Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Wollondilly breaks new ground as first in NSW going digital with Local Environmental Plan

  In a first for councils in NSW, Wollondilly Shire Council is moving its Local Environmental Plan to a digital format to provide quick, easy and accurate access to planning information online.
  
  The new digital version will provide more reliable information to the public and stakeholders while saving time and money for both users and Council.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “Having the Local Environmental Plan to a new digital format will be a great improvement for Council, industry, and the public and w…

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• View, Manage & Pay Your Rates Online

  Access your rates online for an easier way to view, manage and pay your Council rates.
  
   
  
  How it WorksIf you're a rate payer in Wollondilly Shire, you may view, manage and pay your rates online via our Customer Portal. 
  
  Accessing Your AccountIf you're already registered with a Customer Portal account:
  
  Log in to your account
  Click the "My Property & Rates" button
  Click "Add Property" button and follow the prompts
  If you're new to the Customer Portal:
  
  Cre…

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• Request Meeting with the Mayor

  For all requests to meet with the mayor please complete the form below and note the following:
   
  
  Wollondilly Shire Council is committed to openness and transparency through its Open and Transparent Governance Strategy.
   
  As part of this commitment, we publish a summary of the Mayor's diary on this website as part of the monthly Mayoral Minute, including: 
  
  Details of the organisation
  Group or category of person(s) attending the meeting
  The date and purpose of meetings
  
  The summary will not…

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• Use your recycled printer paper twice

  Use your recycled printer paper twicePaper, and printing on it, cost money. It consumes resources and could often be avoided.
  
  A tonne of paper consumes approximately 20 full-grown trees, over 90,000 litres of water, over 1.2 tonnes of coal and an assortment of chemicals. The greenhouse gas emissions of this tonne of paper are approximately 8 tonnes (with a tonne of recycled paper emitting approximately 2 tonnes of greenhouse gases), according to the Federal Government's 2001 Green Office G…

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• Establish a recycling program

  Establish a recycling programMost businesses generate "waste" products that should be recycled, if only to prevent harmful chemicals entering our food chain.
  
  We have concentrated, extracted and combined raw natural elements into new and unique elements such as plastics, aluminium, mercury and acids. Recently we have realised that to use these resources efficiently and avoid them spoiling the environment, we need to create closed loops that allow us to move these technical materials fr…

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• Mayor’s Relief Fund available for those needing help with storm clean-up

  Wollondilly Shire Council has opened up the Mayor’s Relief Fund to provide extra support to residents impacted by Saturday’s severe storm event.
  
  Residents from Thirlmere, Tahmoor and Picton who aren’t covered by insurance can now apply for up to $1000 for the clean-up of vegetation and debris caused by the sudden ferocious hailstorm.
  
  This is in addition to assistance already provided by Council such as waiving the green waste tip fee waiver for impacted residents until Sunday 31 October, and t…

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• Request for Mayor / Councillor's to Attend an Event

  Please complete the form below to request for the Mayor or Councillor's to attend an event/project and/or make speech. Please ensure the request is submitted 6 weeks prior to the date of the event (if event is less than 6 weeks this will be considered and reviewed on a case by case basis).
  
  Please Note: If your event involves an official opening where a MP will be invited to attend, please liaise with Deb Hunt to confirm suitable date/s and time/s prior to liaising with Ministers offices, t…

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• Council’s Warragamba Dam Wall petition hits 5000 signatures

  Wollondilly Council’s campaign to stop the raising of the Warragamba Dam Wall is gaining momentum, with over 5000 signatures already added to the online petition opposing the plan.
  
  Council’s recent Special Community Forum was also a success, featuring powerful online presentations from concerned community groups including the Gundungurra people, the Colong Foundation for Wilderness and Blue Mountains City Council.
  
  In a small win for the Council and community advocates, the Department of Planni…

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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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• Entries open for the 2021 Wollondilly Christmas Lights Competition

  It’s time to get ready for a bright and festive holiday period, with entries now open for Wollondilly Council’s 2021 Christmas Lights Competition.
  
  Established in 1998, the Christmas Lights Competition has been held annually for more than twenty years, with residents and businesses from right across the Shire repeatedly lighting up their properties to embrace the Christmas spirit.
  
  While 2021 has been another challenging year for the Wollondilly community recovering from the impacts of an extend…

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• Construction begins on new Wollondilly children’s services building

  Construction 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 Western Sydney City Dea…

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• Wollondilly Youth Upskill project helps young people with study and work

  Wollondilly Council is offering vital support to local young people getting ready to enter the workforce with a new project to help develop workplace skills, grow confidence and understand the job application process.
  
  The Youth Upskill project is funded by Resilience NSW in response to the 2019/2020 bushfires which impacted communities in the Wollondilly Shire.
  
  Many local youth had their study and work plans interrupted by the bushfires, as well floods, storms and Covid-19 lockdowns. The Youth…

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• Councils partner to host Response, Recovery & Resilience Expo

  Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Shire Councils have teamed up with Resilience NSW and the National Recovery and Resilience Agency to host a three day virtual Response, Recovery and Resilience Expo from Friday 19 November to Sunday 21 November 2021.
  
  Residents of both Wollondilly and Wingecarribee Shires have fresh experiences of living through a natural disaster, so the councils have joined forces to make sure their communities have the best information available on how to access ongoing support.…

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• Celebrate the festive season at Wollondilly’s Christmas in the Gardens

  Wollondilly Council’s Christmas in the Gardens is back for a third time in 2021; featuring the popular twilight markets, an outdoor movie, a visit from Santa and a range of other family activities.
  
  The event will be held on Friday 10 December in the Picton Botanic Gardens, kicking off at 3pm with food and market stalls, face painting and Christmas Carols.
  
  Santa will be arriving for photos at 5pm, with instant prints available for an affordable rate of $5.
  
  The winners of the annual Wollondilly…

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• Council launches project to support wellbeing of Wollondilly youth

  Wollondilly Council is preparing to launch Wollondilly Wellbeing, a new community health education project which aims to provide support and training in valuable life skills for local 18-30 year olds, funded by the NSW Government’s Youth Health Forum.
  
  Wollondilly Wellbeing will start on 4 December 2021 with involvement from Community Links, Lifeline, Catch Training and the Wollondilly Health Alliance.
  
  It provides 18-30 year olds who live in the Wollondilly Shire an opportunity to learn more ab…

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