September 8, 2023Posted in: Community

We’re advocating for village communities who told us the requirements of a DA to hold events on bushfire-prone land was prohibiting social connection. Our village communities have for 5 years sought changes that will allow events such as carols in the park or local fundraisers on sports ovals, which are largely run by community volunteers,...
July 28, 2023Posted in: Corporate Affairs

To streamline the DA process for our community, we’ve been implementing improvements to our approach that are significantly reducing turn-around times. Clearance rates have been vastly improved by prioritising dealing with the legacy of a backlog of DA’s, and we’ve introduced a Fast-Track team dedicated to expediting straight-forward applications. Within the 6 months to June...
June 16, 2023Posted in: Corporate Affairs, Development

Keeping track of your Development Applications has been made easier with the recent system upgrades we’ve implemented over the past few months. Council has been working hard behind the scenes to improve our online DA Tracker tool to put details of how your DA is progressing, at your finger tips. This is where you’ll start...
June 8, 2023Posted in: Corporate Affairs, Development

Are you looking at submitting a Development Application (DA) in the coming year? If so, you can expect a more streamlined experience. A review of the DA assessment timeframes and continued roll-out of changes to the DA process have been highlighted as key initiatives proposed by Wingecarribee Shire Council in our 2023/24 draft Operational Plan....
May 12, 2023Posted in: Corporate Affairs

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...