Operational Plan 2019/20 has been adopted!

Image of cover page of Create Wollondilly Delivery Program and Operational Plan. Includes Wollondilly Shire Council logo and three images of Council staff performing their work.


Wollondilly Shire Council’s Operational Plan for 2019/2020 was adopted at the Council meeting on 17 June 2019, and takes effect on Monday 1 July 2019.

This Operational Plan is the third year of the 4 year delivery program (2017/2018 – 2020/2021) and contains detailed information about Council's services and projects for the 2019/2020 financial year.

Public exhibition of the draft Operational Plan took place from Tuesday 16 April 2019 to Monday 13 May 2019; and the community's feedback helped inform the final operational plan that has now been adopted. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback.

The plan includes:

  • An increase in funding of $4 million for capital projects, such as:
    • Creation of master plans for various recreational facilities in Wollondilly, including Warragamba
    • Installation of outdoor fitness equipment in eight locations across the Shire
    • Development of a skate park at Appin
  • $9.3 million of accumulated Special Rate Variation funds earmarked for road renewal, new kerb and gutter, new footpaths and cycleways, open space and buildings renewal programs
  • General operating expenditure remaining fairly constant to last years budget that will focus on delivering strategic projects, such as:
    • Developing Illuminate as Wollondilly's key arts and cultural event
    • Revising the local strategic planning statements for the Shire and the new Local Environmental Plan
    • Implementation of the Koala Plan of Management
    • Implementation of a range of smart city and digital technology strategies
    • Ongoing advocacy for the interests of our community.


Wollondilly Shire Council’s Operational Plan for 2019/2020 was adopted at the Council meeting on 17 June 2019, and takes effect on Monday 1 July 2019.

This Operational Plan is the third year of the 4 year delivery program (2017/2018 – 2020/2021) and contains detailed information about Council's services and projects for the 2019/2020 financial year.

Public exhibition of the draft Operational Plan took place from Tuesday 16 April 2019 to Monday 13 May 2019; and the community's feedback helped inform the final operational plan that has now been adopted. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback.

The plan includes:

  • An increase in funding of $4 million for capital projects, such as:
    • Creation of master plans for various recreational facilities in Wollondilly, including Warragamba
    • Installation of outdoor fitness equipment in eight locations across the Shire
    • Development of a skate park at Appin
  • $9.3 million of accumulated Special Rate Variation funds earmarked for road renewal, new kerb and gutter, new footpaths and cycleways, open space and buildings renewal programs
  • General operating expenditure remaining fairly constant to last years budget that will focus on delivering strategic projects, such as:
    • Developing Illuminate as Wollondilly's key arts and cultural event
    • Revising the local strategic planning statements for the Shire and the new Local Environmental Plan
    • Implementation of the Koala Plan of Management
    • Implementation of a range of smart city and digital technology strategies
    • Ongoing advocacy for the interests of our community.