You speak very well. I found this to be very informative and can see how it must be frustrating at times for you. Let’s hope going forward you get a council working together to deliver even more outcomes. It seems to me you are doing a great job.

Well done Nathan.

Great video.

Mother Nature Rules Forever .

Why don’t you clean up Windsor and Richmond and make it desirable area to live????

Christine Warwick Day

Jason

Tye Jordan

Only bridge that didn’t flood was the one built on convict bricks and old wharfs. Take the grey protesters!

Thank you for all you do for the Hawkesbury. We are inundated with flood alerts, this is not a bad thing, however, I was surprised that the was no warning about the water release from Warragamba dam early Saturday morning and hence bridge closures. Perhaps a lesson learnt?

Not sure what you meant about Yarramundi Lagoon by “this is new suspect drainage patterns have changed” what you showed was a turf field under water from the lagoon which always rises and covers the lagoon bridge to varying degrees - nothing to do with and changes in drainage. All the rain run off from all the area runs into the lagoon and always has.

Thanks Nathan. Really helpful to see what is happening around the area.

Thank you for including Yarrramundi

Do you mean well under by now????

Thanks Nathan, good overview.

This is a great representation of the current situation. Thank you Councillor Nathan Zamprogno

It’s beautiful to see the very thing that gave the Hawkesbury Valley its riches occur again and again. Mother Nature is always in control.

Only council person to let us know what’s going on that I know of

This is really interesting Councillor Nathan Zamprogno

Thanks Councillor Nathan Zamprogno, at least someone on council is communicating with those affected.

Thanks again for showing us 😔

Jennifer McEvoy it is not all the properties that back onto the water way. Obviously if I have mentioned about the maintenance than ofcourse we have done our part in keeping ours clear of weeds and obstructions. Sadly the some properties I'm mentioning have alot and do 0 in the effort of maintaining it, in the years we have been here. I will be again reaching out to council as like I mentioned. This is the largest amount of water we have had in OUR YARD.

& some areas thar normally flood ok - Bennett Rd, off Blacktown rd; Rd beside oval at Pitt Town; properties along George St/Macquarie St S Windsor

Good to see a councillor actually doing something in our time of need.

Lynette Weekes Scott Weekes Courtney Weekes Corey Holland

Ash Clif

Jenna Rosaline

Mel Hunter

Brett Holden

Kasey Lee

Samii Sanders

Lucy Magno

Megan Halford Shane Groves Chris Halford Robert Groves Paul Vella

The water authority and nsw government are solely responsible to the damage that will occur again along the Hawkesbury river again. I wonder how much it has cost us over the past 4 floods in 6 years already. These idiots including the nsw government #chris minns spent over $3.3 billion to support sustainability and the clean economy, however not willing to consider spending $2 billion in the future capturing more water in our Warragamba dam and saving thousands of people property, livelihoods and life’s’? There are so many more options to solve the issues, not just rising the same. In 2022 NSW government spent a record budget $112.7 billion on infrastructure, as well as a broad spectrum of measures to support families—including $7.2 billion to boost household budgets, $3.8 billion to give children the best start to life, and $3.3 billion to support sustainability and the clean economy. Not forget the Australia government willing to spend $368 billion on nuclear submarines . I’m at a lost what else we the people can do, as the governments not willing to listen to official government petitions signed by over 85O residents and numerous letters by local major and many other residents including over 15 letters from myself to various MPs. The Warragamba dam is in the to hard bucket and doesn’t mater who is in charge, nothing will change. Remember all the water captured in the Dam is money in the bank of the authorities and we have to pay for the water, plus the overspill damage by the dam. In 2023–24 the Australian Government will provide $4.77 billion in Official Development Assistance (ODA). Which will solve the Warragamba Dam issues twice in one year. It’s a shame, but the Hawkesbury is such a beautiful place with wonderful people, however our governments don’t give us a F.

Please share!

Where do I find the flood and evacuation notifications?

Is this current

This is amazing. Thank you for sharing

I remember the year we moved in. The flood reached our front steps on Londonderry Road 1971 😳

That is awesome footage, just shows how quickly things changed overnight

Kerrie Levy this shows just how fast it rises. Scary stuff. Stay safe

Great footage

Darryn have you seen this time laps of the floods. The waters rose so quickly.

These types of videos are amazing - it captures just how quickly the flood waters rise!

Wow. So fast.

Wow! Incredible footage!

Incredible to watch.

Michelle Mesk interesting to watch how quick it all happens!

Wow, hope the infrastructure repairs is better than in Cairns North Queensland

Aga Piasecka Ania WO 🥺 happens so fast !

Taylor Caropolo this is my town rn

Nathan, is it the council's responsibility to take down the guard rails on Richmond Bridge before a flood, or does that fall to Transport NSW? Someone forgot again, so tens of thousand more in repairs (again!). Someone really should be held accountable for this. Once is a mistake, but every flood?

Allan Gray Harry Gray Ainsley Goodall That’s wild

Un Key rises up quick

Cortney Sanders Lauren PS

Do you think it's acceptable that with how many people are moving out to North Richmond and beyond and there's no plan to give us a flood exit?

Been happening for years and will continue to happen toughen up

Bradley Pond

John Hayes

Further update: I’ve just come off a half-hour conversation with the head of property maintenance at Telstra. They apologised for letting it slip off the radar, have committed to undertake maintenance on a monthly schedule, and are very, very open to granting permission for it to be a community garden. What they’ve asked for is a concept design. We need to find a landscape gardener prepared to draw one up. I’d also like to engage the Chamber of Commerce and local businesses to sponsor.

What a difference!

Sees a problem, notifies the appropriate people, problem fixed. This is how it should be! Thank you for your continued efforts 👏🏻

Many of us have been complaining to Telstra about that site for years. They come out and do a cleanup then leave it to overgrow until there's another complaint. There were suggestions made during the Town Centres consultations that council approach Telstra with a plan to utilise this area as public park space, but nothing was ever done on that score as far as I've been able to find out.

Do you think you get Telstra out to the front of my place where they ran the nbn and the pit had no drainage like the others in the street do. They all run down to the pig out front and the water overflows and floods the front of my place. As it is on the footpath not in my property they refuse to deal with me.

Back in the 90's I seem to remember it past to council for public use when Alan Eagle, (ex Telstra) was working with Richmond Chamber of Commerce? Beautifying the main st, as with all community voluntary activities, the personalities change and poor record and good ideas move on. Clearly the Councillors change and previous good ideas and actions fall by the wayside. What I want to know how you were able to talk to Telsta, they are not interested in the community since they went PRIVATE. (I think you missed an excellent opportunity to build on VACANT LAND???) Clearly the Council don't know what's going on

Great job Nathan, do you think you could get Hawkesbury Council to come and fix Schofield Road, Pitt Town. Council rubbish collection truck sunk in the middle of the road about 2 years ago, Hawkesbury Council solution was to put a road closed sign at each end of the road. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Can you get them to check the service at North Richmond around the shops and pub. Service used to be great in that area, but hasn’t been for 6months plus…

I saw them yesterday and was very impressed! Well done Nathan. Action Man!

Thanks for not just pointing it out but actively trying to solve a problem (taking action). Seeing representation Finger pointing and not taking action to solve problems is so frustrating so thank you for taking action.

Fantastic news!!! This little park used to be so beautiful and the grand old flowering gum is really suffering....

See we need a mayor that cares about things like this and politely points out some key factors and boom things get done . Not worried about how to get non property development developed property.. thankyou again for your diligence and passion for our beautiful Hawkesbury..

Telstra used to enter that garden in the Hawkesbury Spring Garden Competition and it was very photogenic. Camera Club members used to photograph it (and other gardens) ☺️

it was made a Community Garden in the 1980s Council and it’s partners reneged over time as people moved on and conveniently forgot to maintain it!

I am not a resident, but congratulations on job well done. Back in the 1960s I worked in the Police Station Court House building which was in good condition. It is quite a few weeks since I was there, but the building was a disgrace. Any chance of you chasing someone up on that? I wanted to take a good photo for a lady writing a book on old Police Stations. Sincerely, Bill

Great work!!!

Great work Nathan

Rather than worry about private property you as a councillor should get your finger out and chase up things that are Councils responsibility, have a look at the footpath outside Windsor station, grass is 60 cm high, covering the foot path and a dirty great hole in the footpath that has been there for a month, the opposite side of the road was mowed by a private citizen as the paspalem was almost a metre high, maybe the GM and the mayor should get out of their ivory towers and get some thing happening.

Nice work Nathan - nice work Telstra too. Big organisations are full of good people with a lot on their plate who want to do good work for the community - a polite request like this goes a long way.

Good to see. Pity Council can't respond quickly.

Thank you would b great for Susan Templeton to find out what’s going on with people looking after nth Richmond bridge I know it a state matter but this is outrageous

Great news!

How about fix the roads instead of grandstanding on crap like this

Well done Nathan and Telstra.

Storm water drains in Hobartville still need cleaning out!

Great work Nathan 😊

Thanks Nathan. That's a good initiative, but council is just a talkfest. As you said, Oakville development was discussed by council in 2020. 4 years later, NOTHING. I have spent some time in QLD recently, and the local elections are very different. 1. The public elects the Mayor, not the council. 2. The councillors are elected for 'Wards' (suburbs), so you have elected councillors looking after the interests of their ward. This system has a lot of merit.

Love this, thank you Nathan for this initiative

Great idea!!!

Why don’t you make change and clean up Windsor and Richmond and make the area a nice place to live!! Get rid off the junkie people and make the place presentable like nicer areas

Maybe you need to be the mayor, you seem to be focused on our issues rather than personal enrichment.

Thanks Nathan

Thank you Nathan