As Council prepares for the future of waste collection and disposal services in the Shire, residents are now invited to provide feedback through a waste survey to help guide this important planning.
Wollondilly is working with three neighbouring councils on a long-term regional waste management contract for processing and disposal, to ensure the best environmental outcomes and best value for ratepayers.
Results from the waste survey will help determine the way waste services are delivered in W…
Corporate social responsibility starts with people doing the right things at work. Ensuring our waste is recycled is a good step in this direction.
About Recycling Office WasteSophisticated products assist us with our daily work, from printer cartridges and toners through to the specialist components used to manufacture and process our products and foods. To get these products we have concentrated, extracted and combined raw natural elements into new and unique elements such as plastics, alu…
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…
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…
Modifying or Constructing a DrivewayIf you are planning to modify or construct a vehicle crossing or kerb layback from your property boundary to the kerb/gutter or road, you will need to obtain Council approval prior to starting any works.All vehicle crossings (driveways) that are to be built across public land must be designed and constructed in line with Council standards and specifications. An application process helps to ensure that all driveways meet with these requirements.See our current …
Read more about "Driveways"...Designated Persons Returns Councillors Name Return Type Michael Banasik Annual Return Blair Briggs Annual Return Matthew Deeth Interim Return Matthew Gould Annual Return Judith Hannan Annual Return Simon Landow Annual Return Robert Khan Annual Return Noel Lowry Annual Return Panel Members Name Return Type Julianna Walton - ARIC Annual Return Margot Rushton - ARIC Annual Return Stephen HORNE - ARIC Annual Return Executive…
Read more about "2019/20"...Designated Persons Returns Councillors Name Return Type Suzy Brandstater Annual Return Michael Banasik Annual Return Blair Briggs Annual Return Matthew Deeth Annual Return Hilton Gibbs Annual Return Matt Gould Annual Return Judith Hannan Annual Return Paul Rogers Annual Return Beverley Spearpoint Annual Return Panel Members Name Return Type Stephen Horne - ARIC Annual Return Julianna Walton - ARIC Annual Return Council Staff - Senior…
Read more about "2022/23"...Our significant road repair program is on track, with reconstruction, heavy patching and drainage work across the Shire, and more works planned for the coming months to address priority issues. Our advocacy for roads funding is also gaining traction, with recent funding announcements giving us more resources to tackle the extensive road repairs needed across the Shire following our wettest year on record. The Wollondilly Cultural Precinct is being strongly utilised with the upgraded Shire Hall n…
Read more about "6 Month Progress Report on the Delivery Program"...With a record $179 million anticipated to be spent on capital works in the next four years, Wollondilly Shire Council’s draft 23/24 Operational Plan and Budget places a substantial ongoing investment into roads and priority infrastructure assets across the Shire.
This includes a massive $56.1 million investment in 2023/24 and infrastructure delivery all across the Shire, from Warragamba to Yanderra, Oakdale to Menangle and Appin to Thirlmere.
A proposed budget of $30.4 million for roads in 20…
Wollondilly Council’s strategy to minimise disposal costs for spoil material generated from roadworks has already generated millions of dollars in savings, a report to April’s Council meeting has highlighted.
The report demonstrates not only that Council has a solid strategy to minimise disposal costs as much as possible but also that its strategy of reduction, recycling and disposal has generated savings of over $31 million dollars over the past three years when compared with commercial landfi…
Wollondilly Shire Council has accepted the tender of Antill Park Country Golf Club for the operation and management of the iconic Antill Park Golf Course, achieving a fantastic outcome for the Wollondilly community at last night’s Council meeting.
Under the terms of the 30-year lease, the Golf Club and Council have agreed on a significant capital investment program for the site over the next five years, including; a new golf clubhouse building and 10 room motel accommodation, repurposing of the…
Wollondilly Shire Council has endorsed the draft Contributions Plan for the Appin Growth Area at its March meeting to help fund almost $2 billion worth of local infrastructure, and will now be asking the community and relevant industry members to have their say on the Plan.
Mayor Matt Gould said, “Appin is one of the largest single growth areas to be released in Greater Sydney with no existing essential infrastructure to leverage development off. It is currently a rural living environment, whic…
TENDER 2024/05
Description
Wollondilly Shire Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the provision of the transport and disposal of dry waste from Bargo Waste Management Centre, located at 27 Anthony Road, Bargo. It requires the following elements:
a) the hire of three 30m3 hook lift bins for the duration of the contract period;
b) transport of the hook lift bins containing Dry Waste from BWMC for final disposal at either an EPA licenced waste facility of Tend…
Thirlmere Festival of Steam
Huff N Puff Road Race and Family Fun Run
National Sorry Day – Community Commemoration
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Thirlmere gets ready to huff n puff in a race against a steam train