Hawkesbury Gazette
Tuesday, 5 July
Be safe and stay prepared
Assistance: Hawkesbury residents filling up sandbags, in preparation for flooding, across the road from Hawkesbury Council Chambers in Windsor. Picture: NSW SES - Hawkesbury Unit Facebook.
Finn Coleman
The Black Phone review: Prepare to jump in fright
Fright fest: Mason Thames (right) and Brady Hepner star as kidnapped children in creepy new horror The Black Phone, rated MA15+, in cinemas July 21. Pictures: Universal Pictures
Jess Layt
Get your hands on new romance novel
Jess Layt
Yours to win: Australian Community Media has seven copies of A Town Called Clarence to give away to lucky readers. Picture: HarperCollins
Sewage, dead animals, waste: Flood water can make you sick
Sarah Falson
Flood water can contain raw sewage which can cause gastroenteritis, skin infections and even hepatitis A.
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Kyrgios charged with assaulting former girlfriend in Canberra
Blake Foden
Nick Kyrgios has been summonsed to face a Canberra court. Picture: Getty Images
Wilberforce to Wisemans Ferry power cut for flood safety
Sarah Falson
Hawkesbury Council closed a number of additional roads overnight,. This road block was placed at 72 Church Street, South Windsor. Picture: Hawkesbury City Council/Facebook
Hawkesbury River exceeds March 2022 level at Windsor, more evacuated
SES volunteers unloading medical supplies at Wilberforce. Picture: NSW SES Hawkesbury Unit
Sarah Falson
Photos
PICTURES | Floods across the Hawkesbury - July, 2022
Finn Coleman
Gorricks Lane, Freemans Reach - Monday morning (July 4).
SES issues flood evacuation order for parts of Wilberforce
Flooding at Windsor on Sunday. Picture: PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command/Facebook
Sarah Falson
Road closures as Windsor, Richmond, Yarramundi bridges under water
Sarah Falson
Windsor Bridge under water on Monday morning. This picture was taken by the Life Traffic NSW camera at George Street looking north towards Windsor Bridge. Picture: Live Traffic NSW
Rains easing as major flooding affects Windsor, North Richmond
Sarah Falson
Flooding at Windsor on Sunday. Picture: PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command/Facebook
'Everything from fear to frustration' says local MP ahead of weather event
Finn Coleman
Flooding along Bennett Rd, Londoderry in March 2022. Picture: Simon Bennett.
Major flooding possible in Hawkesbury-Nepean this weekend: BOM
Onlookers watch the rising flood waters at Windsor Bridge during the March 2022 floods. Picture: Sarah Falson
Sarah Falson
BOM issues Flood Watch for Hawkesbury, Colo and Macdonald Rivers
Sarah Falson
Flooding of the Hawkesbury River at Windsor, photographed in March this year. Picture: Sarah Falson
Harrowing images as the NSW floods crisis grows
Kim Chappell
Looking down at the turf farms around Wilberforce and Freemans Reach, in the Hawkesbury region, north west of Sydney, on Sunday, July 3. Picture: PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command/Facebook
Police to front Tas child abuse inquiry
Ethan James • 1hr ago
Police chief Darren Hine will front an inquiry into child abuse responses in the public service.

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Be safe and stay prepared
Finn Coleman
Assistance: Hawkesbury residents filling up sandbags, in preparation for flooding, across the road from Hawkesbury Council Chambers in Windsor. Picture: NSW SES - Hawkesbury Unit Facebook.
The Black Phone review: Prepare to jump in fright
Jess Layt
Fright fest: Mason Thames (right) and Brady Hepner star as kidnapped children in creepy new horror The Black Phone, rated MA15+, in cinemas July 21. Pictures: Universal Pictures
Get your hands on new romance novel
Jess Layt
Yours to win: Australian Community Media has seven copies of A Town Called Clarence to give away to lucky readers. Picture: HarperCollins
Sewage, dead animals, waste: Flood water can make you sick
Sarah Falson
Flood water can contain raw sewage which can cause gastroenteritis, skin infections and even hepatitis A.
Wilberforce to Wisemans Ferry power cut for flood safety
Sarah Falson
Hawkesbury Council closed a number of additional roads overnight,. This road block was placed at 72 Church Street, South Windsor. Picture: Hawkesbury City Council/Facebook

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