Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Council partners with Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife in a big win for the local environment

  Wollondilly Shire Council has entered into a new partnership with the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife (FNPW), and the two organisations have already started working together to actively protect the Shire’s unique flora and fauna so it can be enjoyed by generations to come.
  
  The FNPW is the Charity Partner of Australia’s National Parks and Wildlife, a non-government organisation that supports community conservation groups and partners with government agencies and organisations to help…

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• 2019/20

  Designated Persons Returns Councillors   Name Return Type Michael Banasik Annual Return Blair Briggs Annual Return Matthew Deeth Interim Return Matthew Gould Annual Return Judith Hannan Annual Return Simon Landow Annual Return Robert Khan Annual Return Noel Lowry Annual Return   Panel Members Name Return Type Julianna Walton - ARIC  Annual Return Margot Rushton - ARIC Annual Return Stephen HORNE - ARIC Annual Return Executive…

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• 2022/23

  Designated Persons Returns Councillors Name Return Type Suzy Brandstater Annual Return Michael Banasik Annual Return Blair Briggs Annual Return Matthew Deeth Annual Return Hilton Gibbs Annual Return Matt Gould Annual Return Judith Hannan Annual Return Paul Rogers Annual Return Beverley Spearpoint  Annual Return Panel Members Name Return Type Stephen Horne - ARIC Annual Return Julianna Walton - ARIC Annual Return Council Staff - Senior…

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• Join the fun at Wollondilly’s Australia Day Celebrations 2023

  Wollondilly’s official Australia Day celebrations will be held at the Picton Botanic Gardens from 8:00am-12:00 noon on Thursday 26 January 2023.
  
  The event will feature free activities and performances, recognition of some outstanding local residents during the Australia Day awards, and a warm welcome to Wollondilly’s newest residents for the Citizenship Ceremony.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “Wollondilly has a great tradition of getting together to celebrate, and this year’s event promises to be big…

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• Wollondilly 2023 Australia Day Winners Announced

  Wollondilly’s Australia Day Award winners were announced at Thursday’s ceremony as part of the traditional celebrations in the Picton Botanic Gardens.
  
  This year there were joint winners for the Wollondilly Citizen of the year – Peter Fenning and Mark Scambary.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “I would like to congratulate and thank all this year’s nominees and winners for the amazing work they do in communities across the Shire.”
  
  “In particular I would like to congratulate our joint winners of Citizen…

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• Wollondilly Mayor welcomes $50 million pledge to get the Picton Bypass moving

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has welcomed today’s announcement from the NSW Liberals and Nationals that they will invest an additional $50 million to acquire land to build the Picton Bypass, if re-elected, and called on all candidates to honour or better the pledge.
  
  The Hon Natalie Ward, Minister for Metropolitan Roads, joined Member for Wollondilly, Nathaniel Smith MP to make the announcement in Picton this morning; committing if re-elected to provide the funding for strategic land acquisition…

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• Wollondilly Mayor calls for binding infrastructure commitment after rezoning of land in Appin

  Wollondilly Mayor, Matt Gould has criticised the Department of Planning and Environment’s (DPI) decision to approve the rezoning of land in Appin without a clear plan for the provision of basic infrastructure, and is calling on the Planning Minister to ensure the Department of Planning delivers on promises of a binding infrastructure plan for the site before the proposal is progressed further and that it does not come at the expense of providing critical infrastructure in Wilton.
  
  In a move that…

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• Corrie Swanepoel

  Areas of Responsibility:
  
  Development Applications, Building and Subdivision Approvals
  Construction and Planning Certificates, Fire Safety Inspections
  Duty Planning and Pre-lodgement Services
  Contact:
  
  Phone (02) 4677 1100
  Fax (02) 4677 2339
  Email council@wollondilly.nsw.gov.au

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• Local projects receive a boost through Council’s Community Grants Program

  An extensive range of community led initiatives across the Wollondilly Shire will be receiving a boost through Council’s 2023 Community Grants program.
  
  The grants were approved at Tuesday night’s Council meeting with a funding pool of $51,500 to be shared between 30 successful applicants, as well as over $18,000 to support the annual Mayoral School Citizenship Awards and annual community hall rate subsidies.
  
  The grants program provides funding towards projects, events and small capital purchas…

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• Strong performance, big road asset investment as Wollondilly Council Annual Financial Statements approved on time

  Wollondilly Shire Council received its audited 2022-23 Annual Financial Statements on Tuesday night, which revealed the organisation to be in a sound financial position and showing strong improvement over the year.
  
  Council is recovering from the financial impacts of major fire, flood and storm events in recent years, and is gearing up to improve services for its current community and manage the rapidly growing population.
  
  A Financial Management Improvement Plan was put in place by the Council…

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• Wollondilly Library and Children’s Services awarded funding for 2024 NAIDOC Week Activities

  Wollondilly Shire Council’s Library and Children’s Services will showcase the voices of local Aboriginal people and help share their stories with the next generation, thanks to $1500 in funding from the National Indigenous Australians Agency.
  
  The funding has been awarded to the Council services to run story sharing activities for a range of age groups during NAIDOC Week, from 7 to 14 July 2024, and into the school term. It will support five sessions of an Aboriginal Cultural Education program f…

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• A bigger and brighter Illuminate Wollondilly Festival is back in 2024

  The countdown is on for this year’s Illuminate Wollondilly Festival of Art & Light, which will see the town of Picton transformed into a wonderland of light and colour on the weekend of 20-22 September.
  
  This year’s festival will be bigger and brighter than ever, with a range of visually inspiring events and activities happening across the town over the three days.
  
  Council’s Director Shire Services, Peter Buckley said, “Illuminate has traditionally been one of the biggest events on the Woll…

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• Wollondilly better prepared for disasters with launch of Emergency Dashboard and installation of new flood cameras

  Wollondilly residents will have improved access to important information during emergency events and disasters with the launch of a new website-based emergency dashboard and the installation of flood cameras in crucial locations across the Shire.
  
  The purpose-built emergency dashboard is located on Council’s website as well as through e-kiosks located in Warragamba, Bargo and Oakdale. It includes live information such as emergency news, road and bridge closures, fire danger ratings, river heigh…

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• Proposed Integrated Development - 115 Mount View Close RAZORBACK

  An application has been received seeking consent for the following:
  
  Property
  
  Lot: 5 DP: 260390, 115 Mount View Close RAZORBACK
  
  For the purposes of
  
  Two lot Torrens title subdivision
  
  Applicant
  
  Isaac Camilleri
  
  Application Number
  
  DA/2024/899/1
  
  Consent Authority
  
  Wollondilly Shire Council
  
  The application is Integrated Development under Section 4.46 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979. Approval for the proposed development is required from NSW Rural Fire Service under Sec…

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