Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Hawkesbury

Bird flu outbreak gone but virus threats remain

An avian flu outbreak in NSW has been eradicated, health authorities say, as the state joins Victoria in lifting restrictions on poultry and egg producers.

AAP

Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm

The highly contagious and deadly H7N8 strain of bird flu has been detected at a second farm in the Hawkesbury region, NSW's health minister says.

AAP

Bird flu detected at egg farm in Sydney’s Hawkesbury

Avian influenza virus identified as H7N8 strain – different from outbreaks of H7N3 and H7N9 first detected in Victoria a month ago

The Guardian - AU

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Winds after saturating rain threaten to topple trees

Wet and windy weather has returned to Sydney after a deluge overflowed the city's main reservoir, as the government weighs options to mitigate future flooding.

AAP

Disaster assistance activated as Sydney ‘blue sky flood’ continues to threaten homes

NSW emergency services minister warns flood threat not over after heavy rain causes flooding in and around Sydney

The Guardian - AU

Body found as flooding forces 168 rescues across NSW

Record rainfall across Sydney and parts of NSW have caused flooding and widespread damage with authorities issuing evacuation orders for some communities.

AAP

Anzac Day statue vandalism very disappointing: Mayor

The mayor of Hawkesbury City Council has condemned the Anzac Day vandalism of a historic statue in Windsor, saying such conduct must not be tolerated

The New Daily

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Half of the plants between Barrington and Hawkesbury facing extinction, report warns

Half of the plants found within a corridor stretching from the Barrington to Hawkesbury could be extinct within 50 years due to the impact of climate change, a new report warns.

Newcastle Herald

Hawkesbury's back-to-back, record-breaking floods are high on voters' minds ahead of New South Wales election

The Hawkesbury River in New South Wales has flooded multiple times since the last state election. As voters prepare to head to the polls this month, debate rages about how to manage future floods for those residents determined to stay.

ABC News

'They will be looking for you and they will track you down': Raptor North hits the streets

From the Hawkesbury to the Queensland border - the state's Northern Region Police Command has traditionally had a lot going for it when it comes to organised crime.

Newcastle Herald

Barrington-Hawkesbury corridor the last line of defence against climate change

An alliance of local and national environment groups have called for a moratorium on land clearing across 810,000 hectares between Barrington Tops and Hawkesbury River.

Newcastle Herald

Community in the Hawkesbury struggles to access clean drinking water, months after floods

A community in the Hawkesbury is struggling to access clean drinking water months after floods destroyed critical infrastructure, including a heritage-listed bridge which is the main entry point into the area.

ABC News

Hawkesbury City Council facing $190m road repair bill with road workers hard to source

The flood-ravaged region in Sydney's north-west is facing a significant, and expensive, challenge to repair roads damaged by flooding amid ongoing wet weather and a lack of available workers due to high demand.

ABC News

Sydney news: Police release CCTV footage of dead man Hongli Qi, last seen in May in Sydney

MORNING BRIEFING: Detectives reveal CCTV footage of Hongli Qi's movements in May, after his decomposed body was found by council workers in bushland in the Hawkesbury.

ABC News

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newcastle Herald

Hawkes stable look for Magic moment at Newcastle

Three-year-old colt Magic, a close second to Best Of Bordeaux in the group 2 Silver Slipper in February, travels to Newcastle on Tuesday for his second start this preparation. Magic resumed on August 18 in an 1100m Hawkesbury maiden on a Good 4 track and settled a long way back…

AAP

Lower Warragamba before floods, locals say

Locals have weighed in on the polarising plan to raise Sydney's Warragamba Dam wall, calling instead for it to be partly drained ahead of flood events.

ABC News

Washed-out Upper Colo bridge hinders access to basic care, keeps families apart

The Upper Colo Bridge was destroyed in the March 2021 Hawkesbury flood. Sixteen months on, and three floods later, locals are still waiting for a replacement.

AAP

Calls for buybacks in flood hit NSW region

An urban policy think tank has recommended buybacks for thousands of properties in Sydney's flood prone Hawkesbury-Nepean, as NSW considers how to reduce risk.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

‘They shouldn’t have built houses here’: navigating disaster in the flood waters of Sydney’s north-west

Windsor locals watching rising water swallow roads and houses for the third time this year struggle with the dilemma of rebuilding or relocating

The Conversation

'Patently ridiculous': state government failures have exacerbated Sydney's flood disaster

For the fourth time in 18 months, floodwaters have inundated homes and businesses in Western Sydney’s Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. Recent torrential rain is obviously the immediate cause. But poor decisions by successive New South Wales governments have exacerbated the damage.

The Guardian - AU

NSW floods: Sydney braces for two more days of flooding as state smashed by rain and wind

SES perform 252 flood rescues overnight and thousands urged to evacuate as threat of inundation remains in Hawkesbury and Nepean

Pedestrian.tv

Thousands Of Greater Sydney Residents Evacuated After 100mm Of Rain Overnight With More To Come

Thousands of Greater Sydney residents have fled their homes as flooding and rain worsens after a further 100mm fell overnight.

The Conversation

What's causing Sydney's monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again

Again, thousands of residents in Western Sydney face a life-threatening flood disaster. At the time of writing, evacuation orders spanned southwest and northwest Sydney and residents of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley were being warned the crisis was escalating.

The Guardian - AU

Driving rain batters NSW coast as authorities warn of flooding and landslips

WaterNSW is preparing for Warragamba Dam to spill after days of persistent rain pushes water levels to capacity

AAP

West Sydney locals exhausted by floods: MP

Gouged riverbanks in flood-prone western Sydney need restoring and levies could fund drainage improvements, an inquiry into the NSW floods has heard.

1 2

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bureau of Meteorology

524 stories

ABC Radio

322 stories

The Bureau of Meteorology

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.