What the council is working on
Recent deliveries, what's underway now, and what's planned next — drawn from the council's own plans, budgets and project pages. We report what the council has publicly said it's doing; every item links to its source.
The council's stated direction
The Hills Shire's direction is set out in 'Towards Hills 2050' (its Community Strategic Plan), delivered through the annual Hills Shire Plan — a Delivery Program, Resourcing Strategy and Operational Plan, with a $132M capital works program in 2024–25.
The council manages one of Australia's fastest-growing local government areas — roads, parks, libraries, waste and development across the Norwest Business Park / Sydney Metro Northwest corridor and newer release areas like Box Hill and North Kellyville. Its own framework groups activities into five themes: Shaping growth, Building a vibrant community and prosperous economy, Valuing our surroundings, Proactive leadership, and Delivering and maintaining infrastructure.
The 2024–25 capital works program delivered $132M, the largest shares on road projects (40%), park projects (20%) and land acquisition for growth-area infrastructure (16%); the council reports it has been debt-free since 2002.
Underway now
Castle Hill Showground Arena upgrade
2026Redevelopment of the 136-year-old Aub Juleff Arena at Castle Hill Showground into a multipurpose community space, co-funded with $11.475M from the NSW Government's Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants program.
Source: The Hills Shire Council — Castle Hill Showground Arena Set for Major Transformation
Planned / committed
Norwest Strategic Centre jobs growth planning proposal
to 2041A council-backed planning proposal for part of the Norwest Strategic Centre aiming to grow local employment capacity from around 35,000 jobs today towards nearly 65,000 by 2041, including increased building heights in a small share of the precinct.
Source: Inside Local Government — Hills Shire backs Norwest jobs growth plan
FOGO (food + garden organics) waste service
from 1 October 2027Council plans to move the green-lid bin from garden-organics-only to a combined weekly food-and-garden organics (FOGO) service when its next waste contracts start, ahead of the NSW Government's 1 July 2030 statewide FOGO mandate.
Source: The Hills Shire Council — Food Organics and Garden Organics (FOGO)
Towards Hills 2050
to 2050The shire's long-term Community Strategic Plan, guiding council plans, policies and budgets as the population is projected to grow by more than 50% by 2050.