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 save the glossy black cockatoo, native vegetation mapping, the Southern Highlands Koala Conservation Project, and the Wall to Wollondilly River Project.
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 The Southern Highlands has large intact vegetation corridors and patches of bushland on public and private land. This vegetation provides habitat for our local fauna as well as threatened flora and threatened ecological communities. When it comes to vegetation management or individual tree removal, it is important to review the content found on this page.
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.