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Turn your lights on between Sunday 4 December & Saturday 10 December for the judges scoring!

Please note the Shire Administration Office and Wongan Hills Community Resource Centre will be closed during the following period - Friday 23 December 12.00pm to Tuesday 3 January 9.00am

On Thursday 5 August 2021, the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu announced its successful bid to secure $300,000 of funding through the Australian Government's Regional Airports Program. The program aimed to improve the safety of aircraft, operators and passengers using regional airports and aerodromes and the funding was used for upgrades to infrastructure at the Wongan Hills airport which are now complete.

Please note the service provider for the TV Transmission Tower will be on site Tuesday 8 November next week to complete an annual service. During this period there will be intermittent interruptions to services throughout the day whilst the service is completed. We apologise in advance for the inconvenience this may cause.

Please note the Shire Administration Office and Wongan Hills Community Resource Centre will be closed Tuesday 1 November - 11.30am to 1.00pm. We apologise for any inconvenience.

The Shire Administration Office and Wongan Hills CRC will be closed during the following times for staff development and training: Wednesday 12 October - 9.00am - 10.30am Thursday 13 October - 1.30pm - 4.30pm

FIREBREAK COMPLIANCE REMINDER - 13 OCOTBER 2022 Fire Break Notice Pursuant to the powers contained in section 33 of the Bush Fires Act 1954, you are hereby required on or before the 13th day of October, to plough, scarify, cultivate, spray or otherwise clear and thereafter maintain free of all inflammable material until the 31st day of March firebreaks in the following dimensions on the land owned or occupied by you.

The 2022/2023 bulk waste verge collection dates have been released by the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu.

Please note the Wongan Hills gym will be closed for routine maintenance between 7am and 5pm on Wednesday 28 September.

Last week, the Shire President, Councillors and executive staff visited Cadoux to engage with local residents about changes they want to see in their town.

Our offices will be closed on Thursday 22 September for a National Day of Mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Nominations for 2023 Community Service Awards are now open. Please visit the Citizen Awards page for submissions and further information.

As at 1st September 2022, the new Fire Danger Rating system has been launched by DFES.

The Shire of Wongan-Ballidu wishes to advise residents of a Corella Cull taking place within the site of Wongan Hills. Weather permitting, this will take place on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March 2022

A schedule of meeting dates is now available to view.

The Shire of Wongan-Ballidu has been successful in its application for funding under the Regional Airports Program.

On advice from the Shire's Bushfire Advisory Committee, fire-fighting equipped trailers will no longer be allowed on the active fire ground from October 2021.

We are pleased to advise we are extending our Harvest Ban and Vehicle Movement Ban messaging service to include a wider range of services.

The Shire has reluctantly accepted Cr Jon Hasson's resignation from Council.