Hills Shire Flood Update
Hills Shire Flood Road Closures Update Pitt Town Road at Kenthurst; Cattai Ridge Road, Maraylya; McClymonts Road, Maraylya; Blue Gum Road, Annagrove; and River Road, Leetsvale; Mud Island Road, Sackville North Pages Wharf Road, Sackville North Mitchell’s Road, Sackville North Chapel Hill Road, Sackville North (open to local residents only) Boundary Road, between Windsor Road […]
Update from the Wisemans Ferry Operation
Despite the weather clearing up, flooding is still very much here in our area, the rivers slowly drops and the impact of floods is becoming more visible. Today the volunteers supported by other emergency services continued delivering food, fodder and petrol to the isolated communities as well as evacuating those in need. Wisemans Ferry Operation […]
Road Closure in the Hills Area
The following Road Closure in the Hills Area: – Pitt Town Road at Kenthurst; – Cattai Ridge Road, Maraylya; – McClymonts Road, Maraylya; – Blue Gum Road, Annangrove; – River Road, Leetsvale; – Mitchell Road, Pitt Town; – Chapel Hill, Sackville North (only open to residents); – Mud Island Road, Sackville North; – Pages Wharf […]
Flood Recovery Information
The Flood Relief Information Pop-up is available for the duration of this week at Camden Library, 40 John Street, Camden from 10am – 2pm (with potential for extension into next week pending current circumstances). Affected residents and businesses are invited to visit the information stall to chat to Council staff as well as Resilience NSW, […]
Flood Update for the Hawkesbury, Colo & Macdonald Rivers
Update: 16:30 Tuesday 5th July 2022 The BOM has issued flooding warning no. 31 (3.59pm) with significant river level rises have been observed along the Mcdonald river at St Albans, with river levels currently above the March 2022 flood level (8.33 metres). Significant river level rises have been observed along the Colo River upstream of […]
Disaster Assistance is Now Available
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″ offset=”vc_col-lg-1/5 vc_col-md-1/5 vc_col-xs-1/5″][us_image image=”11081″ size=”thumbnail” align=”left” style=”circle” has_ratio=”1″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/12″ offset=”vc_col-lg-4/5 vc_col-md-4/5 vc_col-xs-4/5″][vc_column_text]By Julian Leeser[/vc_column_text][us_post_date][/vc_column][/vc_row] Disaster assistance is now available to 23 local government areas following severe storms and flooding from 27 June, including The Hills and Hornsby LGAs. The Disaster Recovery Payment is available to those who have been substantially impacted by flooding. […]
Hills Shire Flood Update
Road Closures Pitt Town Road at Kenthurst; Cattai Ridge Road, Maraylya; McClymonts Road, Maraylya; Blue Gum Road, Annagrove; and River Road, Leetsvale Terry Road, Box Hill near Hedgewood Avenue has had half the road closed Ferry Closures Wisemans Ferry Webbs Creek Lower Portland Sackville AREAS UNDER EVACUATION ORDER for the hills district Parts of Lower […]
Early Fire Alert
The huge fuel build up over the last six months has put the RFS on high fire alert for an early fire season. Aussie Pumps is ready! The company has increased capability to provide what is widely acclaimed as the world’s best high pressure firefighting pump range. “The Aussie Fire Chief, and our budget Aussie […]
Rescuing Two People and Six Horses by Floodwater
FRNSW crews were today (5 July 2022) saddled with the responsibility of rescuing two people and six horses after they became trapped by floodwater in Sydney’s north-west Emergency services were called to Pages Wharf Road in Sackville North after a woman raised concerns for her parents who were unable to make it off their property. […]
Evacuation Order: Sackville North
NSW SES is directing residents and businesses within Parts of Sackville North to evacuate the following area by 12:30pm Monday 4th July 2022: All properties on following roads in Sackville North: 331 to 454 Mud Hill Road. Use the following evacuation route to move to safety outside the flood affected area: Proceed to Mud Hill […]