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Following its joint campaign with The Hills Shire Council and Hawkesbury City Council for funds to repair potholes, Hornsby Shire Council has welcomed the pledge today by the NSW Premier of $500 million to repair flood damaged roads across the State.

Hornsby Shire Council will tonight (21 December) join with councils across Sydney by not switching on the Christmas lights in Hornsby CBD and outside the Council Chambers in response to Ukraine Embassy’s request to support its ’60 minutes of Darkness’ initiative, recognising the humanitarian crisis that is taking place in Ukraine.

Improved accessibility, activities to support physical and mental health and opportunities to be involved in the design of built environments are just some of the ways that Hornsby Shire Council will work to ensure its residents can experience healthy ageing.

Walking and cycling are set to get safer and simpler in Brooklyn after Hornsby Shire Council successfully secured funding for a shared path network through the NSW Government’s $117 million Get NSW Active program.

At last night’s meeting, Council received and noted a report detailing the outcome of an extensive program of community engagement around applying to the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) for a Special Rate Variation (SRV) and determined to advise IPART of its intention to make an application for an SRV in respect of the 2023/24 financial year.

Hornsby Shire Council today marked Social Inclusion Week with a free event celebrating the success of its isolation-busting Hello Hornsby initiative, which has connected with over 1,500 people at 16 events across the Shire and is set to continue in 2023.

This summer, Hornsby Shire Council challenges residents of all ages to rekindle their love of reading as it presents two free reading programs to strengthen literacy across the Shire.

At its General Meeting held yesterday, Hornsby Shire Council endorsed its 2021-2022 Annual Report which outlines that, despite navigating a range of challenging circumstances, Council continued to deliver high levels of service for the community.

The winners of the Hornsby Art Prize have been announced, with Solomon Karmel-Shann from Canberra taking home the top prize for his depiction of a troubled young man walking away from a red flag that towers in the distance on top of the hill.

To celebrate the Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre’s (CRC) fifth birthday this November, Hornsby Shire Council invites you to enjoy its first ever open day. Go behind the scenes to experience the world of recycling and discover how this popular community facility has diverted over 3,000 tonnes of problem waste.