Wingecarribee Shire Mayor, Councillor Ken Halstead is calling for local nominations as part of this year’s NSW/ACT Regional Achievement and Community Awards. Mayor Halstead said the awards provided an opportunity for community groups, businesses and individuals to be recognised and acknowledged for a job well done. “These awards are designed to encourage, acknowledge and reward...
Wingecarribee Shire Council is advising residents of changes to the way in which tree and vegetation permits are now processed. As of 1 July 2018, all tree and vegetation clearing applications will now be assessed and referred to the relevant agency based on the zoning of the property from where the tree is to be...
In celebration of Plastic Free July Wingecarribee Shire Council will be hosting a free community screening of the environmental documentary ‘Bag It’ at Mittagong Playhouse on Sunday 29 July. Michael Rhydderch, Council’s Environmental Project Officer said the film followed the journeys of Jeb Berrier as he tries to make sense of our dependence on plastic...
Wingecarribee Shire Council is reminding residents to protect their water meters from the winter chill. The call to shelter your meter comes as the Shire enters the coldest part of the year. Council’s Water Reticulation Officer Chris Geddes said as the temperature drops below freezing the number of calls to fix burst water meters increased....
Wingecarribee Shire Council is set to undertake a Shire-wide assessment of all Council maintained bridges to help better plan for future works. The Bridge Assessment Project began in June and will continue into 2019 with approximately 50 Council maintained bridges being evaluated during this period. As part of the $416,000 program, all Council bridges will...
