Hawkesbury Sister City Association Inc

17/06/2026

Thank you Nancy for everything you have done over the years for all the students here in the Hawkesbury. We are excited to meet this years students in a few weeks.

23/05/2026

Congratulations to one of our current Japanese student ambassador’s Lily who has achieved well at The Hawkesbury Show ✨

25/04/2026

Big thanks to our amazing team of volunteers who helped out at the Hawkesbury Show over this weekend! Funds raised help support our youth committee to plan and host events for our visiting students from Japan and the USA who will be coming this July!

23/02/2026

What a blast 🎉Our Youth Committee brought the fun yesterday by hosting a social to get to know our 2026 Hawkesbury student ambassadors. A great way to kick off an exciting year ahead.

02/02/2026

Tonight we held our first parent and student meeting for our 2026 cultural exchange program. It was lovely to meet all the families and we look forward to working with them over the next 7 months as we prepare for the students trip in September.

10/12/2025

On the weekend we had our interview and activity day for the selection of our 2026 student ambassadors for our cultural student exchange program. We are happy to announce the following students will represent the Hawkesbury next year

01/12/2025

We are looking forward to interview day, this coming Sunday. If you applied for the 2026 program, please check your student email.

17/11/2025

From 10 December 2025, new Australian rules regarding social media access for young people will come into effect. Under these regulations, HSCA are unable to endorse or allow any community members under the age of 16 to follow our account.
We are aware that some current followers are students aged 13–16. These students will now need to follow our account through a parent or guardian’s account until they turn 16.
Thank you for your understanding and support in helping us comply with these new requirements.
For more information about the changes, please visit the eSafety Commissioner’s website:

The Australian Government is protecting young Australians at a critical stage of their development, through world-first social media age restrictions.

13/11/2025

Applications for our student cultural exchange for 2026 close tomorrow,Friday 14th November 2025 at 5pm. Scan the QR code below or click the link on our web site.

Tonight we had our AGM and we welcomed many new members. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers that keep this association going.

President - Phillip Turtle
Vice President- Ingi McKinnon
Treasurer - Carly Vincent
Secretary - Karen Holman
Interpreter (Japanese) - To be filled
Publicity Officer - Laura Holman
Historian- Kathleen Rush
Youth Committee Representatives - Bridget Steer & Finn McKinnon
General committee members -Carolyn Burgmann, Olivia Richards, Geraldine Paraha, Uthpala Ararchige, Heidi Johnson, Mick Johnson, Angela Trent, Peter Trent, Tim Vincent, Hope Mitchell,Louise Steer, Kim Stanyer
Life members - Tina Tallack, Yvonne Whalan, Susan Machon, Noriko Rudyk and Christine Paine
HCC Councillor Reps- Mary Lyons - Buckett, Mike Creed, Peter Ryan.

We look forward to a successful 2026.

Applications for 2026 cultural exchange program close this Friday 14th November 2025 @ 5pm. Scan the QR code for the application form or contact [email protected]

10/11/2025

Tonight we had our AGM and we welcomed many new members. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers that keep this association going.

President - Phillip Turtle
Vice President- Ingi McKinnon
Treasurer - Carly Vincent
Secretary - Karen Holman
Interpreter (Japanese) - To be filled
Publicity Officer - Laura Holman
Historian- Kathleen Rush
Youth Committee Representatives - Bridget Steer & Finn McKinnon
General committee members -Carolyn Burgmann, Olivia Richards, Geraldine Paraha, Uthpala Ararchige, Heidi Johnson, Mick Johnson, Angela Trent, Peter Trent, Tim Vincent, Hope Mitchell,Louise Steer, Kim Stanyer
Life members - Tina Tallack, Yvonne Whalan, Susan Machon, Noriko Rudyk and Christine Paine
HCC Councillor Reps- Mary Lyons - Buckett, Mike Creed, Peter Ryan.

We look forward to a successful 2026.

Applications for 2026 cultural exchange program close this Friday 14th November 2025 @ 5pm. Scan the QR code for the application form or contact [email protected]