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Council concerned over aged care facility sale
A meeting of Wollondilly councillors has resolved to call an urgent meeting with the New South Wales Minister for Health regarding an historic aged care facility.[MORE]
Fears waste disposal charges will boost rates
New charges for waste disposal announced in the New South Wales mini-Budget could force Wollondilly council and other councils to increase rates.[MORE]
Police search for police assault suspect
Police have charged two men and are searching for a third over an attack on three police officers in Picton early over the weekend.[MORE]
Meeting to discuss Picton Rd truck concerns
Wollondilly council has called a meeting of stakeholders to discuss what they say will be an extra 35,000 trucks on Picton Road per year starting in November.[MORE]
Police seek road crash witnesses
Police are calling for witnesses in a road accident involving a petrol tanker and two vans on Picton Road north-west of Wollongong.[MORE]
Integral urged to address Wollondilly power cuts
Integral Energy says it will investigate concerns raised by Wollondilly council over regular power cuts in the council area.[MORE]
New Wollondilly plan aims to avoid urban sprawl
Wollondilly council Mayor Judith Hannan says a new plan adopted by the council will help keep the area distinct from the urban encroachment of south-west Sydney.[MORE]
All NSW properties free from horse flu
All properties in New South Wales, including those around Picton, have been declared free of equine influenza.[MORE]
Hume ALP candidate promises obstetrician locum scheme funds
The ALP candidate for the south-eastern New South Wales federal seat of Hume, David Grant, says a Labor federal government will invest $6 million to support an obstetrician locum scheme to benefit the southern highlands.[MORE]
Buffer zone helps stop horse flu spread
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says the creation of a buffer zone in the southern highlands of New South Wales has stopped the spread of equine influenza in the area.[MORE]
Elderly man severely injured in car fire
An elderly man is in a critical condition after his car caught fire at Picton, south-west of Sydney.[MORE]
Iemma asked to help combat drunken youths problem
Wollondilly Mayor Judith Hannan has called on New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma to help address the problem of intoxicated young people vandalising property in the council area.[MORE]
Opposition promises 24-hour Picton police station
The New South Wales Opposition has vowed to return Picton police station to a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week operation.[MORE]
Fire safety boost for public housing
State Housing Minister Cherie Burton has travelled to Picton to announced an upgrade to the fire rating of public housing.[MORE]
Police back Debnam's highway patrol plan
The New South Wales Police Union and motoring body NRMA have welcomed an Opposition proposal to increase the number of highway patrols in an effort to save young lives.[MORE]
P-plate death prompts call for more highway patrols
The New South Wales Opposition Leader, Peter Debnam, says boosting highway patrols is the best way to reduce the number of young drivers killed on the road.[MORE]
P-plate driver dead, four injured in accident
Investigations are continuing into the death of another P-plate driver at Picton south-west of Sydney.[MORE]
Picton named as top tourism 'haunt'
Wollondilly Mayor Philip Costa says the naming of Picton, in southern New South Wales, as Australia's most haunted town, is unwarranted.[MORE]
Firefighters take advantage of cool change
Firefighters in New South Wales are building containment lines and mopping up after more than 50 fires yesterday.[MORE]
Cooler weather to help NSW firefighters
It is hoped cooler weather conditions in New South Wales today will help firefighters, who have battled 55 bushfires in the past 24 hours. [MORE]
Three to face court over Sydney stabbing
Three men will appear in court today over the stabbing and bashing of a man in Sydney's south-western outskirts.[MORE]
Council to air desalination plant concerns
The proposed desalination plant for Botany Bay in Sydney will be criticised by Wollondilly Shire Council at the Local Government Association's annual general meeting in Mudgee.[MORE]
Teen to front court over assault on senior
A teenager is due to appear in court today charged with the assault of an 84-year-old woman during a break and enter at Thirlmere near Picton.[MORE]
$75m flour mill set to boost employment
Wollondilly shire is hoping to generate significant local employment with State Government approval granted for a $75 million flour and maize mill.[MORE]
