Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Waste Management Strategy & Action Plan

  Wollondilly Council’s Waste Management Strategy & Action Plan was adopted on 16 March 2021. The Strategy focuses on economically and environmentally sustainable waste management, addressing key areas including:
  
  Landfill diversion
  Domestic waste collection, processing and disposal
  Contamination management in domestic waste bins
  Domestic kerbside clean-up services
  Illegal dumping
  Management of problem wastes such as medical sharps, chemicals, mattresses and e-waste.
  
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• Switch off un-used appliances

  Switch off un-used appliancesBy switching off equipment when it is not in use, we save energy and money. It is that simple.
  
  Just as we don’t leave our cars idling when not in use, the idea that office equipment and appliances should be idling away on standby in case we need them is a recipe for power wastage and high electricity bills. It is estimated that the power used by office machines in standby mode is 6% of office energy use.
  
  By acting to switch off your un-used appliances, you can recl…

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• Save Paper and Forests

  The production of paper uses trees, chemicals, energy (greenhouse gases) and water. About one-third of the garbage we throw away is paper. Let's avoid, reduce, re-use and recycle at work too!
  
   
  
  About Saving Paper and ForestsThe ecological footprint of a single newspaper was once described as taking up the area covered by all the sheets of the newspaper laid side by side, for the period of a year.
  
  A tonne of paper consumes approximately 20 full-grown trees, over 90,000 litres of water, ov…

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• Wollondilly Mayor responds to Premier’s housing targets announcement reaffirming call for infrastructure before housing

  Responding to today’s announcement by NSW Premier Chris Minns which ties $200 million in funding to councils based on meeting and exceeding new housing targets, Wollondilly Mayor Matt Gould has reaffirmed Council’s position that infrastructure must come before development.
  
  Wollondilly is already going above and beyond to support the NSW Government in its push to address the housing crisis. We’re one of the fastest councils in Greater Sydney and NSW for determining Development Applications and o…

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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 Council endorses Appin Contributions Plan to support provision of infrastructure in the growth area

  Wollondilly Shire Council has endorsed the Appin Growth Area Contributions Plan to fund $1.53 billion worth of local infrastructure for the area, following a period of consultation where the community and relevant industry members provided feedback on the Plan.
  
  The contributions will go towards transport, open space, stormwater management and community facilities land for a revised estimated population of 55,950 and 18,650 homes in the Appin Growth Area over a 30-year period.
  
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• Mobile Expression Session

  Join us at Bingara Gorge Park in Bingara Gorge on the first Thursday of each month—1 August, 5 September, 3 October, and 7 November—at 4pm.
  
  Come and express yourself on the Creative Dilly Bus! Whether you want to grab an instrument and jam, bring your friends to record a podcast, or pick up a brush to create something unique, there's something for everyone.
  
  Challenge yourself and learn something new in a fun, inclusive space. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to showcase yo…

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• $1.5 billion in local infrastructure for Appin a step closer as IPART releases draft assessment of Appin Contributions Plan

  Council has welcomed the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) draft assessment of the Appin Contributions Plan which was released yesterday for public comment. 
  
   
  
  Council’s draft Appin Contributions Plan (Plan) meets 28 of 35 assessment criteria. 
  
   
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “This is good news for Council and the community. It’s a plan to provide $1.5 billion of vital local infrastructure, such as new parks, community facilities, local roads, cycleways and stormwater management…

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• TAHMOOR – Commemorative Place Naming – Trevor Thompson Park

  Commemorative Naming – Place Naming
  
   “TREVOR THOMPSON PARK”
  
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  Commemorative Place Naming for Trevor Keith Thompson
  A Notice of Motion (NOM) was put forward at the 24 April 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting, resolution 117/2024, supporting the renaming of Ibbotson Street Park (Lot 21 DP 244846) in honour of the late Trevor Thompson of Tahmoor NSW (9 February 1972- 23 September 2023, age 51), for his significant contributions to the Wol…

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• Proposed Integrated Development - 35 Stirling Drive WILTON

  An application has been received seeking consent for the following:
  
  Property
  
  Lot: 49 DP: 270536, 35 Stirling Drive WILTON
  
  For the purposes of
  
  The delivery of a new local park, inclusive of landscape embellishment works within the Fairways West residential stage of Bingara Gorge
  
  Applicant
  
  Stantec Australia Pty Ltd
  
  Application Number
  
  DA/2024/1013/1
  
  Consent Authority
  
  Wollondilly Local Planning Panel
  
  The application is Integrated Development under Section 4.46 of the Environmental Planni…

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• Council endorses indicative Land Use Plan for South Wilton Precinct

  Following consideration of community and stakeholder feedback on the Draft South Wilton Precinct Planning Cells, Council has endorsed an indicative land use plan to guide future landowner, proponent or State Government initiated planning proposals to rezone land within the Planning Cells for urban development.
  
   
  
  Public exhibition of the three South Wilton Cells ran for an extended period of 53 days from 10 June to 2 August 2024 and included a series of landowner meetings. These meetings provid…

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• Bingara Gorge

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• PICTON – Commemorative Place Naming – Norman Dent Reserve

  Commemorative Naming – Place Naming
  
   “NORMAN DENT RESERVE”
  
   
  
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  Commemorative Place Naming for Norman Dent
  
   
  
  A Mayoral Minute was put forward at the 28 November 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting, supporting the naming of a Council asset in honour of the late Norman Dent of Picton NSW (10 January 1948- 11 November 2023), for his significant contributions to the Wollondilly Shire over his lifetime. The unnamed Wood Street Reserve (Lot…

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• $1.36 Billion in local infrastructure for Appin announced as IPART releases final report on Appin Contributions Plan

  Wollondilly Shire Council has welcomed the release of the final assessment from the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) on its Appin Contributions Plan.
  
   
  
  IPART found that all the infrastructure included in the draft Appin Contributions Plan is essential and reasonable and that community liaison occurred in the preparation of the plan, which meets 27 out of 35 assessment criteria.
  
   
  
  Mayor Matt Gould said, “This report validates Council’s position that a lot of new infrastruct…

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• PICTON – Commemorative Asset Naming – Don Jones Stage

  Commemorative Naming of Council Asset
  
  Botanic Gardens Stage in PICTON NSW
  
  “Don Jones Stage”
  
   
  
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  Commemorative ASSET Naming for DON JONES
  A Mayoral Minute was put forward at the 28 November 2023 Ordinary Council Meeting, resolution 304/2023, supporting the naming of the new stage in the Picton Botanical Gardens in honour of the late Don Jones (DOD 23 October 2023), for his significant contributions to the Wollondilly Shire over h…

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