April 4, 2024Posted in: Community, Events
Candidate Information Sessions, Councillor
Wingecarribee Shire Council is pleased to announce that Elections Analyst and Author, Ben Raue is a new inclusion to our list of experts for the upcoming series of Candidate Information Sessions for potential Councillors scheduled for 2024. Ben is the Founder and Author of the popular website blog and podcast, ‘The Tally Room.’ He has...
March 22, 2024Posted in: Community, Events
Birthday, community circles
Community minded and community focused, Community Circles Wingecarribee has made a world of difference to the lives of dozens of local Wingecarribee Shire residents since forming a year ago. The group has been helping to connect those who need care and support, as well as assisting individuals in finding or forming groups of like-minded people,...
March 6, 2024Posted in: Community, Events
Seniors Festival
It’s the largest festival of its kind in the southern hemisphere, and Wingecarribee Shire Council is proud to host a jam-packed schedule of events, as part of NSW Seniors Festival, which runs from 11 – 24 March 2024. The Festival celebrates the role and contribution of our seniors to our local communities. This year’s theme...
February 23, 2024Posted in: Community, Events, Tourism
Growing Regions Program, Mittagong playhouse, Refurbishment, Restoration
The Mittagong Playhouse Restoration and Refurbishment project is taking a significant step forward with the submission of a Wingecarribee Shire Council grant application for $4.33 million to the NSW Government’s Growing Regions Program. This grant, if successful, would help bridge the remaining funding gap Council requires to undertake the project, and allow for construction to...
January 29, 2024Posted in: Community, Events
Citizen of the Year, Dennis Purcell, Mackenzie Isedale, Uta Purcell, Young Citizen of the Year
Outstanding Community Members take out top honours in Wingecarribee’s 2024 Citizens Awards Congratulations to Uta and Dennis Purcell – Wingecarribee Shire Council’s 2024 Citizen/s of the Year and Mackenzie Isedale – 2024 Young Citizen of the Year Our shire is so proud to have some outstanding citizens and were delighted with the quality of nominations...