Mayor Invites You To Rug Up For Winter Sleep Out

Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne will join business leaders and community figures from across the Hills and spend a night sleeping rough at The Hills Winter Sleep Out on Saturday July 23. In a bid to raise awareness and funds to fight homelessness, Mayor Byrne will brave the elements at the old Castle Hill […]

Parliamentary Inquiry Into Brothel Regulation And Government Response Completely Fails The Most Vulnerable

Labor MLC for Hornsby, Greg Donnelly has strongly criticised the findings of the Parliamentary Inquiry into Brothel Regulation and the Baird Government’s response for utterly failing some of the most vulnerable in our community. The Legislative Assembly’s Select Committee on the Regulation of Brothels reported to the Parliament in November last year. The Baird Government’s […]

Sydney Hills Youth Ambassadors for 2016/17 announced

The Sydney Hills Youth Ambassadors and Champions for 2016/17 were announced at the Volunteer Week Celebration Evening last night, Thursday 12 May, at The Hills Shire Council. This year’s Youth Ambassadors are Claudia Chow and Thomas Kelly. The Youth Ambassadors will be supported by Youth Champions for Community and Culture; Hanna Murray, Laura Wood and […]

Volunteers recognised as new program is unveiled

As part of National Volunteer Week, Hills Shire volunteers gathered at Council’s Chambers last night, Thursday 12 May, for an evening of celebration in recognition of their hard-work and tireless commitment to making The Hills a great place to live. Among the volunteers recognised were are a number of long-serving volunteers including Dawn Matthews who […]

Awards recognise our unsung heroes

Do you know someone whose community efforts are worthy of recognition? Now is the time to nominate them for a Sydney Hills Community Contribution Award. The Awards encompass all areas of community contribution with categories to recognise achievement in sport, education, arts, environment, community service and business. Mayor of the Hills Shire, Dr Michelle Byrne, […]

Calling all community groups

Calling all community, sporting and performance groups, registrations are now open for Orange Blossom Festival parade entrants, local stage performers and community stallholders. The Orange Blossom Festival is the biggest community event on The Hills Shire Council calendar showcasing the best The Hills community has to offer with a focus on promoting local services, businesses […]

Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne Statement On Boundary Adjustments

Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne has expressed her disappointment that Hills suburbs below the M2 will become part of an enlarged Parramatta City Council, but that she’s pleased the rest of The Hills will be left alone following the NSW Government’s proclamation on council boundaries. Under two NSW Government proposals that affected The Hills […]

Baird Government Must Reject Unfair Opal Increases

NSW Labor is calling on the Baird Government to reject harsh Opal fare increases which will see regular train commuters hardest hit. Under this proposal fares will increase by an average of 4.2 per cent a year, which is more than triple the current rate of inflation. Five-day-a-week train commuters travelling from Hornsby to Central […]

Convicts win National Trust Award

On Friday 6 May The Hills Shire Council and Convict Footprints Productions were awarded the National Trust Heritage Award for Community Engagement for their Summer Series performance of Footprints at the Farm. The award recognised the educational and cultural value of the production that engaged audiences in the exploration of the history of Bella Vista […]

Australian Plants Society Meeting

The Australian Plants Society-North Shore Group will meet 7-45 pm on Friday June 10th at the Willow park Community Hall, 25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. Ian Thompson will speak about “Insects In Your Garden.” Native plants for sale. For more information, visit www.bandfordia.org.auAustralian Plants Society meeting