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• Western Parkland Councils launch regional data website

  The media release below was issued by Western Parkland City Authority.
  
  Western Parkland Councils launch regional data websiteIn an Australian first, the Western Parkland Councils have united to make the first of their common data sets available to the public in real time.
  
  The data hub is in its initial phase and capturing 3.5 million data points per month to provide a current, regional snapshot of pedestrian and vehicle movement, hyperlocal weather and heat conditions, air and water quality co…

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• Wollondilly Council’s Water Management Strategy wins NSW Environment Award

  Wollondilly Council’s Integrated Water Management Strategy has won the Water Management Award at the 2021 Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Awards.
  
  This is an important recognition for Wollondilly Council, with the Shire containing much of Sydney’s drinking water catchment and considerable natural heritage including unspoiled creeks and rivers.
  
  Adopted in December 2020, the Water Management Strategy was put together by a team of Council staff, incorporating community feedback…

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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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• 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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• 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’s Australia Day Winners Announced at scaled down ceremony

  Wollondilly’s Australia Day Award winners were announced at a Covid-safe ceremony in the Picton Botanical Gardens yesterday, live streamed to the whole community.
  
  This year’s Wollondilly Citizen of the Year is Marjo Hallowell, who was recognised for her valuable service to the community during 2021.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “I would like to congratulate Marjo for all the work she has done in the community and her ongoing commitment to the people and environment of Wollondilly.”
  
  “Her great sense…

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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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• Weeks of storms and flooding leads to postponement of Thirlmere Festival of Steam

  Following the weather event that culminated in Wollondilly being declared a disaster region, Wollondilly Council and Transport Heritage NSW have jointly agreed to postpone the event to later in the year.
  
  An inspection of the festival site yesterday afternoon revealed the ground's saturation level would not support the necessary infrastructure for the event, due to weeks of storms and flooding. Given many access routes to Thirlmere have sustained significant damage, this difficult decision…

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• Wollondilly Council calls on Minister Roberts to fix new Airport planning mess so residents can build homes

  Rules banning secondary dwellings introduced by the NSW Department of Planning in some of Wollondilly’s northern villages due to the new Western Sydney airport operations are unfortunately causing heartache and financial pain for some residents.
  
  The changes were brought in suddenly in late 2020 by the Department without any meaningful community consultation, and Council is required to follow them despite its objections to some parts of them.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “Council is advocating strong…

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• Stage 4

  About Plans Stages Updates FAQ's Stage 4 About Plans Stages Updates FAQ's New Library A new and contemporary library will be constructed to provide modern and connected opportunities for study, gathering and learning. Repurposing of Former Library Building The current library building will be internally refitted as an arts and community space – with facilities for workshops, meetings and exhibitions. The narrow laneway between this building and the Shire Hall wi…

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• Shire Hall Update - Kitchen & Amenities

  After a substantial amount of work, including restoration of some original features that were uncovered along the way, the Shire Hall Early Works program has been completed and we are moving into the next phase. Council has recently engaged a builder to construct a new kitchen and toilet amenities. These will be located on the library side of the main hall. The Council meeting chambers will also be relocated from the current Administration Building to the space formerly occupied by the Family Da…

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• Council concentrates on Roads, Growth, Economy and Organisational Performance with new Operational Plan & Budget

  Wollondilly Council will consider its draft Operational Plan and
  Budget at Tuesday night’s meeting, with the focus for the year
  ahead on the key areas of roads, planning for growth,
  supporting economic development and improving
  organisational performance.
  
  Part of Council’s Delivery Plan, the Operational Plan outlines
  how Council will continue to deliver important ongoing
  services for the Wollondilly community in the 2022/23 financial
  year.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “Wollondilly is in a major peri…

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• Native Bees

  Attract native bees to your yard
  Native bees have evolved with an assortment of flowering plants. Australia is home to 1,600 native bee species. About 350 species have been recorded in a 100km radius of Parramatta, which includes the Sydney basin, Blue Mountains, Lithgow and Illawarra.
  
  Bees drive biodiversity through pollination. Pollination enables seed formation and fruit development. Of the 352,000 flowering plants and crops nearly 90% rely on pollinators for reproduction. Sadly our bee popu…

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• Early Community Feedback sought on Menangle draft Planning Proposal

  Wollondilly Council is seeking early community and stakeholder feedback on a draft planning proposal which, if approved, would lead to the expansion of the existing Menangle Village.
  
  Submitted to Council for consideration by Mulpha Australia Limited, the proposal outlines requested amendments to the Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 to enable the development of No. 65 Woodbridge Road, Menangle, known as Mount Taurus.  
  
  Council has not considered or formed a view on the proposal.
  
  The p…

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