Wollondilly Shire Council

We found 336 search results

• Ride a Bike

  Stay fit, focused and firm and help save the world. Explore bike paths, cycle groups and ride any blues away.
  
  Bicycles are simply the most efficient form of transport. They produce no waste and improve our health and wellbeing. If we all used a bike to get to work and visit friends and family or went on cycling holidays instead of road trips, it would have an immediate and profound effect on our fossil fuel use and contribution to climate change. Finally, as if all this is not compelling enough…

  Read more about "Ride a Bike"...

• Battery and Chemical Disposal

  Did you know? Australians buy 350 million household batteries each year, but only 4% of these are returned to a collection centre for recycling.
  
  It is important to recycle batteries so that toxic chemicals don't end up damaging our environment and raw materials can be used again. Recycling batteries also helps prevent fires and explosions in our waste collection vehicles.
  
  Wollondilly residents have access to a number of free battery recycling collection centres which accept any brand of A…

  Read more about "Battery and Chemical Disposal"...

• Schools, public transport, playing fields, swimming pools and more - plans for Wilton revealed

  Schools, public transport, playing fields, swimming pools, health facilities, major road upgrades, community facilities and more are on the agenda for Wilton, all part of the infrastructure plan published by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment yesterday.
  
  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has welcomed the release of the Department’s infrastructure delivery summary ‘Wilton - Building a great new town’ and encouraged community members to have a look and see what will be delivered in W…

  Read more about "Schools, public transport, playing fields, swimming pools and more - plans for Wilton revealed"...

• Request for Tenders - Provision of a Road Maintenance Truck

  Wollondilly Shire Council is seeking tenders for the provision of one Road Maintenance Truck to assist with the delivery of road maintenance and construction programmes throughout the Wollondilly Local Government Area.
  
   
  
  Council (the Principal) is seeking tenders from appropriately experienced suppliers to build and deliver the vehicle, the resulting contract will be a lump sum contract.
  
   
  
  Tender documents may be obtained electronically via the tenderlink.com website. The Contact Officer for…

  Read more about "Request for Tenders - Provision of a Road Maintenance Truck"...

• Wollondilly Council welcomes Federal funding for Bypass and Picton Road

  Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has welcomed today’s Federal Government announcement of $95.6 million in funding towards the Picton Bypass and Picton Road projects following strong advocacy by the Council.
  
  The funding is part of a commitment to state infrastructure in this week’s Federal Budget, aimed at creating jobs, improving commuter safety and driving economic growth.
  
  Mayor Gould said, “I’m excited to hear about this funding which goes towards addressing the infrastructure deficit in this gr…

  Read more about "Wollondilly Council welcomes Federal funding for Bypass and Picton Road"...

• Expression of Interest - Landslip Remediation Works

  EOI 2022/13The Wollondilly area in NSW has been subjected to significant rain events in the recent past. Multiple heavy rain events, due to "La Nina" phenomenon, generated numerous landslips and issues around Council's roads.
  Council has conducted emergency clean up works and installed temporary traffic management to ensure the continued short-term operation of the road network.
  
  Of high priority to Wollondilly Shire Council is the prompt delivery of long-term remediation and remo…

  Read more about "Expression of Interest - Landslip Remediation Works"...

• New Community Facilities to be delivered as part of Wollondilly’s draft Capital Works Program

  Council’s draft Delivery Program, Operational Plan and Capital Works Program (2026-2027) will be considered at this month’s Council meeting, with towns right across the Shire soon to benefit from new facilities.
  
  While roads are the immediate top priority for Wollondilly, the community has also expressed a desire for Council to invest in major infrastructure, including new community and sporting facilities.
  
  Council is investing a total of $45.8M in capital works across the Shire for the next fi…

  Read more about "New Community Facilities to be delivered as part of Wollondilly’s draft Capital Works Program"...

• Council welcomes speed reduction on Menangle Street, Picton

  Wollondilly Shire Council has welcomed the announcement that the speed limit on Menangle Street, Picton, will be reduced by Transport for NSW in response to safety concerns from local residents.
  
  Member for Wollondilly, Nathaniel Smith MP, announced that the speed limit would be reduced from 60 km/h to 50 km/h later this year, making the entrance to the township from Picton Road safer for motorists and pedestrians.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “Council welcomes yesterday’s announcement and hopes to s…

  Read more about "Council welcomes speed reduction on Menangle Street, Picton"...

• Driveways

  Modifying or Constructing a DrivewayIf you are planning to modify or construct a vehicle crossing or kerb layback from your property boundary to the kerb/gutter or road, you will need to obtain Council approval prior to starting any works.All vehicle crossings (driveways) that are to be built across public land must be designed and constructed in line with Council standards and specifications. An application process helps to ensure that all driveways meet with these requirements.See our current …

  Read more about "Driveways"...

• Request for Tenders - Betterment of Woodbridge Rd (Navigation Creek)

  Tender 2025/06
  Council is seeking Tenders from appropriately qualified, licensed and experienced contractors for the procurement of the proposed works and services as outlined below.
  
  Council (the Principal) is seeking Tenders from appropriately qualified, licensed and experienced Tenderers (the Contractor) for the construction of new culverts and road reconstruction which includes the installation of pre-cast concrete culverts, road reconstruction to Council standards and typical road furniture…

  Read more about "Request for Tenders - Betterment of Woodbridge Rd (Navigation Creek)"...

• 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…

  Read more about "Wollondilly Heritage Planning Proposal - Stage 2"...

• Thirlmere gets ready to huff n puff in a race against a steam train

  Wollondilly Shire Council is preparing to host one of the most unique running events in the region – the Huff N’ Puff Road Race and Family Fun Run – on Sunday 25 May.
  
  Participants have the opportunity to race alongside the historic 3001 Steam Engine in an event which includes museum entry to the NSW Rail Museum in Thirlmere.
  
  Runners will catch a steam train to join either the 6.7km race from Buxton Station or the 3.5km Family Fun Run from Couridjah Station, returning back to Thirlmere Station.…

  Read more about "Thirlmere gets ready to huff n puff in a race against a steam train"...

• Onsite Sewage/Septic

  More than half of Wollondilly’s population lives in rural and rural-residential areas, where Sydney Water’s sewer system is unavailable. As such, there are over 8000 on-site sewage management systems installed in the Shire.
  
  Most of these systems are septic tanks and aerated wastewater treatment systems (AWTS). Other types of systems include pump-outs, mounds, reed beds, sand filters, biological filtration systems and wet composting units.
  
  Septic Tanks provide anaerobic (‘without oxygen’) treat…

  Read more about "Onsite Sewage/Septic"...

• Buy renewable electricity

  Every time you use electricity in your home greenhouse gases are belched out on your behalf. So buy the clean stuff!
  
  By purchasing 100 per cent Federal Government accredited GreenPower renewable electricity you are instantly switching your electricity dollar from a traditional coal-burning power plant to one of a combination of renewable sources of electricity generation (e.g. wind, hydro, biomass and solar) and stopping approximately 10 tonnes of CO2 / year (for an average home) from being rel…

  Read more about "Buy renewable electricity"...

• Eat Less Meat

  Replace at least one meat meal per week with a vegetarian option. Land used for beans and vegetables produces 10 times as much protein as land used for raising beef.
  
  Meat is the sleeping giant of a sustainable lifestyle. The Australian National Dietary Guidelines (published by the Federal Government's National Health and Medical Research Council) recommends one to one-and-a-half serves of meat, fish, poultry or meat alternatives each day. A serve constitutes 65-100g of cooked meat. Therefo…

  Read more about "Eat Less Meat"...