Hornsby

The Greens are promoting Tania Salitra for the mayoral spot on Hornsby Shire Council. Although now retiring from Council, Greens mayoral candidate for the 2021 Local Government Elections was Emma Heyde. Despite losing, Heyde managed an astounding feat by receiving over 42% of the first preferences votes. The Greens are...

To bridge the gap between law enforcement and the local community, Ku-ring-gai Police Area Command (KPAC) hosted “Coffee With A Cop” at the end of July. The initiative is an opportunity for New South Wales Police to engage with the citizens in their district, learn of any issues, and promote...

Championing the Voice of the Community Coming in guns blazing, the Labor Party are bringing a competitive mayoral candidate to the Hornsby Shire.  Her name is Janelle McIntosh.  A three-term councillor, first elected to Hornsby Council in 2004, Janelle has a wealth of experience in public matters and community affairs. ...

BLUE GUM HIGH Forest in the Hornsby Shire is critically endangered. Less than 5% of the forest remains, and to protect the ecosystem, Hornsby Shire Council are calling on residents for help. Blue Gum High Forest has specific soil and rainfall requirements, limiting where the forest can grow. In order...

HORNSBY Shire acknowledged as the top mobile phone recycler for its seventh year. Annually, MobileMuster presents the Top Collector Award at the state and national level. The award acknowledges which local councils have collected the most phone components from its residents in their effort to recycle. Hornsby Shire took the...

Construction projects have begun on the public Kangaroo Point boardwalk. Funded by the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active and Metropolitan Greenspace programs, the boardwalk is the second phase of an active transport project. This project features an elevated boardwalk on a concrete pathway stretching approximately one kilometre from Kangaroo Point...

T here are few who have served the community for as long as the Honourable Philip Ruddock AO. Though first officially entering politics in 1973 when elected the Member for Parramatta, Philip Ruddock’s journey began much sooner. In the halls of the Hornsby Shire Council Chambers, Philip could be seen...

Two by-elections are slated to be held in October. Liberal members Matt Kean for Hornsby and Dominic Perrottet for Epping resigned from their state seats. After 13 years in parliament, comfortably sitting in the Hornsby seat, Matt Kean announced his departure in June of 2024. Shortly following his announcement, Labor...

A bronze, two-metre-tall honour roll plaque has been stolen from the entrance gate into Turramurra Memorial Park. The theft is believed to have taken place on late Sunday, 21st of July, or early Monday morning on the 22nd of July. Scribed onto the honour roll were the names of 67...

After nearly 6 months of submissions, objections, counter-objections, followed by the AEC wanting to tease out the potential outcomes, we finally have the draft redistribution for the Federal Seats of New South Wales. Whilst the headline change is not overly surprising, it is the impacts that it has had on...