National Tree Day 2023

National Tree Day 2023

Did you know that healthy shade trees in an urban landscape benefits mental health, improve air quality and can reduce daytime heat by up to 10 degrees Celsius? National Tree Day is Sunday 30 July and National Schools Tree Day is Friday 28 July. Since 1998 the event...
Blue Green Algae Amber Alert at Lake Lyell

Blue Green Algae Amber Alert at Lake Lyell

Blue Green Algae has bloomed at Lake Lyell with an Amber alert issued by Water NSW. The latest results issued by Water NSW have indicated that Blue Green Algae levels have risen at Lake Lyell.  Consequently, an Amber Alert has been put in place.  An Amber...
Telco Roadshow Events Coming to Lithgow Local Government Area

Telco Roadshow Events Coming to Lithgow Local Government Area

  Lithgow City Council is facilitating two Telecommunication Roadshow events for the Lithgow local government area in cooperation with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and with Telstra, Optus, NBN Co and Regional Tech Hub. These free public...
Speak up and be heard with Youth Council

Speak up and be heard with Youth Council

Lithgow City Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from young people aged 12 to 24 years to join Youth Council. If you live in Lithgow, Wallerawang, Portland, or any other location within the city, you can apply. Youth Councillors are wanted from diverse...
Community to collaborate on upgrade of playgrounds in Wallerawang

Community to collaborate on upgrade of playgrounds in Wallerawang

Lithgow Mayor, Maree Statham has said that “Lithgow City Council is planning to build back better when public infrastructure is damaged.” The Council has invited the Wallerawang Lidsdale Progress Association to work collaboratively on this approach to the repair of...
Mine subsidence rectified on Browns Gap Road

Mine subsidence rectified on Browns Gap Road

Motorists who use Browns Gap Road will be pleased to hear that a re-opening of the road is drawing closer. The road was forced to be closed by Lithgow City Council in mid-2022 because of the subsidence of former mine workings on the down-slope. This caused distortion...