With 2016 flying by it’s almost time for another group of enthusiastic year 12 students to hit the books in preparation for their Higher School Certificates (HSC). Wingecarribee Public Libraries will host a free talk on Monday, 4 July on the English Area of Study – Discovery. The talk will be presented by Larry Grumley,...
Wingecarribee Shire Council has clarified the role Council’s recently adopted Street Tree Master plays in the management of the region’s street trees. “The Southern Highlands is renowned for its beautiful tree-lined streetscapes and the adopted Street Tree Master Plan provides a comprehensive and strategic framework for the sustainable management of our region’s street trees,” said...
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Councillor Larry Whipper and General Manager Ann Prendergast have joined Member for Goulburn Pru Goward in visiting some of the Shire’s worst affected flood areas. Also on hand for parts of the inspection was the Member for Wollondilly, Mr Jai Rowell and the Hon David Elliott, Minister for Emergency Services. “The scale...
On Tuesday the NSW State and Australian Federal Governments declared the Wingecarribee Shire a natural disaster area. As a result Council is offering local residents free disposal of any garden waste that directly resulted from the storm at Council’s Resource Recovery Centre. Trees, plants and shrubs damaged or destroyed in the weekend’s floodwaters will all...
Results from this year’s Household Chemical CleanOut campaign are in revealing the breakdown of more than 17,000 kilograms of chemicals which were surrendered during the day-long amnesty. In total 461 Highlanders attended the annual event at Council’s Moss Vale Works Depot in April to dispose of their unwanted household chemicals, pesticides and poisons. “All up...
