Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Councils partner to host Response, Recovery & Resilience Expo

  Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Shire Councils have teamed up with Resilience NSW and the National Recovery and Resilience Agency to host a three day virtual Response, Recovery and Resilience Expo from Friday 19 November to Sunday 21 November 2021.
  
  Residents of both Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Shires have fresh experiences of living through a natural disaster, so the councils have joined forces to make sure their communities have the best information available on how to access ongoing support.…

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• Celebrate the festive season at Wollondilly’s Christmas in the Gardens

  Wollondilly Council’s Christmas in the Gardens is back for a third time in 2021; featuring the popular twilight markets, an outdoor movie, a visit from Santa and a range of other family activities.
  
  The event will be held on Friday 10 December in the Picton Botanic Gardens, kicking off at 3pm with food and market stalls, face painting and Christmas Carols.
  
  Santa will be arriving for photos at 5pm, with instant prints available for an affordable rate of $5.
  
  The winners of the annual Wollondilly…

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• Council launches project to support wellbeing of Wollondilly youth

  Wollondilly Council is preparing to launch Wollondilly Wellbeing, a new community health education project which aims to provide support and training in valuable life skills for local 18-30 year olds, funded by the NSW Government’s Youth Health Forum.
  
  Wollondilly Wellbeing will start on 4 December 2021 with involvement from Community Links, Lifeline, Catch Training and the Wollondilly Health Alliance.
  
  It provides 18-30 year olds who live in the Wollondilly Shire an opportunity to learn more ab…

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• Wollondilly Council wins national award for Fire Truck Memorial Playground

  Wollondilly Council was awarded Best Regional/Rural Industry Contribution Award at the 2021 Parks & Leisure Australia Awards for its Telopea Park RFS Fire Truck Memorial Playground project.
  
  The distinctive memorial playground was built to honour Mr Geoffrey Keaton and Mr Andrew O’Dwyer of Horsley Park RFS Brigade, who lost their lives in the Green Wattle Creek bushfire at Buxton in December 2019.
  
  The project involved collaboration between Wollondilly Shire Council, Buxton RFS, Horsley Park…

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• Request for Quotation - Smart Working Hub/Co-Working Space, Picton

  Wollondilly Shire Council is seeking quotations for a contractor to manage and operate a Smart Working Hub / Co-working Space in Picton which is at the centre of the Wollondilly Shire LGA. 
  
  The proposed site will be the Old Post Office building which is located on the corner of Argyle and Menangle Street's, Picton.  
  
  The Smart Hub has the potential to provide a centrally located co-working facility for small business, start-up businesses, community groups, government agencies and minor ev…

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• Council seeks input on inclusion and access on International Day of People with Disability

  International Day of People with Disability is an opportunity for the community to make positive changes to the lives of the 4.4 million Australians with disability. 
  
  Locally, Wollondilly Council is reviewing the Wollondilly Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) and wants to check in with the community to make sure the Shire is accessible and inclusive for everyone.
  
  The DIAP provides Council with a framework to help create a more inclusive and accessible place to live and work.
  
  CEO Ben Tayl…

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• Wollondilly Council to host Summerfest events across the Shire

  Beginning this holiday period, Wollondilly Council will host a series of eight free community events to be held across the Shire over the next 12 months.
  
  The Summerfest program has been made possible thanks to funding from the NSW Government Resources for Regions program, which has provided funding opportunities to mining communities throughout the state.
  
  Each of the eight family friendly events will feature amusement rides, an outdoor movie screening, food stalls, free face painting, ice crea…

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• New Director for Customer & Corporate Services welcomed to Wollondilly Council

  Following a very competitive recruitment process, Wollondilly Council has appointed a new Director, Customer & Corporate Services.
  
  Caroline Argent will be leading the newly established Directorate to deliver organisational improvements and focus on customer excellence across the organisation.
  
  CEO Ben Taylor said, “Ms Argent brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record leading challenging and complex organisations and delivering outstanding results for customers and stakeholders.…

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• Wollondilly welcomes its first popularly elected Mayor

  After a hotly contested race in the recent Local Government Elections, the NSW Electoral Commission has today announced the highly anticipated outcome of Wollondilly’s Mayoral vote; naming former Councillor Matt Gould as the Shire’s first ever popularly elected Mayor.
  
  Mr Gould is a father of three and proud lifelong resident of Warragamba/Silverdale who has been a Wollondilly Councillor since 2016 and served as Deputy Mayor from December 2018 –September 2020.
  
  The 36 year old unmanned aerial ve…

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• New Wollondilly Council a mix of experience and new faces

  After going to the polls on 4 December for the 2021 Local Government Elections, Wollondilly residents can finally congratulate the successful local candidates following confirmation of the new Council by the NSW Electoral Office.
  
  The new look Wollondilly Council will be made up of a balanced mix of experienced returning Councillors and fresh new faces, putting Wollondilly in a strong position to deal effectively with the many challenges ahead.
  
  The elected Councillors include Hilton Gibbs, Judi…

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• 2022 Australia Day Ambassador for Wollondilly Announced

  Broadcaster John Stanley has been announced as the 2022 Australia Day Ambassador for Wollondilly.
  
  John Stanley is a journalist with the Macquarie Radio network, currently co-hosting the weekend edition on Saturday and Sunday afternoon as well as filling in for Ray Hadley and other weekday shows across the year.
  
  For 30 years he hosted prime time talk shows on radio 2UE, and prior to that he was the 2GB Macquarie chief political correspondent in Canberra.
  
  John Stanley is a regular panellist on…

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• Deputy Mayor elected at first meeting of newly formed Wollondilly Council

  Cr Matthew Deeth was voted in as Wollondilly’s new Deputy Mayor at Tuesday night’s Council meeting and will support the Shire’s first popularly elected Mayor Matt Gould in leading the Council for the next term, until September 2024.
  
  Cr Deeth has been a Wollondilly Councillor since 2016 and served as Mayor from December 2018 to September 2020.
  
  Councillor Deeth said, “I am honoured to have been voted in as a Councillor for the Wollondilly Shire for another term and look forward to serving as Dep…

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• Wollondilly welcomes bushfire funding for local projects to support recovery

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has welcomed funding from the Australian Government’s Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants program for a range of local projects to support the ongoing recovery of the Shire’s fire impacted communities.
  
  The program will give backing to projects that have been specifically identified by the affected communities to assist with recovery, improve infrastructure and boost small business.
  
  Mayor Gould said, “It will take a long time for all the residents and businesses i…

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• Council calls on Wollondilly Youth to get involved in Youth Week 2022

  Youth Week will be celebrated in Wollondilly from 4-14 April this year, with planning under way for a range of awesome activities to take place across the Shire.
  
  Youth Week began as a NSW Government initiative in 1989, and has since grown to be a celebration of young people in every state and territory across Australia. It is organised by young people, for young people.
  
  Events in the Wollondilly Shire will include Battle of the Bands, an Extreme Sports Expo, a Manga and Mocktails afternoon in…

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• Family Fun at Summer Fund event this March

  Wollondilly Council will be hosting a family friendly event for the community on Saturday 26 March at Victoria Park in Picton.
  
  The event will feature market stalls, free amusement rides (for 7 to 12 year olds), an outdoor movie screening of The Little Vampire, food stalls, free face painting and pop up performances by local musicians.
  
  The Summer Fund event has been made possible thanks to funding from the NSW Department of Planning, Industry & Environment’s “Festival of Place.”
  
  Mayor Matt…

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