Wollondilly Shire Council

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• New Sewer and Potable Water Upgrade Works For New Childcare Centre

  Request for Tender 2021/19The Wollondilly Shire Council is developing a Master Plan in the Picton town centre to create a new Community, Cultural and Civic Precinct to provide a vibrant and inviting place to meet dwell which includes improved community facilities such as a multi-purpose Theatre, new Library and Village Green. To achieve this some existing buildings and services need to be relocated including the existing RFS building on the corner of Colden and Menangle St.
  
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• Netballers welcome opening of new courts at Tahmoor as the 2021 season commences

  New state of the art netball courts were officially opened at the Tahmoor Sporting Complex today by Federal Member for Hume, Hon Angus Taylor MP, together with State Member for Wollondilly, Nathaniel Smith MP and Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan.
  
  The $2 million courts are part of a major upgrade at the Tahmoor site, which will become a district level sporting complex designed to cater for Wollondilly’s growing population.
  
  The courts have been welcomed by local sporting groups, particularly the Wo…

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• Water Symposium to address current and future water supply needs in Wollondilly

  Wollondilly Council recognises the need for government agencies to work together to provide a secure water supply for residents, businesses and farmers in the growing Wollondilly Shire, now and into the future.
  
  Council will be hosting a Water Symposium on Wednesday 19 May from 6pm-7.30pm, at the Council Chambers and via Zoom, to outline how water supply will be provided for our growing region and answer community questions on this important topic.
  
  A panel of representatives from Sydney Water,…

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• Student’s environmental message is displayed on waste collection truck as new in-house service begins

  A Douglas Park Primary School student has had her artwork featured on a new waste compactor truck as part of Wollondilly Council’s new public bin servicing initiative.
  
  The winner of the art competition for local schools, Sophie (7), was congratulated by Councillors and staff at the launch of the new truck on Thursday.
  
  The theme of the competition was “reducing litter in the environment” and Sophie’s picture featured the important message, “a little change can make a big difference.”
  
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• Proposal to make it easier to celebrate in Wollondilly, grow local jobs

  Council is focussed on growing local jobs and wants to make it easier for people to celebrate in Wollondilly, particularly through destination weddings, overnight stays, events and markets.
  
  To make this happen Council is proposing to amend the Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 with a planning proposal that updates the land use planning controls to allow a more diverse range of development, particularly on rural land, while managing the potential impacts.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan explained tha…

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• Survey shows committed staff and positive engaged culture at Wollondilly

  A commitment to the Wollondilly community and a positive highly engaged culture are just some of the highlights identified in a recent Wollondilly Shire Council staff survey.
  
  Culture is key driver for the success of any organisation, with high staff engagement translating directly to more commitment, enthusiasm, wellbeing and ultimately higher performing staff delivering higher quality services for the community.
  
  Wollondilly engages an independent provider to conduct regular staff surveys and…

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• Wollondilly playground upgrades to become a reality through latest round of bushfire funding

  Wollondilly Council has welcomed the commitment of $920,120 in bushfire recovery funding to construct shade shelters at seven facilities across the Shire and to upgrade the playground at Picton Botanic Gardens as an inclusive play space.
  
  The upgrades will be delivered through Stage Two of the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said that the addition of shade shelters in Warragamba, Tahmoor, Bargo, Oakdale, Thirlmere, Buxton…

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• Bushfire funding to create an accessible Smart Hub at historic Picton Post Office

  Funding from the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund will help deliver upgrades to the old Picton Post Office, transforming it into an accessible community ‘Smart Hub’.
  
  The iconic post office building will receive $986,570 of upgrades to create an inclusive co-working space; including installation of a lift, construction of accessible car parking and associated footpaths, walkways and ramps.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “Our vision is for the Old Post Office Building to be the centrepiece of a gr…

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• Save Paper and Forests

  The production of paper uses trees, chemicals, energy (greenhouse gases) and water. About one-third of the garbage we throw away is paper. Let's avoid, reduce, re-use and recycle at work too!
  
   
  
  About Saving Paper and ForestsThe ecological footprint of a single newspaper was once described as taking up the area covered by all the sheets of the newspaper laid side by side, for the period of a year.
  
  A tonne of paper consumes approximately 20 full-grown trees, over 90,000 litres of water, ov…

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• Buy Green Office Products

  Organisations have significant buying power. Swinging that power around to make the best use of our limited resources is easier than ever.
  
   
  
  About Green Office SuppliesOur workplaces provide great opportunities to make a real impact through our purchasing choices. Imagine the difference it would make if all organisations purchased renewable energy, used 100 per cent post-consumer recycled paper and recycled or refilled their thousands of printer cartridges.
  
  Often the shift required is minimal…

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• Travel Together to Meetings

  Travel to meetings and to work with your co-workers. It's efficient, it saves energy and it slows global warming.
  
   
  
  Reduce Carbon EmissionsThe impact of our carbon emissions is causing increased global warming and our modes of transport (especially the car) contribute significantly to these emissions. By 'car pooling' with your co-workers, you'll immediately halve your emissions in one easy step.
  
  This will also cut business costs and allow you to spend more 'face time…

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• Bushfire funding supports Skills Ready Program to create local jobs

  Wollondilly Council will partner with My Gateway to deliver a Local Skills Ready Program funded through Stage Two of the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund.
  
  The State and Federal Governments have committed $981,727 of bushfire recovery funding to the Local Skills Ready Program; a welcome boost to the Wollondilly community as it recovers from the impacts of the recent bushfires as well as floods and Covid-19.
  
  The program will achieve a number of positive outcomes including reducing unemploym…

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• Wollondilly Mayor urges locals to get tested for Covid-19, get vaccinated

  As the Covid-19 situation in NSW continues to worsen, Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has encouraged locals to get tested to make sure any cases are picked up before they spread throughout the Shire. The Mayor is now also fully vaccinated and encourages others to follow suit.
  
  Wollondilly is usually at the forefront but needs to up its game when it comes to testing numbers, with only half the number of tests for Covid-19 per 1000 residents in comparison to other parts of South West Sydney.
  
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• Wollondilly Garden Competition set to bloom this Spring

  During the extended Covid-19 lockdown, the green thumbs of Wollondilly have had plenty of time to potter in their gardens in preparation for the 2021 Wollondilly Spring Garden Competition.
  
  The annual Garden Competition is a popular event on Council’s calendar, bringing together like-minded community members with a passion for gardening.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “Wollondilly Council has a long and proud history of conducting the Spring Garden Competition, which was established in 1997.”
  
  “We are…

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• Platypus

  The Platypus is an iconic species that is unique to Australia. Along with echidnas they are egg laying mammals collectively known as monotremes. Platypus are nocturnal and often hard to spot in the wild and can live for up to 12 years in the wild. 
  
  Platypus close their eyes and ears under water and use their duck like bill as an 'electroreceptor' to pick up the electrical signals of its prey as it forages through the mud.  
  
  Find out more about platypus at the Australian Platypus Cons…

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