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Hornsby Shire Council held its first General Meeting on the 23rd of October, where Councillors and the popularly elected Mayor, Warren Waddell, took their Oaths.  During the meeting, Council elected Janelle McIntosh as Deputy Mayor for a period of 12 months.  Councillor Janelle McIntosh has served on Council for three...

Millions of dollars worth of unspent funds are currently residing on inactive Opal cards according to Transport for New South Wales (NSW) Secretary, Josh Murray.  Figures show that over $143 million sits untouched on approximately 18 million cards, which have not been used for tapping on and off public transport...

Dr Sophie Scamps, Federal Member for Mackellar, has succeeded in her campaign to trigger legislation designed to protect Australia’s water resources from damage sustained through gas fracking.  Gas fracking is a technique used to draw oil and gas from shale rock. This process involves drilling high-pressure holes into the earth’s...

In Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), the ratio of staff to children is becoming harder to maintain. Especially since burnout in this field as at an all time high. As it stands, more ECEC qualified educators are in high demand to fill staff gaps as more qualified educators exit...

MAYORAL elections took place at the end of September. Much did not change for the Northern Beaches and North Sydney. Councillor Sue Heins, who represents the Curl Curl Ward, was re-elected as the Mayor for the Northern Beaches. Councillor Georgia Ryburn from the Manly Ward was appointed as Deputy Mayor....

The Sydney Alliance presented the Fair Housing for Hornsby community forum at NorthernLife Baptist Church on the 5th of September. Over 140 people attended the event, representing 24 civil society organisations, including Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women’s Shelter (HKWS) and Shelter NSW. At the forum, 14 candidates for the Hornsby Shire Council...

The Federal electorate of North Sydney has officially been abolished. The Electoral Commission released their announcement today on the 12th of September confirming that North Sydney is indeed to be absorbed by surrounding electorates. As such, electors will transfer from North Sydney to Bennelong, Bradfield, and Warringah. Bennelong will lose...

Frontrunner for the Liberal Party’s ticket in Hornsby is James Wallace. Hornsby is a traditionally Liberal held seat. Since 2011, the state electorate has been represented by Matt Kean, though with Kean’s recent resignation, a by-election has been triggered. James Wallace is the Liberal offer to Hornsby. Growing up in...

Having served on Hornsby Shire Council and running for another term in the recent Local Government Elections, Tania Salitra is the Greens Party candidate for the state seat of Hornsby. During her local government campaign, Tania noticed that the concerns raised by residents were the result of inadequate state representation...

For the race in Hornsby, the Sustainable Australia Party (SAP) have preselected candidate Justin Thomas. This is not the first time Justin Thomas has run for the party. In both the 2019 and 2023 State Elections, Justin Thomas received just under 1.70% of the formal votes. ‘People are looking for...