Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Wollondilly Heritage Planning Proposal Stage 1 supported at Council Meeting

  The Wollondilly Heritage Planning Proposal (Stage 1) was supported at Tuesday afternoon’s Council meeting, allowing for the amendment of the Local Environmental Plan (LEP) to conserve the heritage significance of various sites throughout Wollondilly.
  
   
  
  Community members helped contribute to the Shire Wide Heritage Study over the past three years to update existing heritage items and identify potential places and items for local heritage listing, to retain a sense of the past for current and f…

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• Local Heritage List to preserve the past for future generations

  Aiming to retain a sense of the past for future generations, Wollondilly Shire Council is inviting feedback on proposed updates to the local heritage list in the Wollondilly Local Environment Plan 2011 (LEP).
  
  Over the past three years, community members have helped contribute to a Shire Wide Heritage Study to update existing heritage items and identify potential places and items for heritage listing.
  
  The local heritage list has not been significantly reviewed for 30 years.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould sa…

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• Council invites feedback on updates to Wollondilly’s Local Heritage List

  Wollondilly Shire Council is inviting feedback on a refined planning proposal to update local heritage listings in the Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011.
  
  The aim is to ensure Wollondilly’s heritage places are properly identified, documented and managed, so they are conserved for the enjoyment of current and future generations.
  
  The planning proposal has been shaped by the findings and recommendations of the Shire Wide Heritage Study, other relevant heritage studies, and previous communi…

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• Review finds no risk to community safety from Sportsground Parade Appin works

  Following concerns raised by the Mayor, Councillors and residents, Council's CEO requested a thorough review of the activities being undertaken on community land at Sportsground Parade Appin for the installation of a sewer line to service a new development; including the process followed to grant the licence and any potential risk to community safety.
  
   
  
  The review has now been completed, and has identified that there was no risk to community safety from the works and that due process was…

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• Heritage Conservation

  What is Heritage?Heritage consists of those things we want to keep that give us a sense of the past and of our cultural identity. It is the things we want to protect and pass on to future generations so that they too will understand what came before them (NSW Heritage Office, 1999).
  
  'Heritage significance' is a phrase used to describe an item's value to us in heritage terms. It is important to distinguish the item's heritage value from other values, such as amenity or utilit…

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• Review of Sensitive Land Uses in Rural Zones

  Council is inviting feedback on the initial findings of a review of sensitive uses in rural zones. The review focuses on the following uses in the rural zones in the Shire:
  
  Depots
  Transport depots
  Truck depots
  Freight transport facilities
  Cemeteries
  Crematoria.
  
  The review considers the current issues plus future risks and potential impacts associated with these uses on rural zoned land, and also considers the context of Council's current Local Strategic Planning Statement (Wollondilly 204…

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• Interim Heritage Order - 15 Mulhollands Road, Picton

  Under section 25 of the Heritage Act 1977, in August 2024, Wollondilly Shire Council made an Interim Heritage Order (IHO) on land at 15 Mulhollands Road (LOT 7 DP244398), PICTON to temporarily protect Aboriginal relics.
  
  Council resolved at its meeting of 25 February 2025 to support the IHO remaining effective for a period of 12 months. The IHO will now expire 31 August 2025.
  
   
  
  An IHO is a safeguard to provide protection where a property is not listed as a heritage item (as in this case). As r…

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• Wollondilly Heritage Planning Proposal - Stage 2

  Feedback is invited on a planning proposal to amend the Wollondilly Local Environmental Plan 2011 to update heritage listings for the Shire and ensure Wollondilly’s heritage places are properly identified, documented and managed. The proposal seeks to remove three items from the heritage list from Schedule 5 and the Heritage Map.
  
  These items include:
  
   ‘Cottage’ at 91 Hawthorne Road, Bargo (Lot 92 DP 10336)
  ‘Farmhouse’ at 160 Dwyers Road, Pheasants Nest (Lot 51 DP 773133)
  ‘Kalinya Gardens and L…

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• Wollondilly Council welcomes axing of controversial plan to raise Warragamba Dam Wall

  Wollondilly Shire Council and Mayor Matt Gould have enthusiastically welcomed the NSW Labor Government’s announcement that plans for the raising of the Warragamba Dam Wall have been scrapped.
  
  The Government has announced it will not proceed with the project, taking into consideration the huge costs and environmental and heritage concerns, which have been highlighted for many years by Wollondilly Council and its partners who strongly opposed the raising of the wall by 14m for flood mitigation pu…

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• LGNSW supports Wollondilly Council on mine subsidence

  Wollondilly Council’s call to have better protections in place for landowners impacted by mine subsidence has gained support from Local Government NSW (LGNSW).
  
  LGNSW adopted the motion by Wollondilly Council at their annual conference, and will write to the NSW Mining Minister requesting an urgent review of the Mine Subsidence Act to better protect and assist landowners affected by mining activities.
  
  Wollondilly Council believes that the current review process for mine subsidence damage to pro…

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• Council votes not to support Planning Proposal for Appin Part 2 Precinct

  “Get the infrastructure sorted first” – that was the message from Wollondilly Shire Council as it voted not to support a Draft Planning Proposal received for land on Macquariedale Road and Wilton Road at Appin; noting that although the proposal has strategic merit and aligns with the State planning framework, it does not have site specific merit, with many planning matters remaining unresolved.
  
  In addition to 15,000 homes in Wilton, land is already rezoned for 12,900 homes in Appin as Wollondi…

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• Council reasserts strong opposition to Warragamba Dam Wall raising and condemns Environmental Impact Statement

  Wollondilly Shire Council has unanimously voted to reassert its strong opposition to the raising of the Warragamba Dam Wall at an extraordinary meeting on Friday, condemning the inadequacies of the recently released Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
  
  Council criticised the EIS’ watering down of environmental protections, insufficient indigenous heritage studies which fail to recognise the need to protect Gundungurra sacred sites, and inadequate consultation with Wollondilly.
  
  The 45 days pro…

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• Visit Wollondilly

  WelcomeWollondilly, on the south western outskirts of Sydney and at the foothills of the Southern Highlands, is surrounded by spectacular natural beauty and rural pastures.
  
  Its 2,560 square kilometres stretch from Bargo in the south, Appin and Menangle in the east, Warragamba in the north with the Nattai wilderness, Yerranderie and Burragorang Valley to the west.
  
  Wollondilly is rich in Indigenous and European history, with the earliest inhabitants being the Gundangurra and Tharawal people.
  
  At…

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• Environmental Impact Statement on Warragamba Dam Wall Raising is released as Wollondilly Council reaffirms opposition to plan

  The long awaited Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the raising of the Warragamba Dam wall has been released, with Wollondilly Council reaffirming its strong opposition to the plan as it prepares a submission to the NSW Government and encourages community members to have their say.
  
  Council recently reiterated its strong opposition to the raising of the dam wall by up to 17 metres, due to expected loss of irreplaceable Aboriginal cultural heritage, the effects on biodiversity, heavy vehicl…

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• Internal Review Application Form

  Internal Review Application FormPlease use this form if you wish to apply for internal review of a decision made under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act).
  
  You must lodge this form with us within 20 working days after notice of the decision was given to you. If you need help in filling out this form, please contact the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) on 1800 472 679.
  
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