February 27, 2014Posted in: Community, Events
Bush Week
Moss Vale’s main street is set to come alive with the sounds of buskers and musicians as Council sets to host all things country as part of March’s upcoming Bush Week Parade. The parade returns for a second year following last year’s successful Sesquicentenary Bush Week Street Parade re-launch. Wingecarribee Shire Council’s Group Manager Strategic...
February 25, 2014Posted in: Community, Events
International Women's Day
Wingecarribee Shire Council is inviting women of all ages from across the Shire to attend this year’s International Women’s Day on Friday 7 March with a special breakfast buffet at the Mittagong RSL. Council’s Cultural Development Officer, Celeste Coucke, explained the significance of the day. “International Women’s Day has been celebrated globally since 1911,” Ms...
February 22, 2014Posted in: Community, Environment
Clean Up Australia Day, Environment Levy, Resource Recovery Centre

Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on local residents to join public registered sites on Sunday 2 March and lend a hand in tidying up the Highlands as part of Clean Up Australia Day. More than 20 years since launching the first national Clean Up Australia Day campaign, founder and Chairman Ian Kiernan AO is encouraging...
February 19, 2014Posted in: Community
Community engagement, Safety, Your Say Wingecarribee
How safe is our community? Do you go about your daily activities feeling safe and without fear of becoming a victim of crime? These are just some of the questions Wingecarribee Shire Council is asking the residents of the Southern Highlands as part of its Community Safety Survey. Council’s Community Development Coordinator, Nicole Williams, said...
February 19, 2014Posted in: Environment
Environment Levy, Wildlife

The Mount Gibraltar Reserve has been officially registered with Land for Wildlife, a voluntary and free conservation program coordinated by Council and the Community Environment Network. Council’s Bushland Projects Officer, Karen Guymer said the registration was a first for council-managed land in the Shire. “Despite its proximity to urban land and the pressures from feral...