The big-hearted team of 70 volunteers with Meals on Wheels Wingecarribee mean so much more than just dinner-to-your-door to the hundreds of locals they nourish each week across our Shire. New equipment, made possible by Council’s Community Assistance Scheme, will save them prep time so that they can invest quality time in even more people....
Fairly distributing the costs associated with particular services delivered by Council is a focus of the draft plans presented at this week’s Extraordinary Meeting of Council, where community members had the opportunity to participate. Moving to a partial or full cost recovery model for some fees and charges will play a part in ensuring a...
Don’t let misunderstanding put a damper on the good news that your land value is on the increase. Every 3 years, Council is supplied new land values by the Valuer General. Even when land values increase, the maximum amount we are able to increase our overall rate income is capped by the rate peg limit...
Keeping those we care about safe on our roads is a shared responsibility. During National Road Safety Week (14-21 May) we’re encouraging everyone to Choose to Drive So Others Survive. Last year, the NSW road toll was the third lowest since 1923 and remains below the pre-COVID average of 363 deaths a year. Let’s all...
Exeter Soccer Club knows that one of the simplest and cheapest ways an athlete can enhance their performance is to properly hydrate. That’s why they applied for $6,000 in grant funding through Council’s 2022/23 Community Assistance Scheme to install a water refill station at Exeter Oval. With additional funding secured through Veolia Mulwaree Trust, the...
