January 23, 2024Posted in: Community
Hill Top’s much-loved Boronia Park has been given a $100,000 facelift to make it a much safer and artistic place to visit, after recent graffiti, and dirt bike activity destroying the sports fields, have been replaced with artistic murals and new security measures. The community led project has revamped the Park with extra lighting, security...
May 18, 2023Posted in: Community
We would like to introduce you to one of the many enthusiastic and inspiring volunteers in our community, Craig Napper! As an energiser, Craig is constantly finding new ways to share his passion for our community and channel his energy into building enduring collaborations and teaching new skills. Craig has been formally volunteering since 2016...
September 8, 2020Posted in: Community
Wingecarribee Shire Council is urging residents of the Highlands to be wary of operators offering ‘free fill’ following a spate of recent incidents. Council’s Deputy General Manager Corporate, Strategy and Development Services Mark Pepping said the operators were targeting villages within easy access of the Hume Highway. “The most recent cases involved the mass dumping...
February 10, 2020Posted in: Community, Roads and Assets
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...
January 16, 2020Posted in: Events, Other
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Duncan Gair has called for bush fire affected residents to meet and discuss local priorities for the Federal Government’s recently announced $1 million Bushfire Relief Package. Mayor Gair said it was imperative that residents have input as to where the money be spent. “It’s all well and good for Council to say...