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Calling all school kids: we need your help to decorate our new garbage trucks!
Community
We have two new waste trucks which we need help decorating, so we’re running an art competition for local school kids around the theme "Choose to Refuse Plastic".
Published 8 July 2019
4 tips to help you go plastic free this July
Environment
This month more than 120 million people across the world are joining the Plastic Free July movement. Will you join them and choose to refuse?
Published 1 July 2019
Cycleway to improve safety on New South Head Road
Planning & Building
Woollahra Council will improve safety along New South Head Road with plans to install a 2.4km cycleway, providing cyclists with an alternative to a busy stretch of road.
Published 14 May 2019
Cinemas to return to Double Bay in Cross Street Car Park redevelopment
Planning & Building
Woollahra Council has released details of its proposal to redevelop Cross Street Car Park in Double Bay into a cinema complex, incorporating a new public car park, retail and community space and residential apartments.
Published 18 April 2019
Road and Footpath Inspection Survey
Planning & Building
Council is assessing Woollahra's 148km road network and 285km of community footpaths and shared access ways. Inspection work will begin on Monday 4 February and last approximately four months.
Published 5 February 2019
2018 end-of-year deadlines for lodgement of Development Applications (DAs) and related applications
Planning & Building
Please be advised that DAs and related applications received from Monday 26 November 2018 and up until Friday 7 December 2018 will have an extended notification period of 29 days.
Published 27 November 2018
Local Planning Panel (LPP)
Planning & Building
The NSW State Government has introduced legislation requiring all councils in the greater Sydney region and Wollongong to have Local Planning Panels (LPPs) in place by 1 March 2018.
Published 21 February 2018
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