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Preparing for Bushfires: Essential Advice if you are stuck at home when fire strikes
During Christmas 2019 Bilpin District was struck by bushfire that took many residents by surprise. Jim Smith, volunteer firefighter and former Deputy Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, has the following advice. Sometimes even the best-laid plans fail, and you may...
Bilpin Hall Committee Faces Controversy Over Proposed Changes to Constitution
The Bilpin Hall, a historic and essential community hub, is at the centre of a growing controversy as the committee responsible for its management debates significant changes to its constitution. At issue is a proposal from the newly elected committee to amend the...
Hawkesbury Council’s Compliance Crackdown Targets Local Jam Makers, Threatening 230-Year Cottage Industry
In a surprising development, Hawkesbury Council compliance officers have turned their attention toward the region’s longstanding tradition of homemade jam production, a craft that has sustained local farmers and delighted visitors for over 230 years. This scrutiny...
Hawkesbury Council Election Results: Initial Outcomes Visions for our Future
The first stage of the Hawkesbury Council election results has been determined by the NSW Electoral Commission. Based on the initial count, the new council lineup includes representation from various political groups, with nine of the 12 councillor positions filled:...
We could not hold it’: Can you fight fire with fire?
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‘The best of a bad choice’: Megablaze was artificially enlarged by the Rural Fire Service
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Calls for Ambulance Station & Neighbourhood Safer Places at Mt Tomah
The Mt Tomah Berambing Community Association held its AGM on 12 August and about 30 people attended. With the State electoral boundary running through Berambing, both the Blue Mountains State MP, Trish Doyle and the Hawkesbury MP, Robyn Preston, were there.Both MP’s...
Council fireworks fiasco
SafeWork NSW issued fireworks permits to Chapel Hill Wedding Centre Berambing for two weddings, a fortnight apart in November. The firework events were each about 6 minutes duration. Chapel Hill was required to notify property owners one week before the events....
School kids deny writing Hawkesbury Council Place Plans Report
School children deny authoring Hawkesbury Place Plans Report, a crucial document Council intends to guide them in allocation of funding received from the State and Federal Governments. The document was placed on public exhibition in May 2023 and received damning...