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Council Meeting highlights – Wednesday 13 October
Interim Administrator to review Council’s finances
Council mourns loss following Buxton road tragedy
Council’s 2021/22 grant windfall
Council secures multi-million-dollar flood protection funding
Bulky waste collection service to return in 2023
Watermain renewal works set to start on Station Street
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Highlands businesses urged to take part in regional survey
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Don’t let your water pipes freeze in icy weather
Animal Shelter and SES building progress update
Harbison to join Tulip Time Bulb Planting
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Mittagong Playhouse refurbishment update
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Household Chemical CleanOut at Council Depot
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Thinking about lodging a DA meet with our Duty Planner
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Tulips Time to expand after dark
Council seek 0.8% to maintain rate revenue in line with Financial Plan
Mittagong Pool further impacted by March floodwaters
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Council Meeting highlights – Wednesday 16 February
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Casburn Park redevelopment update
Bowral Pool set to open for summer swim season
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Council to commence bridge replacement works
Council secures additional bushfire vegetation removal grant funding
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Help make our Shire more inclusive and accessible
Interim Administrator calls for feedback on Chamber changes
Get Ready for summer: Plan now for seasonal hazards
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Interim Administrator pushes for dual facility designs
September Quarterly Budget Review adopted
National Asbestos Awareness Week
Tender for Moss Vale Bypass design announced
Council launches Christmas Giving Tree
Council Meeting highlights - Wednesday 10 November
Refurbished Civic Centre and library set to reopen
Berrima takes home Gold at Top Tourism Town Awards
Planning for the Future to Create Intergenerational Equity
Next Stages Confirmed for Mt Gibraltar Amenities and Carpark Upgrade
Planned Upgrade Works in Penrose Unveiled
Local Career Opportunities Highlighted at Council This Week
Council Disappointed by Court Decision of Bowral Development
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Old South Road and Range Road limited to residential traffic only
Station Street Improvement works
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Temporary Road Closure – Donkin Avenue, Moss Vale
Station Street Camelia Garden Restoration Project begins
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Temporary Road Closure: Throsby Street, Moss Vale
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Eridge Park Road improvement works
Community Information Session: Moss Vale Bypass
RRC Christmas hours and holiday bin collections
Eridge Park Rd & Sunninghill Ave construction
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Exeter water main renewal works
Administrator delivers General Manager’s Performance Review
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Temporary Closure of Corbett Gardens
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Recovery Efforts Underway Following Natural Disaster Declaration
Water Meter Readings Scheduled to Begin 29 July 2024
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