Do you think Hawkesbury Council listens to you?

There are significant challenges facing the Hawkesbury. Roads. Rates. Development.

For eight years, it’s been my mission to make government transparent and accountable to you.

How often have Council ever asked you your views on the things that matter to you?

This website aims to make it easier to share your opinions and concerns on important local issues. It will allow myself and fellow councillors to be more aware of what the community expects.

You’ll see surveys appear on this site over time to help keep me better understand the community’s desires for the future of The Hawkesbury.

Do you think Hawkesbury Council listens to you?

There are significant challenges facing the Hawkesbury. Roads. Rates. Development.

For eight years, it’s been my mission to make government transparent and accountable to you.

How often have Council ever asked you your views on the things that matter to you?

This website aims to make it easier to share your opinions and concerns on important local issues. It will allow myself and fellow councillors to be more aware of what the community expects.

You’ll see surveys appear on this site over time to help keep me better understand the community’s desires for the future of The Hawkesbury.

Currently active surveys

Check back here frequently for new surveys and petitions

5 - 8 minute survey

Hawkesbury urban sprawl and development survey

Do we want thousands of new houses in the Hawkesbury, on both sides of the river?

But how do we provide affordable housing for a growing population?

How do we preserve a thriving economy so there are jobs within a reasonable commute?

What are your views?

Take the survey

5 - 8 minute survey

Survey on Child-care and Pre-schools in the Hawkesbury

Nine different pre-schools and child-care centres operate in the Hawkesbury on land owned by Council, who subsidise their operation?

Is this part of Council’s social obligations to the larger community?

Take the survey

1 minute petition

Fix Grose Vale Road

Grose Vale Road between North Richmond and Kurrajong is in a mess. Increased traffic caused by the Redbank development, plus wear and tear caused by two years of high rainfall mean it badly needs a greater focus by Council.

Sign the petition!

1 minute petition

Sealing Settlers Road between Wisemans Ferry and St Albans

Settlers Road is a key road link to the communities of the Macdonald Valley. For the sake of access and safety, it should be sealed along its entirety.

Take the survey

5 - 8 minute survey

Party politics in local government.

There used to be a time where there were no political parties on Hawkesbury Council. Now, nine of the elected members were elected on a Party ticket. Do you care?

Take the survey

1 minute petition

Fix Mulgrave station car park

Mulgrave station carpark is unsafe for both vehicles and pedestrians, and is in increasing use. It was promised as part of infrastructure improvements flowing from the Pitt Town development, but was never delivered. The State government should pave, light and improve it urgently.

Take the survey

5 - 8 minute survey

Nominate an issue of concern.

Tell us what you’d like to see for a future survey or petition.

Nominate an issue

 

 

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Videos and articles by Councillor Nathan Zamprogno

Sydney has a problem: Addiction to endless growth

It’s gradually eroding what makes the Hawkesbury such a special place to live. But what does that have to do with the obscure economic concept of ‘The Tragedy of the Commons’, buying milk at the local shops, and Australia’s unprecedented levels of migration?

Council turns down request to survey residents on development

In 2020 Council considered its housing strategy for the coming years. In my speech I said that some areas of the Hawkesbury are coming under intense pressure for development and that we should survey those communities to ask what they wanted. I was turned down.

The dilemma for suburbs in the Hawkesbury facing pressure for growth

I addressed the Oakville Progress Association and articulated the challenge facing the south-east parts of our city. Some people want to preserve our semi-rural lifestyle. Others welcome opportunities to subdivide. How do we chart a path? By asking the communities what they want.

About the information you choose to share

Information you choose to share in the surveys above will be aggregated and anonymised before being used to present the results of the surveys to the community. Surveys on this site use the Google Forms feature, which you can learn more about here. You can learn more about my Privacy Policy here.

Will you make any of the personal information I share public or attribute my name to any comments I make?

No. Any information shared with the public will be anonymised before being published.

You ask me for my email, what will you do with it?

If you choose to share your email, you will join the Clr Nathan Zamprogno email newsletter list. I will share occasional updates regarding local matters.

Who runs this website?

This website is not a website of Hawkesbury Council. It is an initiative of one of the Hawkesbury City Councillors, Nathan Zamprogno.