Across The Hilltops
The Hilltops Region is gearing up for what promises to be a bumper cherry crop…
It’s well recognized that 2020 has been one of the most challenging years in…
Families across the Hilltops region needing childcare are set to benefit from a…
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Australia Day Awards. Hilltops Mayor Brian…
Latest News
Boorowa Central School’s most recent Transition to High School and Kindy Start days have seen the biggest amount of…
03-12-2020
It is with great pleasure to announce that Bribbaree Public School has been selected as one of the 150 schools to…
Koorawatha Public School offers quality education in a unique and tranquil small school setting, with exceptional…
Academic excellence for each student is critical at Maimuru Public School. Despite the difficulties posed by the…
Day 1 - Murringo PS kids take in Science Space and Energy at Wollongong University. They blasted through the solar…
Monteagle School students dressed up as their favourite characters to celebrate Book Week. Everybody joined in the fun…
What an interesting year 2020 has been for Wombat Public School! Even with the restrictions and missing out on so many…
2021 Kinder kids enjoying some fun at ‘Big School’
Young, Junee and Temora are welcoming new on-call firefighters to their communities from the latest recruits graduating…
26-11-2020
Something very strange has happened to our Hilltops property sales since the advent of COVID-19. Despite a dip in sales…
Boorowa’s Community Garden, located next to the Men’s Den at the Boorowa Showground, has been growing – quite literally…
While it may seem that the Harden Murrumburrah Museum has always been part of the landscape this is not the case. The…
The all new Hyundai i30 sedan has arrived at Young Hyundai and with it comes plenty of safety, tech and cutting-edge…
19-11-2020
After returning to monthly competition shooting in October, the Boorowa Gun Club will be hosting a day/night shoot next…
The Lions Club of Young held their monthly dinner meeting on the 9th of November. Members were welcomed by President…
12-11-2020
Applications are now open for grants in round two of the Community War Memorial Fund. Grants of up to $10,000 are…
Phones4Business is a regionally based business that provides business phone systems offering more than traditional…
Boorowa Gun Club’s return to monthly competition shooting was held on Saturday 24th October. It was a welcome return to…
This Saturday, the 14th of November, will see residents of Harden Murrumburrah walk through the new New South Wales…
05-11-2020
Boorowa Central School will soon be welcoming a new school crossing supervisor. Member for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman MP…
The bus shelter at Murrumburrah High School will be upgraded after receiving a NSW Government grant from the Country…
29-10-2020
The new model year 21 Hyundai i30 has arrived at Young Hyundai, and with it comes plenty of safety, tech and revised…
Last Saturday, a new Rural Fire Service (RFS) station was opened at Crowther, replacing the farm shed that housed the…
The Red Hill Reserve Committee is calling for volunteers to help with the maintenance and management of the Conservation…
From Hilltops Council
Councillor Tony Flanery
The new General Manager Anthony O’Reilly has had a baptism of fire since taking on the job earlier this year and it isn…
Councillor Greg Armstrong
Council has completed an essential part of the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) review process that has been ongoing for a…
Hilltops Council
Council are urging residents to remain careful and continue practicing appropriate physical distancing and strict…
Mayor Brian Ingram
The rain over the weekend was very welcome. As I drive around the Hilltops, the green paddocks and growing crops are…
An array of community groups and sporting clubs have benefited from funds allocated to them by Hilltops Council from its…
Hilltops Council will be conducting aerial weed control via helicopter along the Hume Highway next Tuesday 8 December…
Councillor John Walker
The health of a community can be assessed on the balance between economic environmental and cultural factors. While we…
Councillor Wendy Tuckerman
The new Boorowa skatepark is clearly a big hit with the youth and the young at heart. People are travelling from all…
The tender for the construction of the joint use library and community facility at Young High School has been awarded. A…
Councillor Margaret Roles
I planted here, to-day, a strong young tree. Rich soil it has, and sun, and space to grow; And who, I wonder, in the…
Councillor Rita O’Connor
As we learn to adapt to a COVID-safe community, activity is thriving in Hilltops. The magnificent spring has seen huge…
The Hilltops Phoenix
On Monday, I attended the CWA South West Group Annual General Meeting and Conference in Harden. I thank the Committee…
Councillor John Horton
Over the past six months, I have talked about the light at the end of the dark COVID-19 virus tunnel. At long last it…
Last weekend, the O’Connor family celebrated 100 years of farming at “Oxton Park”, Harden. The Oxton Park aggregation is…
As previously reported, Council has completed the Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) component of the Hilltops…
Deputy Mayor Tony Wallace
Given the federal debate around energy policy last week, the visit by Professor Tim Flannery and representatives of the…
2020 has been challenging in many ways, with current circumstances making it more important than ever for us to stay…
We have recently seen some promising statistics from NSW Health with a decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases. So…
At its August monthly meeting, Council paid tribute to the outstanding contribution of community volunteer groups and in…
As a regional community, local sport is at the heart of our culture and a reminder of ‘the norm’ we are all deeply…
I am very pleased to report that Council’s projects are progressing well. The skatepark at Boorowa is on schedule and…
In our crowded world, every month and every day seems to be assigned to some cause, activity or institution. I decided…
Charles Darwin wrote, “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one…
It is pleasing to some more rain around the region. This will certainly help toward a much better year for our farmers…
The bright light is still at the end of the tunnel as coronavirus continues to fight back. Once more, Hilltops residents…
Special Interests
This week we’re providing an update about St Clement’s Retreat and Conference Centre, housed in the old St Clement’s…
The Hilltops Region is gearing up for what promises to be a bumper cherry crop this year. Like so many beloved…
Is your dog protected against ticks and fleas, yet still scratches, and scratches and scratches? Does your itchy dog get…
Sport
The Summer League competition is hotting up with only 1 week left before the winners of Section 1 and 2 play off for a…
The final of the Club Fours was played on Sunday afternoon with John Cooper, Ian Schofield, Geoff Holt and Peter Watts…
Bray Water Ambrose a gushing success Saturday saw the Harden Country Club Course and the recent Contractors engaged to…
The final of the Club Triples Championship was played on Sunday afternoon and resulted in a clear–cut win to Damien…
