Author Archives: Berrima RA

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 →

  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 →

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 →

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 →

  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 →

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 →

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 →

The upgrade of the children’s playground in the Berrima Marketplace, designed specifically to accommodate disabled kids, is well underway with a completion date of late October 2020. The upgrade was initiated by the Rotary Club of the Berrima District with … Continue reading →

The Wingecarribee 2040 Local Strategic Planning Statement sets out a 20-year land-use vision for the Shire encompassing planning priorities in six areas – Environment, Rural Lands, Economy, Housing, Infrastructure and Places. In Places, Precinct Plans are presented for each towns and village in the … Continue reading →