Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Council Welcomes over $5 Million State Funding for road repairs & community projects

  Wollondilly Council has welcomed $3M for road reconstruction as well as close to another $2.5M for three other community projects in the Shire - part of Round 9 of the NSW Government’s Resources for Regions program.
  
  Council was successful in applying for the funding for road repairs in Bargo, Appin, Menangle, Douglas Park and Oakdale; as well as drainage and irrigation at Gordon Lewis Oval in Appin, revitalisation of the Menangle School site, and an active transport connectivity and drainage pr…

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• Mayor calls on all State candidates to match Independent’s commitment to reclassify Wollondilly’s regional roads

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has welcomed a commitment from Independent candidate Judith Hannan to make Wollondilly’s main regional roads State roads if elected, and called on all other candidates in the State election to match this commitment.
  
  Wollondilly Council has been campaigning for a number of years to see the reclassification of Wollondilly’s regional roads as State Roads; specifically, the top three major connecting roads in the Shire - Remembrance Driveway, Menangle Road and Silverdal…

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• Council supports additional Employment Lands to create more local jobs

  Wollondilly Shire Council’s endorsement of additional sites in its Employment Land Strategy will pave the way for more local jobs for Wollondilly.
  
  At last week’s meeting, Council adopted an addendum to the Employment Land Strategy 2021 to include additional sites at The Oaks Airport and the land between Bargo River Bridge Tahmoor and Wellers Road at Bargo.
  
  Land at Moreton Park Road has been identified as a long-term employment area that is not a priority within the current Employment Land Stra…

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• Council fears funding for Wollondilly infrastructure projects could be cancelled as federal government announces review

  The federal government’s announcement this week of an audit on infrastructure spending could put up to 95 NSW infrastructure projects at risk, sparking concerns that vital projects promised to benefit Wollondilly residents will be dropped.
  
  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has expressed his concerns that funding committed by the previous government for Silverdale Road, Picton Road, planning of the Picton Bypass, the metro rail link and the Campbelltown commuter car park could all be at risk as the A…

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• Razorback Landslip and Rockfall Repairs to begin soon

  Work will soon begin on repairing long-term damage to an embankment on Remembrance Driveway, Razorback, with a view to opening up the second southbound lane to traffic near the top of the hill.
  
  The project consists of the restoration of the historic rockfall site which led to closure of the lane in 2010, and is part of this term of Council’s efforts to address a backlog of remediation works in the Wollondilly Shire.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “I’m delighted that we can finally see the Remembrance…

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• 4600 future jobs on the cards as Council gives conditional support to new employment park at Moreton Park Road

  At last week’s Council meeting, Wollondilly Shire Council voted to give conditional support to a draft Planning Proposal that will rezone land near the Hume Highway at Moreton Park Road, Menangle for general industrial (employment) uses, subject to a number of amendments to address community concerns.
  
   
  
  Lodged by Mirvac, the proposed rezoning would facilitate the development of a business park housing large warehouse and distribution buildings, communal spaces and recreational facilities. It w…

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• PROPOSED INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT - 95 Hilton Park Road TAHMOOR, 85 Hilton Park Road TAHMOOR

  An application has been received seeking consent for the following:
  
  Property
  
  Lot: 1 DP: 599811, Lot: 11 DP: 11938, 95 Hilton Park Road TAHMOOR, 85 Hilton Park Road TAHMOOR
  
  For the purposes of
  
  Demolition of outbuildings, vegetation removal, partial decommissioning of an existing dam, 7- lot Torrens Title subdivision, construction of a new road, associated civil and stormwater work and street tree planting.
  
  Applicant
  
  Mr M Webb
  
  Application Number
  
  DA/2025/115/1
  
  Consent Authority
  
  Wollondil…

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• Council rejects proposed Mt Taurus development at Menangle

  Wollondilly Council has voted not to support a draft planning proposal at Woodbridge Road Menangle, which would see rezoning of land to allow for significant expansion of the Menangle village.
  
  The draft planning proposal was submitted to Council in April, requesting amendments to the Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 to enable the development of No. 65 Woodbridge Road, Menangle, known as Mount Taurus.
  
  Before considering its position, Council held a preliminary round of consultation dur…

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• Plans of Management for Community Land

  Under the Local Government Act 1993, Councils are required to prepare Plans of Management for all community land owned by Council. Plans of Management are essential management tools which:
  
  Are written by Council in consultation with the community;
  Identify the important features of the land; 
  Clarify how Council will manage the land; and in particular
  Indicate how the land may be used or developed (e.g. leasing).
  
  The preparation of Plans of Management for Council owned community land is someth…

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• Return and Earn

  Return and Earn is a great initiative implemented by the NSW Government in December 2017. The scheme offers a 10c refund for consumers depositing eligible drink containers at return points throughout NSW.
  
   
  
  What Containers are Eligible?
  
  Eligible 
  
  Not Eligible
  
  Cans (e.g. soft drinks)
  Any milk containers that are 1 litre or more
  
  Bottles (e.g. beer bottles)
  Glass wine bottles
  
  Cartons (e.g. milk cartons)
  Glass spirit bottles
  
  Juice boxes or poppers
  Juice bottles over 1 litre
  
   
  Cordial bottle…

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• Council welcomes Picton Bypass Announcement

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has welcomed this afternoon’s announcement by the State Government that community feedback on a potential Picton Bypass corridor is now being sought.
  
  Mayor Khan said, “Wollondilly has been waiting for news on the Picton bypass for a long time and we are very pleased to see the release of the proposal today.”
  
  “I encourage all residents and road users to provide feedback to Transport for NSW on the recommended corridor bypass.”
  
  Council will be urging the State Gove…

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• Wollondilly Council to reignite advocacy campaigns for Picton Bypass and reclassification of State Roads

  Wollondilly Council has renewed its ongoing commitment to advocate for the NSW Government to commit to and fund the Picton Bypass and review and reclassify Wollondilly’s key regional roads as State roads.
  
  In his Mayoral Minute at last Tuesday night’s Council meeting, Mayor Matt Gould called on community members to submit their requests for the Picton Bypass through the NSW Government’s WestInvest program.
  
  The WestInvest fund is a $3 billion program to fund transformational infrastructure proje…

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• Council issues planning approval for $20 million shopping centre in Silverdale

  Wollondilly residents can now look forward to a new village centre and commercial hub in the northern end of the Shire, with DA consent issued for a new $20m shopping centre in Silverdale.
  
  This is an important stepping stone for the expansion of the Silverdale village centre; the culmination of a complex planning process which involved extensive collaboration between Council staff and the proponent’s design team.
  
  The land was rezoned in recent years following Council’s decision to set a new st…

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• Council concentrates on Roads, Growth, Economy and Organisational Performance with new Operational Plan & Budget

  Wollondilly Council will consider its draft Operational Plan and
  Budget at Tuesday night’s meeting, with the focus for the year
  ahead on the key areas of roads, planning for growth,
  supporting economic development and improving
  organisational performance.
  
  Part of Council’s Delivery Plan, the Operational Plan outlines
  how Council will continue to deliver important ongoing
  services for the Wollondilly community in the 2022/23 financial
  year.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “Wollondilly is in a major peri…

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• Wollondilly Council seeks improvements to emergency funding process in submission to NSW Flood Inquiry

  In light of consecutive storm and flood events that have devastated the Shire in the past few years, Wollondilly Council has made a submission to the 2022 NSW Flood Inquiry, raising a number of concerns in relation to the support provided for local recovery.
  
  Although the State Government has pledged emergency relief support, Council has identified problems with the process for accessing the funding and the time it takes for payments to be made.
  
  The level of evidence required for a claim is ver…

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