Seeking Market Stallholders for Wentworth Christmas Market

Are you a local creative with handmade goods or unique items that make perfect Christmas gifts? Council invites you to be part of the Wentworth Christmas Market on Sunday 30 November in Adelaide Street, Wentworth.

To register your interest for a stall, please email events@wentworth.nsw.gov.au by 4pm, Monday 10 November 2025.

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The Service NSW Mobile Service Centre is coming to Buronga and Dareton

The Service NSW Mobile Service Centre will be visiting Buronga and Dareton to provide easy access to government services.

📍 Buronga
Midway Community Centre Carpark, 3 Midway Drive
Wednesday 5 November 2025, 10am–3pm

The nbn Information Zone will also be co-located at the Buronga visit. The nbn team will be available to answer your questions and help you get the most out of your nbn® connection.

📍 Dareton
Ampol Service Station, 1/3 Tapio Street
Thursday 6 November 2025, 12pm–3pm

The Service NSW team can help with driver licence renewals, photo cards, vehicle registration, cost of living support, and more.

For more information, visit service.nsw.gov.au.

2026 Australia Day Award Nominations for Wentworth Shire closing Friday 31 October 2025

Public Exhibition – Draft Code of Meeting Practice

Public Exhibition – Draft Code of Meeting Practice

Each Council in NSW has a Code of Meeting Practice which sets out the rules of Council and Committee Meetings of Council to ensure these meetings are open, accessible, orderly, effective and efficient.

The Code of Meeting Practice is based on the Office of Local Government’s (OLG) Model Code of Meeting Practice for local councils in NSW, which includes both mandatory provisions that all councils must adopt, and non-mandatory provisions that councils may choose to include. Councils may include supplementary provisions in their adopted code of meeting practice, provided the supplementary provisions are not inconsistent with the mandatory provisions of the Model Code of Meeting Practice.

Council’s current Code of Meeting Practice was adopted in July 2025 following a period of public exhibition and calls for submission.  Shortly after, a new Model Code of Meeting Practice for local councils was released by OLG as part of a broader set of reforms to improve confidence, trust and transparency across NSW councils. Council is now required to update its recently adopted Code of Meeting Practice to reflect the updated Model Code.

Council’s Draft Code of Meeting Practice is now on public exhibition and is open for submissions from 17 October to 28 November 2025. All submissions will be considered prior to the adoption of the revised Code of Meeting Practice at the 17 December 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting.

The provisions within Council’s Draft Code of Meeting Practice are detailed as follows:

  • Mandatory provisions (black font)

View Council’s Draft Code of Meeting Practice

View the Model Code of Meeting Practice FAQs – NSW Office of Local Government

View the Model Code of Meeting Practice – NSW Office of Local Government

R2025/51 – Library Officer

Slow down around horses

The annual ‘Horses in traffic’ initiative is underway from October to November to highlight the importance of taking care when driving around horses in traffic.

Horses can be unpredictable and easily spooked. This initiative reminds motorists to slow down, leave plenty of room and never use the car horn or rev the engine if passing a horse in traffic.

Over the 10-year period from 2015 to 2024p* there were:

  • 8 casualty crashes involving a ridden horse, resulting in 10 casualties.
  • 43 casualty crashes involving a riderless horse struck by a road vehicle, resulting in 47 casualties.

*The data for 2024 is preliminary and subject to change.

Horse riders also have a responsibility to take care on the road and are encouraged to be aware of their surroundings, ride on roads where motorists have a good line of sight, wear high visibility clothing and a helmet that meets Australian Standards, and if possible, ride during daylight hours.

Learn more: www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/road-users/drivers/animals#Horses_in_traffic_


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Wentworth Water Main Replacement

Wentworth Water Main Replacement

Works near Tuckers Creek Bridge and William Street South
Wentworth Shire Council wish to advise the residents and businesses of Wentworth, that pipeline construction activities will be occurring near Tuckers Creek Bridge and William Street South during October and currently scheduled for completion by end of November.

Council advises residents and businesses that the works are unlikely to impact on filtered water and raw water supplies. It is requested that vehicle and foot traffic in the area follow traffic management instructions.

The works are associated with the construction of a replacement of an old raw water main that has required significant repairs and associated supply interruptions over the past decade. The replacement will ensure a reliable water supply service for Wentworth township into the future.

Council apologises for any inconvenience caused while these critical works occur.

Daylight Saving Time Begins

Daylight Saving Time begins tomorrow, Sunday 5 October. At 2am, clocks will move forward one hour to 3am.

This is also a timely reminder to test your household smoke alarms and replace batteries if required.

EnergyConnect Construction – Trentham Cliffs to Sturt Highway

EnergyConnect Construction – Trentham Cliffs to Sturt Highway

Elecnor Australia, on behalf of Transgrid, is installing overhead earth wire as part of the EnergyConnect project, connecting NSW, SA and Victoria grids.

Dates & times: Saturday 11 October–Tuesday 21 October 2025, 7am–6pm weekdays, 8am–1pm Saturdays. Some works outside these hours until December 2025.

What to expect: temporary stops for boats, increased construction vehicles and temporary traffic changes on the Sturt Highway, plus some light, noise and vibration from machinery.

For further details, view the construction notification.

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