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2025 National Local Government Conference

The Australian Local Government Assembly 2025 (and why our funding model is broken!)

I've spent time this week at the Australian Local Government Association National Government Assembly down in Canberra.
It's a great opportunity to hear speakers and trade ideas about what works in Local Government. I was grateful for some release from my teaching work to go down and take place.
The highlight for me was being able to confront the Federal Minister for Local Government, Kristy McBain about the growing shortfall of funding Local Governments are facing and how this has deteriorated over the years.


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Windsor Mall Refurbishments

The Refurbishments to Windsor Mall

I recently took the opportunity to walk through the whole of the refurbished Windsor Mall. Now the work is substantially done, I have to say it's looking amazing. New sandstone flagstones greatly exceeds the original sandstone; the sponsored pavers are now proudly on display. The garden beds are now being planted with a range of attractive species.


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Dressage at Hawkesbury Showground

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.


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Vivid Sydney 2025

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


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Detached Dual Occupancies

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.


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The 2025 Australian Federal Election

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.


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The Effects of Councils Flood Planning Policies on Insurance Premiums

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.


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The Incredible Shrinking North Richmond Bridge Program

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.


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Two Years in One Minute - Hawkesbury Time Lapses

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.


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Hawkesbury Youth Summit

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


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Resolve Chemicals Fire, Wilberforce 1998

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.


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