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Hornsby & Hills Districts Please visit 9980 2226 homeinstead.com.hills Hills to Hawkesbury Living • October 2 • 3 LOCAL NEWS Celebration For Special Mrs Giles has three “In June 2015, we cleared a citizenship ceremony held Hills Resident children (Ron and Graeme our infrastructure backlog at The Hills Shire Council last Giles are both Hills residents), excluding stormwater drainage, Monday September 28. seven grandchildren and nine which is valued at around Mayor Dr Michelle great-grandchildren, with one $15.5 million. Only four years Byrne said that the regular more on the way. earlier that infrastructure citizenship ceremonies backlog was valued at $52 Her son Graeme has reminded her how lucky we are million, so we’ve invested described her as a very social to live in Australia. heavily in rejuvenating our person who always keeps up established communities and to date with what’s going on in “Ask any Hills Shire building some new ones.” When Baulkham Hills the world. councillor what their favourite resident Ethel Giles was born – “Over the next four years, civic event is and many “Mum is a caring person Australia’s Prime Minister was we’re going to deliver more will mention citizenship who has a strong and alert mind Alfred Deakin, the world’s first than $252 million worth of ceremonies,” Mayor Byrne said.