Welcome to the Hawkesbury Flood Community

The Hawkesbury LGA is located around 60km from the Sydney CBD and straddles the Hawkesbury River.

Colonial settlement started in 1794.  We are the third oldest European settlement in Australia.

The Hawkesbury saved the early colonial settlement from starvation.  The rich alluvial floodplains here contain 46% of the A-grade food production land in the Sydney basin.

It floods here.  It always has.

This web site has been set up by the community, for the community, as an information source to help enable the conversation about flood issues, preparedness and mitigation. 

We will be adding new information as we find it and hope to sort everything into local categories so you can find information about your village, town, street and home.