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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 […]

Hills Building & Design Awards offer invaluable support to industry innovators

Entries for the 2016 Hills Building & Design Awards close in just six weeks. Winners of the prestigious awards will gain invaluable industry recognition, reward and publicity, distinguishing themselves as the business of choice in the eyes of future clients. This year’s awards have been expanded to include two new award categories; Residential Bathrooms and […]

Rebellion! encourages locals to discover their past

Hills locals are invited to discover their past this June when the award winning cast from Convict Footprints Productions returns for their latest performance: Convict Footprints: Rebellion! at Castle Hill Heritage Park. Convict Footprints: Rebellion! takes audiences on a journey through the history of Heritage Park the site of the first lunatic asylum in Australia […]

Crestwood Fair To Become Part of OBF Celebrations at the Showground

The 2015 Crestwood Fair celebrated its 25th year and the Fair Committee, in consultation with Council, have agreed to incorporate elements of the event into the 2016 Orange Blossom Festival (OBF). Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne and Crestwood Fair Committee Chair John Ebbott agreed that the time was right for the Fair to move […]

Awesome Array Of Businesses Recognised At Awards

Small business owners were recognised for their outstanding commitment to the Hills Shire at the 2016 Sydney Hills Business Awards at Castle Hill RSL on Wednesday. Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne congratulated the winners, describing small businesses as the backbone of the community. “More than 99 per cent of all businesses in The Hills […]

Say It With Ice Cream this Mother’s Day

Celebrate Mother’s Day with a custom made Baskin-Robbins Mother’s Day Tuxedo Ice Cream Cake, to let her know she’s number one. Expanding from the success of the launch of the new range of Tuxedo Ice Cream Cakes in February 2016, Baskin-Robbins have introduced specialty Mother’s Day Tuxedo Ice Cream Cakes for guests to treat their Mums. The cakes […]

Council Commits To Biggest Budget On Record

The biggest budget to date has been given the green light by Hills Shire Councillors, with a record $268 million forecast to be spent by Council in the 2016/2017 financial year. Hills Shire Mayor Dr Michelle Byrne said that Council was in the strongest financial position it has been in throughout its history and that […]