Council carries out water and sewerage upgrades
Wingecarribee Shire Council is set to embark on a comprehensive water and sewerage improvement program that will target multiple towns and villages across the Shire. The twelve month replacement...
View ArticleContractor announced for Mittagong Pool repairs
Repair work is set to commence on Mittagong Swimming Pool following the overnight appointment of specialist contractor Icon Building Group. Councillors awarded the contract to Icon Building Group...
View ArticleMittagong Swimming Pool to remain closed for summer
Wingecarribee Shire Council has today announced that the Mittagong Swimming Centre will remain closed for the upcoming 2017/18 summer swim season. “It’s with great regret that we make this call,” said...
View ArticleAlexandra Square to re-open to public
Mittagong’s Alexandra Square is set to re-open to the public following a two year makeover. Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Councillor Ken Halstead will officially open the refurbished public area on Friday...
View ArticleANZAC Day services across the Southern Highlands
As the Nation prepares to pause and commemorate our servicemen and women, Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Councillor Ken Halstead is urging residents to attend one of this year’s ANZAC Day services. “Next...
View Article‘Bag It’ documentary comes to Mittagong
In celebration of Plastic Free July Wingecarribee Shire Council will be hosting a free community screening of the environmental documentary ‘Bag It’ at Mittagong Playhouse on Sunday 29 July. Michael...
View ArticleLocal charities plea for donations that count, not cost
Wingecarribee Shire Council is working with local charities to tackle illegal dumping at stores and donation bins across the Shire. Council’s Regional Illegal Dumping Project Officer, Sara Rich,...
View ArticleAsbestos detected at Highlands Golf Club
Wingecarribee Shire Council has confirmed an unexpected find of non-friable bonded asbestos at the Highlands Golf Club located on the Old Hume Highway in Mittagong. The fragments of asbestos were found...
View ArticleLightning strikes twice for award winning Mittagong Caravan Park
Mittagong Caravan Park has been awarded Best Inland Caravan Park for a second successive year by the Caravan & Camping Industry Association of NSW (CCIA). The Council leased caravan park took home...
View ArticleRefurbished Mittagong Pool reopens to public
Wingecarribee Shire Council is inviting residents to celebrate the official re-opening of the Mittagong Swimming Pool with a free open day this Saturday 19 January 2019. The popular pool was closed...
View ArticleNSW Youth Week returns for 2019
Wingecarribee Shire Council is inviting the youth of the Southern Highlands to come together and celebrate NSW Youth Week from Wednesday 10 April to Thursday 18 April 2019. Council’s Youth Liaison...
View ArticleA new chapter for Mittagong Library
Wingecarribee Shire Council is set to embark on a green makeover of Mittagong Branch Library that will improve the energy efficiency of one of our Shire’s popular historic buildings. The Mittagong...
View ArticleUpgrades continue at Mittagong Library
Wingecarribee Shire Council is set to embark on the next stage of upgrade works at Mittagong Branch Library. Works involve replacing and restoring the building’s roof including gutters, downpipes,...
View ArticleMittagong Pool first to open for summer swim season
Mittagong Swimming Centre will be the first of Council’s public pools to open for the forthcoming swim season. Refurbished at the start of the year following an extensive rebuild, Mittagong Swimming...
View ArticleMittagong Playhouse closure
The Mittagong Playhouse is to close effective immediately following the discovery of a structural fault in the building’s roof. Staff of Wingecarribee Shire Council detected the fault following an...
View ArticleThe show will go on – at Chevalier College!
The Highlands Theatre Group’s production of Anne of Green Gables has found a new home at Chevalier College’s Performing Arts Centre. A total of five shows are scheduled to run from Thursday 21 November...
View ArticleMittagong Pool to reopen to public
Mittagong Swimming Centre is back in action with the pool set to reopen this Saturday 14 December. The popular pool was closed in late-October following a plant failure in the balance tank of the...
View ArticleMittagong Playhouse update
On advice from structural engineers external buttressing is to be erected at the Mittagong Playhouse as fault investigation and remediation works ramp up on the building. The buttressing, or scaffold...
View ArticleHighland businesses back up and running
Wingecarribee Shire Mayor Duncan Gair has welcomed the announcement by the Rural Fire Service (RFS) declaring the Shire safe to visit following the recent bush fires. “This is great news for our Shire,...
View ArticleStructural bracing to be installed at Mittagong Playhouse
External bracing is set to be erected at the Mittagong Playhouse as Council begins the process of repairing the heritage building. On advice from structural engineers external bracing is to be erected...
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