Starting Monday 10 November 2025, residents and ratepayers may receive a survey call asking for their view on Council’s performance over the last twelve months as part of Council’s 2025 Community Satisfaction Survey. Council is asking our community to take 15 minutes out of their day to let us know what we’re doing well and […]
Tag: Snowy Mountains
Bredbo Public Toilet Upgrades
Snowy Monaro Regional Council is upgrading the rest area public toilets at Bredbo’s Centennial Park from Monday 10 November 2025 until Friday 12 December 2025. A frequent stop for many travellers on the Monaro Highway, this project will see internal wall panels and door hardware replaced, floors painted, and a new urinal installed in the […]
Snowy River Hostel Update
Snowy Monaro Regional Council has resolved to give the community and interested residents the opportunity to form a community-led working group (with partners) to develop a proposal for repurposing the Snowy River Hostel site. This follows a vote held in the confidential section of the second session of Snowy Monaro Regional Council’s October Ordinary Council […]
Berridale Village Master Plan: Stage 1 Construction and Stage 3 Design
Council is breaking ground before Christmas on the first stage of Berridale Village Master Plan, with the design process concurrently underway for the future third stage of the ambitious project to transform Berridale. The multi-year Berridale Village Master Plan project has seen Council’s projects team and the community Project Engagement Group working closely together to […]
Councillors re-elect Deputy Mayor Tricia Hopkins at October Meeting
Incumbent Snowy Monaro Deputy Mayor Tricia Hopkins has been re-elected for a second 12-month term at the October Ordinary Council Meeting on Thursday 16 October 2025 in Cooma. Two nominations were received for the deputy mayoral election, which was conducted by an ordinary ballot process. The second nominee was Councillor Tanya Higgins. “I am looking […]
Double-take: Long-Footed Potoroo Spotting in Kosciuszko National Park
The Long-footed Potoroo, one of the rarest marsupials in NSW, has been discovered in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP). Listed as critically endangered, this is only the second location the shy, nocturnal marsupial has been detected in NSW since the 1990s. PHOTO: The detection in KNP is just the second location the species has been seen […]
Council Seeking Public Feedback on Draft Code of Meeting Practice
Council is seeking feedback on the draft Code of Meeting Practice, on public exhibition until 5pm on Thursday 27 November 2025. The Office of Local Government (OLG) has released a new model code of meeting practice and Council has updated its own Code of Meeting Practice to reflect the updated model code. Council seeks the […]
Be Swoop Smart in the Snowy Monaro this Spring
It’s great to take in the warmer weather and enjoy some time outdoors with the arrival of spring here in the Snowy Monaro, but Council is reminding residents and visitors to be alert, stay safe, and be swoop smart during magpie and lapwing swooping season. We all want to protect our families, and our local […]
Boco Rock Community Enhancement Fund Awardees for 2025
Snowy Monaro Regional Council is delighted to announce that 35 local Snowy Monaro community groups will receive grant funding from the Boco Rock Community Enhancement Fund in 2025, sharing in a total funding pool of more than $280,000. This year’s funding will support a diverse range of projects, events, and institutions that enhance community life […]
Upgrades at Jindabyne Town Centre public Toilets Expected to be Complete by March 2026
Council contractors will begin work on major upgrades to the Jindabyne Town Centre public toilets from Monday 13 October 2025. The project will see the complete replacement of facility internals, major renovations to the building exterior, and improvements to surrounding paths and access points. The site will be closed for the duration of the project […]