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Does Dressage have a future at Hawkesbury Showground?
This week I was a signatory to call rare extraordinary meeting of Council to address a dispute between the Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association, Dressage NSW and Equestrian NSW. The subject was a dispute over the future of dressage facilities at the Hawkesbury Showground.
Vivid 2025 – Sydney’s Amazing Festival of Lights
What a wonderful city we live in! Vivid Sydney has been just amazing this year, covering multiple sites and showing off our city’s architecture old and new. This is my tribute to VIVID, which we did in perfect weather! #vividsydney
Dual Occupancy – Approved in principle! (Labor opposes)
Council approved my Notice of Motion to permit Detached Dual Occupancies after seven years of delay and disappointment with our moribund LEP process. There's some way to go yet.
The 2025 Australian Federal Election – the view from Macquarie
For those of you who asked me what my opinion is of yesterday's Federal Election, I humbly offer you this. I try to provide a Global, National and Local (to the seat of Macquarie) explanation of What Just Happened.
Mics are dropped.
I want to know what you think.
The Effects on Insurance Premiums from Hawkesbury Flooding and Council\’s Planning Policies
The skyrocketing costs of home insurance is a massive issue for people in the Hawkesbury.
Damage from flooding could cost us billions, but the risks of living in on a floodplain have driven up Insurance costs even when the sun is shining.
The Incredible Shrinking Hawkesbury Bridge Program
In 2019 and 2021, to secure votes in what was at the time the most marginal Federal seat in the nation, the Liberals pledged $200M, and then $500M to build a high, flood-resilient bridge across the Hawkesbury River that would loop around North Richmond and relieve congestion at the intersection of Grose Vale Road, Bells Line and the Terrace. Now we're told by Labor that that money isn't enough.
Two Years in One Minute – A series of Hawkesbury Time Lapse Videos
Live Traffic NSW have automated cameras all over the state, and over eight in the Hawkesbury. I programmed a script to scrape an image from each at around noon for two years (August 2022 – Dec 2024) and compiled the ~700+ images into some time lapses.
Hawkesbury Youth Summit – Opening Address
I was honoured to be asked by the Mayor to give the opening address of the "Hawkesbury Youth 'Festival of New Ideas'" at the Western Sydney University Hawkesbury Campus
Throwback Thursday – the 1998 Resolve Chemicals fire at Wilberforce
CHEMICAL FIRE AT WILBERFORCE: At 2216hrs on Sunday 12th July, 1998, Hawkesbury Fire Control received advice from 000 of a structure alight in the Woodlands Industrial Estate, WIiberforce. The township of Wilberforce has over 100 homes and light industry and is located In the City of Hawkesbury approximately 60km north west of Sydney.
Pre-election Interview with Shaun Willams of Hawkesbury Radio
I leave it all on the field with this one.
The invitation to sit down with Shaun Willams from Hawkesbury Radio this close to the election was the perfect opportunity to take the gloves off and talk about what's really at stake this time.
Councillor Nathan Zamprogno
The page of Independent Hawkesbury City Councillor Nathan Zamprogno
Between now and Tuesday 11th, you will all be filling out the 2026 Census. Australia does this every five years to take a snapshot of our community. It helps to define who we are and how we live.
I have the honour of being one of the national directors of the Rationalist Society of Australia, an organisation founded in 1906 and which is honoured to have Justice The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG as its patron. Our remit is to promote secularism and evidence based policy at all levels.
I've worked on the staff of a church, and then spent 28 years working in both Private and Public Schools, and I want to invite you to carefully consider the answer you give to the "Religion question" in the Census.
The Religion question is different because it requires people to think about their values, not simply relate a rote fact about their income or the length of their daily commute.
Being nebulously spiritual in a non-denominational sense need not make you religious; nor do you belong to a religion just because your family always has.
I think that most people – even people with sincere religious beliefs – want public policy to be driven by evidence, not dogma. And Governments badly need to know whether the social policies advanced by churches are genuinely supported.
But if you’re not in regular fellowship, or disagree with what the Church says on some pretty significant issues (like the right of the terminally ill to make humane end-of-life decisions, or discriminate against teachers just because they are gay, as two examples), you should consider your answer.
Maybe churches need a stronger signal that their views are out of touch with your own values.
This isn’t about being anti-religious. It’s about the Census being an honest reflection of who we are as a nation, and it’s about sending a message about who speaks for us and what we value.
Growing up in the Oakville Rural Fire Brigade was a core part of my youth. I spent from age 15 and well into my twenties on the back of the brigade's beloved 1944 Studebaker tanker rolling along from burnoff to blaze at a time when the world was far more analogue. It was an innocent, happy time for me but more importantly it taught me about service to the community and the value of volunteerism.
Today, I joined with old friends and we celebrated the Brigade's 80th anniversary. It was an afternoon of laughter, stories, and hugs. I was reunited with people who were very formative to me as a young man. Such a lovely occasion.
NSW RFS - Hawkesbury District
Happy and excited to see a Fish and Chip shop re-opening in Thompson Square, Windsor!
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Tonight we welcomed 29 people from 15 countries who made the decision to become a citizen of Australia at a ceremony held at the Council chambers tonight.
Our new citizens came from
• South Africa
• Colombia
• Ireland
• United Kingdom
• Papua New Guinea
• Pakistan
• Germany
• Nepal
• Vietnam
• India
• New Zealand
• Scotland
• Sri Lanka
• Isla of Man and
• China
At the request of the Governor Macquarie Memorial Pipe Band, please consider attending their excellent concert at the The Regent Theatre - Richmond this Sunday afternoon.
I’ve heard them play. They’re amazing!
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I send an email newsletter about 2 or 3 times a year. Do you get it?
My new newsletter is going out this week,
If you don't think you're on my recipient list, please consider providing your email address at the link below.
This is part of my effort to keep Hawkesbury voters informed.
councillorzamprogno.info/contact-me-2/
In February I released an interactive tool that allows you to compare NSW Council statistics.
Its a great way to see where we stand in relation to our neighbours and demographic peers.
Well, I've just updated it with the most recent data for the 2024-2025 financial year released by the Office of Local Government.
Hawkesbury Council's new SRV is factored in, as are eighteen other Councils with active SRV increases between now and 2029.
Rates? Debt? Recycling? Population? It's all there.
This is just part of my effort to make goverment more transparent and accountable. Soon, I have a really big announcement about my next project, which involves AI.
Here's the link if you want to check it out (Desktop browsers are better):
councillorzamprogno.info/nsw_comparative_council_statistics_1995-2025.html
And here's my explainer video:
youtu.be/SJT8GKA-FVI
Recently I was honoured to host the inaugural TEDxHawkesbury event at the Richmond School Of Arts.
All the videos from the presenters are now online through the TEDx Global YouTube Channel and if you weren't able to attend the event, I commend them to you. Included in this post are my introductory remarks. Below is the link to all the talks.
In my roles as a Councillor and as a local high school teacher I have learned that innovation, connection, and meeting to share and debate good ideas are at the heart of fixing the problems we have in our community and the broader world.
This event has presented to a Hawkesbury audience wisdom about things as diverse as Artificial Intelligence, mental health, community service, trauma, ecology, disaster resilience, critical thinking and leadership. Having our speakers present from the same stage that once hosted debates about Australian Federation is a big thrill. I was specially proud to introduce two of my own students who gave well-received talks.
We heard from nine wonderful speakers which included Scott Hinks - Hawkesbury
of the local Lions club, and Dr Michelle Ryan of the Hawkesbury Nepean Platypus Project.
I certainly hope this sold-out event indicates we’ve started something that will continue.
All the talks are available at this playlist:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKVTDl0dqP08
Here is a major update on the issue of Detached Dual Occupancy in the Hawkesbury. This is something I get asked about a lot, and over the last few weeks there has been a flurry of reporting which tells only part of the story.
This video describes where we are, and how we got here.
If you want the receipts, and links to all the documents mentioned in this video, go to my website:
councillorzamprogno.info/2026/07/08/major-update-on-detached-dual-occupancy-in-the-hawkesbury/
Call outs to
John Ruddick MLC - Libertarian
Councillor Mark Hornshaw - Libertarian Party
Urban City Group
Paul Scully MP
