Welcome to Wingecarribee Shire Council's online community engagement hub

Moss Vale Swimming Pool will be specifically opened on Thursday 10 November for the community to view the current facility and consider how the proposed indoor aquatic facilities will look and feel.

This will be a "drop-in" style of event from 4pm to 6pm, allowing people to view plans, discuss options and provide comment.

For further enquiries contact the Project Team on phone 4868 0806.

THIS CONSULTATION CONCLUDED ON FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2012. Online surveys have now closed however postal surveys will be received until Thursday 5 April 2012.

Wingecarribee Shire Council is seeking comments from the community regarding a proposal to offer regular green waste services. Feedback is being sought on the acceptance of such a service, preferred method of collection, frequency and costing.

At present, Council offers an organic garden waste collection service on a pay per use basis for current domestic waste users. Garden waste must not exceed two cubic metres and pick ups must be booked in advance. This service is in addition to our regular twice a year Clean Up service.

Options for future management of organic garden waste include a continuation of the current service, bi-annual kerbside cleanups, fortnightly collection of green bins and use of vouchers.

As part of its community engagement process Council will randomly issue 4,000 mail surveys to ratepayers but residents who don’t receive a survey in the mail can also participate by completing an online survey or a printed survey.

Information kits which explain current services, report how green waste is managed and explore the pros, cons and costs associated with different options, are available online or can be collected from Council’s Civic Centre in Moss Vale or Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale libraries.

Councillors will decide upon the preferred option once responses have been collated.

The deadline for return of surveys is Friday 30 March 2012.

To read the information kit, print a survey or complete an online survey CLICK HERE.

For further information contact Wingecaribee Shire Council on (02) 4868 0888 or email wscmail@wsc.nsw.gov.au.

Following community consultation in October and November 2011, Council has now lodged a Land Use Application for the Moss Vale Indoor Aquatic Centre proposal. Significant changes have been made to the design of the centre following feedback from the community and Council's engagement of an architect.

New plans and supporting documents are available now for viewing online, at libraries, the Moss Vale Civic centre and all swimming pools.

Your comments and ideas can be added to the discussion forum but remember to make a formal submission (by 31 January 2012) in writing direct to Wingecarribee Shire Council to ensure your thoughts are considered when the application is assessed.

This consultation will conclude on 31 January 2012. 

Dive In Today.........Have Your Say Wingecarribee!

If you completed the survey about Council's proposal to continue the Environment Levy, thank you very much.

If you missed out on the opportunity to complete a survey, please still visit the forums, read the associated documents and make a comment. We also encourage you to make a formal submission direct to Wingecarribee Shire Council, PO Box 141, Moss Vale 2577 or via email wscmail@wsc.nsw.gov.au before 27 January 2012.

An independent research company is now processing the results of 300 telephone surveys, 76 online surveys and over 700 postal surveys.

Wingecarribee Shire Council staff will be getting out and about over the coming fortnight to encourage more people to consider the proposed Environment Levy continuation.

The response to our random telephone and postal surveys has been great but we want to ensure as many people as possible are given the opportunity to be involved in this important decision.

Subsequently we have extended the survey closing date to Monday 12 December. Staff from the Environment Levy Project Team will also be visiting the Highlands Marketplace and local markets to encourage survey completion and talk about the numerous environmental projects funded by the levy.

Find our display and stall at:

• Bundanoon Markets – Sunday 4 December from 8.30am to 2.30pm
• Highlands Marketplace – Tuesday 6 December from 3pm to 6pm
• Bowral Markets – Saturday 10 December from 8.30am to 2pm
• Robertson Markets – Sunday 11 December from 8.30am to 2.30pm

Forums, surveys and information about a proposed continuation of the Environment Levy have now been posted on this website.

Check out the documents in the library and find out how this proposal affects you.

The opportunity to complete a survey closes on Friday 9 December 2011 (to allow time to compile and analyse survey responses) however you can continue to comment in other ways until 27 January 2012.

NOTE: Wingecarribee residents will be randomly selected to complete a survey by telephone or through the post in coming weeks. We appreciate the time it will take to complete the survey which is quite detailed. If you are not invited by phone or post to complete the survey, you can still complete one by downloading a copy here.

Want to learn more about the proposed Indoor Aquatic Centre or Environment Levy extension?

Wingecarribee Shire Council will have a marquee at the Family Fun Day being held at Kazcare (former Steiner School site), Kirkham Road, Bowral on Sunday 13 November, from 10am to 3pm.

Displays, surveys and associated documents will be available for viewing and completion.

Come along and chat to staff about the proposals or document your thoughts.

This consultation has concluded.

We seek your thoughts on the proposal to develop the former Mittagong Bowling Club as a Regional Art Gallery and invite you to have your say about the proposal in this online discussion forum.

Your thoughts and ideas are important, will be highly valued and will help guide Council in determining and establishing future opportunities. Council is keen to hear your thoughts and invites you to have your say.

This online project has concluded. You can still review the project and project comments.

Wingecarribee Shire Council collects developer contributions to make improvements to infrastructure which benefit the wider community such as playgrounds, community centres, footpaths and other infrastructure.

Around $700,000 is left in developer contributions for East Bowral and a number of projects have been nominated by the East Bowral Community Group and Council staff which could be undertaken.

Unfortunately the ideas put forward exceed the money available so we are asking the community to prioritise them. It is now up to East Bowral residents to consider the proposed improvements and identify which projects are favoured.

The opportunity to have you say will conclude on 30 September 2011.

This consultation has concluded. You can still review the project and project comments.

Wingecarribee Shire Council recently commissioned a Feasibility Study into the development of a Regional Art Gallery on the site of the former Mittagong Bowling Club.

This follows online and submission-based feedback from the community earlier in 2011 in relation to the need for a regional art gallery, the suitability of the proposed site and other relevant comments.

Comments received at that time have been considered and now two community workshops have been scheduled to consider the matter further and to inform the Feasibility Study. See the Council report and resolution about this in the library.

You are invited to attend a workshop and provide comments via online forums.

The opportunity to have you say will conclude on 19 September 2011.