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MAY
• Mass vaccination hub opens in Sydney Olympic Park .
• Master Plan for Anthony Skarratt Reserve Box Hill was adopted with Balmoral Reserve sporting complex underway .
• Marilyn Stoneham was honoured for her 40 years of Council and community volunteer work .
• An atrium at Council ’ s Norwest administration building was lit up in a show of support for the State Emergency Service ’ s Wear it Orange Wednesday .
JUNE
• Greater Sydney , Wollongong , Blue Mountains and the Central Coast are placed into lockdown as the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreads .
• Queen ’ s Birthday Honours List recipients included Karim Sumar , Karen Lindley , Dr Anthony Cheung , Karen O ’ Neill , Janet Pike , Dannielle Miller , David Sollom , David Taylor , Matthew Hay , Murray West .
• The Rotary Club of Hills-Kellyville held its Pride of Workmanship awards .
JULY
• Australia records its first death from the COVID-19 pandemic for 2021 . COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions tighten as public health alerts from venues of concern fill the daily news .
• Anti-lockdown protests start around the country .
• RSL NSW launches its first statewide recruitment drive in 25 years at Castle Hill RSL Club .
AUGUST
• Local historian and community volunteer Max Roughley was our finest for the month .
• The national Census is held .
• NSW ramps up vaccination efforts .
• Neighbouring Blacktown was declared an LGA of concern . Curfews in place . New requirements apply for authorised workers living , working or travelling through the area .
Council Atrium Christmas Lights
SEPTEMBER
• Council ’ s Keeping the Hills Shire Connected program , with residents encouraged to share pictures and messages of hope during COVID lockdown was underway .
• Mandatory vaccination for construction workers protests around the country .
• Many suburbs start recording 80-90 per cent or above first vaccination doses .
• Curfews start lifting . Outdoor swimming pools reopen .
OCTOBER
• Lockdown ends on 11 October . Business , council and community facilities start reopening . Push to shop local .
• Penrith Panthers defeat South Sydney Rabbitohs 14-12 to win the 2021 NRL Grand Final at Suncorp Stadium .
• Gladys Berejiklian resigns as Premier of NSW due to an Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation and is replaced by Dominic Perrottet as premier and leader of the Liberal Party .
• An additional $ 4m is committed by the federal government to boost aerial firefighting arsenal .
NOVEMBER
• Schools come out of lockdown for remainder of Term 4 .
• Verry Elleegant wins the 2021 Melbourne Cup .
• Remembrance Day commemorated at home and through online forums .
• NSW Government releases its proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam wall by 14 metres to mitigate downstream flooding and reduce flood risk from the Hawkesbury-Nepean river .
• La Nina 2021 weather event declared for Australia ’ s summer .
• 28 November first case of Omicron COVID-19 strain confirmed in Sydney on travellers from South Africa .
DECEMBER
• Local Government Elections held .
• It ’ s beginning to look a lot like Christmas with roving carollers , Christmas theatre and lights and decorations to Illuminate The Hills in our town centres .
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