POLITICS
FROM THE MAYOR’ S DESK
with Hawkesbury City Mayor Les Sheather
Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated the Hawkesbury’ s past and present as Sydney’ s food bowl at Savour the Flavour. This year’ s event was our biggest yet and the feedback from stallholders and visitors was really positive. It was wonderful to see so many happy faces enjoying the sights, sounds and tastes at Richmond Oval.
Our next major event will be Australia Day on the Hawkesbury, so mark it in your diary to be there at Governor Phillip Park on Monday, 26 January 2026 from 4pm for a fun family evening by the river. But before that, please join us at Macquarie Park on Sunday, 9 November, from 9am to noon for the official opening celebration of the new playground and amenities. There will be free donuts, ice cream and activities for the kids.
We will also officially open the restored Thomas James Bridge at Lower Macdonald on Sunday 16 November with celebrations taking part at St Albans Park from 11.30am to 2pm. If you are in the area, please pop by and say hello and enjoy a free cupcake and coffee on us. There will also be live music and circus activities for the kids.
If you are doing a spot of spring cleaning and plan to use our Waste Management Facility, please remember that the facility no longer accepts cash. This is also the case at our Animal Management Facility. Very few payments are made at these facilities using cash these days and this decision reduces security risks to staff, improves transaction tracking, and ensures all payments are processed transparently and securely. Don’ t worry, we will continue to not charge you a merchant fee when you use your cards to pay.
November also marks the beginning of the Mayoral Christmas Appeal and this year the Appeal will support the
Hawkesbury City Salvos. From now until 12 December, special collection boxes will be available at Council’ s Administration Centre, both libraries and Richmond Marketplace where you can donate unwrapped gifts and gift cards suitable for children and adults. The wonder and joy of Christmas is something that is close to all of our hearts.
I encourage everyone who is able, to share some of that joy with children and families in need this festive season.
Help name future roads in Glossodia
Council is publicly exhibiting the proposed street names for the Glossodia Development, and we want the community to Have Your Say.
The developers of the site within the Glossodia Development have provided the list of proposed street names that are to be exhibited under the requirements of the NSW Roads Act 1993. These names will be used for 30 new public roads to be created as part of the development.
The list of names proposed for the Glossodia Development is based on the following themes relating to:
• Hawkesbury River fish species
• Hawkesbury’ s honey farms
• The history of the site as a horse stud
• Themes relating to the colour purple, as Glossodia was named after the mauve-coloured waxlip orchid
• The moons of our solar system
• The history of the site as a poultry farm
There is a total of 81 names proposed, and these have been preapproved for use by the Geographical Names Board of NSW, a process which considers an evaluation of the surrounding Local Government Areas as well as the Hawkesbury Local
Government Area for any duplication or similarity with existing road names.
This list of proposed street names also conforms to the guidelines and principles of the New South Wales Address Policy and User Manual.
The community can view the list of proposed street names and provide their feedback online via Your Hawkesbury, Your Say at the link www. yourhawkesbury-yoursay. com. au / roadnaming-glossodia. The proposed street names can also be viewed at Council’ s admin building, Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm.
Feedback will also be received in writing addressed to the General Manager by mail to PO Box 146, Windsor NSW 2756 or via email to council @ hawkesbury. nsw. gov. au
Submissions will be open until Wednesday, 19 November 2025
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