Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Bridge Closure at Prince Street highlights need for Picton Bypass

  This week’s closure of the historic Victoria Bridge on Prince Street for upgrades by Transport for NSW has once again highlighted the urgent need for a bypass to allow traffic to flow freely through the Picton town centre.
  
  Wollondilly Council on behalf of its residents has set up a petition with the support of State Member for Wollondilly Nathaniel Smith, calling on the NSW Government to commit to, fund and deliver a road bypass for Picton.
  
  A bypass would address the traffic chaos which occurs…

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• New Sewer and Potable Water Upgrade Works For New Childcare Centre

  Request for Tender 2021/19The Wollondilly Shire Council is developing a Master Plan in the Picton town centre to create a new Community, Cultural and Civic Precinct to provide a vibrant and inviting place to meet dwell which includes improved community facilities such as a multi-purpose Theatre, new Library and Village Green. To achieve this some existing buildings and services need to be relocated including the existing RFS building on the corner of Colden and Menangle St.
  
  This Tender is for t…

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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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• Mayor Khan & Nathaniel Smith MP call for NSW Government to manage major Wollondilly roads

  Wollondilly Council is strongly advocating for the NSW State Government to review and reclassify 116km of its roads as state roads, with Nathaniel Smith MP working closely with Council to help make it happen.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “Council is investing more than ever before to fix our 870km road network, with a big focus on our major roads.”
  
  “But many of these heavily used roads really should be managed by the NSW Government, like they are for other Council areas all over the state, giving u…

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• Council seeks feedback on Activate Wollondilly 2020 Long-Term Bushfire Recovery & Resilience Plan

  Wollondilly Council is seeking feedback on a Long-Term Recovery and Resilience Plan, to ensure that it meets the needs of the community following recent natural disasters including the Green Wattle Creek bushfire, flooding and Covid-19.
  
  The plan has been developed after an extensive period of consultation, including disaster recovery forums, monthly Local Recovery and Resilience Committee meetings, surveys and direct contact with fire affected residents and businesses.
  
  It was created under the…

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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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• NatureMapr and the Wollondilly Nature Map

  About Nature MaprThe Wollondilly & Southern Highlands Nature Mapr (SHNM) is an exciting new citizen science tool to help you discover what is around you and for you to contribute to biodiversity monitoring in the Wollondilly and Wingecarribee shires. 
  
  What is it used for?Data collected by citizen scientists through NatureMapr helps to educate the broader community including the next generation of scientists and activists, and it can be used in the development of local biodiversity projects.…

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• Worm Farming

  About Worm FarmingWhat is Worm Farming?Worm farming is a natural way to recycle fruit and vegetable waste.
  
  Why Should you Worm Farm?
  Over 50% of waste generated at home is organic matter which can be recycled.
  Castings and liquid fertiliser from worm farms are high in nutrients and add much needed nourishment back into the soil creating healthier plants and gardens.
  Worm farming produces 100% natural fertiliser so you don’t have to buy expensive artificial fertilisers.
  How do I get Started?Down…

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• Internal Review Application Form

  Internal Review Application FormPlease use this form if you wish to apply for internal review of a decision made under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act).
  
  You must lodge this form with us within 20 working days after notice of the decision was given to you. If you need help in filling out this form, please contact the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) on 1800 472 679.
  
  General information about accessing government information under the GIPA Act is available…

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• Composting

  About CompostingComposting is nature’s way of recycling. Millions of compost critters live and feed on compost, breaking down the organic waste to return valuable nutrients back to the soil.
  
  Why should you compost?
  Over 50% of waste generated at home is organic matter which can be recycled.
  Composting is a cheap and easy way to reduce organic waste at home.
  Compost returns vital nutrients back to the soil.
  Composting is 100% natural and does not require any expensive artificial fertilisers.
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• Join the Green Team

  Join or create a work team focused on dreaming up and implementing schemes to reduce the impact your workplace has on the environment.
  
   
  
  About "Green Teams"The understanding that workplaces have an important role to play in moving us towards sustainability is relatively new.
  
  Accordingly, many businesses and organisations remain unsure of how to put this into practice. Creating or joining committees, ideas groups, and Green Teams to focus on and implement pro-environmental change at…

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• Make Your Profession Sustainable

  Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor! How can we reduce the environmental impact of our own profession?
  
   
  
  About Making Your Profession SustainableThe change required to create a sustainable society and heal the damage caused by global warming and the overuse of natural services will involve an evolution of almost all aspects of society. The future will include carbon trading, zero emissions targets, full cradle-to-cradle product lifecycle analysis, small business environmental management requiremen…

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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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• Buy Green Office Products

  Organisations have significant buying power. Swinging that power around to make the best use of our limited resources is easier than ever.
  
   
  
  About Green Office SuppliesOur workplaces provide great opportunities to make a real impact through our purchasing choices. Imagine the difference it would make if all organisations purchased renewable energy, used 100 per cent post-consumer recycled paper and recycled or refilled their thousands of printer cartridges.
  
  Often the shift required is minimal…

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• Travel Together to Meetings

  Travel to meetings and to work with your co-workers. It's efficient, it saves energy and it slows global warming.
  
   
  
  Reduce Carbon EmissionsThe impact of our carbon emissions is causing increased global warming and our modes of transport (especially the car) contribute significantly to these emissions. By 'car pooling' with your co-workers, you'll immediately halve your emissions in one easy step.
  
  This will also cut business costs and allow you to spend more 'face time…

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