The Hills Shire Council
Our Councillor
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.
Take Action
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.
Our Plans and Priorities
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sign our petition! Kellyville Needs Public Pools and Libraries.
Hills Shire Central ward/Kellyville area residents ask The Hills Shire Council to step up its investment in public infrastructure: More parks, trees, waterways, more public spaces, bike lanes, building of swimming pool and public library.
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