Council calling on youth with green ambition
Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on youth aged 17 to 24 years to join the Green Army as they gear up for their next project commencing on 26 September 2016. An Australian Government initiative,...
View ArticleCounting the birds for National Bird Week
Wingecarribee Shire Council is joining forces with Birdlife Australia as it prepares to conduct the largest bird count in the country during National Bird Week. The Aussie Backyard Bird Count started...
View ArticleNew Bushcare group for Bundanoon
Bundanoon’s Leaver Park Bushland Reserve is set to receive some much needed attention following the formation of a new Bushcare group focussed on tackling the area. Residents of Bundanoon and nearby...
View ArticleVolunteers get outside and grow for National Tree Day
Heavy overnight rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm of volunteers who turned up to take part in Saturday’s National Tree Day Wingecarribee community planting event at Mittagong Creek in Bowral....
View ArticleNew Bushcare group for Mansfield Reserve
East Bowral’s Mansfield Reserve is set to receive a helping hand following the formation of a new Bushcare group focussed on tackling the area. Speaking at the inaugural working bee on Wednesday 23...
View ArticleNew Rivercare group for Bundanoon
Reedy Creek in Bundanoon is set for a new lease of life following the formation of a dedicated Rivercare Group focussed on tackling the area. The group is the creation of residents of nearby Greasons...
View ArticleControlling a national pest
Wingecarribee Shire Council is set to release the latest strain of the rabbit calicivirus as part of a national program to control the feral pest. Council’s Natural Resource Project Coordinator Ian...
View ArticleJob completed for Wingecarribee River Green Army
Following six months of intensive environmental work on the Wingecarribee River, the second round of Green Army participants are preparing to down tools as the rehabilitation project draws to a close....
View ArticleWingecarribee Community Assistance Scheme now open
Wingecarribee Shire Council has today launched the 2017 Wingecarribee Community Assistance Scheme. Under the scheme, this year Council will distribute up to $130,000 to assist local not-for-profit...
View ArticleSouthern Highlands home to over 3,000 koalas
Wingecarribee Shire Council has welcomed an announcement from the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) estimating that over 3000 koalas reside in the Southern Highlands. Council’s Environmental...
View ArticleCouncil to host wildlife nest box workshop
Wingecarribee Shire Council is set to host a workshop for residents looking to encourage native wildlife into their garden. Karen Guymer, Council’s Bushland Projects Officer, explained that tree...
View ArticleCouncil celebrates World Environment Week
Wingecarribee Shire Council and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service are celebrating World Environment Week this June with a Week of Wonderful Walks and Talks. World Environment Week is in...
View ArticleStudents shine while speaking for the planet
Wingecarribee Shire Council would like to congratulate all students involved in the inaugural Speaking 4 the Planet competition held in May. The public speaking and drama competition was held on Friday...
View ArticleCouncil awards funds to 59 community projects
Community service providers along with sporting, cultural and health support groups are some of the community groups set to benefit from Wingecarribee Shire Council’s latest round of community grants...
View ArticleBackyard Safari photo exhibition winners announced
Budding wildlife photographers from across the Southern Highlands have been recognised by Council at a special presentation celebrating World Environment Week. Announcing the winners of the Backyard...
View ArticleCouncil a finalist in 2017 Local Government NSW Awards
Wingecarribee Shire Council has been recognised for environmental excellence in the 2017 Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Awards. Now in their twentieth year, the awards recognise...
View ArticleFrensham students planting for the future!
Over 200 Frensham students are set to get their hands dirty as they prepare to plant 3000 native plants along the Wingecarribee River. The planting of the native sedges, rushes, grasses, shrubs and...
View ArticleKitty and Koko find safe new home
Two young koalas have been released back into the wild at a Southern Highlands bushland Reserve. The two koalas, Kitty and Koko, were found on separate occasions at a notorious koala road kill hotspot...
View ArticleVolunteers urged to pitch in for Clean Up Australia Day
Locals will be once again lending a hand in tidying up the Highlands as part of this year’s national Clean Up Australia Day event to be held on Sunday 4 March. Echoing the sentiments of national Clean...
View ArticleWingecarribee Community Assistance Scheme now open
Wingecarribee Shire Council has today launched the 2018 Wingecarribee Community Assistance Scheme. Under the scheme, this year Council will distribute up to $130,000 to assist local not-for-profit...
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