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(incl. after hours emergencies)
(03) 5027 5027
(03) 5027 5000
PO Box 81, Wentworth NSW 2648
Locations
Wentworth Main Office
61 Darling Street WENTWORTH
Hours: Mon - Fri 8.30am-5pm
Midway Service Centre
3 Midway Drive BURONGA
Hours: Mon - Fri
8.30am–12pm & 1pm-5pm
SecureEnergy Milestone – First camp and laydown underway
/by CommunicationsSecureEnergy has hit the ground running commencing one of the first milestones of the EnergyConnect Project with the construction of the first camp and laydown area in Buronga, NSW. The camp and laydown area is nearly 30 hectares in size and when complete in early November will house up to 400 employees. The site is […]
New Wentworth Health Service site announced
/by CommunicationsThe NSW Government has announced the existing Wentworth Hospital site will be transformed as part of the $30 million Wentworth Health Service redevelopment to enhance health services and facilities for residents of the state’s south-western region. Minster for Regional Health Bronnie Taylor said in addition to announcing the preferred location overlooking the Darling River, the […]
Notice to mobile food vendors for Wentworth Show
/by CommunicationsMobile food vendors registered with the Wentworth Show Society for the 2022 Wentworth Show on August 27-28 are also required to apply to Wentworth Shire Council to be permitted to operate at the event. These applications are to be submitted to Council no later than 2 weeks before the event. This will allow Council time […]
Buronga HealthOne update
/by CommunicationsCommunity Grants – Donations, Contributions and Grants
/by CommunicationsThere are two types of financial assistance that Council provides to groups and organisations: 1. Fee Waivers (Up to $2000) – We are accepting requests under this program all year round. 2. Financial Assistance Program Grants – Any other Grant requests under the Financial Assistance Program will be referred to Council for a resolution. It […]
Update on Wentworth Health Service redevelopment
/by CommunicationsWentworth locals have the opportunity to find out about the redevelopment of Wentworth Health Service at a pop-up information stand on Wednesday 8 June from 9.30am – 12.00pm outside of Ritchies IGA in Darling Street. The Health Infrastructure project team will be on hand to chat about what’s involved in delivering a new hospital in […]
EnergyConnect project to deliver economic benefit to Wentworth Shire
/by CommunicationsWentworth Shire Council is excited for the continued economic boost to be brought about by Transgrid’s $1.8 billion EnergyConnect project, launched at Buronga on Tuesday. More than 9000 kilometres of conductor cabling, enough to span from Sydney to Perth three times, will be used to deliver Australia’s largest electricity grid project which will enable the […]
Historic painting donated to Wentworth Shire
/by CommunicationsA PART of Wentworth’s history has been returned to the town with the Dichiera family donating an oil painting of the Crown Hotel in the 1890s to the Wentworth Shire Council for display. Vince Dichiera, former owner of the Crown Hotel, handed the painting completed in the 1980s by his brother-in-law Terrence David Doyle to […]
National Rural Health Commissioner tours Wentworth Shire
/by CommunicationsThe National Rural Health Commissioner Ruth Stewart and her Deputy – Allied Health and Indigenous Health Faye McMillan toured the Wentworth Shire earlier this week, touring key health services. Prof. Stewart’s visit included a tour of the Wentworth Health Service, Coomealla Health Aboriginal Corporation and the Buronga HealthOne development and included an update on the […]
Wentworth Shire Council Civic Centre Courtyard construction to begin
/by CommunicationsTHE first stage of the Wentworth Shire Civic Centre Redevelopment will commence next week with the construction of the Courtyard.
Recycle your Solar Panel Systems at Buronga Landfill
/by CommunicationsNational Parks and Wildlife Service training at Wentworth Aerodrome
/by CommunicationsWentworth’s upgraded Aerodrome hosted critical NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) training this week. NPWS personnel utilised the Aerodrome to conduct helicopter winch training, which forms a key part of wildfire suppression operations. Wentworth Shire Council Mayor Tim Elstone said the Aerodrome upgrade, delivered almost completely in-house by Council’s works teams, has allowed Wentworth […]
RZ Resources Copi Project
/by CommunicationsRZ Resources is an emerging Australian critical minerals producer. It is a 100% Australian owned mining company focused on mineral sand resources — including critical minerals and rare earths — in the Murray Basin in New South Wales. The Copi Project is located in the globally recognised Murray Basin mineral sands district. It is 35km […]
Council Connects March 2022
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