Mobile 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 […]
There 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 […]
Wentworth 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 […]
Wentworth 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 […]
A 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 […]
The 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 […]
THE first stage of the Wentworth Shire Civic Centre Redevelopment will commence next week with the construction of the Courtyard.
Wentworth’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 […]