Moss Vale Library reopens
Wingecarribee Shire Council will reopen its Moss Vale Library this Tuesday 17 March 2015. The reopening follows a forced closure as a result of storm damage sustained mid-last week. Library staff spent...
View ArticleHousehold Chemical CleanOut at Council Depot
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in conjunction with Wingecarribee Shire Council will be accepting unwanted household chemicals as part of its annual Chemical CleanOut program on Saturday...
View ArticleANZAC Day services across the Southern Highlands
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Councillor Duncan Gair is urging residents across the Shire to attend one of this weekend’s ANZAC Day services. “This Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the landing of...
View ArticleRecord haul for Household Chemical CleanOut Day
It’s official! Wingecarribee Shire Council and the NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) 2015 Household Chemical CleanOut campaign has been the most successful yet. Held on 11 April, more than...
View ArticleCouncil secures multi-million dollar grant for Berrima Road
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor, Councillor Duncan Gair has this week announced that Berrima Road is set to receive a multi-million dollar upgrade as part of a successful grant secured through the Federal...
View ArticleCommemorative ANZAC artwork for Moss Vale Aquatic Centre chosen
Artist Thomas Bucich self-titled work ‘WE REMEMBER THEM’ has been chosen as the successful design to adorn the Moss Vale War Memorial Aquatic Centre. The artwork was chosen following a public...
View ArticleLandcare volunteers recognised for achievements
Moss Vale Landcare is in the running for the 2015 NSW Landcare Community Group Award after being nominated by Wingecarribee Shire Council in recognition of its 15 years of volunteer effort and...
View ArticleResource Recovery Centre goes solar
Council’s Resource Recovery Centre is set to save big on electricity costs with the commissioning this week of a 100 panel solar power system. The electricity generated by the 25 kilowatt roof-mounted...
View ArticleDraft Cemetery Landscape Plan on exhibition
Wingecarribee Shire Council is seeking feedback from residents on its draft Master Plan for the Moss Vale Cemetery which is now on public exhibition. The draft landscape master plan looks at a number...
View ArticleDraft Positive Ageing Strategy on exhibition
Wingecarribee Shire Council is seeking feedback from residents on its draft Positive Ageing Strategy and Action Plan which are now on public exhibition. Council’s Ageing and Disability Officer, Nicola...
View ArticleSpecial Rate Variation Information Kiosks continue
Staff from Council will this weekend attend the Berrima Schoolyard Markets to discuss the possibility of implementing a Special Rate Variation. The team members will be on hand at the popular markets...
View ArticleANZAC artwork unveiled on Remembrance Day
The men and women of the Southern Highlands who served in the Great War one hundred years ago will be remembered this Remembrance Day with the unveiling of a giant commemorative mural at the Moss Vale...
View ArticleResource Recovery Centre extends hours
Council’s Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) is set to open for extended trading hours from Monday 7 December 2015. The new hours will be from 7.30am to 4.30pm seven days a week. The change in hours...
View ArticleMayor launches Christmas Giving Tree
With Christmas fast approaching, Wingecarribee Shire Council has today launched its annual Giving Tree at the Moss Vale Civic Centre. “We’re asking for as many people as possible to donate to help the...
View ArticleMayor to present Southern Phone Grants monies
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Councillor Larry Whipper will join Southern Phone Chairman Bill Hilzinger this Friday to hand over $25,000 to six Highlands-based community groups as part of the Southern...
View ArticleCouncil awaiting Minister’s decision on Chelsea Gardens
At the same time as Council prepares to return for its first sitting of the year, a major item from last year remains high on the current agenda. “At December’s final Council meeting, Councillors voted...
View ArticleCouncil Civic Centre saves big on lighting
Council’s Moss Vale Civic Centre is set to save big on electricity costs with the recent replacement of the building’s old light fittings with energy saving LED fittings. In total 600 old inefficient...
View ArticleWingecarribee River Green Army team graduates
Following six months of intensive environmental work on the Wingecarribee River, registered participants from the local Green Army Project are preparing to down tools as the rehabilitation project...
View ArticleCouncil continues to invest in wastewater infrastructure
Wingecarribee Shire Council in conjunction with Veolia Water Network Services has begun to clean and inspect over 20 kilometres of sewer main across Moss Vale and Bundanoon. Works began on Monday 21...
View ArticleHelping Learner drivers become safer drivers
Teaching a young person to drive can be a daunting task, but a number of upcoming free Council workshops and hands-on driving events these school holidays may help parents of learner drivers prepare...
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