Attention members of the community, small business owners and primary producers who have been impacted by natural disasters in Wentworth Shire (and Australia wide). The National Emergency Management Agency of the Australian Government is encouraging the wider community to share their experiences as part of the Independent Review of Commonwealth Disaster Funding. The review is […]
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Work is progressing on the NSW Government’s Critical Communications Enhancement Program (CCEP). Under the CCEP, NSW Telco Authority (NSWTA) is expanding and enhancing the Public Safety Network (PSN) for emergency services organisations. This network provides critical, secure and reliable radio communications to frontline responders. PSN sites have been pivotal in protecting communities and supporting the […]
Transport for NSW is interested in the community’s thoughts about the Saturday service from Wentworth to Mildura, introduced in December 2022. Transport for NSW is asking the Wentworth community to complete a short survey to provide feedback on the service. The survey can be completed online (click or tap the button below). Feedback closes: Friday […]
Australia is having a conversation about the Voice referendum being held later this year. It’s about whether we should change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Voting in the referendum is compulsory for all eligible Australian citizens aged 18 years […]
The NSW Government’s innovative $12.5 million Regional Leakage Reduction Program keeps kicking goals, with more councils joining up and seeing incredible water savings. The Department of Planning and Environment’s Manager of Water Efficiency Programs Jethro Laidlaw said work on Phase 2 of the Active Leak Detection Project is getting underway at Wentworth Shire Council to […]
SecureEnergy is doing its bit for the environment with its workforce participating in a popular recycling initiative. SecureEnergy has been contracted by Transgrid to deliver part of EnergyConnect with the construction of 700km of new power lines from the SA border to the regional energy hub of Wagga Wagga. At the Buronga camp near Wentworth, […]
Every four years, the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) sets the maximum charges for WaterNSW prices and ensures that WaterNSW proposed costs are fair, prudent and efficient. For the next pricing period (2025-2030), WaterNSW must submit its draft water pricing proposal to IPART by September 2024, with new prices, regulated and set by IPART, to take […]
The NSW Advocate for Children and Young people’s recruitment for the 2024 NSW Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is underway. Membership of the YAC is open to all children and young people between 12 and 24 years of age. The YAC provides a direct avenue of communication between the children and young people of NSW and […]
Privacy Awareness Week is a global campaign that involves both public sector agencies and citizens and aims to improve understanding and awareness of NSW privacy legislation, and to raise awareness of a person’s privacy rights and agency obligations. Privacy Awareness Week NSW takes place from 1 – 7 May 2023 and this year’s theme is […]