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Spring and the Orange Blossom Festival go hand in hand for Hills Shire residents . As is the norm , a huge array of festivities make up this well-loved event - from the carnival like parade through Rouse Hill Town Centre , to the Orange Blossom Festival Taste at Wisemans Ferry Park at the end of the month . Don ’ t miss taking the kids to say G ’ day to Bluey and Bingo at Rouse Hill on the Saturday !
Just a short drive away in the Hawkesbury is Savour the Flavour ( in October ), a wonderful event to support our farmers , local businesses and our community by highlighting the Hawkesbury and our wonderful local food and produce .
Still on quality food , our ‘ Power of ’ column this month , highlights the benefits of growing your own fruit and veggies and having fresh produce at your fingertips and on your plates all
HDI year round , p14 . Our Prime Minister , Anthony Albanese , was recently in the area attending the opening of the huge Coles ’ automatic distribution centre at Kemps Creek . This mammoth facility is the size of 25 rugby league fields and when it is running at full capacity it will service 229 New South Wales and ACT stores and process more than four million cartons per week . Now , that is a lot of stuff ! p10 .
You will know there are lots of conversations about the proposed mini city development at Bella Vista and Kellyville Metro Stations .
Council have officially submitted its feedback to NSW government urging them to slow down and reconsider vital infrastructure which has been overlooked . Residents are also encouraged to have their say , details on p4 .
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