January 30, 2015Posted in: Roads and Assets, Tourism
Road safety, roads, roadwork, Tourism

Effective immediately, Wingecarribee Shire Council wishes to advise that Wombeyan Caves Road between Goodman’s Ford and Langs Road will be closed until further notice. The emergency closure is necessary as a number of sections of the road immediately east of the caves have collapsed as a result of storm damage sustained in the last week....
January 28, 2015Posted in: Events
Bowral Pool, Bowral Swimming Pool, Children, Dive-In, Youth

Wingecarribee Shire Council is inviting everybody’s favourite green monster and pals including Thor and Iron Man to Bowral Pool – via the silver screen – next Saturday 7 February 2015. The screening of the Marvel team of superheroes will feature as part of Council’s annual Dive-In youth summer film sessions. Presented in conjunction with Wingecarribee...
January 27, 2015Posted in: Environment
Berrima, Recycling, Resource Recovery Centre, RRC, Waste

Figures released by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in the latest Local Government Waste and Resource Recovery report have revealed that Wingecarribee Shire Council’s Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) has recorded the highest recycling recovery rate of any Council in the State. Scott McAllan, Council’s Business Services Coordinator in charge of the Council operated facility...
January 27, 2015Posted in: Community, Other
Animal Shelter, Deputy General Manager, Wingecarribee Animal Shelter

Wingecarribee Shire Council is seeking comment on three different proposed models regarding the ongoing management of the Animal Shelter which will go on public exhibition from Tuesday 27 January. The three short-listed models include: Internal management (Council continues to operate the Animal Shelter), Mixture of Internal management and External operations through a partnership, and External...
January 27, 2015Posted in: Community, Events, Tourism
Australia Day, Berrima, Mayor

Tireless Southern Highland volunteer Harlan Hall has been named Wingecarribee Shire’s 2015 Australia Day Citizen of the Year. The Bowral resident with a passion for World War 1 history has spent numerous years raising funds and building an Exhibition Hall attached to the Berrima District Historical and Family Society’s Museum to showcase the lives of...