Hawkesbury City Council's 2023/2024 Annual Report is now available to the public, highlighting the many successes and various challenges experienced over the financial year.
Highlights for the year include:
- Continued support for local communities through the Community Hub project, resilience and outreach programs including Customer Service Pop Ups and face-to-face engagement.
- Our largest major events program ever including Savour the Flavour, Hawkesbury Fest, Light Up Windsor Street Fair and Australia Day on the Hawkesbury.
- Completed a new BMX pump track at Woodbury Reserve in Glossodia, lighting upgrades at Bensons Lane soccer fields in Richmond and resurfaced the Mileham Street Netball Complex in South Windsor.
- Adopting key strategies for Hawkesbury's future including the Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) Transition Plan and Hawkesbury Landfill Management Strategy (Beyond 2026). Our recently adopted Environmental Sustainability Strategy and Urban Greening Strategy both won awards.
- Improving the Hawkesbury Companion Naimal Shelter to be more resilient in emergencies, comfortable for animals and welcoming to visitors and adopters.
Recovery from eight major floods in four years is continuing. While the Hawkesbury has received significant funding from federal and state agencies to undertake repair works, suitably qualified repair contractors and repair material availability is limited, meaning projects in isolated communities have had to be prioritised ahead of suburban areas which have better connectivity.
Recovery project highlights include:
- The commencement of major recovery and infrastructure projects including Thomas James Bridge, Settlers Road landslip remediation, Packer Road sealing and Gorricks Run causeway replacement.
- Completing Greens Road at Lower Portland repairs, and Upper Colo Bridge replacement.
- Delivering key projects under the Major Landslip Program including Tizzana Road, Grono Farm Road, Reedy Road and Chaseling Road North.
- Continued delivery of the Community Hubs initiatives to provide local support networks and services.
- Accelerating forward design and planning for 2024/2025 projects to improve project staging and delivery.
The community is invited to read the 2023/2024 Annual Report and its companion State of our City Report 2021-2024 at www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/your-council/corporate-publications
