Frequently Asked Questions

We need your help to ensure the NSW Government takes immediate action. Please sign our ePetition on the Parliament of NSW website, which is called: Fight for a Fairer Hills Future.

Your voice is a crucial part of our campaign to ensure The Hills Shire has enough infrastructure in place, such as roads, schools, sports fields, and more for our incoming population and future generations.

We need 20,000 signatures!

If we obtain 20,000 or more signatures on the petition, it will be automatically set down as an Order of the Day and will be debated in the Parliament of NSW’s Legislative Assembly.

The petition will be formally tabled in Parliament. A set time of 30 minutes will be provided to Members of Parliament (MPs) to discuss the petition and allow them to provide further details on what action they require.

You may read more on petitions in Chapter 9 of the Legislative Assembly’s Standing Orders document here.

The Hills Shire is one of Australia’s fastest-growing Local Government Areas (LGAs).

Like our neighbours in Blacktown, we have been tasked by successive state governments with being the engine room for Sydney’s housing growth.

Rapid population growth, increasing housing density, and planning policies introduced by the NSW Government have placed significant pressure on existing infrastructure, particularly in western border communities like Bella Vista, Kellyville, North Kellyville, Box Hill, and Gables.

The Hills Shire Council approved 25,180 homes between 2016-2024. In that period, 17,578 homes were completed.

The NSW Government has introduced planning policies that override Council’s own policies, such as the Local Environmental Plan (LEP), which accelerate high-density development. These include:

• Transport-Oriented Development (TOD) precincts near Kellyville and Bella Vista Metro stations, which will result in an additional 11,600 homes.  
• Low- and mid-rise housing policies permitting terraces and six-storey developments near transport hubs and town centres.
• Density incentives for developers such as a 30 per cent increase in the floor area of a development that includes affordable housing options.

A housing target of 23,300 new homes in The Hills over 5 years - a 35% increase in housing stock. This is the highest housing target of any LGA in NSW, followed by our neighbours in Blacktown.

Our arterial roads and state schools aren’t coping already.

Travel times along Windsor and Old Windsor Road have blown out, with average speeds during the morning commute being around 24km/h.

Our schools are the most overcrowded in the state.

We need 40 additional sporting fields. 31 of them have partial funding. 9 of the required sporting fields have no funding source at all.

Schools and major roads are the responsibility of the NSW Government. 

Local infrastructure including parks, sporting fields, local roads and footpaths is the responsibility of Council to deliver, funded by contributions collected during the development of new homes. 

However NSW Government policy has restricted the amount of money collected from development, and Council does not have enough money to build all this infrastructure. 

Council is of the view that the Federal and NSW Government should assist in funding these infrastructure projects to maintain an adequate quality of life for our residents.

Box Hill urgently requires $207 million in funding to deliver essential infrastructure, including roads, parks, and sports fields. This $207 million gap is in addition to the maximum funding that will be obtained via Box Hill’s Contribution Plan No. 15 and is a direct result of the NSW Government’s decisions, such as capping developer contributions while pushing for more housing.

Without urgent investment, the following projects may not be delivered:

• 16 Playing Fields
• 7 Local Parks
• 7 Drainage Basins (including culverts/raingardens)
• 14 Traffic Signals
• 10 Roundabouts
• 3 Vehicular Bridges
• 2 Pedestrian Bridges
• 13km of half width local roads
• 10.4km of shared paths

To support population growth across The Hills Shire, key infrastructure needs include:

Roads and Transport – 

• Old Windsor and Windsor Roads need to be widened
• Bus, walking, and cycling connections to the metro stations need to be improved
• 45 key intersections and roads require upgrading

Open Spaces – 9 sports fields require funding across the Cherrybrook, Castle Hill, Norwest, Bella Vista, Kellyville, Rouse Hill and Baulkham Hills precincts.

Education – Funding is needed for 9 primary schools, 3 high schools and 1 new K-12 school.

We are requesting to have the following list of roads upgraded:

1. Terry Road Upgrade – Windsor Road to Mason Road (Mid-blocks)
2. The Water Lane Upgrade – Annangrove Road to Nelson Road (Mid-blocks)
3. Annangrove Road Upgrade – Windsor Road to The Water Lane
4. Signalisation Upgrade - Samantha Riley Drive/Old Windsor Road
5. Windsor Road Upgrade – Memorial Avenue to Showground Road
6. Old Windsor Road Upgrade – Celebration Drive to Windsor Road
7. Signalisation Upgrade – Windsor Road/Showground Road
8. Signalisation Upgrade – Norwest Boulevard/Lexington Drive
9. Signalisation Upgrade – Old Windsor Road/Celebration Drive
10. Signalisation Upgrade – Old Windsor Road/Memorial Avenue
11. Signalisation Upgrade – Norwest Boulevard/Old Windsor Road
12. Showground Road Upgrade – Cecil Avenue/Old Northern Road
13. Signalisation Upgrade – Showground Road/Gilbert Road
14. Signalisation Upgrade – Showground Road/Victoria Avenue
15. Signalisation Upgrade – Windsor Road/Showground Road
16. Old Northern Road Upgrade between Cecil Avenue and Francis Street
17. Signalisation Upgrade – Old Castle Hill Road/Pennant Street/McMullen Avenue
18. Signalisation Upgrade – Les Shore Place/Pennant Street
19. Signalisation Upgrade – Castle Street/Pennant Street
20. Signalisation Upgrade – Pennant Street/Showground Road
21. Signalisation Upgrade – Cecil Avenue/Old Northern Road
22. Signalisation Upgrade – Old Northern Road/Francis Street
23. Signalisation Upgrade – Crane Road/Terminus Street 
24. Traffic Signals – Norwest Boulevard/Columbia Court/Brookhollow Avenue
25. Traffic Signals – Norwest Boulevard/Reston Grange
26. Traffic Signals – Norwest Boulevard/Edgewater Drive/Westwood Way
27. Signalisation Upgrade – New Line Road/Castle Hill Road
28. Signalisation Upgrade – New Line Road/County Drive/ Shepherds Drive
29. Signalisation Upgrade – Old Northern Road/Castle Hill Road
30. Signalisation Upgrade – Castle Hill Road/Highs Road/County Drive
31. Signalisation Upgrade – Castle Hill Road/Bradfield Parade
32. Traffic Signals – Castle Hill Road/Franklin Road
33. Signalisation Upgrade – Castle Hill Road/Coonara Avenue/Edward Bennett Drive
34. Withers Road Upgrade - Mile End Road to Annangrove Road
35. Withers Road - Commercial Road to Mile End Road
36. Commercial Road Upgrade - McCombe Avenue to Withers Road
37. Signalisation Upgrade – Commercial Road/Withers Road
38. Signalisation Upgrade – Withers Road/Mile End Road
39. Round Corner Bypass
40. Signalisation Upgrade – New Line Road/Old Northern Road
41. Signalisation Upgrade – Kenthurst Road/Old Northern Road
42. Annangrove Road Upgrade - Cattai Creek to Kenthurst Road
43. Traffic Signals - Box Hill Business Park at Windsor Road/Central Road
44. Kenthurst Road Upgrade - Annangrove Road to Old Northern Road
45. Traffic Signals – Windsor Road/Wrights Road
46. Boundary Road Upgrade – Windsor Road to Old Pitt Town Road
47. Boundary Road Bridge over the Killarney Chain of Ponds (CP15)
48. Edwards Road Bridge (Capital) (CP15)
49. Old Pitt Town Road Upgrade – Boundary Road to Annangrove Road
50. Roundabout – Boundary Road/Harkness Road/Brahman Road (CP15)
51. Roundabout – Box Road/Grandhill Parkway (CP15)
52. Roundabout – Nelson Road/Box Road (CP15)
53. Roundabout – Nelson Road/Driftwood Street (CP15)
54. Roundabout – Nelson Road/ Hynds Road/Edwards Road (CP15)
55. Roundabout – Old Pitt Town Road/George Street  (CP15)
56. Roundabout – Old Pitt Town Road/Mason Road (CP15)
57. Roundabout – Terry Road/George Street (CP15)
58. Roundabout - Terry Road/Hynds Road (CP15)
59. Roundabout – The Water Lane/Outback Street (CP15)
60. Terry Road Upgrade – Windsor Road to Mason Road (Intersections)
61. The Water Lane Upgrade (Intersections)
62. Traffic Signals – Boundary Road/Commercial Road/Brocklebank Street (CP15)
63. Traffic Signals – Boundary Road/Menin Road/George Street (CP15)
64. Traffic Signals – Boundary Road/Old Pitt Town Road (Unfunded)
65. Traffic Signals – Mason Road/Centaurus Way (CP15)
66. Traffic Signals - Mount Carmel Drive/Prosper Street (CP15)
67. Traffic Signals – Old Pitt Town Road/Fontana Drive/Terry Road  (CP15)
68. Traffic Signals – Old Pitt Town Road/Valletta Drive/Mount Carmel Drive  (CP15)
69. Traffic Signals - Terry Road/McCall Parkway/Rubidea Street (CP15)
70. Traffic Signals - Terry Road/Mason Road/Gardiner Drive (CP15)
71. Traffic Signals – Terry Road/Alan Street/Crossiron Street (CP15)
72. Traffic Signals - Terry Road/Mason Road (north)/Settlement Drive (CP15)
73. Traffic Signals – The Water Lane/Grandhill Parkway (CP15)
74. Traffic Signals – The Water Lane/Hynds Road (CP15)
75. Traffic Signals – The Water Lane/Mason Road (CP15)
76. Traffic Signals – The Water Lane/Nelson Road (CP15)

Council is advocating for urgent infrastructure investment and has launched a petition with the Parliament of NSW to ensure The Hills Shire receives the funding and support it deserves. This includes lobbying the NSW Government to commit to delivering essential services alongside the housing growth that they approved.

The Hills has some of the most overcrowded schools in NSW. Matthew Pearce Public School in Baulkham Hills, Rouse Hill Public School and Castle Hill Public School are among the top 20 primary schools with the largest enrolment in the state. Castle Hill High School is also among the top 3 largest high schools.

To service the incoming population, The Hills will need the following additional schools by 2036:

• One K-12 school and three primary schools in Box Hill
• One primary school in Gables
• One primary school and one high school in the Bella Vista/Kellyville precinct
• Two primary schools and one high school in the Castle Hill/Cherrybrook precincts
• Two primary schools and one high school in the Hills Showground/Norwest precincts

Some of these additional schools have not yet had a site identified or committed to by the NSW Government.