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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Christmas Tree in the Berrima Marketplace
As part of the Shire-wide celebration of Christmas, Wingecarribee Shire Council put up a tree, decorated with lights in the Berrima Marketplace close to the Children’s Playground. The tree was lit up at night and welcomed visitors from the south … Continue reading
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Remembrance Day 11 November 2021
Remembrance Day 2021 – Celebrated at the Berrima Cenotaph in the Marketplace Every year, the Berrima Primary School organises the village’s observance of Armistice Day, 11 November 1919, that marked the end of First World War. The children in turn read … Continue reading
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Berrima Remembrance Grove New Grant Funding Awarded
The NSW Department of Veteran Affairs awarded the BRA a $10,000 grant to undertake the next step in the $25,500 project to prepare a comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for the important heritage plantation just south of Berrima on the Old … Continue reading
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Hume Coal project rejected by the IPC – 31 August 2021
The NSW Independent Planning Commission rejected the South Korea’s POSCO Hume Coal project to build a greenfields export gaol mine a few kilometres south of Berrima. The IPC decision is available at the following link: https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/resources/pac/media/files/pac/projects/2021/06/hume-coal-project/determination/210831-hume-coal-and-berrima-rail-statement-of-reasons.pdf The Berrima and Southern … Continue reading
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NSW Minister issues EOI for sale of Berrima Gaol – 18 October 2021
The NSW Minister for Water, Property and Housing, the Hon. Melinda Pavey released a call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) today – 18 October 2021 – for the freehold purchase of the former Berrima Correctional Centre. The deadline for … Continue reading
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Berrima Gaol – BRA vison for adaptively re-purposing different parts of the site
The Berrima Residents Association presents its detailed concept for adaptively re-purposing different parts of the Gaol as a vibrant and sustainable community asset that protects the site and creates jobs for the Southern Highlands. BERRIMA GOAL EXPERIENCE 1839-2019. A state-of-the-art museum and … Continue reading
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BRA vison is for Berrima Gaol to be re-purposed as a community asset
Since the NSW Government decided to permanently close Berrima Goal in 2019, the Association has progressively refined its “vision” for the future use of the site. Our principal objective is that the property be retained by the community and re-purposed … Continue reading
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Council Proposes Plan for an Orderly and Transparent Sale of Berrima Gaol 15 October 2021
Following months of discussion between the NSW Government and Wingecarribee Shire Council about setting up a formal process for the sale of Berrima Gaol, Council wrote to the NSW Government on 15 October 2021. Council has made this letter … Continue reading
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Berrima – Australia’s Top Tourism Town 2021
Berrima has been named the 2021 winner of Australia’s Top Tourism Town (under 5,000 population category). The prestigious award was announced by the Hon Dan Tehan, Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Investment at the inaugural Top Tourism Town event on … Continue reading
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Government Decision to Sell Berrima Gaol – May 2021
The NSW Government decided to permanently close the Berrima Correctional Centre, formally Berrima Gaol, in late 2019 and arranged to transfer the property from the Department of Corrective Services to the NSW Property and Development Office in 2020. Press reports … Continue reading
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