Wombeyan Caves Road, between Goodman’s Ford and Wombeyan Caves, will remain off limits as Council staff begin the task of assessing and repairing damage sustained to the road after bush fire attack and heavy rain. Located in the Shire’s west, Wombeyan Caves Road west of Greenhills Road has been closed for intermittent periods since the...
On Monday 10 February the NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) declared both the Green Wattle Creek and Morton Fires ‘Out’ thanks to the intervention of recent rainfall across the Shire. While the immediate threat of bush fire activity has eased, the mammoth task of cleaning up the Shire is expected to take months to...
Wingecarribee Shire Council has been installing road stencils at pedestrian crossings, intersections and pedestrian refuges throughout the Shire in a bid to improve pedestrian safety. Recent data from Transport for NSW’s Road Safety Plan 2021 shows that pedestrians make up 17 per cent of all fatalities and nine per cent of all serious injuries on...
External bracing is set to be erected at the Mittagong Playhouse as Council begins the process of repairing the heritage building. On advice from structural engineers external bracing is to be erected at the Playhouse starting Thursday 30 January 2020. The bracing will be installed over a period of two weeks and on completion will...
As part of a collaborative arrangement between Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Councils, Wollondilly Council is extending the free bushfire waste drop-off service at Bargo Waste Management Centre currently offered to Wollondilly bushfire affected residents, to our bushfire affected neighbours in Wingecarribee (Balmoral and the Wingecarribee part of Buxton). Letters are being sent to residents with advice...