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FIRE TRAILS check your legal contract
Hawkesbury Highlands has an extensive network of fire trails in National Parks and across private property. There are approximately 1.3 million properties on bush fire prone land in NSW and to assist with containing and managing fires across the landscape,...
BILPIN HALL CAR PARK almost & maybe
Bilpin Hall is an essential community infrastructure as it: a) is a district hall servicing the needs of not only Bilpin but surrounding communities of Mt Lagoon, Mt Tootie, Mt Tomah, Berambing and Kurrajong Heights b) the hall is in use daily by a wide variety of...
WHO REPRESENTS YOUR COMMUNITY?
In the first edition of the Hawkesbury Highlands Bilpin RFS President claimed that along with Bilpin Regional Action Group (BRAG) and the Bilpin Hall Committee, organizations which work closely together, their views represent ten percent of the population. So, what...
HAWKESBURY COUNCIL FLIES IN VICTORIAN EXPERT TO TALK TO BILPIN BUSHFIRE VICTIMS
Hawkesbury Council Community Recovery Co-ordinator Liz Murphy organised a community dinner for bushfire survivors at Chapel Hill Berambing and flew in Victorian disaster expert Dr Rob Gordon to speak at the event. 38 people attended the event of which about 30 were...
VOICE TO PARLIAMENT – a statement from the Highlands
People driving on BLOR past Bilpin Cider will catch a view of the Aboriginal flag flying next to the Australian flag at the entrance to the Cellar Door. This is the first business to fly the First Nation people’s flag in the Highlands and it has sparked discussion...
COMMUNITY GROUPS welcoming new members
MT LAGOON SATURDAY BBQ LUNCH held the first and third Saturdays in the month starting at 12 noon beside the RFS shed on Sam’s Way. Everyone welcome. MT TOMAH AND BERAMBING COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC welcomes new members, and you can contact them at mtra2020@gmail.com...
ARTS & CULTURE IN THE HIGHLANDS
Arts and culture play a crucial role in all our lives. They contribute to the unique identity and sense of pride within a rural community. They showcase the local heritage, traditions, and customs, preserving the community’s history and fostering a strong connection...
BUSHFIRE RECOVERY, SPIRIT AND STRENGTH
I could quote the statistics – 18,600,000 hectares burned, 5,900 buildings destroyed, 34 lives lost, 1,000,000,000 animals killed. I could tell you about better building practices – strengthened BAL40 guidelines, a revised National Construction Code, new and improved...
No access to further information for bushfire victims
Residents whose homes were burnt when a backburn lit by the Rural Fire Service at Mt Wilson got out of control have failed in a bid for more details on an internal report into the incident. The Mt Wilson RFS Backburn Survivors Group sought information on the report...








