Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on all residents growing agapanthus plants to take to their gardens and remove the seed heads before they open and release their potentially invasive seeds. A native plant of southern Africa, agapanthus have rapidly become one of the Highlands’ most common garden plants, enjoyed by many residents for their pretty...
January has proven a bumper start to the year for Council’s Southern Regional Livestock Exchange (SRLE) as sales exceed one million dollars for both sales. “Both our early January sales topped the one million dollar mark,” said Andrew Murdoch, Council’s Saleyard Coordinator. “In fact the first sale of the year broke the $1.3 million barrier.”...
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Councillor Duncan Gair will join Southern Phone Managing Director, Mark Warren this Monday to hand over $25,000 to five Highlands-based community groups as part of the Southern Phone Grants Scheme. “We received a fabulous response to the scheme,” the Mayor said. “There were many very worthy applications and making the final decision...
Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on nominations for the 2015 Wingecarribee Heritage Awards. Council’s Heritage Land Use Planner explained the significance of the awards. “The Southern Highlands contain some of the most beautiful heritage buildings across the state,” said Sarah Farnese. “In fact over 300 individual heritage items can be found spread across our Shire.”...
The Shire’s flood catchment areas are set to come under scrutiny after Council successfully secured a quarter of a million dollar grant from the NSW State Government designed to help better manage and plan for future flood events. Announced by the NSW Minister for the Environment, Robert Stokes MP, five of the Shire’s most flood-prone...
