The Hills Shire Council

Our Councillor

Peter Strong, 2021 Greens candidate for Bayside Council, Mascot Ward

Dr Mila Kasby

Councillor for Hills Shire Council – North Ward

The Hills has everything from busy urban centres and leafy green garden suburbs in the south to rural villages, beautiful bushland, wetlands and rivers in the north. Our community is rapidly growing and the challenge is to preserve what we love while providing a great place for more people to call the Hills home. It’s so important that new development is well planned, affordable and sustainable, our natural green spaces are valued and protected, local businesses flourish, and our communities can connect and thrive.

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Take Action

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Demand Transparency from the Hills Shire Council

When a packed crowd filled the gallery in October for the tabling of a community petition, Council reacted by shutting down community participation.

The people of the Hills deserve better.

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Our Plans and Priorities

Environment Action

Environment Action

Environmental Protection and Regeneration We are fortunate to live in a leafy green shire but with rezoning of land by the State Government, the arrival of the (much needed) Metro and the housing affordability crisis, rapid urban development is placing increasing...

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Climate Action

Climate Action

Where we are: Our community has already felt the consequences of climate change. In the 2019-20 bushfires 80% of the nearby Blue Mountains World Heritage Area was destroyed, with the loss of millions of native animals. We breathed in toxic smoke pollution for months...

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Social Justice

Social Justice

Early Childhood Education Expand the number of affordable council-owned and run Early Childhood Education centres across the Hills Shire. Mental Health Council to set up mental health clinics to provide psychological services to patients with no out-of-pocket...

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Cycling in the Hills Shire

Cycling in the Hills Shire

We believe that: Major roads should have cycleways - whether in the form of bike lanes or bike paths (depending on road width and pathway availability). For the largest roads, the council will need to work with the state government to roll them out. Cycling...

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Public Spaces

Public Spaces

We will fight for: Open green space within walking distance from home, as it is key to an active, healthy lifestyle. Open spaces and trees in new developments. Council to ensure adequate land is set aside for parkland when rezoning areas from industrial to...

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Planning and Heritage

Planning and Heritage

Planning and Stopping Overdevelopment The community must be involved in planning decisions. Councils must take every opportunity to ensure communities are genuinely heard when determining priorities for land use and development controls. Councils must ensure new or...

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Urban Tree Canopy

Urban Tree Canopy

Offsetting the heat island effect Trees reduce heat, provide vital habitat for wildlife and reduce air pollution. Each 10% of tree cover reduces ground temperatures by over 1 degree Celsius. Councils must commit to an increase in urban tree canopy, setting a generous...

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Waste Management and Resources

Waste Management and Resources

Waste Management Conduct a review on waste management and recycling with the aim of moving towards a circular economy. Introduce food organics collection for all homes. Rainwater Harvesting Water is precious. Councils must take a proactive approach to the approval of...

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Arts and Culture

Arts and Culture

The Hills Shire lacks a visual arts, performing arts and cultural centre that many of our surrounding neighbours enjoy. Blacktown, Hornsby and Hawkesbury all have vibrant, thriving arts centres offering art exhibition space, workshops and art making education and...

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Affordable Housing in the Hills

Affordable Housing in the Hills

We need Affordable Housing The Hills Shire Housing report from 2018 found a shortfall of 3300 affordable housing dwellings in our LGA. On top of this, as of the last Census there were 92 homeless people in the area. In the absence of state government action, our...

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