HAWKESBURY FLOODING: Could there be a solution?

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๐ŸŒŠ ๐‡๐€๐–๐Š๐„๐’๐๐”๐‘๐˜ ๐…๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐† โ€” ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐‹๐ƒ ๐“๐‡๐„๐‘๐„ ๐๐„ ๐€ ๐๐„๐– ๐’๐Ž๐‹๐”๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐?

Iโ€™m here at Sackville, overlooking a beautiful section of the Hawkesbury River.

But this location also helps explain one of the biggest challenges facing our region โ€” the ๐‡๐š๐ฐ๐ค๐ž๐ฌ๐›๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ญ๐ฎ๐› ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ.

During major floods, water flows into the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley faster than it can escape through the narrow downstream gorges, causing floodwaters to back up across the floodplain.

For local families, acreage owners, farmers and businesses, the consequences can be devastating.

๐Ÿก ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฉ.

The Hawkesbury Business Group is hosting an evening to unveil a proposed flood mitigation initiative which organisers suggest could potentially reduce flood levels by up to two metres.

Thatโ€™s a proposal worth hearing more about, understanding and examining carefully.

๐Ÿ“… Wednesday, 4 November 2026

๐Ÿ•– 7:00 pm (doors open 6:30 pm)

๐Ÿ“ Windsor RSL Club, 36 Argyle Street, Windsor

Having called the Hawkesbury home for more than 50 years, I believe conversations about protecting our community and its future are incredibly important.

I encourage local residents and property owners to attend, hear the proposal and ask questions.

๐ƒ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž. ๐Œ๐œ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก.

Greg Vincent | McGrath Hawkesbury

Residential. Acreage. Lifestyle.

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