News and Media Releases

Water Quality

WATER QUALITY Council continues to monitor water quality and advises it is currently compliant with Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.

New Wentworth Shire Council Branding

Introducing the new Wentworth Shire Council Branding. Our main objectives:

SES FLOOD UPDATE 7 NOV 2022

NSW SES latest flood update for Wentworth, Dareton and Buronga

SES FLOOD UPDATE 6 NOV 2022

Please read NSW SES latest flood update for Wentworth, Dareton and Buronga

SES FLOOD UPDATE 31 OCTOBER 2022

Important flood update form State Emergency Service

Single Use Plastics Ban

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS BAN FROM 1 NOVEMBER 2022 From 1 November 2022 certain single-use plastics like straws, cutlery and plates will be banned in NSW. Single-use plastic items and packaging make up to 60% of all litter in NSW. The single-use plastic ban will prevent almost 2.7 billion items of plastic litter from entering the environment […]

SES Flood Bulletin #54

Darling River downstream of BourkeIssued: Thursday 22 September 2022 at 12.00pm

Aerodrome Terms and Conditions update

Council have made some changes to the Aerodrome Terms and Conditions. Feedback from the community is invited before these are adopted. Responses must be received by 1st November 2022. Please review the updated documents below.

SES Moderate Flood Bulletin #52

Darling River at downstream of Bourke Issued: Monday 19 September 2022 at 4.00pm

New citizens welcomed at Wentworth Shire

Four Wentworth Shire residents were conferred as our newest Australian citizens at Council’s chambers on 17 August. Ratana Ponham (Thailand), Ranie Medaglia (Philippines), Maeva Lopez (Spain) and Vinicius Leao (Brazil) were granted their Citizenships at the ceremony held before the August Ordinary Council Meeting. To mark the special occasion the four were gifted a Native […]

National Tree Day

One hundred new trees were planted on the Silver City Highway near the Wentworth Aerodrome as part of this year’s National Tree Day celebrations on Thursday. While National Tree Day is traditionally the last Sunday in July, and Schools Tree Day the last Friday in July, Pomona and Wentworth public schools got an early start […]

Council Connects July 2022

Willow Bend Caravan Park update

Underground asset services are ready to be undertaken at the Willow Bend Caravan Park site in readiness for the much-anticipated project to move forward. Following internal Council resources completing the earthwork for the park’s foundation a local contractor in Wall Constructions has been engaged to help progress the major infrastructure upgrade. In conjunction with contractors, […]

Wentworth Long Day Care Centre update

Construction works are continuing at the site of the Wentworth Long Day Care Centre and Preschool in Murray Street, Wentworth. The project is a major revamp of the existing Preschool which will further expand its services to meet the community’s needs, accommodating a new entrance and foyer, office, two daycare rooms, staff room and amenities. […]