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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.
At its meeting on Monday, 19 August 2024 Council resolved to review Policy 2.45 Stock Movement and Grazing. The policy can be viewed at the link below.
Written submissions can be made by email to mail@lockhart.nsw.gov.au, by post to PO Box 21, Lockhart NSW 2656 or delivered by hand to Council’s Administration Building, 65 Green Street, Lockhart.
To read more about the upcoming elections, click HERE.
On this page you can find links to the NSW Electoral Commission’s website.
There are links to check your enrolment details and also confirm what Ward (Riding) you are in.
Links are also included to let you know what voting options are available for the upcoming election and who the candidates are.
Postal vote applications are now closed.
Council is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the management of its swimming pools for the 2024-2027 swimming seasons:
Council’s swimming pool lease agreements provide for the collection of gate receipts, the operation of the kiosks and a monthly payment. Alternate models such as fixed contract, commission, profit sharing or other arrangements will be considered.
The successful applicant(s) is required to hold a current Bronze Medallion or equivalent certificate and a resuscitation certificate. The successful applicant(s) will also be subject to a Working with Children Check.
Relevant operational training will be provided to the successful applicant.
EOIs must include all contact details, references/referees, relevant experience and copies of applicable certificates or levels of attainment.
Written expressions of interest should be received at Council by 5.00pm on Friday, 6 September 2024, addressed to the General Manager, Lockhart Shire Council, PO Box 21, Lockhart NSW 2656 or emailed to tenders@lockhart.nsw.gov.au
Craig Fletcher
Acting General Manager
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…
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