Wollondilly Shire Council

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• WOLLONDILLY’S 2024 STATE OF THE SHIRE REPORT RECEIVED BY NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL

  At the first Ordinary Meeting of the newly elected Council on Tuesday night, Councillors endorsed the 2024 State of the Shire Report, which highlighted the significant progress made to address community priorities from July 2022 to June 2024.
  
  The 2024 State of the Shire Report outlines the implementation and effectiveness of Wollondilly’s Community Strategic Plan, part of Council’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework.
  
  Despite a shorter term, Council was able to effectively address the…

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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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• 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…

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• Western Sydney City Deal

  Wollondilly Council is part of the Western Sydney City Deal, signed in March 2018 - a historic agreement between the three levels of government to jointly invest in city-building initiatives that will improve the prosperity, sustainability and liveability of Western Sydney. The City Deal brings resources from Commonwealth and NSW Governments, and the eight Western Parkland councils together to deliver projects that underpin great cities – connectivity, jobs, investment, environmental sustainabil…

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• No Junk Mail or Spam

  Time and paper are precious resources. Junk mail, email spam and unsolicited phone calls waste both time and paper, so let's get rid of them!
  
  Globally, it is estimated that 100 million trees are harvested to produce junk mail each year. In Australia, 8.2 billion articles of junk mail are produced every year, along with over 650 million articles of addressed promotional mail.
  
  Most of this mail is never read.
  
  In addition, a recent study by Nucleus Research estimates that spam costs Austral…

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• Operational Plan & Budget sets direction for Wollondilly’s future

  Wollondilly Council adopted its Budget for 2021/22 at last night’s Council meeting and is now finalising the details of its Operational Plan with a focus on the key areas of roads, jobs, customer experience and organisational performance.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “This Operational Plan reflects a major period of investment in our growing Shire.”
  
  “Council has a focus on continual improvement and is concentrating on ways of enhancing service delivery and organisational performance, to make Wollon…

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• Report on Council’s Delivery Program reveals transformative projects progressing right across the Wollondilly Shire

  Wollondilly Shire Council is hitting major milestones as it brings to life a wide range of transformative projects across the Shire, with a total of 23 items from its Delivery Program already completed since the start of the 2022/23 Financial Year.
  
  A report to the next Council meeting shows the progress of the Delivery Program from 1 January to 30 June; highlighting that 123 projects or actions are progressing on track, with some ahead of schedule.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “Some impressive targe…

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• Wollondilly Council seeks community feedback on Road Works Program

  Wollondilly Council has an ongoing commitment to fixing the road network, investing the largest budget to date into improving local roads.
  
  Council is also in the process of updating its Road Works Program and is seeking the input of community members, asking residents to select up to five road segments that they would like to see prioritised in the Program.
  
  Wollondilly residents are invited to head to Council’s Customer Portal to make selections on which road segments they believe need attenti…

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• Annual Report shows Council delivering through bushfires, floods and Covid-19

  The 2019/20 annual report going to next week’s Council meeting shows that Wollondilly Council has continued to deliver significant services and projects for the community, despite a year of extreme challenges including bushfires, floods and a global pandemic.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “This has been a year unlike any other - it has demonstrated the resilience and strength of the people of Wollondilly and shows why this is such an amazing place to live and work.”
  
  “The Councillors and I are very p…

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• Construction of Mt Hercules Culvert Renewal

  Request for Tender 2021/17This project is to replace a single lane watercourse crossing culvert on Mount Hercules Road, Razorback with a dual carriageway culvert. The alignment of the replacement culvert is not anticipated to differ from the existing culvert. Replacement of the single lane culvert road crossing will realise significant road safety improvements for users of Mount Hercules Road by proving unrestricted dual carriageway access across the culvert.
  The subject site is located northeas…

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• A robust Operational Plan and Budget sets Council up to focus on roads and deliver significant improvements in new Financial Year

  Roads are the clear top priority in Wollondilly Council’s 2022/23 Operational Plan and Budget, which includes a record investment of over $50 million in capital works, as well as many other great projects which will be delivered across the Shire in the next 12 months.
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “This is the first budget and operational plan for the new Council and my first as Mayor, so I’m excited to see us deliver these projects for the community and to make sure that Wollondilly continues to be a…

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• Floodplain Risk Management

  Wollondilly has a number of areas subject to flooding. The Floodplain Development Manual sets out the management of flood risk in NSW. To receive flood information please complete the Application for Flood Information.
  
   
  
  Floodplain Risk Management Committee
  The process of managing flood risk is assisted by the Floodplain Risk Management Committee. The committee is made up of Councillors, Council Staff from a variety of areas across Council, NSW Government Agencies and Community representatives…

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• Development Forms and Information A-Z

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  Adjoining Property Owners Details (PDF)
  
  Adjoining Property Owners Details (Online)
  
  Application for Approval to Operate a Sewage Management System (PDF)
  
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  Bingara Gorge / Nangarin Vineyard Estate Community Association - Fact Sheet (PDF_
  
  Bond Release Application (PDF)
  
  Building Information Certificate Application (Online Planning Portal)
  
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  Certification Guide (PDF)
  
  Certification Service Agreement (PDF)
  
  Construction Certificate Checklist (PDF)
  
  Construction Certificate (Online Planning Por…

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• Assess your homes sustainability

  Like many of us, you might be thinking about ways to save money at home.
  
  A home sustainability assessment can help you to identify where you can save money through reducing energy and water usage. A number of professional organisations and state government run programs are available.
  
  Ordinarily they involve a qualified assessor visiting your home and conducting a physical inspection of major energy and water systems. It usually only takes an hour or two, at the end of which, you'll receiv…

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• Grow Your Own Food

  Would you like to eat fresh food that's good for you and the planet?
  Get into gardening in your own backyard.
  Much of the food we eat has travelled hundreds, even thousands of kilometres to reach us. The carbon emissions from transport and refrigerated storage are a significant contributor to climate change.
  
  Creating a food garden at home or in your local community is a simple and effective way to reduce your impact on the environment. It will also give you the experience of pleasure that…

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