Working together for bushfire management

February 3, 2017Posted in: Environment

Mt Gibraltar

Wingecarribee Shire Council is urging residents to update their Bush Fire Survival Plan following concerns raised about the threat of bush fire. The call comes as the Shire continues to experience an unusually hot and dry summer. “Council is aware of recent discussions centred around Mount Gibraltar in Bowral,” said Council’s Natural Resource Projects Coordinator,...

Massive rehabilitation project planned for the Gib

June 27, 2012Posted in: Environment

Wingecarribee Shire Council has been awarded a further $99,700 to undertake bush regeneration activities on the Shire’s iconic Mount Gibraltar. The grant – funded by the NSW State Government’s Environmental Trust – will be used to restore degraded areas of the Mount Gibraltar Reserve. Council’s Environment and Sustainability Manager, Barry Arthur explained the scope of...

Grant fund to target Mount Gibraltar weeds

June 20, 2012Posted in: Environment

The steep slopes of Mount Gibraltar will soon be looking a bit clearer thanks to a grant from Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) to remove exotic weeds. The funding of $8,000 was provided under the SCA’s Catchment Protection and Improvement Grants Program which provides community groups with financial support for projects that protect and improve water...

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