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• Wollondilly Council joins with Local Health District to lead the way in health and wellbeing for Wilton

  Wollondilly Council has demonstrated its commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of the local community with the adoption of the Wilton Health and Wellbeing Strategy at its September meeting.
  
  The Strategy is the first of its kind and was developed in collaboration with South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD), who have partnered with Council to prioritise health in planning.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan noted the importance of planning strategically to ensure the best possible health…

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• Council joins with Rotary to deliver Youth Voices Project

  Wollondilly Council is once again partnering with Rotary Club of Wollondilly North to deliver a project for young people in the Wollondilly area who have been affected by the Green Wattle Creek bushfire event.
  
  The Wollondilly Youth Voices project will give children and young people the opportunity to have fun, meet new people and share their stories and experiences of the Green Wattle Creek bushfire, to make sure that their wellbeing has been considered and their perspective incorporated into f…

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• Health in Planning

  About Health in Planning
  Wollondilly is committed to the health and wellbeing of residents, workers and visitors. Council recognises that health is an overall state of wellbeing rather than just the absence of disease or injury, and that planning and the built environment can have a huge impact on health. As well as environmental factors such as air quality, heat and noise, social factors play a significant role in our health. These factors are called the social determinants of health, and inclu…

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• Plans for Wilton Town Centre on Public Exhibition – Have Your Say

  Wollondilly Council has welcomed the NSW Government’s release of the planning package for the Wilton Town Centre for public comment and called on community members to have their say on the plan for the area.
  
  The plan outlines how critical infrastructure will be delivered for the new Wilton Town Centre and goes on public exhibition today for a period of six weeks. The package outlines that the proposed precinct rezoning will deliver:
  
  a major retail and commercial centre to provide jobs and serv…

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• Schools, public transport, playing fields, swimming pools and more - plans for Wilton revealed

  Schools, public transport, playing fields, swimming pools, health facilities, major road upgrades, community facilities and more are on the agenda for Wilton, all part of the infrastructure plan published by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment yesterday.
  
  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has welcomed the release of the Department’s infrastructure delivery summary ‘Wilton - Building a great new town’ and encouraged community members to have a look and see what will be delivered in W…

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• Request for Tenders - Construction of Car Park, Walton Street Picton

  Tender No. 2020/40Wollondilly Shire Council is seeking Tenders for the construction of the car park extension at Walton Street and the resurfacing of Walton Lane, Picton. The works involve the construction of the car parking bays, road resurfacing, footpaths, stormwater drainage and street lighting.
  
  The contractor is to be responsible for all works, including but not limited to: site establishments and environmental controls, bulk earthworks, pavement construction, concrete works including kerb…

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• Launch of new Visit Wollondilly Website

  Wollondilly Council is excited to launch its new Visit Wollondilly website today, providing helpful tourism information for both visitors and residents and supporting local tourism providers.
  
  The website has been designed to modernise Wollondilly’s online tourism footprint, simplify navigation for users and raise awareness of what is available in the Shire.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “This new website is a great way to attract tourists to our region”
  
  “Most people go online to plan their holidays…

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• Wollondilly’s Summer Beach Bus is back in 2021!

  The Wollondilly Summer Beach Bus will be running again in January 2021, providing a free hop on, hop off bus service to North Wollongong beach.
  
  Due to the immense popularity of the Beach Bus in previous years, there will be two buses running again in 2021 to allow more people to travel to the beach and reduce the travel time for everyone. 
  
  There will be two separate routes; one leaving from Bargo and one from Warragamba.
  
  The buses will travel to North Wollongong Beach on the Monday of 4, 11,…

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• Prime Minister, Premier & Mayor honour fallen firefighters at opening of Fire Truck Memorial at Buxton

  Wollondilly Council and the NSW RFS Southern Highlands Team welcomed the Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Premier Gladys Berejiklian, RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers and Resilience NSW Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons to the official opening of the new Fire Truck Memorial Playground at Telopea Park, Buxton today.
  
  The memorial playground was built to honour Mr Geoffrey Keaton and Mr Andrew O’Dwyer of Horsley Park Brigade, who lost their lives in the Green Wattle Creek bushfire at Buxton last December.…

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• Council seeks feedback on managing impact of Picton’s camp of threatened Grey headed Flying Foxes

  The Grey Headed Flying Fox camp in Picton has expanded to over 15,000 individuals and is the largest the camp has been since monitoring started in 2013.
  
  Wollondilly Council is looking into ways to help neighbouring residents deal with the impacts created by the camp.
  
  Council is limited in what activities can be undertaken around the camp by Threatened Species Licensing provided by the State Government. This means no works can be undertaken around the camp during this current period of birthing…

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• Request for Tenders - Provision of a Road Maintenance Truck

  Wollondilly Shire Council is seeking tenders for the provision of one Road Maintenance Truck to assist with the delivery of road maintenance and construction programmes throughout the Wollondilly Local Government Area.
  
   
  
  Council (the Principal) is seeking tenders from appropriately experienced suppliers to build and deliver the vehicle, the resulting contract will be a lump sum contract.
  
   
  
  Tender documents may be obtained electronically via the tenderlink.com website. The Contact Officer for…

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• Council urges residents to check their swimming pools

  With drowning the number one cause of death in children under five, Wollondilly Council is reminding residents to check the safety of their swimming pools this summer.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan has highlighted the importance of checking the safety of pools to keep children safe this summer.
  
  “We want to remind everyone to check the safety of their swimming pools as the weather warms up.”
  
  “Whether at home, visiting family and friends or on holiday, we always need to keep a close eye on children when th…

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• Wollondilly Council welcomes Safer Roads funding

  Wollondilly Mayor Robert Khan has welcomed the announcement of funding for projects at Remembrance Driveway, Tahmoor and Appin Road, Appin through the Australian and NSW Government Safer Roads Program.
  
  Mayor Khan said, “Council is delighted to receive this funding which will increase the safety of drivers and pedestrians in the Wollondilly Shire.”
  
  “Council had applied for the funding at Remembrance Driveway, Tahmoor with the aim of improving pedestrian safety on this increasingly busy stretch…

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• 2020 Wollondilly Christmas Lights Competition Winners Announced

  The winners of the 2020 Wollondilly Christmas Lights Competition were announced at the annual Christmas Lights Dinner last night.
  
  Mayor Robert Khan said, “The Christmas Lights competition is a highlight in the Wollondilly calendar and a fun way to kick off the festive season.”
  
  “As usual, there are some beautiful, and creative entries on show this year.”
  
  This year there were 37 entries from across the Shire, representing 9 towns in Wollondilly.
  
  The four judges for the competition were Nathani…

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• Join Book Lovers Across the State in NSW Reads

  Wollondilly Library invites book lovers in Wollondilly Shire and beyond to join NSW Reads – a statewide online book club and one of New South Wales’ largest reading programs.
  
  Coordinated by the New South Wales Public Library Association, NSW Reads will see book lovers across the state reading Andrew Pippos’ debut novel, Lucky's.
  
  Central to the theme of Lucky’s is the iconic Greek milk bar/café businesses, found in many Australian towns and suburbs.
  
  In the current climate of uncertainty a…

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