Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Eat Organic Food

  Too many pesticides, herbicides and fungicides in your food? Try eating organic.
  
  Organic food certification requires that crops and livestock are grown and reared naturally, without artificial fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, chemical feeds, growth-promotion drugs or routine antibiotics. As a result, organic produce is chemical-free, often higher in the nutrients and minerals our bodies require, and most importantly, it can taste better. Also, meat derived from free-range and organic farms co…

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• Council welcomes bushfire recovery grant for wildlife and habitat projects

  Wollondilly Council has welcomed over $50,000 worth of funding from the Federal Government to support wildlife and habitat recovery following last year’s bushfires.
  
  Council was successful in its grant application for projects involving seed collection, processing, propagation and storage as well as community workshops to discuss bushfire resilient strategies for homes and private properties.
  
  Council will be partnering with Greening Australia and NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) in the delivery of…

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• Request For Tender - New Rural Fire Service Building & Associated Works Principal Contractor

  Request for Tender 2021/07This Tender is for the construction of a new Rural Fire Service building and associated works.
  Wollondilly Council (the Principal) is seeking Tenders from appropriately qualified, licensed and experienced Tenderers only for the procurement of the works and services above.
  Wollondilly Shire council currently envisages, without committing itself to do so, awarding the Contract for the provision of the Works to a single Tenderer.
  
   
  
  Scope of WorkRFS BuildingThe Contract s…

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• $65,000 of Bushfire Community Grants will support residents, wildlife and local businesses

  Wollondilly Council has provided funding for 33 bushfire impacted residents through the Bushfire Community Grants Program, with the funds going directly into the local economy.
  
  A total of over $65,000 has been made available to spend at approved local suppliers to help restore bushfire affected residential land following the Green Wattle Creek Fire.
  
  The program was sponsored by the Resilience NSW Bushfire Community Resilience and Recovery Fund and will allow Wollondilly’s most severely impact…

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• Mayor’s Relief Fund available for those needing help with storm clean-up

  Wollondilly Shire Council has opened up the Mayor’s Relief Fund to provide extra support to residents impacted by Saturday’s severe storm event.
  
  Residents from Thirlmere, Tahmoor and Picton who aren’t covered by insurance can now apply for up to $1000 for the clean-up of vegetation and debris caused by the sudden ferocious hailstorm.
  
  This is in addition to assistance already provided by Council such as waiving the green waste tip fee waiver for impacted residents until Sunday 31 October, and t…

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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 for a second year to host a two day Response, Recovery and Resilience Expo on Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 May 2022.
  
  Residents of both Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Shires have fresh experiences of living through natural disasters, so the councils have joined forces to make sure their communities have the best information available on how to access ongoing support.
  
  Parti…

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• Grants Program assists with Dangerous Tree Removal on Fire Affected Properties

  In late 2019 and early 2020 bushfires devastated large areas of NSW, including the Wollondilly Shire, causing significant damage to communities, infrastructure and the environment.
  
  In response, Wollondilly Council has applied for funding to assist affected residents remove dangerous trees through the Australian Government’s Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants Program.
  
  The Wollondilly Dangerous Tree Removal Community Grants Program provides one-off financial assistance for 50 residents to app…

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• Household Chemical CleanOut Event Cancelled Due to Cleanaway Fire

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• PICTON – Commemorative Asset Naming – Don Jones Stage

  Commemorative Naming of Council Asset
  
  Botanic Gardens Stage in PICTON NSW
  
  “Don Jones Stage”
  
   
  
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  Commemorative ASSET Naming for DON JONES
  A Mayoral Minute was put forward at the 28 November 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting, resolution 304/2023, supporting the naming of the new stage in the Picton Botanical Gardens in honour of the late Don Jones (DOD 23 October 2023), for his significant contributions to the Wollondilly Shire over h…

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• Garden

  Our gardens can bring us closer to understanding ecosystems that underpin life on this planet and how to live in harmony with the earth. By creating a beautiful, efficient and productive garden in your home, you can learn the rhythms of nature and our humble role in it. So how can we let our green thumbs align our gardens to the sustainable path?Garden Actions
  
  Grow your own food
  Would you like to eat fresh food that's good for you and the planet? Get into gardening in your own backyard.
  
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• Community

  Progress is being made as we nurture and deepen our relationships with others and fire up our compassion toward those in need, the young and future generations of living creatures on this planet. Through these relationships, we will learn together, act together and kick environmental goals together. The sense of common purpose and achievement we will gain will provide essential fuel for the journey. So how can we nurture our compassion and engagement so as to contribute?
  
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• Support Local Indigenous Culture

  Understanding, appreciation and respect for indigenous Australians and their cultural beliefs and values is a critical part of moving forward as a society.
  
  For thousands of years the continent was managed and conserved by indigenous Australians and through understanding indigenous culture we can come to appreciate and gain a spiritual connection to the land.
  
  Indigenous communities across Australia had extensive ecological knowledge which enabled them to survive and thrive in a harsh dry contin…

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• Concept Design for Wollondilly’s New Performing Arts Centre to go to October Council Meeting

  Wollondilly Council will consider the concept design for an exciting new performance space in Picton, part of the Wollondilly Community Cultural and Civic Precinct, at its next Council meeting.
  
  The Performing Arts Centre is a 350 seat multi-format performance venue to be delivered in Stage 1 of the master plan for the Precinct, which has become a reality with the help of funding from the Western Sydney City Deals Liveability program.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “The new auditorium will deliver mod…

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• Council joins with Rotary to deliver Youth Voices Project

  Wollondilly Council is once again partnering with Rotary Club of Wollondilly North to deliver a project for young people in the Wollondilly area who have been affected by the Green Wattle Creek bushfire event.
  
  The Wollondilly Youth Voices project will give children and young people the opportunity to have fun, meet new people and share their stories and experiences of the Green Wattle Creek bushfire, to make sure that their wellbeing has been considered and their perspective incorporated into f…

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• Call for Australia Day Nominations in Wollondilly

  Do you know someone who provides an outstanding contribution to the Wollondilly community?
  
  Council is calling for nominations of people who live and volunteer in Wollondilly who would be worthy recipients of an Australia Day Award.
  
  It may be someone who runs the local sporting group or volunteers with the fire brigade, or someone who helps out at the school or the local RSL branch.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “I am pleased to see that Australia Day celebrations are still going ahead in 2021, even…

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