Jane Seaglove | Hornsby Councillor
Hello Residents,
I hope you are enjoying the colder weather of the winter months. While it’s a good time for gardening and planting Hornsby Shire Council is running a Native Plant Giveaway at the Warada Ngurang Community Nursery in Pennant Hills.
Each household can book a slot and take home up to four free native plants per household — ranging from grasses and shrubs to tube-stock trees—twice yearly efforts aim to enhance local biodiversity and support wildlife habitats. Staff and volunteers are available to offer planting advice tailored to your garden’s conditions Native Plant Giveaways – August 2025 | Hornsby Shire Council. Be sure to book in advance and bring proof of residency.
Hornsby Shire Council is seeking community feedback on the Draft Destination Management Plan 2025–2030, now on public exhibition following its endorsement in July. Hornsby Shire Destination Management Plan 2025-2030 | Yoursay Hornsby
The Destination Management Plan sets a strategic vision to grow the Shire’s visitor economy over the next five years, with initiatives to improve visitor experiences, increase stay duration boost local spending, and raise the area’s profile. Focusing on four key pillars – river, rural, parks and bushland, and towns and villages – it outlines a collaborative framework for Council, businesses, and agencies to deliver tangible results.
Hornsby Council’s Draft Glenorie Village Investigation Report and Place Plan is now on exhibition, outlining key planning recommendations based on the 2022 Rural Lands Study.
The draft aims to maintain Glenorie’s rural character while supporting housing diversity and better amenities. Glenorie Village Investigations – Investigation Report | Glenorie Village Investigations | Yoursay Hornsby
Documents and details are available online. Submissions close 11:59pm, 31st August 2025.
Drop-in sessions at Glenorie Memorial Hall:
- Friday 8th August: 12–4pm & 5:30–7:30pm
- Saturday 9th August: 9am–2pm
1-3 Johnson Road, Galston – The Community Engagement Summary Report follows the recent exhibition on Your Say Hornsby and provides an overview of the submissions we received. Community Engagement Summary Report. The Report was also emailed to all contributors and followers of the page and placed on the Your Say page on 7th July.
