Heavy Rainfall Around Hawkesbury Area

STATUS UPDATE 13: This truly is an unlucky update unfortunately. There has been heavy rainfall throughout the catchment during the morning, with significant inflows into the river system throughout the Upper Nepean, Warragamba Dam, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Colo Valley. The rivers have continued rising and the BOM is predicting further heavy rainfall with a […]

Renewed Moderate Flooding Warning

Renewed moderate flooding is possible at Sackville, Lower Portland, and Wisemans Ferry. The Hawkesbury River at Sackville may exceed the moderate flood level (7.30 m) overnight Sunday into Monday. The river level may reach around 8.30 metres during Wednesday with moderate flooding. Further rises are possible. The Hawkesbury River at Lower Portland may exceed the […]

Flooding Bulletin at Lower Portland

Hawkesbury River at LOWER PORTLAND Issued: 4:30 P M 6 March 2022 What is happening: RENEWED MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING LIKELY IN THE HAWKESBURY-NEPEAN VALLEY FROM SUNDAY RENEWED MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRING AT NORTH RICHMOND. Heavy rainfall over the past week has caused major flooding in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley, where minor to major flooding continues. Further […]

Moderate Flood Bulletin

Hawkesbury River at Sackville Issued: Sunday 6 March 2022 at 4.15 PM What is happening RENEWED MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING LIKELY IN THE HAWKESBURY-NEPEAN VALLEY FROM SUNDAY RENEWED MAJOR FLOODING OCCURRING AT NORTH RICHMOND Heavy rainfall over the past week has caused major flooding in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley, where minor to major flooding continues. Further […]

Public Warnings

Consumers are warned not to deal with Anthony Lee Francis also known as Tony Francis and Anton Francis who has traded in NSW under the business names Steel Bond Group, Hills District Fencing, Hills District Fencing and Gates NSW. Mr Francis does not hold a current NSW contractor licence. Based on complaints received from consumers, […]

Road Closure Alerts

The following roads in The Hills are as follows: Boundary Rd, Box Hill, at Killarney Chain of Ponds is now open Boundary Rd, Box Hill, from Hession Rd to Cataract Rd closed Pitt Town Rd, Maraylya closed Terry Rd, Box Hill, at Hedgewood Dr closed Source – https://www.facebook.com/TheHillsShireCouncil

Report it to Council

Have you seen something waste-related that needs our attention in Hills Shire council? Dumped rubbish? Missed bin collection? Abandoned trolleys? You can report an issue from anywhere, on any device, at any time! To get started, visit https://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Report-Request Source – https://www.facebook.com/TheHillsShireCouncil Dumped rubbish? Missed bin collection? Abandoned trolleys? Dumped rubbish? Missed bin collection? Abandoned trolleys? Dumped […]

Seaweek Australia

Today (5 March 2022) is the start of Seaweek Australia, celebrating and raising awareness of our oceans and marine creatures. So, let’s talk about this beautiful Australian marine animal! The Leatherback Turtle, the world’s largest turtle, sometimes visits the Hawkesbury-Nepean estuary. In the 1970s, Leatherbacks would frequent the waters of Broken Bay. Sadly, now you […]

Potential Storm Coming to Sydney

Heavy rainfall from slow moving thunderstorms over the Blue Mountains and Wollondilly area. Weather Situation: Slow moving severe thunderstorms are developing on a cold front ahead of an upper low pressure system. The Bureau of Meteorology warns that, at 7:55 pm, severe thunderstorms were detected on the weather radar near the northwest parts of the […]

Evacuation Warning – Wisemans Ferry

NSW SES has this morning advised residents at Wisemans Ferry to be prepared to evacuate. Simple things you can do now: • Take pets, essential items, warm clothes, medicines, insurance documents and valuables with you. • Relocate other personal possessions to a safer/higher place. • When directed to evacuate, leave as early as possible to […]