Views on loos needed for draft Public Toilet Strategy

June 30, 2017Posted in: Community
 , , , , ,

Wingecarribee Shire Council is seeking comment from residents after councillors endorsed the draft Public Toilet Strategy which went on public exhibition this week. Council’s Senior Asset Officer of Building Assets, Rachel Forte explained the purpose of the draft strategy. “The draft Public Toilet Strategy details how our public toilets will be managed in the years...

Disability Inclusion Action Plan adopted

June 30, 2017Posted in: Community, Other
 , , , , ,

Wingecarribee Shire Council’s draft Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2017-2021 was this week formally adopted following unanimous support by Councillors. Adopted at Wednesday 28 June‘s Ordinary Meeting of Council, the plan represents Council’s commitment to people with disability and outlines actions for improving opportunity and accessibility. Central to the document are Council’s four-year plans on removing...

CCTV and surveillance camera policy adopted

June 30, 2017Posted in: Other
 , , , ,

Wingecarribee Shire Council’s draft CCTV and Portable Surveillance Cameras Policy was this week formally adopted following unanimous support by Councillors. Adopted at Wednesday 28 June‘s Ordinary Meeting of Council, the policy details the use of CCTV cameras for general security and monitoring purposes across Council managed facilities including the Moss Vale Civic Centre, Southern Regional...

Helping Learner drivers become safer drivers

June 30, 2017Posted in: Events, Roads and Assets
 , , , ,

Learner Drivers in front of car

Teaching a young person to drive needn’t be a daunting task with a number of Council workshops and hands-on driving events designed to help parents of learner drivers prepare their teenagers for safer driving. Wingecarribee Shire Council’s Road Safety Officer, Melanie Lausz said parents and supervisors of novice drivers have a crucial role to play...

Council awards funds to 59 community projects

June 29, 2017Posted in: Community
 , , , ,

Kangaloon Hall

Community service providers along with sporting, cultural and health support groups are some of the community groups set to benefit from Wingecarribee Shire Council’s latest round of community grants and donations. Fifty nine local community projects totalling $127,600 were allocated funding as part of the 2017/18 Wingecarribee Community Assistance Scheme. Of the 59 grants allocated,...