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 […]
RZ Resources is an emerging Australian critical minerals producer. It is a 100% Australian owned mining company focused on mineral sand resources — including critical minerals and rare earths — in the Murray Basin in New South Wales. The Copi Project is located in the globally recognised Murray Basin mineral sands district. It is 35km […]
One of Wentworth’s biggest tourism attractions, Junction Island, is again opened to the public.
A major revamp of the Wentworth Preschool will see the existing Preschool transformed into a Long Day Care Centre and Preschool. The redevelopment has occurred following more than five years of hard work by a hardworking band of committee members who have actively campaigned and fundraised for a Long Day Care Centre (LDCC) in Wentworth. […]
Attached is the January 2022 edition of the Council Connects newsletter. Council Connects comes out monthly following Ordinary Meetings of Council.
Businesses can now apply for Round Two of the NSW Government’s $140 million Regional Job Creation Fund, which is set to create at least 2000 new jobs in regional NSW over a three-year period. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole today announced applications were open for a share of $40 million available […]
It is with great sadness that we mourn the passing of our workmate and friend Roy “Locky” Harvey after an amazing career with Council spanning 54 years. Commencing work with Council in 1968, Locky’s passion, dedication and commitment to Council has been remarkable. Thank you for the friendship and memories. You were able to put […]
Jeanette Stephens has been announced as Wentworth Shire’s 2022 Citizen Of The Year at Tuesday night’s awards ceremony at the Coomealla Memorial Sporting Club. Jeanette has been heavily involved in the Anglican Parish of Wentworth Dareton as Parish Secretary and was Sunday school teacher for 45 years, also furthering her studies in an effort to […]