23 December 2021

Community Information

Operational Hours for Christmas/New Year 2021/2022

As in previous years, Council will be operating with reduced staffing levels from Friday, 24 December 2021 until Tuesday, 4 January 2022.

Council Administration Building

The Council Administration Building will have the following opening hours

• Friday, 24 December – 9am to 3pm
• Monday, 27 December – Christmas Day – Additional Public Holiday - Closed
• Tuesday, 28 December – Boxing Day – Additional Public Holiday - Closed
• Wednesday, 29 December – Closed
• Thursday, 30 December – Closed
• Friday, 31 December - Closed
• Monday, 3 January 2022 - New Year’s Day, Additional Public Holiday – Closed

Standard opening hours resume Tuesday, 4 January 2022, 9am to 4pm

Customer Service Telephone Contact Centre will operate:

• Friday, 24 December – 8.30am to 3pm
• Monday, 27 December – Christmas Day – Additional Public Holiday – Closed
• Tuesday, 28 December – Boxing Day – Additional Public Holiday - Closed
• Wednesday, 29 December – 8.30am to 5pm
• Thursday, 30 December - 8.30am to 5pm
• Friday, 31 December – 8.30am to 3pm
• Monday, 3 January 2022 - New Year’s Day, Additional Public Holiday – Closed

After hours telephone service operates outside business hours - Phone: (02) 4560 4444

Standard Customer Service Telephone Contact Centre hours resume Tuesday, 4 January 2022, 8.30am to 5pm. Phone (02) 4560 4444

Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter

• Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter will have the following opening hours:
• Friday, 24 December – 9am to 2pm
• Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December – Closed
• Boxing Day, Sunday, 26 December – 7am to 9.30am
• Monday, 27 December – 7am to 9.30am
• Tuesday, 28 December – 7am – 9.30am
• Wednesday, 29 December – 9am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4.30pm
• Thursday, 30 December – 9am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 4.30pm
• Friday, 31 December -9am to 2pm
• New Year’s Day, Saturday, 1 January 2022 - 9.30am to 11.30am
• Sunday, 2 January 2022 – 7am to 9.30am
• Monday, 3 January 2022 – 7am to 9.30am

Standard operating hours will be in effect all other days.

Phone: (02) 4560 4644

Libraries

Hawkesbury Central Library, Windsor will have the following opening hours

• Friday, 24 December – 9am to 3pm
• Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December – Closed
• Boxing Day, Sunday 26, December – Closed
• Monday, 27 December – Christmas Day – Additional Public Holiday – Closed
• Tuesday, 28 December – Boxing Day – Additional Public Holiday - Closed
• Wednesday, 29 December – 9am to 5pm
• Thursday, 30 December – 9am to 5pm
• Friday, 31 January – 9am to 3pm
• New Year’s Day, Saturday, 1 January 2022 – Closed
• Sunday, 2 January 2022 – Closed
• Monday, 3 January 2022 - New Year’s Day, Additional Public Holiday – Closed
• Friday, 24 December – 9.30am to 3pm
• Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December 2021 – Closed

Richmond Branch Library

• Reopen on Tuesday, 4 January 2022.

Both libraries will resume standard operating hours on Tuesday, 4 January 2022.

Hawkesbury Central Library: (02) 4560 4460

Richmond Library: (02) 4560 4270

Hawkesbury Regional Gallery

Friday, 24 December – 10am – 3pm

The Hawkesbury Regional Gallery at Windsor will be closed from Saturday 25 December 2021 to Wednesday 5 January 2022.

Standard hours resume Wednesday, 5 January 2022.

Phone: (02) 45604441

Hawkesbury Regional Museum

The Hawkesbury Regional Museum at Windsor will have the following opening hours:

• Friday, 24 December – 10am to 3pm
• Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December - Closed
• Boxing Day, Sunday, 26 December – Closed
• Monday, 27 December – 10am to 4pm
• Tuesday, 28 December – Closed
• Wednesday, 29 December – 10am to 4pm
• Thursday, 30 December – 10am to 4pm
• Friday, 31 December - 10am to 3pm
• New Year’s Day Saturday, 1 January 2022– 10am to 3pm
• Sunday, 2 January – 10am to 3pm
• Monday, 3 January – 10am to 4pm

Standard hours resume Wednesday, 5 January 2022.

Phone: (02) 4560 4655

Visitor Information Centre

The Visitor Information Centre at Clarendon will have the following opening hours:

• Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December – Closed
• Boxing Day, Sunday, 26 December – Closed
• Monday, 27 December – 9am to 3pm
• Tuesday, 28 December – 9am to 3pm
• Wednesday, 29 December – 9am to 3pm
• Thursday, 30 December – 9am to 3pm
• Friday, 31 December – 9am -3pm
• New Year’s Day, Saturday, 1 January 2022 – 9am to 3pm
• Sunday, 2 January – 9am to 3pm
• Monday, 3 January- 9am to 3pm

Standard hours resume Tuesday, 4 January 2022.

Phone: (02) 4560 4620

Waste Collection Services

Garbage and Green Waste Collection

There are no changes to the garbage and garden organics collection services. Standard services will be provided including collections scheduled on public holidays. Garbage enquiries:(02)4560 4444.

Recycling

Council will provide a weekly recycling collection service between Monday, 27 December 2021 to Friday, 7 January 2022 (to eligible properties paying for a domestic waste service). This service will be provided on scheduled collection days including public holidays. Bin collection days remain the same even on public holidays.

Recycling contact number (JJ Richards & Sons Pty Ltd) 1800 689 332

If you have additional recycling, including cardboard, you can alternatively drop it off free of charge at the Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility at The Driftway, South Windsor. It is open seven days a week, 8am-4pm, excluding public holidays.

Return and Earn also allows you to drop off your bottles and cans for a refund. For a list of drop off locations visit here.

To download a Recycling Calendar for your area please visit here.

The regular fortnightly recycling will recommence from Monday, 10 January 2022.

Pumpout Service

Staples Premier Pumpouts – phone (02) 9457 8777

Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility

The Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility will have the following opening hours:

• Friday, 24 December – 8am to 2pm
• Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December – Closed
• Boxing Day, Sunday, 26 December – Closed
• Monday, 27 December – Christmas Day – Additional Public Holiday - Closed
• Tuesday, 28 December – Boxing Day – Additional Public Holiday - Closed
• Wednesday, 29 December – 8am to 4pm
• Thursday, 30 December – 8am to 4pm
• Friday, 31 December – 8am to 2pm
• New Year’s Day, Saturday, 1 January 2022, Closed
• Sunday, 2 January- 8am to 4pm
• Monday, 3 January 2022 - New Year’s Day, Additional Public Holiday – Closed

Standard hours resume Tuesday, 4 January 2022 – 8am to 4pm

Phone: (02) 4560 4684

Emergency Services

State Emergency Service

For emergencies of flood or storms call Local Headquarters on 132 500

Fire Control

Hawkesbury Fire Control: (02) 4560 6400

24 HOUR EMERGENCY NUMBER 000

Hawkesbury Sports Council

The Sports Council office will close Friday, 17 December 2021 and will reopen on Monday, 10 January 2022. For emergencies contact Hawkesbury Sports Council on (02) 4578 8504 or email hawksports@bigpond.com

Hawkesbury Community Nursery

Hawkesbury Community Nursery will be closed from Thursday, 23 December 2021 and will reopen on Wednesday, 2 February 2022. Other than these dates, Hawkesbury Community Nursery opens for the public on Wednesdays from 9am to 1pm and the first Saturday of the month, 9am – midday (excluding December 2021 and January 2022).

Phone: (02) 4560 4651

Parks Cleaning

Working all scheduled days (excluding Christmas Day) with limited hours.

Richmond Swimming Centre

The Richmond Swimming Centre will have the following opening hours:

• Friday, 24 December- 6am to 5pm
• Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December – Closed
• Boxing Day, Sunday, 26 December – 10am to 8pm
• Monday, 27 December – 10am to 8pm
• Tuesday, 28 December – 10am to 8pm
• Wednesday, 29 December – 6am to 8pm
• Thursday, 30 December – 6am to 8pm
• Friday, 31 December – 6am to 5pm
• Saturday, 1 January 2022 – 10am to 8pm
• Sunday, 2 January - 10am to 8pm
• Monday, 3 January- 10am to 8pm

Normal summer hours resume Tuesday, 4 January 2022.

Phone: (02) 4578 1349

Oasis Aquatic and Leisure Centre, South Windsor

Oasis Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Windsor will have the following opening hours:

• Friday, 24 December – 5.30am to 6pm
• Christmas Day, Saturday, 25 December – Closed
• Boxing Day, Sunday, 26 December – 10am to 4pm
• Monday, 27 December – 10am to 4pm
• Tuesday, 28 December – 10am to 4pm
• Wednesday, 29 December – 5.30am to 9pm
• Thursday, 30 December – 5.30am to 9pm
• Friday, 31 December – 5.30am to 6pm
• Saturday, 1 January 2022- 10am to 4pm
• Sunday, 2 January – 8am to 6pm
• Monday, 3 January- 10am to 4pm

Phone: (02) 4587 8900

Normal summer hours resume Tuesday, 4 January 2022.

Development Applications Recently Determined

The Development Consents, Complying Development Certificates, Section 4.55 Modifications and Section 8.2 Reviews recently determined.

Notice under Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979, the following Development Consents, Complying Development Certificates, Section 4.55 Modifications and Section 8.2 Reviews were determined by Council.

• DA0196/21-66 Baileys Lane, KURRAJONG HILLS -Dwelling House-Approved
• DA0200/21-160 March Street, RICHMOND -Dwelling House - Alterations and Additions-Approved
• DA0252/21-123 Belmont Grove, NORTH RICHMOND -Dwelling House, Outbuilding, Swimming Pool, Shade Structure, Associated Access Way, Retaining Walls and Landscaping-Approved
• DA0300/21-107 The Terrace, WINDSOR -Dwelling House - Construction of a two storey dwelling and associated retaining walls-Approved
• DA0302/21-13 Clarke Avenue, HOBARTVILLE -Structure Ancillary to Dwelling - Carport-Approved
• DA0343/21-125 Belmont Grove, NORTH RICHMOND -Dwelling House-Withdrawn

All plans and details may be viewed on Council’s DA Tracking via the Council

Website at https://www.hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au/plan-andbuild/current-and-past-applications/da-tracking

Development Proposal

Lot 1 DP 210259, Lot 100 DP 633202 ,736 Kurmond Road FREEMANS REACH NSW 2756

Hawkesbury City Council has received a development application for Subdivision - Torrens Title - Subdivision - Two Lot Boundary Adjustment, Continued Use for Intensive Plant Agriculture Turf Farming on each Lot at the above property. The applicant is McKinlay Morgan & Associates Pty Ltd. Hawkesbury City Council is the consent authority.

The development application and supporting information will be on public exhibition for the period 23/12/2021 to 7/02/2022. All plans and details may be inspected between 9am and 4pm Monday to Friday, at Council's Administration Building, 366 George Street, Windsor.

During the exhibition period any person may make a submission in writing to Council in relation to the development application, quoting reference DA0363/21. Where a submission by way of objection is made, the grounds for objection are to be specified in the submission. Should you lodge a submission, your views will be taken into account as part of our assessment and a reply will be forwarded to you when the application is determined.

Please note that confidentiality is not available to objectors. The details of any submissions may be included in a Council report or forwarded to the applicant where it may help to resolve design or operational problems. Information (including copies of submissions) may also be released in accordance with Council Policy for Access to Information.

Under Section 10.4(5) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, any person who makes a submission to Council is required to disclose any political donation or gift. Any submission made is to be accompanied by a Political Donation and Gift Disclosure Statement. This statement is available from Hawkesbury City Council.

If you have any concerns about the proposal, it is suggested that you speak with the assessing officer so that all aspects may be fully discussed. Matters such as privacy, overshadowing and impact on adjoining owners are a normal part of our assessment.

Enquiries: (02) 4560 4571.

Posictions Vacant

• Operational Supervisor - Parks
• Operational Supervisor – Parks Cleaning
• Tree Management Officer