Councillor Suzy Brandstater

30/01/2025

Gus looks very distinguished with his little moustache and beard. Very cute

PET OF THE WEEK 😻

🐱 Meet Gus, a big and friendly ginger and white cat with a personality as charming as his looks. Gus is a lovable cat who enjoys the simple pleasures in life—like a gentle pat, a cozy nook to curl up in, and mealtime. He thrives on the balance of independence and affection and is cheeky, confident, and playful.

🐾 Gus would do well in any household, whether it be a busy family, a single person, or a home with other pets. He's great with other adult cats, and while he's friendly with kittens, his energy could be a bit overwhelming for the little ones. Gus is confident around dogs, making him a good choice for a multi-pet household.

☎️ Gus is eagerly waiting to meet his new family. Contact the Team at the Animal Shelter on 4677 1100.

💲 Adoption fee is $225.50

30/01/2025

Open Day this Saturday

⏰ Don’t forget! The Robin Davies Wollondilly Community Nursery is having an Open Day this Saturday 1 February 2025. We’ll be open from 8am-12pm for anyone who can’t make it during week during our normal opening hours.

🆓 Wollondilly residents are entitled to 5 free Wollondilly native plants a quarter from our nursery. Any residents doing environmental restoration work like tree planting and land revegetation can get more!

💁 Come in and have a chat with our friendly staff who can help pick the right plants for you. We have some lovely local native tubestock at the moment grown by our amazing volunteers.

📍 The nursery is located on Wonga Rd Picton behind the animal shelter.

29/01/2025

This looks interesting

Register on Humanitix - Food Preservation 2024/25. Robin Davies Wollondilly Community Nursery, Wonga Rd, Picton NSW 2571, Australia. Dates from Thursday 22nd August 2024. Find event information.

29/01/2025

Service NSW Bus

🚌 The Service NSW Bus - February!

📍 Warragamba Neighbourhood Centre (crn Weir & Fourteenth St)
Monday 3 February, 12pm - 4pm
📍 The Oaks Hotel Car Park
Tuesday 4 February, 9am - 3pm
📍 Picton Bowling Club Car Park
Wednesday 5 February, 9am - 4pm
📍 Tahmoor - Anglican Church, 128-130 Remembrance Driveway
Thursday 6 February, 9am - 4pm
📍 Tahmoor - Anglican Church, 128-130 Remembrance Driveway
Friday 7 February, 9am - 12pm

The dedicated Service NSW team on board can provide support across a broad range of services:
➡️ Driver licence, photo card applications and renewals
➡️ Hazard Perception Tests
➡️ Processing of RSA and RCG cards
➡️ Applying for birth, death and marriage certificates
➡️ Working With Children Check applications
➡️ Savings Finder program to access more than 70 government rebates and vouchers

29/01/2025

Repairs to Menangle Bridge tomorrow

📍 MENANGLE BRIDGE, MENANGLE

🚧 Bridge maintenance will be happening tonight (Wednesday 29 January) and tomorrow night (Thursday 30 January) from 7.30pm through to 6am to replace some joints on the bridge.

⚠️ Traffic controllers will be in place for the duration of the work, minimal traffic delays are expected.

🙏 Apologies for the short notice on this one!

27/01/2025

Night road works in Picton

🌙 NIGHT WORK - ARGYLE STREET, PICTON

🚧 On Wednesday, 29 January, we are scheduled to raise the pedestrian crossing on Argyle Street, Picton using asphalt heavy patching. The work will begin at 6pm go through to 5am and should take two days to complete, weather permitting.

⚠️ There will be traffic controllers in place during the work and detours and traffic delays are expected however, the work is taking place at night to lessen the impact on traffic.

🚸 The works are being undertaken as part of a grant-funded project to improve pedestrian and child safety through the Get NSW Active Program.

27/01/2025

Arts and Heritage Strategic Reference Group

🎨 Preserve and Celebrate Our Arts & Heritage! 🎭

If you're passionate about arts and heritage in Wollondilly, the Arts and Heritage Strategic Reference Group wants you! Share your insights and help ensure the preservation and promotion of our cultural legacy.

📅 Submit your Expression of Interest by 24 February 2025.

🔗 Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/4joaNB9

27/01/2025

Edit. This second one has a lot more in it. A chance of hail and heavy rain.

Today's predicted storm has arrived. Not much to worry about at the moment, just a few small cells. Another bigger set of storm cells are following it. It will be interesting to see if they grow or fizzle out.

26/01/2025

Congratulations to all of our nominees and award winners.
I was so honoured to announce the Joint Citizens of the year, Annette and Rob Pearce and the Disability Inclusion Award, Jessica Cronje.
It was wonderful to see Mick Secull awarded the Achiever of the Year for his tireless work and commitment to the Picton Show Society

🗞️ WOLLONDILLY AUSTRALIA DAY WINNERS 2025 🗞️

🏆 This year’s Wollondilly Citizens of the Year are Annette and Rob Pearce, a husband and wife team who have contributed selflessly to their local community over many years.

🎗️ Other category winners for 2025 are:

• Young Citizen of the Year – Ellen Stucki
• Achiever of the Year – Mick Seccull
• Sportsperson of the Year – Renee Fitzsimmons
• Local Hero – Brian Page
• Local Hero Community Group – The Blue Butterfly Institute
• Environmental Citizens of the Year – Mel Johnstone and Mitch Peronis
• Disability Inclusion Award – Jessica Cronje
• Special Age Award – Willow Gumbley
• Senior Citizen of the Year – Evelyn McDonald

24/01/2025

Australia Day nominees

🇦🇺 We are thrilled to announce this year’s Nominees for the 2025 Australia Day Civic Awards.

🙏 Come along to cheer on the nominees as we recognise all of their achievements and contributions to our amazing community.

🎉 Congratulations to all our nominees:
➡️ Veronica Bird - Local Hero
➡️ Willow Gumbley - Achiever of the Year
➡️ Mick Seccull - Citizen of the Year and Achiever of the Year
➡️ Annette and Rob Pearce - Joint Citizens of the Year
➡️ Ellen Stucki - Young Citizen of the Year
➡️ Evelyn McDonald - Senior Citizen of the Year and Local Hero
➡️ Renee Fitzsimmons - Sportsperson of the Year
➡️ Awesome Kids 4 Kids - Local Hero Community Group
➡️ Joanne Gobran - Local Hero
➡️ Jacqueline Wilson - Young Citizen of the Year
➡️ Brian Page - Local Hero
➡️ Vivian Allan - Senior Citizen of the Year
➡️ Jason Mitchell - Citizen of the Year and Achiever of the Year
➡️ Mel Johnstone and Mitch Peronis - Environmental Citizen of the Year
➡️ The Blue Butterfly Institute - Local Hero Community Group
➡️ Jessica Cronje - Disability Inclusion Award and Sportsperson of the Year
➡️ Wollondilly Wombat Watch - Local Hero Community Group

🏆 The winners to be announced this Sunday at the Wollondilly Australia Day event at the Picton Botanic Gardens.

😎 We hope to see you there!

📸 2024 nominees

23/01/2025

FYI

23/01/2025

Two gorgeous kitties looking for a home

PETS OF THE WEEK 😍

😻 Meet Claire and Jamie, two very playful and adorable siblings in search of their forever homes. They are 8 weeks old, microchipped, vaccinated, wormed and ready to meet their new families.

💲 Adoption fee is $246 each.

☎️ If you are interested in meeting Claire or Jamie, contact the team at the Animal Shelter on 4677 1100.

22/01/2025

Australia Day

🇦🇺 Excitement Is building for this year’s Wollondilly Australia Day Celebrations

📅 Sunday 26 January
🕗 8am until 12pm
📍 Picton Botanic Gardens / Hume Oval Precinct

Join us for FREE:
➡️ Rock Climbing Wall
➡️ Giant Screamer Waterslide
➡️ Disney Jumping Castle Combo
➡️ Thomas the Trackless Train Rides
➡️ Live Reptile Shows
➡️ Mayor’s Carp Fishing Competition
➡️ Face Painting and Airbrush Tattoos
➡️ Single Vanilla Soft Serve Ice-cream (under 12 years only, 1 per child, limited number)
➡️ Lamingtons
➡️ Coffee and Tea
➡️ Bacon and Egg Roll / Sausage Sizzle (gold coin donation)

There will also be:
➡️ Market Stalls
➡️ Community Group / Information Stalls
➡️ Citizenship Ceremony
➡️ Australia Day Awards
➡️ Aboriginal Smoking Ceremony, dance and song
➡️ Veteran’s Flag Parade
➡️ Highlands Pipes & Drums
➡️ Kiss The Frog Live Entertainment

Something for everyone! Hope to see you there.

📸 Australia Day 2024

21/01/2025

The predicted storm is on its way. My dog has let me know.

21/01/2025

Open Day at The Robin Davies Wollondilly Community Nursery on Saturday 1 February 2025.

🌱 The Robin Davies Wollondilly Community Nursery is having an Open Day on Saturday 1 February 2025. We’ll be open from 8am-12pm. This is a great opportunity for residents who can’t make it to our usual opening hours during the week to grab some plants.

🐦 We have lots of Wollondilly native plant species to choose from that are wildlife magnets, like this dusky coral pea (kennedia rubicunda) pictured which is a local vine with beautiful red flowers which this eastern spinebill is feeding on.

🆓 Wollondilly residents are entitled to 5 free Wollondilly native plants a quarter from our nursery. Any residents doing environmental restoration work like tree planting and land revegetation can have more - we currently have a large variety of species that can help with erosion control and creek bank stabilisation like Mat Rush (Lomandra longifolia) and Blue Box (Eucalyptus baueriana).

💁 Pop in and have a chat with our friendly staff who can help pick the right plants for you. The nursery is located on Wonga Rd Picton behind the animal shelter and all the plants available are grown by our amazing volunteers.

📅 Put it in your calendar – we would love to see you there!

16/01/2025

Tahmoor Sportsground