Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Help Protect Our Waterways

  Our water practices over the past 200 years have brought many of our waterways to their knees. Help restore our rivers, lakes and estuaries.
  
  Over the last 200 years, our land clearing, unsustainable water usage and certain farming, industrial and business practices have contributed to the degradation of the health of our waterways. Signs of this decline include the loss of biodiversity; toxic algal blooms; declining water quality; increased salinity and sedimentation. This affects the health of…

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• Help Protect Our Coast

  Keeping our fragile coastal ecosystems healthy and vibrant preserves the unique natural beauty of Australia.
  
  Since the 1970’s, many coastal regions of this country have been regenerated from bare rock walls and flat sand to the diverse sand dunes and functioning ecosystems of today. Healthy meadows of sea grass reach out from the coast supporting further vibrant ecosystems under the water.
  
  These natural assets and features of our local environment make Australian coastal areas a great place to…

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• Council calls for Committee Members for Australia Day Awards

  The Australia Day Awards Committee is now calling for new members.
  
  Do you:
  
  • Have knowledge and experience you are willing to share?
  
  • Want to volunteer and give back to your community?
  
  • Want to learn more about your Council and contribute to decision making that helps shape the future of Wollondilly?
  
   
  
  If this sounds like you, then we invite you to nominate for the 2020 /2021 Committee.
  
  The Committee is made up of residents, previous Australia Day Award winners and Councillors. It focus…

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• Free tax help with Wollondilly Library

  If you struggle with the complexities of tax time, Wollondilly Library will be providing free assistance for people earning $60,000 or less to complete tax returns with a trained Tax Help Volunteer.
  
  For your appointment you will require:
  
  •  Your myGov user ID and password – if you are unable to locate or remember your myGov details, or don't have a myGov account, our volunteers can help
  
  •  Your mobile phone to receive your myGov access code
  
  •  Your bank account details (BSB and account…

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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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• Handling and Disposing of Dead Flying-foxes

  Heat Stress Causing Flying Fox Deaths
  Grey-headed Flying-foxes are extremely susceptible to heat stress which can cause death when temperatures exceed 42°C, especially when subjected to consecutive extreme heat days.
  
  The severity of heat stress can increase when camps are disturbed at critical times during an extreme heat event. Grey-headed Flying-foxes are listed as a threatened species, therefore it is an offence under both State and Federal legislation to disturb Grey-headed Flying-foxes wit…

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• NatureMapr and the Wollondilly Nature Map

  About Nature MaprThe Wollondilly & Southern Highlands Nature Mapr (SHNM) is an exciting new citizen science tool to help you discover what is around you and for you to contribute to biodiversity monitoring in the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee shires. 
  
  What is it used for?Data collected by citizen scientists through NatureMapr helps to educate the broader community including the next generation of scientists and activists, and it can be used in the development of local biodiversity projects.…

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• R U OK? Brekkie to bring together Tradies, Businesses, State and Local Government

  Local tradies can enjoy a free breakfast, find out more about health and wellbeing, and celebrate their contribution to the region’s economy for R U OK? Day this year.
  
  The R U OK? Tradies’ Brekkie will be hosted by Wollondilly Shire Council, Picton Chamber of Commerce, Wingecarribee Shire Council and the Office of Nathaniel Smith, MP and will run from 5am to 9am on Thursday 8 September at Victoria Park, Menangle Street, Picton.
  
  This is an opportunity for tradies to catch up with each other as…

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• NSW RFS urges The Southern Highlands to ‘Get Ready’ for bush fires

  This media release below was issued by the NSW Rural Fire Service
  
  The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) is calling on all Wollondilly and Wingecarribee residents to join NSW RFS volunteer firefighters this Get Ready Weekend and prepare for the bush fire season.
  
  NSW RFS Superintendent Martin Surrey said residents in the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee area are invited to meet their local brigade and to find out how they can prepare themselves and their
  properties.
  
  “While we’ve seen wet weather re…

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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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• 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 2024 Australia Day Winners

  Wollondilly’s Australia Day Award winners were announced at today’s ceremony as part of the traditional celebrations in the Picton Botanic Gardens.
  
  This year’s Wollondilly Citizen of the year is Rosemary MacAllister, a lifelong resident of Wollondilly who has actively contributed to the community through the Wollondilly Pony Club and 35 years of service to Wollondilly Riding for the Disabled.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “I would like to congratulate and thank all this year’s nominees and winners fo…

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• Section 355 Management Committee Meeting - Thirlmere

  Would you like to use your skills and expertise to assist with the management and direction of valuable assets within our community?
  
  Section 355 Management Committees are volunteer groups appointed by Council to oversee the management of a community facility, such as a sportsground or hall. If you’re passionate about making Wollondilly even better together, then volunteering on a 355 Committee may be for you! Volunteers must be residents of the Wollondilly Shire.
  
  New 355 Committees Members wil…

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• Section 355 Management Committee Meeting - Tahmoor

  Would you like to use your skills and expertise to assist with the management and direction of valuable assets within our community?
  
  Section 355 Management Committees are volunteer groups appointed by Council to oversee the management of a community facility, such as a sportsground or hall. If you’re passionate about making Wollondilly even better together, then volunteering on a 355 Committee may be for you! Volunteers must be residents of the Wollondilly Shire.
  
  To RSVP or to find out more, p…

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• Section 355 Management Committee Meeting - Douglas Park

  Would you like to use your skills and expertise to assist with the management and direction of valuable assets within our community?
  
  Section 355 Management Committees are volunteer groups appointed by Council to oversee the management of a community facility, such as a sportsground or hall. If you’re passionate about making Wollondilly even better together, then volunteering on a 355 Committee may be for you! Volunteers must be residents of the Wollondilly Shire.
  
  New 355 Committees Members wil…

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