Wingecarribee Shire Council will reduce parking fines across the Shire following a majority vote by Councillors. The decision was made at Council’s final Ordinary Meeting of the year and follows a similar reduction administered by the State Government in a limited number of venues across the Sydney CBD. At present parking infringements are set by...
Wingecarribee Shire Council coordinates a number of road safety programs each year that are available to different road users throughout our community. Council in collaboration with the Roads and Maritime Services have tailored a workshop targeting Aboriginal Elders. The inaugural Elders Art of Road Safety workshop was held in October at the Aboriginal Cultural Centre...
Disadvantaged school children in Myanmar are set to benefit from the generosity of Southern Highlands residents with the imminent arrival of a shipping container of refurbished bicycles. Closing the door on the shipping container packed with hundreds of bikes was Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Councillor Duncan Gair and volunteers from Bikes 4 Life. “This container is...
For the second year in a row, Wingecarribee Shire Council and the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation are joining forces to raise awareness of the importance of pedestrian road safety. The ‘Holiday Time: Slow Down, Kids Around’ campaign was established in 2014 after the tragic death of Tom McLaughlin in a pedestrian road accident during a...
Wingecarribee Shire Council is seeking comment from residents on its proposed draft Water Extraction Policy following endorsement from Councillors. Council’s Manager of Water and Sewer, Jonathan Hook, explained the purpose of the draft policy. “Across the Shire Council has installed a number of bulk water filling stations for access to our water supply,” Mr Hook...