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21 May 2025

Council has been successful in utilising the $252.2 million NSW Government investment to create an additional 1,300 places in the local government sector across the state.

19 May 2025

Do you coordinate a community group? Make sure you add it to our community directory which has details on groups across the Blayney Shire!

29 Apr 2025

Ensure your waste is out by Sunday 25 May 2025 | Blayney Shire Council is providing a Bulky Waste Collection for residents who receive a waste collection service. This will allow collection of larger items & will enable items suitable for recycling to be diverted from landfill thereby maximizing the ...

11 Apr 2025

Council has been working closely with the NSW Environment Protection Authority, for a number of months in relation to a wider ongoing water monitoring and sampling program focused on the Belubula River. Specifically, Council has been liaising directly with the EPA in relation to the Blayney Was ...

27 Mar 2025

Blayney Shire Council is in the process of reviewing and updating the Community Strategic Plan (CSP). The CSP is a community document with priorities and aspirations for the future of the Shire covering a period of at least 10 years. This document then feeds into our Delivery Program (completed ever ...

26 Jan 2025

Blayney Shire Council hosted the 2025 Australia Day Awards at Heritage Park, Blayney. The day commenced with a free BBQ community breakfast, followed by the Awards Ceremony in the amphitheatre with an address from our ambassador Viv Kartsounis.

15 Jan 2025

Our 2025 Australia Day Ambassador this year is Viv Kartsounis. Viv Kartsounis is a passionate changemaker and the founder of Shoes for Planet Earth, a charity that has transformed over 100,000 lives by providing sports shoes to people in need. Co-Founder & Co-Director of Day of Difference Fo ...

9 Jan 2025

This countback election is required to fill one casual vacancy on Blayney Shire Council. The casual vacancy has occurred due to the resignation of one councillor Michelle Pryse Jones. After the 14 September 2024 ordinary election, Council voted at their first meeting to use Countback to fill any vac ...

6 Jan 2025

Councillor Michelle Pryse Jones has resigned from Blayney Shire Council, effective as of 1 January 2025. Councillor Pryse Jones served on Council since December 2021 and was a Council appointed representative to several committees including the Central Tablelands Weeds Authority. Mayor Bruce Reyn ...

19 Nov 2024

Blayney Shire Council still in limbo regarding Dungeon Road and section 10 declaration.

1 Nov 2024

Not sure what items go in which bin? The A-Z waste info sheet includes a fairly comprehensive list of everything accepted in each of Blayney’s bins, as well as alternative disposal options such as the Blayney Waste Facility.

4 Oct 2024

Councillor Bruce Reynolds has been elected Blayney Shire’s new Mayor for the next two years, and Councillor Rebecca Scott has been elected Deputy Mayor.

13 Sep 2024

Council has obtained specialist legal advice, to understand the implications of the s10 declaration for Council in its capacity as the Roads Authority for Dungeon Road. Following receipt of this legal advice, Council has proceeded to write to Minister Plibersek, identifying that an amendment is req ...

15 Aug 2024

Notice is herby given for compulsory acquiring of land being for Lot 1 DP1000547 and Lot 13 DP1248618

8 Aug 2024

As we look towards the upcoming local government elections in September, after careful consideration with my family, I have decided not to stand for re-election as a councillor and finish my time as mayor of Blayney Shire Council.

4 Jul 2024

Council's annual newsletter is delivered with the annual rates notice, if you don't receive a rates notice, you can view the newsletter here.

3 Jul 2024

Blayney Shire Council has announced Belgravia Leisure as the operating partner of CentrePoint Sport and Leisure Centre. With more than 30 years of experience in the leisure and recreation industry, Belgravia Leisure currently manages 230+ sport, leisure and tourism sites across Australia and New ...

19 Jun 2024

From Monday 24 June, Transport for NSW will implement a High Pedestrian Activity Area, with a reduced speed limit of 40 km/h through a number of streets in the Blayney town centre. The new speed limit comes into effect on 24 June 2024 and this change will maintain a constant lower speed environment ...

14 May 2024

The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has completed their assessment of Blayney Shire Council’s special variation application and approved Council’s application for the proposed increase. Council’s application to IPART was submitted in January 2024 following community consu ...

26 Apr 2024

Following the public hearing on 4 April 2023 in connection with the proposed reclassification Clake Street, Blayney from ‘Community’ to ‘Operational’ land pursuant to Section 29 of the Local Government Act 1993, a copy of the report into this Public Hearing can be found Council’s website under Publi ...