Latest News
All latest news items are listed below.
For any media enquiries, please contact media@hornsby.nsw.gov.au
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Announcements; Council News; Media Releases
Election result: Five new Councillors join Hornsby Shire Council
Five newly elected Councillors will take their seats in Hornsby Shire Council with the result of the 4 December 2021 Local Government Elections being formally declared by the NSW Electoral Commission. -
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High school co-eds pitch in to help save rare forest
High school students have pitched in to help save one of Australia’s rarest types of forest, clinging to existence in small patches of bushland in Hornsby Shire on the northern outskirts of Sydney. -
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Street Libraries are popping up in suburbs across Hornsby Shire
Hornsby Shire Council has announced the winners of its recent Street Library ‘giveaway’, with 50 families living in Hornsby Shire soon to be given their own mini-library to place on their property. -
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Photography exhibition reveals our strength in being ‘Alone, Together’
A fascinating new photography exhibition revealing ordinary people’s shared experience of the COVID pandemic has gone on show free to the public in Hornsby, in Sydney’s northern suburbs (8 − 29 December 2022); the outcome of a series of multigenerational photography workshops and a competition. -
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Hornsby Shire Council corrects $280 million "media myth"
In response to media interviews on several Sydney-based radio stations, Hornsby Shire Council is again setting the record straight on funding received from the NSW Government for its Westleigh Park and Hornsby Park major developments. -
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Let’s all hop to it – and help count Hornsby Shire’s fascinating frogs!
With endangered frog populations set to decline sharply over winter, Hornsby Shire Council is working with local experts to undertake Australia’s biggest frog ‘census’ – and you can help, too! -
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Hornsby Shire Council outlook is upbeat at final meeting of current term
Hornsby Shire Council has concluded its final meeting for the 2017 to 2021 term on several positive notes, not least being the easing of COVID restrictions which have allowed Councillors, Council staff and members of the public to again attend Council meetings in person. -
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More than delightful art – our free 2022 Road Safety Calendar might save a life
Hornsby Shire Council has teamed up with six other northern Sydney councils to present the free 2022 Road Safety Calendar, which this year features delightful illustrations by renowned artist Oscar Nimmo. -
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Hornsby’s new ‘Disaster Dashboard’ will alert residents to fire, floods and other emergencies
Hornsby Shire Council is trialling a new online portal to help residents stay safe and receive live updates about any threat to the community – from local COVID-19 outbreaks, to violent storms, to bush fires, to power outages. -
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No dust gathered on shelves while major upgrade of Hornsby Library continued during lockdown
In the coming weeks, Hornsby Library will re-open after undergoing a multi-million-dollar upgrade – a welcome ’coming out of lockdown’ gift for Hornsby Shire’s countless Library patrons!