Teaching a young person to drive can be a daunting task, but a number of upcoming Council workshops and hands-on driving events may prove of assistance to parents in the Southern Highlands. Wingecarribee Shire Council’s Road Safety Officer, Melanie Lausz, said that statistics show that inexperienced drivers, especially young people (17-20 years of age) are...
The Attorney General of New South Wales, the Hon Greg Smith MP has validated the terms of the Alexandra Square Trust in Mittagong, approving Wingecarribee Shire Council’s management of the original 1885 document. “The position that I continue to hold is that the land in question is the subject of a trust, and the trustee...
One of Australia’s most ancient trees has been given a new lease of life thanks to the generosity of a passionate Bowral gardening identity and an enthusiastic band of Bushcare volunteers. The Wollemi Pine, a native tree that was discovered two decades ago growing in a remote part of the Blue Mountains, is a survivor...
The results are in from Council’s most recent community satisfaction survey and whilst the findings are generally upbeat, General Manager Jason Gordon has called for further improvements. “In all the respondents gave Council a generally positive rating in 28 of 39 categories,” he said. “In these categories Council rated ‘moderate’ to ‘high’.” “However, when considering...
Tireless Southern Highland volunteer Marie Hodgson has been named Wingecarribee Shire’s 2013 Australia Day Citizen of the Year. A lifelong local, Marie’s commitment to community can be traced back more than 70 years when she served with the Australian Women’s Army Service. Today Marie can be found volunteering her spare time at a number of...
