MEDIA RELEASE – 26/08/21 – Collection of outstanding rates and charges
Collection of outstanding rates and charges Council have recently issued a number of letters of...
COUNCIL COLUMN – 24 August 2021
For Immediate Release 24 August 2021 Authorised by Councillor Tony Flanery Council will vote to...
MEDIA RELEASE – 23/08/2021 – How to make a payment to Council during closures
Councils preferred options for payment while our Customer Service Offices are closed: B/Pay...
MEDIA RELEASE 15/08/2021 – COVID-19 update for the Hilltops community
To minimise movement and protect regional communities all of Regional NSW are now under a seven...
MEDIA RELEASE -13/08/2021 – Magpies on the swoop
For most of the year magpies are not aggressive, but for four to six weeks coming into spring and...
Council Column – 12 August 2021 – Deputy Mayor Tony Wallace
Eighteenth century Irish political philosopher, politician and statesman, Edmund Burke stated:...
Complying Development
Exempt Development
Water discolouration update
Hilltops Council continue to work with Goldenfields Water toward a solution to water...
Murrumburrah Flood Study Public Exhibition
Council at its Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday 25 September 2019 considered a report on the...
Council Column – 4 August 2021 – Mayor Brian Ingram
The COVID-19 situation remains concerning. Daily case numbers in Greater Sydney continue to be ...
National Tree Day 2021
Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day are held each year on the last Friday of July and the...
Council Column – 29 July 2021 – Councillor John Walker
The postponement of Local Government elections for three months and which are now to be held on 4...
Hilltops Council Local Heritage Fund 2021-22
Hilltops Council is happy to invite applications to the Local Heritage Fund to assist with...
Council Column – 22 July 2021 – Mayor Brian Ingram
The Draft Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy is on public exhibition until this...
NSW Local Government Elections Saturday 4 September 2021
Thinking of nominating as a candidate for your local council? If you’re considering nominating as...
Temporary changes to Koorawatha Landfill Facility
Council has made some changes to the operation of the Koorawatha Landfill. The change has come...
Council Column – 14 July 2021 – Mayor Brian Ingram
Last week was NAIDOC Week with the theme Heal Country. Healing Country means embracing First...
Hilltops Festivals attract $100,000 in grants
Hilltops Council has been successful in securing over $100,000 in grant funding from the NSW...
Call for Entrants for Cherry King/Queen Competition
The Woolworths National Cherry Festival committee would like to encourage Hilltops Region...
New COVID-19 compliance measures and grants for business
New COVID-19 compliance measures are to come into effect from Monday 12 July and Hilltops...
Council Column – 6 July 2021 – Councillor Marg Roles
In Naidoc Week; I would like to acknowledge and convey ‘Yinyamurra’ to the Wiradjuri and...
Council Column – 29 June 2021 – Councillor Rita O’Connor
The busy Council agenda continues as we draw closer to the September elections. Several documents...
NSW COVID-19 restrictions
A new Public Health Order has today been introduced by NSW Health today following a spike in...
Planning applications are moving online to the NSW Planning Portal
The NSW Government is making the planning system easier to use with the introduction of the online...
Council Column – 23 June 2021 – Deputy Mayor Tony Wallace
Council currently has its Operational Plan including the 2021/22 budget on public display and is...
Work to commence on Tresillian Park inclusive playground
Council are pleased to announce that work on an inclusive playground at Tresillian Park in Young...
Council Column – 16 June 2021 – Councillor John Horton
Without healthy well educated youth there can be no Hilltops growth, as such Hilltops Council...
Council Column – 9 June 2021 – Councillor Tony Flanery
Three significant business items for Council have been the rates harmonisation, finalisation of...
Council Column – 1 June 2021 – Councillor Greg Armstrong
In my March 2021 column I commented on the financial performance of Hilltops Council since the...