News – Page 10 – Wentworth Shire Council

Rural Road Safety Month

September 18, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

The reality is, 85% of fatal crashes on country roads involve a country resident. We all have a part to play in keeping each other safe. Road safety starts with you this Rural Road Safety Month.

Rural Road Safety Month – Fatigue

September 6, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

Road safety starts with you. Check how tired you are before you drive, recognise the early warning signs, and know what to do to avoid driving tired. https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/topics-tips/fatigue

Rural Road Safety Month – Speeding

September 4, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

Speeding is a factor in nearly 50% of all fatalities on country roads. Stay under the speed limit, drive to the conditions and slow down at curves. https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/roadsafety/topics-tips/speeding

Wentworth Shire Library members now have access to Hoopla

August 14, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

Members of Wentworth Shire Libraries can now instantly read, watch, and listen to more than a million titles through the hoopla Digital app. With hoopla, Wentworth Libraries offers its members a vast digital collection that maximises the power of their library cards. hoopla provides access to borrow audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, […]

Fibre Optic Symphonic Orchestra

August 12, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

Dareton Library New Operating Hours

August 2, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

Dareton Library New Operating Hours The Dareton Library will be closed Saturdays, commencing Saturday 10 August 2024. New operating hours will be as follows;Monday and Wednesday: 1:30pm–5:30pmFriday: 10:30am–12:30pm & 1:30pm–5:30pmClosed Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Dareton Library30 Millie Street, DaretonP: (03) 5027 4258E: library@wentworth.nsw.gov.au For further information on Council Libraries, visit: www.wentworth.nsw.gov.au/library

Bus flashing lights

July 21, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

Lower speed limits in Wentworth town centre to boost pedestrian safety

June 14, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

The speed limit on the Silver City Highway and six local roads in the Wentworth town centre will be reduced to create a safer environment for pedestrians and motorists. Transport for NSW conducted a review of a 650-metre section of the Silver City Highway where it passes through Wentworth CBD – along with Darling, Helena, […]

Machine Learning Cameras

May 6, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

Transport for NSW is installing a number of machine learning traffic counting and classifying cameras across the state. The Machine Learning project was developed to understand if machine learning and artificial intelligence could be adapted to extract heavy vehicle information from roadside cameras. This new heavy vehicle traffic data will be used to improve Transport […]

Iluka Lends a Hand – Community Funding Program

April 16, 2024/by Marketing & Communications Officer

The Iluka Lends a Hand community funding program is open twice a year – in April and October. Not-for-profits and organisations with community events, activities or projects are encouraged to apply. For further information, view the factsheet below or visit: https://iluka.com/community-engagement/iluka-in-the-community/