MYSTERIOUS: Hawkesbury - What They Never Told You

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 · Jan 23, 2025

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 · Jun 22, 2024

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 · Jun 19, 2024

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 · Mar 20, 2023

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 · Mar 2, 2023

'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 · Jan 23, 2023

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 · Dec 4, 2022

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 · Oct 20, 2022

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 · Oct 19, 2022

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 · Aug 29, 2022