Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Town Centre rezoned in a significant milestone for Wilton Growth Area

  Wollondilly Shire Council is calling on the NSW Government to honour its infrastructure commitments and prioritise the needs of the state-led Wilton Growth Area, following the announcement of rezoning for the Wilton Town Centre last week.
  
  The Wilton Town Centre is a crucial milestone for the delivery of services and local employment for Wilton and for the broader Wollondilly Shire, with an estimated 3000 permanent jobs expected to be created.
  
  The rezoning will allow for 1600 new homes, land fo…

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• Local jobs to be fast-tracked under proposal to accelerate delivery of new cultural & community buildings for Wollondilly

  Local economic stimulus, construction jobs and more employment in Picton town centre for the broader Wollondilly community are on the agenda when Council considers a plan to accelerate the Wollondilly Community, Cultural and Civic Precinct project at its 19 May meeting.
  
  The plan is part of Wollondilly’s strategy to kick-start the local economy through infrastructure investment and small business support, as well as to support residents in financial hardship due to the economic impacts of Covid-…

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• Amendments to Wollondilly Development Control Plan 2016 (Wollondilly Cultural Precinct)

  At its meeting held on 23 February 2023, Council adopted amendments to Wollondilly Development Control Plan 2016 (DCP) for the Wollondilly Cultural Precinct in Menangle Street, Picton. A new Part 4.5A was added to Volume 5 of the DCP, containing standards and controls to guide new development in the Precinct; and to ensure that the precinct is sympathetic to its surroundings.
  
  Further details are provided on the Your Say page. 
  
  The amendments to the DCP came into effect on 3 March 2023.
  
  This n…

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• Wollondilly Cultural Precinct hits milestone as Council accepts tender for Government Services Building

  After five years of planning, options analysis and preparation, together with significant financial investment to date, Wollondilly Council has accepted a tender to construct the Government Services Building as part of Stage 2 of the Wollondilly Cultural Precinct.
  
  As our Shire’s population grows rapidly, this project together with the planned new Council Operations Depot are critical investments to ensure Council is able to manage and improve services for the Wollondilly community. 
  
  At Tuesday…

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• Council strongly opposes potential changes to Wilton housing code

  Wollondilly Shire Council has unanimously agreed to object, in the strongest possible terms, to the Department of Planning and Environment’s proposed post exhibition changes to the Wilton Growth Area Housing Complying Development Code.
  
  At the recent Council meeting, Councillors expressed their extreme disappointment upon learning that the Department was considering a number of post exhibition changes to the draft Wilton Code in response to lobbying from the development industry.
  
  Mayor Matt Gou…

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• Council votes not to support Planning Proposal for Appin Part 2 Precinct

  “Get the infrastructure sorted first” – that was the message from Wollondilly Shire Council as it voted not to support a Draft Planning Proposal received for land on Macquariedale Road and Wilton Road at Appin; noting that although the proposal has strategic merit and aligns with the State planning framework, it does not have site specific merit, with many planning matters remaining unresolved.
  
  In addition to 15,000 homes in Wilton, land is already rezoned for 12,900 homes in Appin as Wollondi…

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• WOLLONDILLY PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE UNVEILED

  The Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre (WPAC) has been officially opened.
  
  The WPAC in Picton is a multi-format facility that includes a 350-seat venue for performances and large functions.
  
  It will bring more visitors to Wollondilly and will be the jewel in the crown of the Wollondilly Cultural Precinct.
  
  This project is funded by grants including the Western Parkland City Liveability Program, Create NSW, Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants, and Council developer contributions and building ren…

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• Construction begins on new Wollondilly children’s services building

  Joint media releaseConstruction is officially underway on a new children’s services building, in a major milestone for the highly anticipated Wollondilly Cultural Precinct.
  
  The Morrison Government and Perrottet Government have each committed $814,784 to the new fit-for-purpose children’s services building, with Wollondilly Shire Council contributing a further $1,268,470.
  
  The project is funded under the Western Parkland City Liveability Program as part of the Western Sydney City Deal.
  
  The West…

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• Westinvest Funds new Performing Arts Centre and Community Hubs in Wollondilly

  Here is a media release from the NSW Government
  
  Wollondilly residents will benefit from a state-of-the-art performing arts centre, a range of new community hubs, better local traffic connections and sports facilities as part of the $5 billion WestInvest Fund.
  
  Premier Dominic Perrottet, Treasurer Matt Kean, Minister for Western Sydney David Elliott and Minister for Local Government Wendy Tuckerman today announced more than $21 million in WestInvest funding to Wollondilly Shire Council for nine…

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• Wilton Reserve and Community Centre Management Committee

  The Wilton Reserve and Community Centre Management Committee manages the Wilton Sportsground and Community Hall. The Committee meets monthly at Wilton Community Centre on the 1st Thursday of the month.
  
  For booking enquiries please contact Council's Facilities Coordinator on 4677 1100 or at council@wollondilly.nsw.gov.au
  
  To make a booking Council’s usual Application for Hire must be submitted to Council. These forms can be found located under Council Facilities for Hire.
  
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• Council seeks community feedback on study into Commercial Centres for Wilton Growth Area

  Local jobs are a major priority of the plans for the state-led Wilton Growth Area, with Wollondilly Council commissioning a study into the commercial centres proposed for the area, to hear community feedback on what are the priorities.
  
  The draft Wilton Growth Area Commercial Centres Study aims to identify the employment and economic development potential of the centres, establish their specific roles, and find out what is needed to support the future population.
  
  Council is now seeking feedback…

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• Draft Updated Wilton Health and Wellbeing Strategy

  Wollondilly Shire Council has refreshed the Wilton Health and Wellbeing Strategy and we are now inviting your feedback on the draft updated version.
  
  In 2020, Council adopted the Wilton Health and Wellbeing Strategy to guide the evolution of our community where every person has the opportunity to live well. Since then, Wilton’s population has grown considerably, and planning frameworks for healthy built environments have changed.
  
  The draft Wilton Health and Wellbeing Strategy ensures Council’s…

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• Rail, road & basic enabling infrastructure top the list as Council endorses key advocacy priorities for Wollondilly

  Wollondilly Shire Council has endorsed its key advocacy priorities for the State and Federal Government Elections 2025-2027 as part of a fresh approach to advocacy, while acknowledging the progress made so far alongside its partners to achieve positive outcomes for the community.
  
  Wollondilly worked consistently with groups of other councils and allies to secure a bipartisan election commitment for $1 billion towards a rail corridor from Macarthur to the new Western Sydney airport in the lead up…

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• Wollondilly Council to consider Place Plan for Picton

  A re-imagined vision for the town of Picton was on the agenda when Wollondilly Council considered the proposed Picton Place Plan at last night’s Council meeting.
  
  The plan has now been approved for Public Exhibition, with residents having the opportunity to give their feedback on the future direction of the town.  
  
  With the Wollondilly Community Cultural and Civic Precinct identified in Council’s 20 year land use vision for the Shire, Wollondilly 2040, Picton’s role is emerging as a vibrant, st…

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• COUNCIL SUPPORTS CALLS FOR EXTENSION OF METRO RAIL LINE TO CONNECT MACARTHUR REGION TO NEW AIRPORT AND MACARTHUR-KEMBLA LINK

  Wollondilly Shire Council has put its support behind the Western Sydney Dialogue group campaign to delay the potential extension of the Metro West rail line to the inner city and focus instead on building missing connections to Sydney’s south-west and north-west areas in the 2030s.
  
   
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said that Wollondilly had been calling for this important rail connection for many years, strongly supported by the eight Councils of The Parks - Sydney’s Western Parkland Councils and particularl…

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