Run for the Hills’ was held over the second weekend of September in association with the Orange Blossom Festival. Formally known as the Cross-Country Challenge, the fun run was held at a scenic location, the historic Bella Vista Farm. […]
Thank You to our RFS Volunteers and Preparing for the Upcoming Bushfire Season
As we approach the official start of the fire season, I want to acknowledge our remarkable RFS volunteers. Across Berowra there are over 1,500 local volunteers across 27 brigades who do a remarkable job. They’re an extraordinary group of men and women. They volunteer all year round. In autumn and winter they undertake drills and hazard […]
Rural Roundup: Clr Warren Waddell
Rural Roundup: It is very disappointing that the State Government has elected to defer the upgrade works to New Line Rd identified in the previous budget. This decision puts in doubt any timeline that may have provided any form of commuter relief. Residents and businesses in the rural area that have little choice but to […]
NSW Schools Constitutional Convention 2023
There is an exciting new opportunity for high school students in the Castle Hill Electorate! The Parliament of NSW Education team is inviting Year 11 students (Year 12 in Term 4) to apply to participate in the NSW Constitutional Convention 2023. When: Monday 6 November 2023 Where: Parliament of NSW, 6 Macquarie St. Sydney This […]
Prepare For The Bushfire Danger Period
The Greater Sydney Bushfire Danger period commences on 1st October. To prepare for this bushfire season I strongly encourage all residents, landowners and businesses to prioritise their bushfire preparedness. We have been very lucky in the past 20 years to have had no major bushfires in Hornsby area, and after several very wet summers, I […]
Happening Up North Clr Mitchell Blue
Now is the time to start preparing for the upcoming fire season. Three years of La Nina rainfall has caused significant growth in vegetation. A drier than usual winter points to a potentially dangerous bush fire season. Mitchell Blue You need to be bush fire ready. That means knowing your risk and having a plan […]
Rural Roundup Clr Warren Waddell
It was a special privilege to represent Hornsby Shire on Veteran’s Day. The occasion marked the 50th Anniversary of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War, and with the day itself, (18th August), marking the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan in 1966. In addition, to the Hornsby service in Railway Park, a local service […]
Little Blue Dinosaur Donates 20 Hold My Hand Signs To The Hills Shire
20 new ‘Hold my Hand’ signs have been installed at different locations throughout The Hills Shire as part of the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation’s ‘Hold my Hand’ campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness about pedestrian road safety and the importance of holding hands when crossing a road, driveway or car park, especially for children […]
From The Desk Of Matt Kean
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Hills Council News Update
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