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Hornsby Shire Council is excited to announce that entries are set to open for its popular national art prize, the Hornsby Art Prize, on Monday 3 June.

A new clubhouse with accessible facilities was officially unveiled on Saturday 4 May at Ron Payne Park, North Epping.

The winner of the Remagine Art Prize 2024 has been announced, with Lane Cove based artist Phoebe Stone taking out the first prize of $5,000 for her oil and pastel painting, Serene Sea. Inspiration for Phoebe’s work came when she was walking the Gadyan track around Sydney's Berry Island Reserve and her eye was taken through the native scrub and over to a large oil tanker.

Opportunities for young people to live, study and enjoy life in Hornsby Shire, the chance for people to walk and cycle around the area, and the space for diverse community voices to be heard are just some of the ways that Hornsby Shire Council will work to create a socially sustainable Shire. These initiatives and more are outlined in the draft Hornsby Shire Social Plan, adopted at last night’s Council meeting for public exhibition.

At its General Meeting held yesterday, Hornsby Shire Council adopted a special Mayoral Minute outlining its strong opposition to the NSW Government’s last-minute decision to impose an enormous Emergency Services Levy (ESL) cost increase on councils for 2023/24. By scrapping the ESL subsidy, this will impact Council’s budget by $1.8 million.

On behalf of the Council, staff and community of Hornsby Shire, I would like to express my shock and sadness at the tragic events at Westfield Bondi Junction this weekend.

Hornsby Shire Council in association with the NSW Government have proudly unveiled a new Children’s Forest in Galston today — only the second of its kind in Australia and an innovative new feature of the Shire’s already treasured Fagan Park.

Hornsby Shire Council’s draft 2024-2027 Delivery Program and 2024/25 Operational Plan (DPOP), which details the many steps Council will take to ensure Hornsby Shire becomes more resilient and maintain its natural environment, was adopted for public exhibition at its General Meeting on Wednesday 10 April.

Hornsby Shire Council is delighted to announce that two local cricket initiatives designed to promote diversity in cricket have been recognised at the Cricket NSW 2024 Community Cricket Awards.

Hornsby Shire Council has an exciting program of free events in store for Youth Week 2024. Celebrating this year’s theme, ‘Express. Empower. Get loud!’, there is something for everyone with a chance for young people to learn something new, have fun, and showcase their talents.