Local service information for the Shire’s senior citizens has become easier to find with the launch of the 2017-19 Wingecarribee Seniors Directory. Entitled ‘Positive Ageing’ the directory contains a comprehensive list of activities and contacts for seniors living in the Southern Highlands. Council’s Ageing and Disability Officer Nicola Robson said the new directory was an...
Wingecarribee Shire Council will write to the Premier of NSW, the Hon Gladys Berejiklian expressing concerns about the rezoning of the Chelsea Gardens and Coomungie properties to enable residential development. Concerns were raised following a decision by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment to rezone the properties located on the south-east outskirts of Moss...
With the countdown on until Christmas, Wingecarribee Shire Council has today launched its annual Giving Tree at the Moss Vale Civic Centre. “We’re asking for as many people as possible to donate to help the less fortunate,” said Wingecarribee Shire Mayor, Councillor Ken Halstead. “For many people, Christmas can be an especially tough time of...
Wingecarribee Shire Council is urging the support of our State and Federal leaders to install wildlife fencing to reduce the amount of koalas struck by vehicles. Letters have been sent to State and Federal Members representing our Shire seeking support to fence two known koala hot-spots adjacent to the Hume Highway near Alpine. The call...
An ancient Southern Highlands stone is set to find a new home in the nation’s capital thanks to Council and the efforts of a band of dedicated local volunteers. The stone in question is a giant Bowral Trachyte boulder (Mount Gibraltar Microsyenite) and will be transported to the National Rock Garden in Canberra. The donation...
