Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Insulate, shade and weather proof your house

  Insulating, shading and weatherproofing your house can save you up to 45 per cent on your current energy bills while increasing the comfort and value of your home.
  
  Minimising the need to heat and cool your home from the extremes of our summer and winter weather will also reduce your household's contribution to global warming.
  
  Strategically placed trees that provide shade to your house in summer will cut electricity use, saving you hundreds of dollars over the life of your home. Similarly,…

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• Reuse your greywater

  Reusing greywater to water lawns and gardens could save up to 50,000 litres of drinking water per home each year.
  
  Greywater is recycled water from domestic use in the home. It includes water from baths, showers, hand basins and washing machines and can be used on the garden or treated and reused in your washing machine, toilet or garden. Greywater from the kitchen (including dishwashers) should not be used because the concentration of food wastes and soil organisms do not readily break down che…

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• Biodiversity and Threatened Species

  Threatened Species in Wollondilly
  Wollondilly Shire boasts remarkable natural attributes, including diverse landscapes, rich biodiversity, critical conservation areas and natural landscapes featuring rivers, creeks, and groundwater systems that provide vital water supplies to sustain local biodiversity and supply Sydney's drinking water catchment.
  
  Locally we have various ecological communities, including the critically endangered Shale/Sandstone Transition Forest, Cumberland Plain Woodland…

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• Wollondilly Council congratulates Kim Hill on Volunteer of the Year award

  Wollondilly Shire Council has congratulated Kim Hill on winning the Macarthur Volunteer of the Year Award in recognition of her great work supporting the community through difficult times.
  
  The South Western Sydney / Macarthur Volunteer of the Year Awards were held via Zoom yesterday, Tuesday 8 September 2020. Kim Hill was awarded Macarthur Adult Volunteer of the Year award and overall winner of the Volunteer for Macarthur.
  
  Kim is a volunteer member of the Buxton Rural Fire Service (RFS) and th…

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• Council joins with Rotary to deliver Youth Voices Project

  Wollondilly Council is once again partnering with Rotary Club of Wollondilly North to deliver a project for young people in the Wollondilly area who have been affected by the Green Wattle Creek bushfire event.
  
  The Wollondilly Youth Voices project will give children and young people the opportunity to have fun, meet new people and share their stories and experiences of the Green Wattle Creek bushfire, to make sure that their wellbeing has been considered and their perspective incorporated into f…

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• Launch of new Visit Wollondilly Website

  Wollondilly Council is excited to launch its new Visit Wollondilly website today, providing helpful tourism information for both visitors and residents and supporting local tourism providers.
  
  The website has been designed to modernise Wollondilly’s online tourism footprint, simplify navigation for users and raise awareness of what is available in the Shire.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “This new website is a great way to attract tourists to our region”
  
  “Most people go online to plan their holidays…

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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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• Fox Trapping Program

  Wollondilly residents can now borrow fox traps and monitoring cameras from the Robin Davies Wollondilly Community Nursery. Expert advice and training in the use of a fox trap will also be given prior to the fox trap loan. Property inspections can also be arranged.
  
  Foxes pose a serious threat to local wildlife in the area as well as to livestock, domestic pets and native vegetation. Coordinated control campaigns involving neighbours are the most effective way to reduce fox and pest animal number…

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• Handling and Disposing of Dead Flying-foxes

  Heat Stress Causing Flying Fox Deaths
  Grey-headed Flying-foxes are extremely susceptible to heat stress which can cause death when temperatures exceed 42°C, especially when subjected to consecutive extreme heat days.
  
  The severity of heat stress can increase when camps are disturbed at critical times during an extreme heat event. Grey-headed Flying-foxes are listed as a threatened species, therefore it is an offence under both State and Federal legislation to disturb Grey-headed Flying-foxes wit…

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• Fire Affected Tree Removal

  Fire Affected Tree Removal on Private Land There are several ways to remove fire affected trees on private land.
  
  1. Trees in imminent Danger of FallingIf trees are in imminent danger of falling and causing damage to life or property, the State Emergency Service (SES) should be contacted on 132 500 or engage a qualified arborist. Evidence should be collected in the form of photos and provided to council as soon practical after the danger has been addressed.
  
  2. Tree Removal RequestTree removal r…

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• Council welcomes $500,000 of Bushfire Recovery Funding

  Wollondilly Council has welcomed over $500,000 of funding for bushfire recovery projects from the Australian and New South Wales governments this week.
  
  Federal Member for Hume, Angus Taylor announced that two Council-initiated projects have been approved under Stream Two of the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund (BCRRF).
  
  Council will receive $280,000 towards the Connect and Interact Wollondilly program, which will provide public Wi-Fi and interactive kiosks in bushfire impacted co…

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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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• Power Down

  Energy conservation at work saves resources, slows climate change and leaves the boss with more money for your bonus!
  
   
  
  About Cutting Down EnergyThe cost of energy is rising and the effects of pollution increasing.
  
  Many people waste energy at work in ways they would never consider doing at home. People leave their computers on overnight, leave rooms with the lights on, don't adjust the setting on their equipment to save power and as a consequence, tonnes of greenhouse gases are emitted.…

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• Mayor calls on Wollondilly to help win the race to vaccinate

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan is calling on local residents to ‘win the race’ across Sydney and reach up to 70% and 80% Covid-19 vaccination rates in the Wollondilly Shire.
  
  “Reaching the 70% and 80% rates of vaccinations will enable us to move to a more normal way of life as restrictions start to be eased,” he said.
  
  “The key to getting out of this lockdown is a combination of high rates of vaccination and low case numbers. We can make this happen!”
  
  The outer South West Sydney area which inclu…

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• Western Parkland Councils launch regional data website

  The media release below was issued by Western Parkland City Authority.
  
  Western Parkland Councils launch regional data websiteIn an Australian first, the Western Parkland Councils have united to make the first of their common data sets available to the public in real time.
  
  The data hub is in its initial phase and capturing 3.5 million data points per month to provide a current, regional snapshot of pedestrian and vehicle movement, hyperlocal weather and heat conditions, air and water quality co…

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