Local Issues

PRINCES HIGHWAY UPGRADE

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UPDATE FROM WANDANDIAN PROGRESS ASSOCIATION MEETING TUESDAY 1st DECEMBER

For anyone wishing to follow the debate, and to have your say about the proposed upgrade to the Princes Highway, below are details of how to access the online survey.

PLEASE NOTE: You will need to complete the online survey before 20th December in order for your opinion to count.

If you have a smartphone just scan the QR code and you will be taken to the relevant website.

Online survey information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here also are the links to the online survey  and the information page

Acting/President, Ross Earby has had further discussions with Councillor Patricia White this morning in relation to the concerns raised last night. Councillor White has offered to arrange a Community Consultation Meeting through our CCB with Roads NSW. She will advise our Association when this may take place, but it may not be until January next year.

We will keep the Community informed accordingly.

Please don’t hesitate the Association at any time.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 2nd February 2021 at 6:00 pm

Bushfire Devastation

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You might have noticed that there has been a dearth of information on the website regarding the bushfires here in Wandandian. That is because all of our bushfire updates have been via our Facebook page which I am able to update more quickly than the website.

Our Facebook page can be found here 

We have received an enquiry regarding future fundraising for our local firefighters. At this stage we have not had any discussions in this regard. However such fundraising will no doubt be on the agenda for discussion at our first meeting of 2020.

It will be held on Tuesday 4th February at 6:00 pm. If you would like to participate in the discussion please come along to the meeting.

The photos below were taken on New Year’s Eve during the firestorm.

Wandandian Postal Agency to Close

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Message received today from Ann Sudmalis:

 

From Australia Post to Ann Sudmalis:

 

WANDANDIAN COMMUNITY POSTAL AGENCY

As per conversation earlier this afternoon, we have received verbal notice from the CPA that they propose to cease trading from next Thursday the 29th.

We will introduce alternative delivery arrangements from Tomerong PO pretty smartly so there is no uncertainty for locals, while we go about re-establishing a “normal” service for them.

We will be talking with local businesses who may be interested in taking over the community service.
Just be aware, as I mentioned, that we might have a brief hiatus in the service locals are used to enjoying. We’ll do our best both to fill the gap in other ways and to minimise how long it lasts.

 

From Ann Sudmalis:
I am hoping this is a brief time period and I have sent details of one local business who may be interested in taking on the service, and I am just about to send a second set of information for Australia Post to pursue.

Inaugural Hangi and Music Evening was a huge success!

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The Wandandian Progress Association have been busy raising funds to complete Stage 2 of the Wandean Road Community Pathway.

Stage 1 was completed in February with some welcome support and financial assistance from the Shoalhaven City Council. The Machinery work for the pathway was done by local volunteers .

To raise funds for Stage 2 raffle tickets were sold and a Hangi and Music evening was held in the local hall Saturday 3 June. Being overwhelmed with interest, 140 Hangi tickets and 761 raffle tickets were sold raising just over $6,000.

Wandandian Hangi

A great evening was had by all and although the Hangi meal was a little late coming out of the ground, no one really seemed to care as they rocked away to the fabulous 70’s music of the V.I.C.E Squad from Vincentia. The band started at 6pm and they were still going at 11pm. The Hangi fire and a couple of fire buckets burned and kept some outside while others danced the night away inside the hall. The atmosphere was fabulous as was the food, the music and the company – a great mix for a great evening.

Congratulations to those who won prizes in the raffle and the lucky Door Prize.

Wandandian Progress Association would like to thank those who participated and helped raise this money for Stage 2 of the pathway where work will commence once the ground dries out enough.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raffle Result Details:

1st Prize:     Samsung 50: Smart TV Ticket No. 201     Sue Blessing,St Georges Basin

2nd Prize      Webber Baby Q (BBQ) Ticket No. 677     Glen Simpson, Scullin, ACT (formerly of Wandandian)

3rd Prize      Bewong River Retreat O’night stay          Ken Rankin, Wandandian

4th Prize      Set of Travel Luggage                                     Rob Young, Sanctuary Point

 

Lucky Door Prize:   A Security Screen Door donated by Bay and Basin Security – won by Kimberley George, Vincentia