Environment Matters
We care about where we live.
…look at a map and you won’t find a river at Junee, but we do have a wetland and a town-based Landcare group that cares for it.
…a computer system monitors the soil on our sporting fields, they’re watered when they need it, not because it’s Thursday and Thursday is watering day!
Firewood Collection and Protection of Roadside Vegetation & Habitat
Bushfire Action Guide
In bushfires, radiant heat, dehydration and asphyxiation are the main killers. Well-prepared houses resist brief exposure to fire, protecting occupants who can then save their homes.
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Monitoring Reports in accordance with the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act)
2019-11 Pollution Incident Response Management Plan - Junee Waste Facility EP Lic...In Your Environment
Bees
Bees become very active in Spring and generally swarm between September and December. This is a natural behaviour and is part of the reproductive life cycle of honey bees.
Bee swarms on private prope...Junee Area Landcare Network
The Junee Area Landcare Network (JALN) is an incorporated network of Landcare Groups in the Junee region. The network area covers the Junee Shire and a small part of the Coolamon Shire.
The Network includes :
- W...
Landcare
Landcare is a community-based approach to managing and restoring our environment, and improving the sustainability of our agricultural activities.
Off-Leash Areas
Need somewhere for you dog to run?
The grass area just before the Caravan Park in Park Lane and the grass area along the Olympic Highway between De Salis Drive and Monte Cristo Road are two areas designated as off-leash areas.
Roadside Grazing
With the advent of the drought it became apparent that there is not a lot of knowledge out there within councils - and even to some degree within the Local Land Services – of the various rights of stock owners to graze stock on the roadside. Th...
Salinity in Junee Shire
by Col Macaulay
Director Engineering Services
Junee - Location and Description
Junee is a town with a population of 4,000 people, located in south-west New South Wales, 450kms from Sydney and 550kms from Melbourne.Tree Planting Project to Fight Urban Salinity
Junee Shire Council, in conjunction with the Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority, has embarked on an exciting new project targeting Urban Salinity. Our communi...
Urban Salinity
Salinity in urban areas is increasingly recognised as an issue that can potentially cause significant economic, environmental and social costs in many areas of NSW. Urban salinity indicators are evident in many local government areas includin...
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