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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.

Climate Change and Sustainability

Wingecarribbee Shire Council is committed to taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. We are reducing the impacts of Council’s operations and providing sustainable living support to the community.

Environment Forms

Find all of our forms relating to our Environment Services including volunteer forms, service request forms and other useful environmental resources.

Environmental Management

Click here for more information on Council environmental policies, environmental forms, pollution information and how Council is using the Environmental Levy to protect our regions unique environment.

Environment Projects

Find out more about some of our major Environment Projects.

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.

Natural Environment

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.

Waste Education

Wingecarribee Shire Council recognises the importance of working in partnership with the community to manage, reduce and avoid waste.

Water in Our Shire

Wingecarribee Shire Council is the local water authority that provides potable water supply to residents in the Shire. Water NSW (formerly Sydney Catchment Authority) provides the majority of raw water to Council from the Wingecarribee Reservoir with the remaining obtained from Council owned Bundanoon Reservoir.

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