The Hawkesbury News

06/10/2023

🏛️ A Hawkesbury man accused of killing a young driver on the NSW south coast while dangerously driving has had his matter mentioned in court. 📌 Here is everything we know 👉 https://bit.ly/45ebAw4

26/07/2023

⛑️🚁 A team of critical care paramedics – who repeatedly put their lives on the line – have revealed what it took to pull off an epic 9 hour helicopter rescue missions on a cliff face 👇
https://bit.ly/3Dt5fkP

03/07/2023

🚨 A once “respected” volunteer firefighter and father s*xually abused two young girls on trips, encouraging alcohol and ra**ng them in northwest Sydney. Warning: Disturbing 👇
https://bit.ly/3pvFCwq

03/07/2023

🔥 A frightening picture has revealed the moment Windsor Seafoods went up in flames on Saturday night.

🚨 Police said they are not treating the fire as suspicious.

🚨 A FRNSW spokesman said the fire was caused by an electical fault as fire crews employed thermal imaging technology to locate the blaze.

📸 Picture: Facebook

27/06/2023

🚨📸 A semi-trailer driver allegedly tested positive to drugs during his arrest after allegedly cutting across a lane and almost colliding with an oncoming car after performing an illegal overtake. See the video 👇
https://bit.ly/3XopF7I

24/06/2023

Some of NSW’s most powerful and high profile people were educated at the elite private schools in Sydney’s northwest. 🍎🎓 SEE THE FULL OF FAMOUS ALUMNI: https://bit.ly/3qYsL6w

22/06/2023

🚧 Changed traffic conditions for Sackville Ferry closure

🚨 Motorists are advised the Sackville Ferry service will be closed for one day next week to complete flood resilience work started earlier this month.

📅 The closure from 9am to 2.30pm on Thursday 29 June for road line marking has been scheduled to avoid weekends, school holidays and peak hours while reducing disturbance to community members travelling to and from work or school.

⛴ The ferry service will remain open during other hours.

🚨 Emergency services needing to cross the river during the service closure will be able to go through with a delay of around 20 minutes to allow for the resetting of the crossing to provide ferry service.

🚘 Motorists on the western side of the river will need to detour via Western Portland Road and motorists on the eastern side of the river will need to detour via River Road.

07/06/2023

Three mates who met in the Australian Army have been found not guilty of s*xually assaulting a woman in Riverstone on Anzac Day 2021 after they met her at a Rouse Hill pub. Here’s what happened in court: https://bit.ly/3OU3Ivf 👈

30/05/2023

🚨 UPDATE: It's alleged a teenager stole a motorbike in a brazen break-and-enter before crashing it under a semi-trailer. See the latest 👇
https://bit.ly/42chdcG

29/05/2023

🚨 A motorcyclist – wearing no helmet or protection – has been crushed by a semi-trailer in Sydney’s northwest, but has remarkably survived. Here’s the latest 👇
https://bit.ly/42chdcG

29/05/2023

🚨 A multi-car crash has caused major traffic delays in Sydney’s northwest, leaving five injured as the afternoon peak gets underway. See the latest 👇
https://bit.ly/3otimyV

26/05/2023

🐶🐱 Looking for a furry companion to keep you warm this winter?

The Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter is open every day for you to visit and adopt your best mate.

All dogs are just $49 at the Hawkesbury Companion Animal Shelter until further notice, which is a huge saving on standard prices. All prices include microchipping, lifetime council registration, des*xing and first vaccination.

Council receives cats and dogs from the five local government areas of Cumberland, Penrith, Hornsby, The Hills and the Hawkesbury, the Mayor of Hawkesbury, Councillor Sarah McMahon explained.

“We receive dogs and cats from many areas, and we encourage people from far and wide to come to our shelter for a pet rather than go to a pet shop,” Mayor McMahon said.
“Our friendly shelter staff are always happy to talk with you and answer any questions you may have about caring for dogs and cats or what their personalities are like to find one that suits you.”

26/05/2023

🚨 A man in his 40s is in a stable condition following a crash in Bilpin.

The man was airlifted to hospital in a serious but stable condition after his vehicle left the road and struck a tree on Bell’s Line of Road at Bilpin, yesterday afternoon.

A Mounties Care CareFlight Rapid Response Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance shortly after 2pm.

The man was retrieved from his vehicle by a local off-duty police officer, who directed the CareFlight helicopter to land in his adjacent paddock, where the crews met NSW Ambulance paramedics and NSW Police.

NSW Ambulance paramedics worked alongside CareFlight’s medical team to treat the patient. CareFlight’s specialist doctor and NSW Ambulance critical care paramedic performed a clinical assessment including ultrasound, and provided pain relief and treatment for injuries to the back and torso.

23/05/2023

🚨 A greenkeeper punched his wife to the face several times in front of young children in the middle of the day, a court has heard 👇
https://bit.ly/3IuwfUg

17/05/2023

🚨 A respected restaurant manager and his brother - who has ties to the Alameddine family - engaged in a 253km/h street race on a western Sydney motorway 👇
https://bit.ly/3OhtpWq

17/05/2023

Facebook messages have revealed how two former army men accused of a gang r**e after a night out in Rouse Hill on Anzac Day reacted when a former colleague warned them they were under investigation. Here’s what happened in court: https://bit.ly/3OgfijO

15/05/2023

🚨 A northwest Sydney selective school student’s early drug dependence led to a dark web drug operation to sell M**A and co***ne 👇
https://bit.ly/3IxARcj

12/05/2023

🚨 A man has been charged after allegedly obtaining luxury cars – including a Mercedes C250 and a Bentley Continental – using ‘fake cheques’ to scam owners to hand over their keys 👇
https://bit.ly/3LWm77x

10/05/2023

💔 The search for a missing man has ended in tragedy, after his body was found following an extensive investigation in northwest Sydney 👇
https://bit.ly/3HWxT0D

The search for a missing man has ended in tragedy, after his body was found following a three death search in the Hawksebury.

10/05/2023

A man allegedly refused to care for a 95-year-old man who died from serious burn injuries, a Sydney court has heard. See the latest here 👇
https://bit.ly/3VRqoh8

10/05/2023

08/05/2023

🚨 Several horses were left starved and laced with parasites after a north west Sydney man neglected them, landing him in court 👇
https://bit.ly/3NQuLXJ

07/05/2023

🚨 A bouncer was brutally attacked by a successful business man and his partner who had been asked to leave a Richmond pub 👇
https://bit.ly/3LznBEA

03/05/2023

CLASSROOM HORROR 🤯🎥 ‘Your body was so utterly shattered, you were better off – trust me’. This was just one of the messages in a ‘horrific video’ shown to a year one class at a western Sydney school. Watch the shocking video 👉 https://bit.ly/3NwQaFe

02/05/2023

🚨 A m**h driver believed he was not committing a crime when he stashed a BB gun after he was caught with drugs and a knife 👇
https://bit.ly/44gZZgz

01/05/2023

🚨 Two western Sydney police officers allegedly assaulted a naked mentally ill woman during an incident in Sydney’s west, before one allegedly shared footage of the incident, a court has heard 👇
https://bit.ly/3LmqBE1

28/04/2023

The former Comanchero sergeant-at-arms has been charged with s*xually abusing a child and supplying her drugs, as well as assaulting a woman and threatening her with a pistol after an investigation by Hawkesbury detectives. Here's what happened in court: https://bit.ly/3oRGZoD

28/04/2023

🚨❗ Children as young as eight years old are becoming the target of ‘s*xtortion’ incidents online – with a growing number of young people blackmailed after sending naked pictures or videos 👇
https://bit.ly/3oDZLQ9

28/04/2023

🚨 A Richmond salesman planted a mobile phone on a bedroom cabinet to secretly record a non-consensual s*x tape with a woman – before sending her a screenshot of the video 👇
https://bit.ly/3oRCf2j

27/04/2023

Man taken to hospital after falling from scaffolding – North Richmond, NSW

CareFlight attended a building site in North Richmond where a man aged in his 70s had fallen approximately 5 metres from scaffolding, resulting in serious injuries.
The Mounties Care CareFlight Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance at 9.55am and landed on the scene at 10.15am. Also in attendance were NSW Police.
NSW ambulance paramedics worked alongside CareFlight’s medical team to treat the man, with CareFlight’s specialist doctor and NSW Ambulance critical care paramedic performing a clinical assessment, including ultrasound, and administering pain relief for head, shoulder, and pelvic injuries.
The man was taken by road ambulance to Westmead Hospital, in a serious but stable condition, receiving ongoing treatment from CareFlight’s specialist doctor.

27/04/2023

🏥 A mega $80 million health hub has opened in Sydney’s fastest growing business district, providing a range of healthcare services within proximity as well as a child care centre 👇
https://bit.ly/3oIKRIu

26/04/2023

A commemorative statue was vandalised with red “blood-like” painted handprints and black writing at a Dawn Service location in Windsor 👇
https://bit.ly/43Y6RiH

25/04/2023

😡🚨 Locals are furious and police are investigating after a statue in Windsor was vandalised during an Anzac Day dawn service this morning 👇
https://bit.ly/43Y6RiH

24/04/2023

🚨 An “alcoholic” P-plater five times over the limit crashed through two front yards and collided with a car in Sydney’s north – he then asked police for more alcohol 👇
https://bit.ly/40x8kd0

21/04/2023

🚨 Police had to pepper spray a riled-up plumber who was banned from drinking in public after a punch-up in the Hawkesbury, a court has heard 👇
https://bit.ly/41p4p3d

Police had to pepper spray a riled-up plumber who was banned from drinking in public after a punch-up in the Hawkesbury, a court has heard.

20/04/2023

Police are investigating a number of alleged child s*xual abuse claims from a Holiday Park in the Hawksebury 👇
https://bit.ly/43YWqLU

19/04/2023

🚨 A drunk young mother crashed into a car after trying to acquire more booze, then attempted to flee 👇
https://bit.ly/3UMH6xv

18/04/2023

🚨 A tradie tackled a police officer to the floor before biting another in a vicious assault in Richmond which left one officer unable to work 👇
https://bit.ly/40bFFKg

18/04/2023

A group of Sydney councillors are convinced they will no longer be suspended amid a corruption investigation, as Liberals call for an MP allegedly raided by ICAC to be moved to the crossbench 👇
https://bit.ly/3Ad5heZ

17/04/2023

🚨 A s*x worker from the Hawksebury illegally recorded a man naked in the shower - who she believed may have been a previous client - due to her concern for her safety 👇
https://bit.ly/3UyX6Dl