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Environment

Council's Environment and Sustainability Branch provides a range of essential environmental services to the Highlands Community.

Bushfire Management

This page has bushfire related resources that includes; bushfire hazards and emergency information, preparing your property for the bushfire season (including community protection plans) and a quick link to the bushfire danger period.

Bushland Reserves

Within the Shire, we are fortunate to be able to enjoy a great number of beautiful bushland reserves and national parks that are home to an array of native species. Our motto for our network of bushland reserves is "leave only footprints, take only photographs."

Climate Change

Wingecarribee Shire Council recognises the scientific and government position on climate change.

Environment Forms

Find forms related to trees and vegetation management, apply online to become a Bushcare volunteer, suggest a new Bushcare location for bush regeneration, apply to join Land for Wildlife program, and more.

Environment Projects

Find out more about some of our major environment projects, including initiatives to help conserve koalas, platypus and glossy black cockatoos. This page also has information about Wingecarribee Shire Council's environmental strategies.

Get Involved

The Environment and Sustainability Branch coordinate projects, programs and events for the community. To get involved in. This includes bushcare volunteering, citizen science, private land conservation, biodiversity and sustainability projects and other environment events.

Native Plants and Animals

Find out more about our local biodiversity, living with wildlife, our bushland reserve network and waterways, private land conservation and vegetation management, and bushfire management.

Trees and Vegetation

These pages contain resources related to tree management on public and private land, vegetation management on public and private land, trees in new subdivisions, and the treeplotter inventory within Wingecarribee Shire Council.

Pollution

Air, water and oil pollution in our Shire, including potential problems and their possible solutions.

Sustainable Us

Sustainable Us is a Council-run community-based initiative created in 2022 in response to the ever-growing concern of global warming and the need for clear information on living more sustainably.

Water in Our Shire

Council is the local water authority that provides potable water supply to residents in the Shire. WaterNSW provides the majority of raw water to Council from the Wingecarribee Reservoir with the remaining obtained from Council-owned Bundanoon Dam.