Wollondilly Shire Council

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• New Director for Shire Services welcomed to Wollondilly Council

  … inspired by the vision to make Wollondilly Shire even better, together. It will be an honour to lead a diverse team of great people and work together to deliver a high-quality service to the Wollondilly community.”
  
  “I look forward with anticipation to meeting my colleagues and understanding how to best serve and lead a diverse portfolio within the Directorate, particularly with the prospect of significant growth and advancement for the Wollondilly Shire in the coming years.”
  
  “I am proud of ou…

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• Mayor seeks urgent repairs for Barkers Lodge Road

  … the rail line will need to be shut down while the repair works are undertaken and has proposed two dates, in December 2022 and March 2023, for work to be done during their next scheduled rail maintenance works.”
  
  “I will be asking Council at its next meeting to urgently request that ARTC make an earlier date available so that the work on site can start. We need to commence works as soon as possible to restore this important connecting road for the residents of our Shire.”
  
  “Barkers Lodge Road i…

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• Wollondilly calls for fair share of NSW infrastructure funds as one of only 10 Councils to meet NSW housing targets

  … for the Government to halt any plans for development at Appin as part of a major housing expansion south-west of Sydney.
  
  “Council has a clear vision that the focus of our housing growth will be in the existing growth area at Wilton. Given that we are meeting our housing targets, I am also calling on the State Government to halt plans for premature development at Appin, or any other area of the Shire where it is inconsistent with Council’s vision.”
  
  “It seems that the housing targets are dispro…

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• Have Your Say on a brand new Water Play Facility at Barrallier Park, The Oaks

  … members of the community have long expressed interest in pursuing a water play park in the Wollondilly Shire. With a growing population and increasingly warm summers, it will become more and more important to offer residents ways to cool down.
  
  At its meeting in June 2020, Council resolved to undertake a water park feasibility study under the 2020-2021 Operational Plan.
  
  Once this feasibility study was complete, Council resolved in June 2021 to confirm the Water Play Facility Strategy to pursue…

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• Fund the Picton Bypass says Mayor, as Wollondilly bypassed with lack of WESTINVEST grant funding

  … intended to help play catch-up with badly needed infrastructure investment in councils in and around the fringes of Western Sydney, yet clearly this has not been the outcome for Wollondilly.”
  
  “I will be putting forward a Mayoral Minute at the next Council meeting seeking a Freedom of Information request on how these projects were assessed and why Wollondilly has received less than 1% of the available funding.”
  
  “I will also be calling for an urgent independent public inquiry and review into th…

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• Dangerous tree removal grants program reopened for Wollondilly’s fire impacted residents

  … to meet the eligibility requirements, including:
  
  The residential property is within the Wollondilly Shire
  The residential property was within the burn scar (burnt area) of 2019/20 Green Wattle Creek Fire
  Pending the Expression of Interest application meeting the above eligibility requirements, the trees on the residential property comply with Council’s Tree Management Policy.
  Residents who have already undertaken removal works for dangerous trees and wish to apply for reimbursement should subm…

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• Amendments to Wollondilly Development Control Plan 2016 (Wollondilly Cultural Precinct)

  At its meeting held on 23 February 2023, Council adopted amendments to Wollondilly Development Control Plan 2016 (DCP) for the Wollondilly Cultural Precinct in Menangle Street, Picton. A new Part 4.5A was added to Volume 5 of the DCP, containing standards and controls to guide new development in the Precinct; and to ensure that the precinct is sympathetic to its surroundings.
  
  Further details are provided on the Your Say page. 
  
  The amendments to the DCP came into effect on 3 March 2023.
  
  This n…

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

  … residents during disasters so that we never again have a repeat of the gridlock that occurred during the Green Wattle Creek Fire in December 2019.”
  
  “Wollondilly Council and the community have been strongly advocating for the Bypass for many years; including meeting with and writing to both State and Federal Ministers, running media and social media campaigns, gathering signatures for petitions, applying for funding, and discussing it regularly in Council meetings; so, I’m pleased to see our ca…

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

  … 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 Silverdale Road. 
  
  Meeting with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor last week as a candidate, Ms Hannan said that reclassifying these roads was “an absolute easy fix” and committed to having the entirety of Remembrance Driveway, Menangle Road and Silverdale Road within Wollo…

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• Mayor warmly welcomes State Candidate Rebecca Thompson’s commitment to Wollondilly’s key priorities

  With less than a week to go until the NSW State election, Mayor Matt Gould is continuing to receive commitments from State candidates in response to the five key election priorities he has laid out for the Wollondilly Shire.
  
  Following a meeting last week, Mayor Gould has warmly welcomed the commitment of One Nation’s Rebecca Thompson to four out of five of Council’s key priorities, joining recent pledges by Independent Judith Hannan and Liberal MP Nathaniel Smith to some of council’s priorities…

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• Wollondilly community is invited to opening of newly renovated Library space

  … receive a free Wollondilly Library bag and those who sign up extra early could also win their choice of a free audiobook to take home and keep.
  
  The extended upstairs space was made possible by the State Library NSW Infrastructure Grants and includes a new meeting room that community members can book, large tables and nooks to study and work in.
  
  The new furniture provides a comfortable and welcoming environment designed for visitors to stay and enjoy for hours. The space has been made even mor…

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• Employee survey reveals continued high engagement and positive culture at Wollondilly Shire Council

  … of engagement and commitment to the Wollondilly community across all divisions of Council.
  
  The November 2022 survey was carried out by the independent provider who has run the survey in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The results reported to this week’s Council meeting show a culture of increasing trust, job satisfaction and advocacy within the organisation.
  
  CEO Ben Taylor said, “We’re striving for excellence. To be the best Council we can possibly be for our community and Shire.”
  
  “It is great to see t…

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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 supports Domestic Violence Safe Phone program

  … often people don’t know the best way to help, so this is a practical way to provide assistance to those who most need it.”
  
  “Wollondilly Council is delighted to support this great initiative, which was raised by Councillor Brandstater at a recent Council meeting. I’d like to thank Cr Brandstater for bringing the proposal to Council.”
  
  Wollondilly residents are able to make a real difference during Domestic Violence Prevention Month during May and beyond, by donating their old phones at the Coun…

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• Council Donates retired Community Bus to River Road Creative Communities

  … Council’s retired community bus will soon have a new life as a mobile creative studio, following the announcement that the Mitsubishi Rosa 21-seater vehicle has been donated to River Road Creative Communities.
  
  The decision was endorsed at the Council meeting held on Tuesday 23 May 2023, after a highly competitive Expression of Interest (EOI) process.
  
  River Road Creative Communities, a local organisation dedicated to fostering creative initiatives and community development in the Wollondilly S…

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