Highlands News

A man is being treated for burns after a vehicle explosion in Bowral. Just after 11 this morning, Emergency Services were called to AJ Automotive Services on Bong Bong Street. The 45 year old suffered minor burns to his hands and face. He's been taken to Bowral Hospital. Three Ambulance NSW crews attended along...

An Alpaca Co - operative formed in the Southern Highlands has received more than 120 expressions of interest from across Australia. The industry is only 30 years old and combining breeders will enable the co - op to sell fleece globally in numbers Spokesperson Mick Williams says demand is coming from a...

Double demerits will be in place from midnight tonight as part of the Queen’s Birthday road safety campaign. Operation Stay Alert which will run up until the end of Monday, will be targeting speeding, drink and drug-driving, mobile phones and not wearing seatbelts. So far this year, 154 people have already lost...

Wollondilly Mayor Judy Hannan has indicated she'll be running as an independent at the next State Election if the Liberal Party chooses not to run a local candidate. At the moment there are five candidates including Penny Fischer , Nat Smith, Pat Farmer, Josephine Byrnes-Luna and Simon Landow who's the only...

A community group has been formed to oppose a large sandstone quarry being proposed at Sutton Forest. The " Save our Sands Action Group " will be holding its first public meeting at St. Paul's Primary School in Moss Vale on June 15 from 6:30pm. According to the Department of Planning, the...

The Hume Police District's Rural Crime Prevention team is reminding people to makesure their pets are kept safe and secure at all times. Over the past three weeks there have been three separate dog thefts in the Goulburn and Taralga areas. The dogs stolen include, an eight-month-old, yellow and white-coloured male Kelpie...

Emergency Services have been called to the Southern Highlands Private Hospital after a small fire broke out. The fire started around 9:30 last night, in a drying room used to warm linen. No one was injured and there were no evacuations. Inspector John Klepczarek from the Hume Local Area Command insists it was...

Ray McGibbon the Southern Highlands snake catcher will be conducting a talk this Friday for the Robertson Environmental Protection Society. Mr. McGibbon will be touching on a number of issues including his rehabilitation work, basic first aid and what to do if you see a snake. He says he's still getting the...

Two Tafe students from the Southern Highlands have performed outstandingly at the recent World Skills Competition at Darling Harbour. Gumnut Patisserie's Samantha Trotter collected gold in pastry gold and Matthew Harris won bronze in Fitting and machining. Samantha says she's really pleased with her efforts. She was required to complete a chocolate showpiece...

The Southern Highlands Soccer Association has thrown its support behind the “United for Macarthur” A-League bid, to establish a team in South West Sydney. The bid also has the backing of billionaire Lang Walker, Executive Chairman of Walker Corporation, Mr. Walker has committed to take a shareholding in the entity in addition...

A Sydney Businessman has grand plans for the old Marulan Dirt and Tar Circuit. Steve Shelley who's an avid racing fan, bought the track in late 2016 and has just opened the first part of a multi-stage redevelopment. The improvements include a completely new surface, a challenging sequence of switchback hairpins, concrete...

The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting a dry Winter across the Southern Highlands with a 70 per cent chance of below average rainfall. The conditions are being caused by strong high pressure over Southern Australia which is preventing frontal systems making their way past Victoria. Senior Climatologist Blair Trewin says the dry...

Due to ongoing problems with the Southern Highlands train line, the Southern Highlands Chamber of Commerce is lobbying the State Government for an express bus service from the Wingecarribee to parts of Sydney. Chair Steve Horton believes this would allow people the opportunity to explore more work opportunities in the Western...

The Nature Conservation Council of NSW claims the Berejiklian Government's Koala reserve system offers the species virtually no new protection. The changes affect large areas of NSW including parts of the Belanglo, Jellore and Meryla State Forests, but the association is questioning whether this is in fact prime koala habitat. Government analysis...

Wingecarribee Council will be installing a number of flood depth markers and warning signs at various flood hotpots in Bowral. Council's Group Manager of Infrastructure Services Dominic Lucas says our shire has a long history of major flooding incidents tracing back over one hundred years. The first of the new flood depth...

The Today Show will broadcast live from Berrima tomorrow to celebrate Pie Time. Weather presenter Natalia Cooper will be outside the Courthouse at 8:12am and in the main street in front of Stones Patisserie at 8:36am. Destination Southern Highlands is encouraging locals to get along for some crowd support.

Bowral Public School Principal Wendy Buckley will be retiring from permanent teaching. During her nine years at the helm, she's overseen the building of the second school hall, a new building with eight classrooms, a canteen, the installation of flued gas heaters and new playgrounds to name a few. Ms. Buckley and...

Mittagong Train Station will be one of 11 stations across NSW which will be upgraded as part of the State Government's Transport Access Program. The improvements will include a new footbridge, two new lifts and improved lighting to ensure the station is accessible to everyone. Member for Wollondilly Jai Rowell says it...

Around 200,000 concrete sleepers built at Braemar have started to roll off the production line for the first stage of the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project. The $20 million dollar contract which was awarded to Rocla, has created an extra 20 jobs and a boost to the local economy. Over the...