Latest News
All latest news items are listed below.
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Announcements; Council News; Media ReleasesWin a Street Library – a beautiful tiny home for books in your front yard
Hornsby Shire Council is once again offering its free Street Library program, where up to 20 people living in the Hornsby Shire local government area can get their very own Street Library! -
Announcements; Council News; Media Releases‘Our Hawkesbury’ photography competition to mark World Rivers Day, September 26
The beautiful Hawkesbury River comes into focus on World Rivers Day, Sunday, 26 September thanks to collaboration between local and state government. -
Announcements; Council News; Media ReleasesDespite latest COVID lockdown, Council is delivering for the community
At last night’s General Meeting, chaired for the first time this term by Deputy Mayor Michael Hutchence, Council tabled an update on our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, showing that despite the ongoing impact on Council’s finances, we are still delivering the highest possible levels of service to the community. -
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Peats Bite fire destroyed “renowned local institution” – Mayor
Hornsby Shire Mayor, Philip Ruddock, has expressed his sadness on hearing news of the fire which destroyed the popular local restaurant business, Peats Bite. -
Announcements; Council News; Media ReleasesIndigenous name for popular nursery a 'welcome development' - Mayor
Based on a recommendation by members of the Hornsby Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Consultative Committee (HATSICC), Hornsby Shire Council has renamed its popular Britannia Street, Pennant Hills community nursery as the Warada Ngurang (pronounced Wa-ra-da Noo-rang) Community Nursery. -
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Hornsby Shire ’dual naming’ policy acknowledges Traditional Owners
Hornsby Shire Council has endorsed a draft policy for assessing naming and dual naming proposals for Council facilities, with names to be drawn from the Darug and GuriNgai languages of the Shire’s Traditional Owners. -
Announcements; Council News; Media ReleasesWork begins on $9 million upgrade to revitalise Mark Taylor Oval
Hornsby Shire Council today begins work on the first stage of a $9 million upgrade to Mark Taylor Oval in Waitara (in Sydney’s northern suburbs) to improve sports and community facilities and create a Cricket and Community Centre. -
Announcements; Council News; Media ReleasesHornsby Shire celebrates planting 30,000 trees in under two years!
Dubbed ‘The Bushland Shire’, it is already renowned as one of greenest places in Australia. -
Announcements; Council News; Media ReleasesCouncil adopts Hornsby Park Master Plan: 'An excellent outcome' – Mayor
Hornsby Shire Council last night (Wednesday 14 July) formally adopted a draft Master Plan for its ambitious Hornsby Park project, a major new parkland to be built close to Hornsby Town Centre. -
Announcements; Council News; Media ReleasesHornsby Shire the state's top phone recycler – again!
The residents of Hornsby Shire have again been named New South Wales’ top mobile phone recyclers at the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) National General Assembly held in Canberra on Tuesday, 22 June 2021.