Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Councillor Ken Halstead has commended the NSW State Government on road and infrastructure funding handed down as part of this year’s State Budget. As per the 2017-18 budget announcements, the Wingecarribee Shire will receive monies for a bridge assessment program and a number of road safety and repair programs. “While the Southern...
Wingecarribee Public Libraries are gearing up to launch their inaugural electronic newsletter, The Wingecarribee Word, on Saturday 1 July. Librarian Trudy Eccleston said the brand new monthly eNewsletter would benefit all library users. “Within the eNewsletter patrons can learn about all the great resources that can be found across our Wingecarribee Public Libraries,” she said....
Wingecarribee Shire Council and the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community are inviting the community to join them as they celebrate this year’s NAIDOC Week activities. Celebrations start with the raising of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at Council’s Moss Vale Civic Centre at 10am on Monday 3 July. As a testament...
Results from a recent bin audit conducted across the Shire has shown Highland residents are tops at recycling. Conducted throughout May and June, the bin audit revealed that 65.3 per cent of all waste generated by the sample study was correctly placed in the recyclable bin. “This is a fantastic result!” said Council’s Waste Education...
Wingecarribee Shire Councillors last week unanimously voted to adopt Council’s revised collection of Integrated Planning and Reporting documents. Included in these documents are the Community Strategic Plan, Resourcing Strategy, Delivery Program and Operational Plan. Also included within the collection is the 2017/18 Budget and Revenue Policy which includes this year’s Fees and Charges. Wingecarribee Shire...
