Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Safer Drivers Course free for Wollondilly’s Learner Drivers

  A year after the tragic car accident at Buxton, the entire Wollondilly community is feeling the enduring impact of losing five young locals.
  
  As part of an ongoing response, Wollondilly Shire Council has partnered with Southern Highlands PCYC to offer a free Safer Drivers Course for local young people.
  
  The course is available to 16 to 25-year-old residents of the Wollondilly Shire who are on their Learner Drivers licence, and at the completion of the course they can take 20 hours off their log…

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• Community Forums

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• Small Business Month Activities in Wollondilly this October

  Wollondilly Shire Council will be hosting a series of free workshops to help support and educate local businesses during NSW Small Business Month this October.
  
  Council will be working in conjunction with local facilitator Jill Heaton from The Unleashed Collective, Alex Hawkins from Business Connect and Julie Lewis, Business Concierge from Service NSW to deliver the workshops. The events have been funded by a small grant from the State Government’s NSW Small Business Commission.
  
  There are three…

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• Community Management Committees

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• Wollondilly CEO awarded for Support of Women in Local Government

  Wollondilly CEO Ben Taylor has been named Champion of Change for metropolitan councils for the 2023 Ministers Awards for Women in Local Government. The award recognises a senior manager who has excelled in supporting and encouraging women’s participation in their Council.
  
  The award was presented at Parliament House in Sydney today by the Hon. Ron Hoenig MP, Minister for Local Government and the Hon. Jodie Harrison MP, Minister for Women.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “I’d like to congratulate Ben Tay…

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• Tahmoor Sports Complex - Stage Two Fields Construction Tender Outcome

  Wollondilly Shire has awarded the tender for the construction of Tahmoor Sports Complex Stage Two, the next exciting phase in the Tahmoor Sporting Complex Master Plan.
  
  The project includes the redevelopment of the existing soccer and cricket fields with an improved field surface and infrastructure including floodlighting, irrigation and drainage.
  
  A public open tender process for the construction of Tahmoor Sports Complex Stage Two began in June 2023 and is currently being finalised. The Tender…

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• Annual Community Satisfaction Survey

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• Community Satisfaction Survey 2024

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• "Hands Off Our Rural Lands" Says Mayor to Developer Lobby

  Wollondilly Shire Council will advocate to maintain existing protections for Wollondilly’s rural lands in the face of pressure from developer lobbyists calling for the removal of these protections, potentially opening up more agricultural land for housing.
  
  At November’s Council meeting, Mayor Matt Gould expressed his deeply held concerns about recent comments from the Urban Taskforce Australia calling on the State Government to ignore the critically important Metropolitan Rural Area (MRA) and t…

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• Mayor calls for improved ambulance services to save lives in the Wollondilly Shire

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has called for improved ambulance services in the Shire, with residents facing significantly long waits for ambulances to arrive and additional pressure being placed on the services with more people moving in to the Wilton state-led growth area.
  
  Following the adoption of a Mayoral Minute on the issue at the November Council meeting, Council will write to the Minister for Health calling for an improved ambulance service now, including additional crews for Picton &…

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• 2024 Australia Day Ambassador for Wollondilly Announced

  Australian artist, Yianni Johns has been announced as the 2024 Australia Day Ambassador for Wollondilly.
  
  Yianni Johns has been painting for decades and has held exhibitions of his art in many states of Australia, and internationally in New York, Montreal, Paris and Beijing.
  
  Yianni has a Bachelor of Arts Fine Art from Curtin University and a Master of Arts from Swinburne University.
  
  A confirmed ‘tree-changer,’ since 2018 Yianni has lived with his wife Kristen in Ardlethan, a small village betw…

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• Community Recycling Centres

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• Dilly Doggy Day Out 2024

  Join us at the Picton Sportsground for the return of the Dilly Doggy Day Out! This fun-filled event takes place on Sunday, 18 August from 9 am to 1 pm. Bring your furry friends along for a sunny day packed with activities.
  
  Keep an eye on our Annual Events page for more information or follow Council's Facebook page to keep updated.

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• Illuminate Wollondilly | 2024

  WollondiLly Shire Council is excited to bring you Illuminate 2024.
  * Each day of this event includes different activities, see an overview below *
  
  Friday 20 September 2024 will see the Picton Botanic Gardens come alive with lights, including illuminated sculptures and a lantern display. Plus, the lantern parade, the return of the sensational long table dinner, as well as the Illuminate Carnival at Hume Oval.
  
  Saturday 21 September 2024 will see the return of the main festival in Picton with mar…

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• BLOOM | Wollondilly Garden Expo & Plant Fair 2024

  We are calling all plant lovers and gardening enthusiasts to come along to BLOOM:  Wollondilly Garden Expo & Plant Fair on Sunday 3 November, from 8am – 2pm at the Picton Botanic Gardens, Regreme Road, Picton.
  
  The Expo will feature a main stage with live entertainment, informative gardening workshops and demonstrations throughout the day, including the announcement of the Spring Garden Competition winners for 2024!
  
  BLOOM will also welcome an array of market stalls specialising in gardening…

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