Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on local community groups to apply for funding as part of the latest round of ClubGRANTS. ClubGRANTS is an initiative of the NSW Government and Clubs NSW to provide funding for community development projects and services that have a direct impact on residents in the Wingecarribee Shire. Council’s Community Development Coordinator,...
Southern Highlands youth are invited to celebrate unity through diversity for NSW Youth Week (NYW) from Friday 13 April to Sunday 22 April 2018. Council’s Youth Liaison Officer Michelle Williams explained the importance of the week for the Shire’s young residents. “It provides a chance for our youth to get involved with Council and local...
Hundreds of residents and students across the Shire have used the nation’s largest community-based environmental event to tidy the Shire and in the process collect over a tonne of discarded litter. The rubbish was collected from a record 26 registered sites across the Shire in March as part of national Clean Up Australia Day. Council’s...
Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on nominations for the 2018 Wingecarribee Heritage Awards. Council’s Strategic Land Use Planner Heritage, Fiona Mann explained the significance of the awards. “The Southern Highlands contains some of the most beautiful and significant heritage buildings and heritage items in the state,” she said. “Preserving our unique history can however be...
Wingecarribee Shire Council is reminding residents of the new changes to its Urban Backyard Burning Policy which came into effect on 1 April 2018. The changes were adopted by Council in July last year following feedback from residents after extensive public consultation and the introduction of Council’s Green Waste bin. “Council deliberately held off introducing...
