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Bob Gribbin

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Bob Gribbin

    Our Council's Report Card (opens the original)

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    When Hawkesbury voters returned ten of their twelve councillors in 2024, they were buying experience. Two years later, that experience hasn't delivered. The council has raised rates without a plan to balance them, started projects it promised years ago but finished almost none, and spent much of its energy fighting its critics. The first order of business in 2024 was electing a Mayor and Deputy Mayor for a two-year term. Cr Les Sheather took the mayoralty, his first time in either leadership rol

  2. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · , and Bob Gribbin

    Dogramaci case is a warning for every elected councillor (opens the original)

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    An elected councillor asked council staff how to claim for a phone and computer. Staff explained the process and the spending limits. The councillor submitted a claim. Council recorded its doubts about that claim, authorised the $4,109 payment anyway, and later took the matter to police. That sequence ended with Cr Eddie Dogramaci facing a criminal proceeding, being suspended from office and defending himself in court. On August 25, Parramatta Local Court dismissed the charge. The NSW Online Reg

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · , and Bob Gribbin

    Young artists can paint, make pottery, create jewellery and experiment with manga drawing (opens the original)

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    Young artists can paint, make pottery, create jewellery and experiment with manga drawing during the Macquarie Towns Arts Society’s spring school-holiday program. The society, known locally as MTAS, will present two weeks of hands-on workshops at Richmond Art Supplies from Monday, September 28, to Friday, October 9. Designed for children aged from five to 15, the program offers separate morning and afternoon sessions covering painting, drawing and a range of craft activities. Morning workshops w

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · , and Bob Gribbin

    Community groups invited to seek grants of up to $20,000 (opens the original)

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    Hawkesbury community organisations have until 5pm on Friday 30 October 2026 to put forward small infrastructure projects for the latest round of the Stronger Communities Programme. Grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 are available, with $150,000 allocated to each federal electorate. The program aims to fund projects that provide a social benefit to local communities. Federal Member for Macquarie Susan Templeman is inviting expressions of interest from community groups and not-for-profit organis

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Bob Gribbin

    Council paid the $4,109 claim, then took it to the police. (opens the original)

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    Parramatta Local Court dismissed the charge against Cr Dogramaci on August 25. The NSW Online Registry records the outcome as "Dismissed - Not Guilty after hearing". The case, DPP v Dogramaci, is closed. The court order gives no reasons and makes no finding regarding Council, its staff, or NSW Police. Council documents and police statements from Council officers, reviewed by the Gazette, set out the sequence of events that led to the charge. Council has not explained two decisions: why it paid a

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