March 6, 2024Posted in: Community, Events
Seniors Festival
It’s the largest festival of its kind in the southern hemisphere, and Wingecarribee Shire Council is proud to host a jam-packed schedule of events, as part of NSW Seniors Festival, which runs from 11 – 24 March 2024. The Festival celebrates the role and contribution of our seniors to our local communities. This year’s theme...
February 23, 2024Posted in: Community, Events, Tourism
Growing Regions Program, Mittagong playhouse, Refurbishment, Restoration
The Mittagong Playhouse Restoration and Refurbishment project is taking a significant step forward with the submission of a Wingecarribee Shire Council grant application for $4.33 million to the NSW Government’s Growing Regions Program. This grant, if successful, would help bridge the remaining funding gap Council requires to undertake the project, and allow for construction to...
January 29, 2024Posted in: Community, Events
Citizen of the Year, Dennis Purcell, Mackenzie Isedale, Uta Purcell, Young Citizen of the Year
Outstanding Community Members take out top honours in Wingecarribee’s 2024 Citizens Awards Congratulations to Uta and Dennis Purcell – Wingecarribee Shire Council’s 2024 Citizen/s of the Year and Mackenzie Isedale – 2024 Young Citizen of the Year Our shire is so proud to have some outstanding citizens and were delighted with the quality of nominations...
January 25, 2024Posted in: Community, Events
Australia Day, Berrima
For family fun with real community spirit, enjoy Australia Day 2024 in charming Berrima Village. Share in welcoming 32 new residents to our Shire at the 9:30am Citizenship Ceremony in Market Place Park, where Wingecarribee’s Young Citizen and Citizen of the Year will be announced. Hear from our Australia Day Ambassador Robina Beard, an Aussie...
January 19, 2024Posted in: Community, Environment, Events
Earth Flix, Film Festival
A new free community film festival, focussing on sustainability, and themes to educate and build resilience in our community, kicks off at Bowral’s Empire Cinema on Wednesday 31 January at 6pm. The ‘Earth Flix: Cinema 4 Change’ launch event will offer a special screening of the powerful documentary, “Australia Burns: Silence of the Land” –...