We are calling all plant lovers and gardening enthusiasts to come along to BLOOM: Wollondilly Garden Expo & Plant Fair on Sunday 3 November, from 8am – 2pm at the Picton Botanic Gardens, Regreme Road, Picton.
The Expo will feature a main stage with live entertainment, informative gardening workshops and demonstrations throughout the day, including the announcement of the Spring Garden Competition winners for 2024!
BLOOM will also welcome an array of market stalls specialising in gardening…
Wollondilly Shire Council has welcomed the announcement of $4.5 million in funding for a koala care centre within Wollondilly at the Wildlife Health and Conservation Hospital at the University of Sydney’s School of Veterinary Science, Brownlow Hill, with another $500,000 to support wildlife carers.
The University Wildlife Care Centre currently treats local injured wildlife, including the majority of koalas which come into care in the Macarthur region. Unfortunately, a lack of funding and a shor…
Community News is a community newsletter which aims to provide you with an easy-to-read quarterly update to help keep you connected and informed about things that are happening across Wollondilly.
Through Community News you'll hear about what Council has been doing, such as updates on projects, road works or business improvements we have introduced. You'll also hear about what's ahead.
You can download a digital copy of the Community Newsletter here, or if you would like a hard…
The results of Wollondilly Shire Council’s annual Community Satisfaction Survey have revealed that residents love the Wollondilly lifestyle, with 95% rating their quality of life as good or excellent.
Satisfaction with the Council itself has increased significantly, with 81% of residents satisfied with Council’s performance over the last 12 months; a 9% increase from 2023.
In other positive news, 78% of residents say they are satisfied with the performance of Wollondilly’s elected Councillors,…
Tender 2024/14
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Wollondilly Shire Council is seeking Tenders for its Parks & Facilities Mowing Contract. The works will involve grass cutting, trimming and rubbish removal in the public Streetscapes, nature strips, cemeteries, roadside intersection, Council property and road reserves. The resulting contract will be a Schedule of Rates Contract.
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Tender documents may be obtained electronically via the tenderlink.com website.
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Wollondilly residents can now walk or cycle between the towns of Picton and Tahmoor, with the completion of the new Picton to Tahmoor shareway.
The shareway was officially opened on 1 August by Mayor Matt Gould, Judy Hannan MP, Deputy Mayor Matthew Deeth, Cr Michael Banasik, Cr Beverley Spearpoint, Cr Paul Rogers, Cr Suzy Brandstater and Cr Blair Briggs. CEO Ben Taylor and Council staff were also in attendance.
The new shareway will deliver the 2.4km missing pedestrian link between the two to…
Community News is a community newsletter which aims to provide you with an easy-to-read quarterly update to help keep you connected and informed about things that are happening across Wollondilly.
Through Community News you'll hear about what Council has been doing, such as updates on projects, road works or business improvements we have introduced. You'll also hear about what's ahead.
You can download a digital copy of the Community Newsletter here, or if you would like a hard…
The NSW Electoral Commission has declared the outcome for Wollondilly’s Mayoral election, returning Matt Gould as popularly elected Mayor for the new term of Council with a strong vote of confidence from the community.
The father of three and proud lifelong resident of Warragamba / Silverdale has been a Wollondilly Councillor since 2016, serving as Deputy Mayor in 2018-20 and as Wollondilly’s first popularly elected Mayor in the last term of Council.
Mayor Gould said he was honoured by the hig…
Community News is a community newsletter which aims to provide you with an easy-to-read quarterly update to help keep you connected and informed about things that are happening across Wollondilly.
Through Community News you'll hear about what Council has been doing, such as updates on projects, road works or business improvements we have introduced. You'll also hear about what's ahead.
You can download a digital copy of the Community Newsletter here, or if you would like a hard…
Wollondilly Shire Council has endorsed an updated draft Contributions Plan for public exhibition, setting Council’s policy position on the types of local infrastructure required and the delivery priorities for the towns and villages outside of the Wilton and Appin Growth Areas.
Replacing the Wollondilly Contributions Plan 2020, the updated Plan aims to provide adequate funding for much needed local infrastructure all over the Shire, and will give Council, developers and the community confide…
Mayor Matt Gould has warmly welcomed the news that the Wollondilly Shire will soon have a new ambulance station, with the recent purchase of a site at Bargo by the NSW Government.
Minister for Health, Ryan Park MP announced in a statement on Monday that a site had been purchased at 150 Great Southern Road, after an evaluation by Health Infrastructure and NSW Ambulance. The new Bargo Ambulance Station will be built as part of the Government’s NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program.
NSW Ambu…
Wollondilly Shire Council will not lose any momentum in the implementation of the Dudley Chesham Sportsground Master Plan, with the next stage of the plan discussed and prioritised at Tuesday night’s meeting.
Council has endorsed the staging and sequencing plan for the Dudley Chesham Sportsground Master Plan and approved the allocation of Developer Contributions funding towards the completion of the Dudley Chesham Amenities Building and the next steps in the Master Plan this year.
The Ma…
Community News is a community newsletter which aims to provide you with an easy-to-read quarterly update to help keep you connected and informed about things that are happening across Wollondilly.
Through Community News you'll hear about what Council has been doing, such as updates on projects, road works or business improvements we have introduced. You'll also hear about what's ahead.
You can download a digital copy of the Community Newsletter here, or if you would like a hard…
We are excited to announce our Youth Week event, Rock the Dilly. We are calling on local bands, soloists, and duos to complete an Expression of Interest (EOI) form. All members of the performance must be aged between 12-24 and reside, work or study in the Wollondilly Shire.
Set times range from 5 to 45 minutes depending on the playlist and the number of performers we have. River Road Creative Academy is kindly sponsoring the event by covering all the sound requirements for the day for the perf…
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…
Wollondilly Shire Council acknowledges the Dharawal and Gundungurra peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land, honouring their enduring cultural and spiritual connection to Country and recognising their ongoing contribution to the Shire.
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