City of Hawkesbury
The City of Hawkesbury is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, the City of Hawkesbury is located on the North and North Western edge of the Greater Sydney area and is adjacent to the Sydney metropolitan area, about north-west of the Sydney central business district. Hawkesbury City is named after the Hawkesbury River. The mayor of the City of Hawkesbury is Cr. Sarah McMahon, a member of the Liberal Party. Suburbs and localities in the local government area Suburbs and localities in the City of Hawkesbury are: History The original inhabitants of the Hawkesbury district were the Darug tribe of Aboriginals, also spelt as Dharug or Daruk. The river, which they called Derrubbin, was a focal point as a source of food and transport. The Darug people used the river to farm for fish, eels, water birds, and mussels. They also used the river as a mode of transport in bark canoes. It was first settled by Europeans in 1794 in a bid to acquire arable land to feed the increasing population of the penal colony at Sydney. In April 1794, Lieutenant Governor Francis Grose submitted plans for the first 22 farms on the Hawkesbury River in