Australia Day Awards Nominations Now Open for 2027

The Hills Shire Council wants to hear about the quiet achievers, and it is asking locals to put their names forward for the 2027 Australia Day Awards. Every suburb has them. The person who turns up early to set out the chairs, the volunteer who keeps showing up long after the novelty has worn off, […]

Hills Hawks Football Club Celebrates Successful 2026 Season 

Hills Hawks Football Club has finished its 2026 season with two Grand Final victories, along with numerous other achievements to celebrate. Eight of the club’s competition teams made the finals, and three of those went on to play in Grand Finals. Two came home as Premiers: the U13/1 Women’s Team and the U13/4 Mixed Team. […]

History Society Annual General Meeting

A well-attended September meeting of the local history society heard from one of its own, archaeologist Elyssa Freame, who walked members through the Convict Trail Project’s work on the Great North Road. Volunteers run the project, with assistance from Council, and aim to record and preserve a road built between 1826 and 1836. The road […]