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Wentworth Shire Council eNewsletter

Do you want to keep up to date with projects and other goings-on in Wentworth Shire? Wentworth Shire Council is offering a quarterly eNewsletter direct to your email inbox.Keep informed about our projects, future events and more. Email wsc_subscriptions@wentworth.nsw.gov.au to register your interest.

Mourquong Water Main Extension project update

Council has received many requests from residents in Mourquong for the provision of filtered water. After several proposals and feasibility studies, Council approved approximately 1.3km of a filtered water main to service 9 properties in Stage 1 of the project. The project consists of an under road bore, under pressure tapping of the rising main, […]

Buronga Pump Track project update

Works commenced last week on the construction of a new sealed Pump Track at the Buronga Riverfront, west of the George Chaffey Bridge near the Discovery Caravan Park. The track will be around 150m in length and will create an environment for the community to enjoy, whilst challenging their varying levels of skill through rollers […]

Dareton Travellers Rest project update

Wentworth Shire Council and Dareton Community Action Team (CAT) have worked together to provide the town a new Traveller’ Rest, which is now nearing completion. The project will provide a permanent memorial with names to commemorate those from the Dareton and Coomealla District who served their country in wartime. With the town’s existing Anzac Memorial […]

Wentworth Showgrounds Sewer Upgrade

With support from the Crown Reserve Improvement Fund’s Showgrounds Stimulus Program Council is undertaking works at the Wentworth Showgrounds to replace multiple septic systems with a combination of gravity and pressure sewage network to cater for the rise in usage of the facilities. These works include: Council engaged the services of MH2 Engineering & Architectural […]

Staff profile – Manager Tourism and Promotion Lexi Stockman

Meet Lexi Stockman, Wentworth Shire Council’s Manager Tourism and Promotion. After growing up in Loxton in South Australia’s Riverland for most of her life, Lexi moved to Mildura around eight years ago after completing her university degree in Adelaide. Since then her career has mostly been spent at Mildura Central Shopping Centre as the Retail […]

Upgrades continue at Wentworth Aerodrome

Additional works on the Wentworth Aerodrome Upgrade commenced this week after approval from funding body Restart NSW to utilise the project’s savings to upgrade the facility’s secondary runwayThese works include the construction, sealing and installation of AGL lighting to the remaining 600m length of runway 17/35 with the capacity for Code 2B aircraft.

Wentworth Aerodrome upgrade update

Council wishes to advise that works are due to commence on Runway 17/35 as part of Stage 3 of the Wentworth Aerodrome Upgrade. Runway 17/35 will be closed to all traffic as of 7:00am on Thursday 2 September 2021. Construction works include construction, sealing and the installation of AGL lighting of the secondary runway 17/35 […]