Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Request for Tenders - Construction of Car Park, Walton Street Picton

  Tender No. 2020/40Wollondilly Shire Council is seeking Tenders for the construction of the car park extension at Walton Street and the resurfacing of Walton Lane, Picton. The works involve the construction of the car parking bays, road resurfacing, footpaths, stormwater drainage and street lighting.
  
  The contractor is to be responsible for all works, including but not limited to: site establishments and environmental controls, bulk earthworks, pavement construction, concrete works including kerb…

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• Council welcomes Picton Bypass Announcement

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has welcomed this afternoon’s announcement by the State Government that community feedback on a potential Picton Bypass corridor is now being sought.
  
  Mayor Khan said, “Wollondilly has been waiting for news on the Picton bypass for a long time and we are very pleased to see the release of the proposal today.”
  
  “I encourage all residents and road users to provide feedback to Transport for NSW on the recommended corridor bypass.”
  
  Council will be urging the State Gove…

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• Wollondilly Council welcomes Safer Roads funding

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has welcomed the announcement of funding for projects at Remembrance Driveway, Tahmoor and Appin Road, Appin through the Australian and NSW Government Safer Roads Program.
  
  Mayor Khan said, “Council is delighted to receive this funding which will increase the safety of drivers and pedestrians in the Wollondilly Shire.”
  
  “Council had applied for the funding at Remembrance Driveway, Tahmoor with the aim of improving pedestrian safety on this increasingly busy stretch…

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• Request for Tenders - Kennedy Creek Appin Rehabilitation

  Tender No. 2020/43  
  
  Council invites tenders for the rehabilitation of Kennedy Creek, Appin.
  
  The scope involves the removal of weeds, reshaping and creation of a defined central channel over a 200m length between Toggerai and Church Streets in Appin.
  
  Landscaping consists of a suitable mown grass with some planting either side of the channel to improve maintainability and access for weeding of the channel.
  
  A shared path runs down the western side that requires deviation of the Toggerai Street…

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• Regeneration Grants for Bushfire affected residents

  The Rotary Club of Picton has partnered with Wollondilly Shire Council to spread some Christmas cheer to residents who lost their homes in the Green Wattle Creek Bushfire.
  
  Rotary have given a grant to Wollondilly Shire Council to allow Wollondilly residents who lost their homes or suffered significant damage to purchase plants or gardening supplies from local nurseries to regenerate their gardens and support local wildlife.
  
  Each resident who lost their home or sustained significant damage to t…

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• Council supports economic recovery with community events across the Shire

  Wollondilly Council will host a series of community events across the Shire in early 2021 to encourage residents to spend locally, boost economic activity and have some fun in towns and villages hit by bushfires and the pandemic over the past year.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “Local communities and businesses have had a tough year. Council wants to support them to get back on their feet with a positive start to 2021.”
  
  “These events will be fun, family focussed and a great opportunity for residents…

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• Council helping seniors get social during Wollondilly Seniors Festival 2021

  Many seniors in the Wollondilly have found 2020 and early 2021 to be a difficult and isolating time due to the impacts of Covid-19.
  
  Council is pleased to be able to invite local seniors back out in to the community to celebrate Wollondilly Seniors Festival 2021.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “We are encouraging our older residents to get involved with this year’s Seniors Festival with a range of activities on offer across the Shire during the months of April and May.”
  
  “There is something for everyo…

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• Some facts about Council’s Roads Program

  Council is aware that there is a lot of misinformation around about how we are managing our roads program in Wollondilly.
  
  We’d like to clarify some important points:
  
  We know we need to keep improving our roads. It is a huge focus for the team – both in terms of budget and resources. In light of the recent storm event, we are accelerating $4m of road reconstructions in the next 4 months with an additional $1.2m for immediate maintenance and repair. Some roads we are focusing on include Finns Ro…

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• Council commits to $5.2m extra road funding in response to major storm damage

  Wollondilly Council has been working around the clock to fix local roads and last night endorsed an additional $5.2m Road Recovery Plan of extra investment on roads over the next four months, in response to major damage inflicted on the Shire during the recent extreme weather event.
  
  Council budgeted $18m for this year for road works and decided to allocate the extra $5.2m due to the widespread impact of storms and flooding in March to address the immediate issues of roads across Wollondilly.
  
  T…

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• Netballers welcome opening of new courts at Tahmoor as the 2021 season commences

  New state of the art netball courts were officially opened at the Tahmoor Sporting Complex today by Federal Member for Hume, Hon Angus Taylor MP, together with State Member for Wollondilly, Nathaniel Smith MP and Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan.
  
  The $2 million courts are part of a major upgrade at the Tahmoor site, which will become a district level sporting complex designed to cater for Wollondilly’s growing population.
  
  The courts have been welcomed by local sporting groups, particularly the Wo…

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• Survey shows committed staff and positive engaged culture at Wollondilly

  A commitment to the Wollondilly community and a positive highly engaged culture are just some of the highlights identified in a recent Wollondilly Shire Council staff survey.
  
  Culture is key driver for the success of any organisation, with high staff engagement translating directly to more commitment, enthusiasm, wellbeing and ultimately higher performing staff delivering higher quality services for the community.
  
  Wollondilly engages an independent provider to conduct regular staff surveys and…

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• Mayor’s Charity Night supports Men’s Mental Health in Wollondilly

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan will be hosting a Hollywood themed Dinner Theatre Show on Saturday 31 July at Camden Valley Inn* to raise money for the expansion of the We Are Men campaign, supporting men’s mental health in Wollondilly.
  
  Following a challenging 18 months which included bushfires, floods and Covid-19, mental health has become an even more vital issue in the Wollondilly Shire.
  
  While mental health impacts everyone, men are a lot less likely to talk about the way they are feeling and…

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• Council seeks feedback on the future of waste in Wollondilly

  As Council prepares for the future of waste collection and disposal services in the Shire, residents are now invited to provide feedback through a waste survey to help guide this important planning.
  
  Wollondilly is working with three neighbouring councils on a long-term regional waste management contract for processing and disposal, to ensure the best environmental outcomes and best value for ratepayers.
  
  Results from the waste survey will help determine the way waste services are delivered in W…

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• Save Paper and Forests

  The production of paper uses trees, chemicals, energy (greenhouse gases) and water. About one-third of the garbage we throw away is paper. Let's avoid, reduce, re-use and recycle at work too!
  
   
  
  About Saving Paper and ForestsThe ecological footprint of a single newspaper was once described as taking up the area covered by all the sheets of the newspaper laid side by side, for the period of a year.
  
  A tonne of paper consumes approximately 20 full-grown trees, over 90,000 litres of water, ov…

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