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• The Robin Davies Wollondilly Community Nursery

  Nursery Opening Hours
  
  Tuesdays & Thursdays
  9.00am - 2.00pm
  
  Saturday Open Days
  
  8.00am - 12.00pm
  
  Dates:
  
  7th December, 2024
  1st February, 2025
  5th April, 2025
  
   
  
  About the Nursery
  The Robin Davies Wollondilly Community Nursery grows a variety of native plants, from grasses and groundcovers to shrubs, vines and shade trees.
  
  The community nursery is not just a nursery though; it's also a community resource centre where local environmental, conservation and community groups can hold me…

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• Work Experience

  Wollondilly Shire Council provides opportunities to support the community to gain work experience for career development when possible.
  
  We receive a large number of requests for work experience, so our work experience opportunities are aimed mainly at students currently studying.
  
  Work experience opportunities are available in the following areas of Council:
  
  Administration
  Animal Holding Facility
  Building Approvals
  Surveying
  Business Administration
  Child Care
  Civil Construction
  Customer Servic…

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• Wollondilly Development Control Plan

  Development Control Plans (DCP's) provide planning standards and controls to guide new development in Wollondilly. They are relevant to applications for development, e.g. Development Applications and requests to remove trees.
  
  The DCP support planning controls in the Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011.
  
   
  
  Wollondilly Development Control Plan 2016Wollondilly DCP 2016 was first approved by Council on 21 December 2015 and commenced on 20 January 2016.
  
  Wollondilly Development Control P…

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• Plans of Management for Community Land

  Under the Local Government Act 1993, Councils are required to prepare Plans of Management for all community land owned by Council. Plans of Management are essential management tools which:
  
  Are written by Council in consultation with the community;
  Identify the important features of the land; 
  Clarify how Council will manage the land; and in particular
  Indicate how the land may be used or developed (e.g. leasing).
  
  The preparation of Plans of Management for Council owned community land is someth…

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• Use Plants to Remove Toxins

  Is your living space giving you 'sick building syndrome'? Treat it with a collection of plants that absorb toxic chemicals. They're good for your soul - and good for your health.
  
  In the drive to make our homes energy-efficient we have become better at sealing the indoors from the outdoors to keep temperatures even and lighten the load on the energy systems used to heat and cool our houses. However, this can lead to poor indoor air quality and our health can suffer from the build-…

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• Harvest and use your rainwater

  Install a rainwater tank to collect and store rain hitting your roof and use it to water your garden, wash your clothes or fill your toilet.
  
  By capturing and using the rain that falls on our houses - water that currently flows into the stormwater drain - we are taking another step in increasing our water efficiency and conserving this precious resource. Have a plumber redirect your down pipes into a tank for storage and install pumps and pipes to service some of your household water needs. By t…

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• Buy Secondhand Goods

  By purchasing second-hand goods from an opportunity shop, you are supporting a charity, getting a bargain and reducing the resources required to satisfy your consumption needs.
  
  From eBay to the trading post, garage sales to the local op shop, there are a host of ways to grab a second-hand bargain. The common adage that a new car loses 20 per cent of its value when you drive it off the lot applies even more so to most other goods. By getting into second-hand gear you'll save thousands of do…

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• Join a Bushcare / Landcare Group

  Community groups are helping to rehabilitate weed choked native vegetation, enabling it to regenerate and thus, restoring native biodiversity. Find your local group and lend a hand.
  
  Years of neglect have stripped our urban creeks, parks and roadways of vibrant indigenous vegetation. It's time for us to remedy this erosion of our natural heritage. We can bring a diverse range of birds and creatures into our daily lives and would be creating a sustainable living space in step with Australian…

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• Cull Your 'Stuff'

  By passing your second-hand or unused goods on to someone who will use them, you are both reducing the environmental resources required to satisfy our consumption as well as helping others.
  
  These days, giving away or selling your unused stuff couldn't be easier. From online sites through to garage sales and local charity clothing bins, there are loads of ways to give your unwanted stuff a new life.
  
  From an environmental perspective, recycling your second-hand goods extends the life of the…

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• Community Participation Plan

  The Community Participation Plan (CPP) was developed to provide the community with a clear process of how and when Council will engage with the community in relation to proposed development and plan making across the Shire, including mandatory requirements for public exhibition in relation to its planning functions.
  
  The overarching aim of community participation is to gather feedback from the community on key strategic planning documents, planning proposals, and development applications to info…

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• Sheds

  To determine whether approval is required to construct a Shed, first check on the State Environmental Policy (Exempt & Complying Development Codes) 2008 to determine if the work you are proposing is exempt development. 
  
  If you don't satisfy the set criteria, approval is required for the Shed before any work commences on site. It is always best to talk to Council in the early stages of planning to check what the requirements may be as well as checking out our information on the various…

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• New Wollondilly Mayor Elected

  Wollondilly Council has elected Cr Robert Khan to serve as its Mayor and Cr Michael Banasik as Deputy Mayor for the 12 months leading up to next year’s Local Government Election.
  
  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the scheduled 2020 Local Government Election was postponed until 4 September 2021 by the Office of Local Government. Wollondilly Council was required to elect a Mayor and Deputy Mayor for the intervening 12 months.
  
  Heading into the 2021 election, Wollondilly’s ward boundaries will be chan…

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• Council welcomes national broadband upgrade and calls for investment in Wollondilly’s future

  Welcoming the Federal Government’s announcement of a $4.5 billion investment in better access to ultra-fast broadband, Wollondilly Council has invited the National Broadband Network (NBN Co) to partner with Council and the community to address current and emerging needs in the area.
  
  The investment will see an increasing number of premises able to access high-speed connections with fibre being rolled out deeper into neighbourhoods, closer to homes and businesses. NBN Co has committed to working…

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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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• Pile Burn Applications

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