Hilltops Council staff are monitoring and ensuring emergency maintenance works are carried out in high traffic areas but continued rains forecast is delaying the major repair programme that will need to be undertaken.

Potholes and rutting are evident across the region and I ask for your patience as staff finalise emergency funding applications and fully assess the damage to the network.

These conditions couldn’t have come at a worse time with school holidays beginning and the busiest time for people on the roads, visiting the region.

The Hilltops is a buzz with the Boorowa Woolfest on this weekend, 2nd of October, the Governor-Generals’ visit coinciding with the Variety Bash contingent on the 5th of October and the Kite Festival in Harden on the 15th of October.

However the planned Boorowa Rodeo Stampede on Saturday, October 1 has been cancelled as a result of wet weather. 

I was delighted to host the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia, Dr Damir Kušen and his wife at the Cherry Blossom Long Lazy Lunch last Sunday. The day was enjoyed by all that attended and spirits were not dampened by the overcast weather.

It was lovely to listen to the Cherry Queen entrants tell us a little about themselves and the charities which they are raising funds for. Please ensure you support them in the weeks leading up to the National Cherry Festival to be held on the first weekend of December in Young.

Hilltops Council was established on May 12, 2016 and includes the former council areas of Boorowa, Harden and Young in New South Wales. 

The Council’s highest priority as a new council is to ensure we continue to deliver the many local services valued by our communities.