Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Mayor calls for priority and increased local vaccination access for Wollondilly residents

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan is calling on the State and Federal Governments to urgently provide priority access to vaccines for Wollondilly residents.
  
  The Wollondilly Shire borders hotspots such as Campbelltown and Penrith and is an important buffer between Greater Sydney and the regions; however access to vaccines is very limited in most local communities.
  
  Many residents are having to wait months for appointments and are having to travel out of the area to secure an appointment for a vaccin…

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• Mayor’s call for better access to local vaccinations is answered

  Mayor Robert Khan’s call for priority access to vaccines for Wollondilly residents has been answered, with more vaccine supplies arriving at local GPs and pharmacies across the Shire this week and the announcement of an Aboriginal pop up clinic at Tahmoor on Friday.
  
  NSW Health will be setting up the pop-up Pfizer vaccination clinic at Tahmoor Sportsground on the afternoon of Friday 17 September for members of the local indigenous community, by appointment. This will follow a pop-up clinic in th…

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• Mayor welcomes funding boost for tourism and rail heritage

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has welcomed a major boost to the Shire’s tourism sector with the commitment of $9.1 million of State Government funding towards the upgrade of the historic Picton to Colo Vale rail line.
  
  The cash injection for this project will assist the area’s recovery from the impacts of the Black Summer bushfires and Covid-19 lockdowns, and will support the continued success of the NSW Rail Museum at Thirlmere.
  
  Mayor Khan said, “The NSW Rail Museum is home to Australia’s bigg…

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• Wollondilly Mayor calls for urgent investment in local infrastructure from WestInvest fund

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has welcomed the announcement of a new $5 billion investment by the NSW Government for western and south-western Sydney, calling for money to be invested in fast tracking infrastructure to support local jobs and economic recovery for the growing Wollondilly area.
  
  The WestInvest fund has been set up by the NSW Government to help build new and improved facilities and local infrastructure to support communities impacted by Covid-19.
  
  The funding has been made availabl…

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• Request for Mayor / Councillor's to Attend an Event

  Please complete the form below to request for the Mayor or Councillor's to attend an event/project and/or make speech. Please ensure the request is submitted 6 weeks prior to the date of the event (if event is less than 6 weeks this will be considered and reviewed on a case by case basis).
  
  Please Note: If your event involves an official opening where a MP will be invited to attend, please liaise with Deb Hunt to confirm suitable date/s and time/s prior to liaising with Ministers offices, t…

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• Mayor welcomes WestInvest funding for projects in Wollondilly

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has welcomed the State Government’s announcement that Wollondilly will receive funding under the new WestInvest program.
  
  The $5 billion program will fund transformational infrastructure projects that aim to enhance communities and help create jobs, with the funding being distributed through three main channels.
  
  Wollondilly is one of 15 councils in Sydney’s west and south-west who will share in $400 million, and will directly receive between $20-$35m for projects in…

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• Wollondilly Council to reignite advocacy campaigns for Picton Bypass and reclassification of State Roads

  Wollondilly Council has renewed its ongoing commitment to advocate for the NSW Government to commit to and fund the Picton Bypass and review and reclassify Wollondilly’s key regional roads as State roads.
  
  In his Mayoral Minute at last Tuesday night’s Council meeting, Mayor Matt Gould called on community members to submit their requests for the Picton Bypass through the NSW Government’s WestInvest program.
  
  The WestInvest fund is a $3 billion program to fund transformational infrastructure proje…

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• Wollondilly Mayor speaks out against plan to raise the height of the Warragamba Dam Wall

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has once again called on the NSW Government to abandon its proposal to raise the Warragamba Dam Wall by up to 17 metres.
  
  Wollondilly Council has been opposing the State Government’s plan to raise the Warragamba Dam wall since 2018, and has previously campaigned with Blue Mountains Council to give a voice to the issue.
  
  The area that would be inundated as a consequence of the proposed raising of the existing Warragamba Dam wall is almost entirely located within the W…

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• Mayor seeks urgent repairs for Barkers Lodge Road

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould will be seeking Council endorsement to advocate for Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) to urgently prioritise repairs to Barkers Lodge Road.
  
  The Wollondilly Shire experienced record rainfall throughout March and April 2022 which triggered landslips and rockfalls across the Shire and caused significant damage to Council’s road infrastructure.
  
  Barkers Lodge Road at Picton suffered major landslips during the series of intense storm events; and has subsequently o…

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• Wollondilly calls for fair share of NSW infrastructure funds as one of only 10 Councils to meet NSW housing targets

  “We’re doing our bit and delivering housing for Greater Sydney, now it’s time for the NSW Government to fund and deliver a fair share of infrastructure for Wollondilly”.
  
  “There is an immediate solution to the so-called housing supply crisis: deliver the enabling infrastructure for land that’s already rezoned by the state government in places like Wilton, and focus any further growth in areas that already have the needed infrastructure in place”.  
  
  That’s the message from the Mayor of Wollondil…

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• Macarthur Mayors welcome Premier’s rail commitment and call on NSW Labor to match or better the commitment

  Joint media release from Wollondilly, Campbelltown and Camden Councils.
  
  The Macarthur region’s Mayors have welcomed NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet’s commitment to undertake a final business case to deliver a crucial rail line from Campbelltown-Macarthur to the Western Sydney International Airport.
  
  The Macarthur Councils – Campbelltown, Camden and Wollondilly – have long advocated for a direct rail line from the region to the new airport as part of a suite of public transport options, in order t…

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• Wollondilly Mayor welcomes $50 million pledge to get the Picton Bypass moving

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has welcomed today’s announcement from the NSW Liberals and Nationals that they will invest an additional $50 million to acquire land to build the Picton Bypass, if re-elected, and called on all candidates to honour or better the pledge.
  
  The Hon Natalie Ward, Minister for Metropolitan Roads, joined Member for Wollondilly, Nathaniel Smith MP to make the announcement in Picton this morning; committing if re-elected to provide the funding for strategic land acquisition…

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• Mayor welcomes government commitment to future schools in Wilton, calling on all State candidates to honour or better it

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has welcomed the securing of sites for the future provision of public schools in Wilton by the NSW Liberal and National government, calling on all State election candidates to honour or better the commitment.
  
  A number of sites have now been set aside by the NSW government for public schools in the growing community of Wilton. These include a new primary school at Wilton Junction which is funded to be completed in the next 5 years, a new high school at Wilton Town Ce…

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• Wollondilly Mayor welcomes announcement of new bus services in the Wilton Growth Area

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has welcomed an announcement by Transport for NSW of two new rapid bus services being considered for the Wilton Growth Area, and called on all candidates in the upcoming NSW election to commit to the plan.
  
  The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government has identified the new rapid bus routes to help connect Wilton to Picton and Campbelltown.
  
  Under the proposal, a new service would run every hour, seven days a week to connect Wilton with Picton, with a 30-minute service i…

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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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