March 7, 2024Posted in: Delivering, Development
Bowral, Bowral Golf Course, Flood Mitigation, Government Grant, Wingecarribee Shire Council
Wingecarribee Shire Council has secured a $1.5 million grant from the NSW Government to build a new detention basin at the Bowral Golf Course. This project is a major step forward in protecting homes and businesses downstream from flooding, particularly in the Beaven Place area. The basin will act like a temporary storage tank, holding...
October 13, 2023Posted in: Delivering
We all love the country charm the Southern Highlands is renowned for but our old country bridges were never designed to bear the level of usage now demanded of them and are in need of renewal. We’re investing $3.5million bringing ageing bridges across our Shire up to modern standards and community consultation will inform the...
September 29, 2023Posted in: Delivering
construction, SES
Construction will soon begin on a new purpose-built NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Unit headquarters at Moss Vale after the first sod was turned on the site today. The new facility, which is jointly funded by the NSW Government and Wingeecarribee Shire Council, will provide the Unit with increased storage capacity and additional parking, and...
August 31, 2023Posted in: Community, Delivering
Federal Government, Funding, Mittagong playhouse
A priority project for the Wingecarribee community, the return of Mittagong Playhouse was put to Federal Member for Whitlam, The Hon Stephen Jones MP, at a visit to the site last week with Council Administrator Mr Viv May and General Manager Lisa Miscamble, with a view to making it a funding priority. Council has committed...
August 18, 2023Posted in: Delivering
delivering, Penrose
For decades, Penrose residents have dreamed of building a new Community Hall with capacity to meet growing demand for the many gatherings that connect community members. “After the Penrose Community Association put in an extensive grant application we were lucky to be awarded a grant from the Australian and NSW Governments Bushfire Local Economic Recovery...