Casburn Park redevelopment update

October 13, 2022Posted in: Listening, Roads and Assets

Progress on the Casburn Park Upgrade Project continues to gather momentum with Council awarding the contract to develop the Detailed Design to landscape architect specialist Complete Urban. Council’s General Manager Lisa Miscamble said the appointment was a significant stage in the redevelopment of Casburn Park. “For several year’s Council has been closely working with residents...

Draft Casburn Park Masterplan on exhibition

February 12, 2021Posted in: Community

Wingecarribee Shire Council is seeking comment from the community after Councillors endorsed the public exhibition of the Draft Casburn Park Masterplan. Council’s Acting Deputy General Manager Operations, Finance and Risk Richard Mooney said the draft masterplan explores several possible inclusions designed to improve the existing parkland located opposite the Wingello Train Station. “We want to...

Don’t trust the dirt dealer

September 8, 2020Posted in: Community

Pile of contaminated construction waste

Wingecarribee Shire Council is urging residents of the Highlands to be wary of operators offering ‘free fill’ following a spate of recent incidents. Council’s Deputy General Manager Corporate, Strategy and Development Services Mark Pepping said the operators were targeting villages within easy access of the Hume Highway. “The most recent cases involved the mass dumping...

Mayoral Relief Fund update

February 26, 2020Posted in: Other

Less than eight weeks since the outbreak of the first bush fire to hit the Southern Highlands and Wingecarribee Shire’s Mayoral Relief Fund has topped $100,000. A total of $94,250 has been distributed to 198 families and individuals across the Shire since the first fires tore through the villages of Balmoral and Buxton. Wingecarribee Shire...

Council to host Bush Fire Community Recovery Meetings

February 13, 2020Posted in: Community, Events

Wingecarribee Shire Council will host two Bush Fire Community Recovery Meetings on Thursday 20 February and Monday 24 February for residents of the Shire’s northern and southern bush fire affected villages. The meetings will feature an update from the Regional Recovery Coordinator, Dick Adams, and speakers from key government agencies including Service NSW and Disaster...