Wingecarribee Shire Councillors have used this year’s NSW Local Government Conference to draw attention to a number of issues they believe are affecting local governance both in the Highlands and across the state. Chief amongst the concerns raised at this year’s conference were proposals to amend mandatory State Government Development Application (DA) procedures for new...
A Welby man has been ordered to pay $15,000 by Moss Vale Local Court following a successful prosecution by Wingecarribee Shire Council. Hassan Salem of Welby was found to be operating a prohibited ‘junk yard’ business from a residential property. Investigations found Mr Salem had been running the illegal business from the property which involved...
Wingecarribee Shire Council has this month refused a Development Application for a retail development proposal in Argyle Street, Moss Vale, otherwise known as the Moss Vale Woolworths proposal. Council determined the application by way of refusal in accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and cited traffic and flooding issues and the impacts...
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Larry Whipper has today refuted supposed costs reported in some sections of the media said to have cost Council regarding the Land and Environment Court’s decision to allow the KFC restaurant and Woolworths service station development applications to proceed in Mittagong. “The figures reported today are simply not true,” the Mayor said. ...
Wingecarribee Shire Council has this month received confirmation of an amendment to Council’s Local Environment Plan (LEP) in relation to the land currently occupied by Gardens R Us in Bowral. The amendment reinstates the R3 Medium Density Residential zoning of land located at the intersection of Bowral Street, Moss Vale Road and Holmhale Street, Bowral....
