Hilltops-based photographer Chontelle is celebrating a remarkable achievement after being named the 2025 Australian Photography Business of the Year for the third time.

Hilltops Council will rename the Maimuru Room in the Young Council Chambers to the Greg Armstrong Room in memory of the Councillor who passed away in June last year.

On Saturday 15 November the Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of NSW and the ACT Most Worshipful Brother Bernie Khristian Albano and the Grand Lodge team carried out the re-enactment of laying the Foundation Stone of 1875 in front of a crowd of Masons and friends.

The National Cherry Festival Committee is excited to invite local community groups and businesses to take part in one of Young’s most beloved traditions.

At its November Ordinary Meeting Hilltops Council adopted its Annual Report with a presentation from auditors given during the meeting with Mayor Ingram expressing concerns over items the Audit Office NSW wants to work on in the future.

The Young Trunk Drainage Upgrade project (to improve the drainage system within the town centre of Young and assist in preventing flooding during large storms) continues to progress well.