March 30, 2012Posted in: Community
Safety
Crime results released by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research have shown that over the last four years, trends in crime across most offence categories have dropped in the Wingecarribee Local Government Area. This reduction in crime is in part due to the hard work of the Goulburn Local Area Command, who since...
March 29, 2012Posted in: Community, Events
Aboriginal, Culture, Elders Olympics
It was game on for the region’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders on 23 March as they went head to head for the inaugural Elders Olympics held at Wollondilly Leisure Centre in Picton. The Wingecarribee and Camden combined team, valiantly led by Auntie Val Mulcahy and Team Manager Liz Taylor, put in a solid...
March 26, 2012Posted in: Community
Health
Wingecarribee Shire Council has installed 12 defibrillators to potentially save lives in the instance of a cardiac emergency. The Automatic External Defibrillator Units (AED’s) were purchased from the Rural Fire Service (RFS) and have been installed in 12 of Council’s public facilities including locations in Moss Vale, Mittagong, Bowral and Bundanoon. Council’s Health and Safety...
March 22, 2012Posted in: Roads and Assets
Wastewater, Water
You don’t have to be a weatherman to notice that we’ve had a bit of extra rain lately. When stormwater finds its way into a sewerage network, it can play havoc with underground sewerage pipes resulting in an overloaded sewerage system. An overloaded sewerage system means that the pipe network cannot function until flows subside...
March 19, 2012Posted in: Community, Events
Seniors Week
Wingecarribee Shire Council will officially kick off its activities for Seniors Week this Sunday 18 March but the highlight for the Mayor doesn’t take place until Tuesday evening when Council hosts the 14th annual Great Debate in Council’s Moss Vale Theatrette at 7.00pm. This now traditional event pits the Shire’s more seasoned citizens against some...