Hawkesbury Library Goes Digital with uLibrary!

Hawkesbury Library Service is excited to introduce uLibrary, your new go-to for effortless access to a massive collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks. Start exploring today! This digital platform is designed to make reading and listening on the go simpler and more enjoyable than ever before. Best of all, uLibrary is completely free for all current […]

Volunteer Week: Hills Celebrates Community Heroes

The Hills Shire Council recently honoured its dedicated volunteers during National Volunteer Week, which ran from May 19th to 25th. The week, themed “Connecting Communities” in 2025, highlighted the vital role these selfless individuals play in strengthening the local community through their diverse contributions to council programs and other services. Volunteers were recognized for their […]

Hidden in the Hills: Native Currant

By Lachlan Turner Growing in the more open sections of dry sclerophyl forest the Native Currant (Leptomeria acida) has an unusual characteristic in that it can be parasitic off the roots of other shrubs and trees. It has no leaves as such, but rather there are short to lengthy green protrusions that extend from somewhat […]