Wingecarribee Shire to welcome new citizens

January 21, 2020Posted in: Events
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A record forty three residents from across the globe will make the pledge of Australian Citizenship as part of Wingecarribee Shire Council’s 2020 Australia Day celebrations this Sunday 26 January in Berrima. Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Duncan Gair said the occasion was a chance to acknowledge the importance of citizenship. “Becoming an Australian citizen is a...

Managing vegetation prior to and after a bush fire

January 17, 2020Posted in: Development, Other
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Wingecarribee Shire Council is urging residents to familiarise themselves with local and State requirements before clearing trees and vegetation from around their home before or after a bush fire. The call comes in the wake of the recent fires to hit both our Shire’s northern and southern villages. Council’s Manager Development Assessment, Nancy Sample, said...

Community meetings called for northern and southern villages

January 16, 2020Posted in: Events, Other
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Candidate Information Seminars

Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Duncan Gair has called for bush fire affected residents to meet and discuss local priorities for the Federal Government’s recently announced $1 million Bushfire Relief Package. Mayor Gair said it was imperative that residents have input as to where the money be spent. “It’s all well and good for Council to say...

Council kicks off annual Summer Clean Up

January 15, 2020Posted in: Environment, Events
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Wingecarribee Shire Council’s Resource Recovery Centre will commence its annual Shire-wide Summer Clean Up in Balaclava, Mittagong, Renwick and Welby starting Monday 3 February 2020. The Clean Up is available to all current domestic Council waste service users and is operated on a pre-book and pre-paid basis. Old furniture, metals and white goods with doors...

Disaster Welfare Services extend stay in Highlands

January 14, 2020Posted in: Events, Other
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The State Government’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Disaster Welfare Assistance Point, presently set up in Council’s Civic Centre foyer, will be extended until Friday 17 January 2020. Disaster Welfare Services staff will be joined by members of the Australian Red Cross who will also continue to provide counselling and grief assistance services during this...

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