Lockhart Shire Council

LOCKHART
SHIRE COUNCIL

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Welcome to
Lockhart Shire Council

Lockhart Shire nestles in the heart of the Riverina and is one of the region’s most productive agricultural and pastoral areas. With a strong pioneering heritage and steeped in history, Lockhart Shire’s main towns and villages include Lockhart, The Rock, Yerong Creek, Pleasant Hills and Milbrulong. Each community has its own unique character and history, and the Shire offers visitors a relaxed country atmosphere steeped in history.

Lockhart is centrally situated 62km southwest of Wagga Wagga, 62km east of Narrandera and 105km north of Albury. The Rock is on the Olympic Highway 25km south of Wagga Wagga with Yerong Creek another 15km down the highway.

Land use planning

Have your say on the future of Land Use Planning in Lockhart Shire !

Please join us at any of our community sessions below.

Lockhart Shire History

If you would like to read an account of the Lockhart Shire History an account compiled and written by F.A.Prichard from Council minutes, letters and other Council records with some information gleaned from newspapers is available here…

Latest News

📢Have Your Say!📢

Draft Community Engagement Strategy & Participation Plan 2025

The Lockhart Shire Council invites you to review and provide feedback on the Draft Community Engagement Strategy & Participation Plan 2025.

This important document outlines how we will connect with our community to ensure your voices shape the future of our Shire. Your input is vital in creating a plan that reflects your needs and priorities.

📆 Public Display Period:

From: 20 December 2024

To: 3 February 2025

📍 Where to View the Draft:

In-Person: Hard copies are available at the Council Office.
Here: click the orange button below

📝 How to Provide Feedback:

Email: Send your thoughts to mail@lockhart.nsw.gov.au
In-Person: Drop written submissions at the Council Office.
Post: PO Box 21, Lockhart NSW 2656

All submissions should be addressed to the General Manager

Community Satisfaction Survey

Council has partnered with Micromex to conduct our online Community Satisfaction Survey 2024/2025

The purpose of the survey is to gather feedback on the Council’s performance and to understand what is most important to you and your community.

Please click on the below link to start the survey, which will be open for four weeks, closing on Friday 17^th January 2025

https://app.keysurvey.com/f/41762250/8b2e/

Please note:

All answers are confidential
This survey follows on from the phone survey that has recently been completed.
Face to Face Community Consultations will take place in February 2025

If you have any concerns or questions please email mail@lockhart.nsw.gov.au

Regional Drought Resilience Plan

Lockhart Shire and Wagga Wagga City Councils have been awarded a $450,000 grant from the Regional Drought Resilience Planning program, which is jointly funded by the NSW Government and the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

The purpose of the fund is to assist identified regions in NSW in developing their own Regional Drought Resilience Plans, which can be put into action by councils and their communities to address future risks. The fund aims to promote better drought preparedness in regional communities through proactive planning that takes into consideration environmental and social needs…