Rural Road Safety Month
The reality is, 85% of fatal crashes on country roads involve a country resident. We all have a part to play in keeping each other safe. Road safety starts with you this Rural Road Safety Month.
Archive for year: 2024
Rural Road Safety Month – Animals on Country Roads
Look out, animals about!
When driving in rural or regional areas, slow down,follow warning signs and stay alert – particularly around dusk or dawn.
More info https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/road-users/drivers/animals
Rural Road Safety Month – Fatigue
Road safety starts with you. Check how tired you are before you drive, recognise the early warning signs, and know what to do to avoid driving tired.
https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/topics-tips/fatigue
Rural Road Safety Month – Speeding
Speeding is a factor in nearly 50% of all fatalities on country roads. Stay under the speed limit, drive to the conditions and slow down at curves.
https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/topics-tips/speeding
Draft Wentworth Region Tourism & Events Strategy 2029
PUBLIC NOTICE
In accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 1993, notice is hereby given that Wentworth Shire Council has placed the following document on public display for a period of 28 days.
- Draft Wentworth Region Tourism & Events Strategy 2029
Submissions may be made to Council in writing and received no later than Monday 23 September 2024.
Copies of these documents are available at the locations below:
Wentworth Shire Council office
26-28 Adelaide Street, Wentworth
Midway Service Centre
3 Midway Drive, Buronga
Online
See draft documents below
Submissions can made:
In person: Wentworth Shire offices listed above
By mail: PO Box 81 Wentworth NSW 2648
By email: council@wentworth.nsw.gov.au
Draft Wentworth Region Tourism & Events Strategy 2029
Other Council Publications and reports can be found here
Wentworth Shire Library members now have access to Hoopla
Members of Wentworth Shire Libraries can now instantly read, watch, and listen to more than a million titles through the hoopla Digital app.
With hoopla, Wentworth Libraries offers its members a vast digital collection that maximises the power of their library cards. hoopla provides access to borrow audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more with BingePass, from anywhere, often with no wait, all for free with a library card.
Content can be streamed from a computer or a mobile device by downloading the hoopla Digital app for iOS and Android.
View more details of the eLibrary: https://www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/community/libraries/elibrary/
Dareton Library New Operating Hours
Dareton Library New Operating Hours
The Dareton Library will be closed Saturdays, commencing Saturday 10 August 2024.
New operating hours will be as follows;
Monday and Wednesday: 1:30pm–5:30pm
Friday: 10:30am–12:30pm & 1:30pm–5:30pm
Closed Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Dareton Library
30 Millie Street, Dareton
P: (03) 5027 4258
E: library@wentworth.nsw.gov.au
For further information on Council Libraries, visit: www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/library
Seeking Community Feedback – Murray River Adventure Trail
In case you haven’t heard, Murray Regional Tourism are now seeking community feedback on the draft alignment for Stages 2 & 3 of the Murray River Adventure Trail!
To hear more about the project and how you can provide feedback, register for the Online Information Session next Wednesday 24 July at 6pm AEST via the link here.
We encourage you to explore the interactive map to add your comments, find out more about Stages 2 & 3 of the Murray River Adventure Trail, and help contribute your local knowledge to shape this exciting project!
The website will be open for community feedback until Friday 2 August. So make sure you spread the word and jump online soon!
For more information and to provide your feedback, visit the link below
https://www.mrat-engagement.murrayregionaltourism.com.au
