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Welcome and thank you for visiting my website. I am very proud to be your local voice on Wollondilly Shire Council and am very focused on working and lobbying for a better deal for all of Wollondilly.

Wollondilly is one of the most beautiful Council areas in the country its history is based on agriculture, mining, a proud tradition of National service and Aboriginal history.

Please have a browse of my website and tell me what you think. I’d also be delighted to hear from you about the issues that are important to you and your family.

Best wishes

Benn Banasik

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SKIN – Freya Jobbins’ new solo exhibition

If you get the chance to get down to Bowral by the 27th of May you’ll be able to see a fantastic solo exhibition by the very talented Wollondilly artist Freya Jobbins. I have been a great fan of Freya’s work for a long time and her heads and torso works made out of toys …

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Garden plan excitement grows & Playground options put to residents

From Wollondilly Advertiser by Michael Cox 25 April 2012. A GROUP of green thumbs have begun to forge ahead with plans to develop a community garden in Bargo. The plans show a three-stage proposal that the community expects would resemble Camden’s community patch on Exeter Street. Hambridge Road resident Bob Rogers said the community group …

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REPresent Regional Youth Forum brings up issues affecting Macarthur young people

From Macarhur Chronicle by Tahnae Goldsworthy 20 April 2012 PUBLIC transport, jobs, the region’s reputation, homelessness and activities for young people were some of the major issues to come out of the REPresent Regional Youth Forum last week. More than 50 young people from across the Macarthur and Wingecarribee regions met with the community’s leaders, …

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Autumn Book Sale at Wollondilly Library #NYR12

Its that time of year again! Wedesday 2nd of May is the Autumn Book Sale at the Wollondilly Shire Hall in Picton. What better way to celebrate the National Year of Reading than purchasing some pre-loved library stock and donated books sold at absolutely bargain prices.  There is a huge range of fiction and non-fiction …

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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old Anzac Day always holds a very special place for me every year, even though my family members did not serve in the Australian Army. My Grandfather Jozef Banasik served his time with the Polish Army Corp under General Andes in World War II. …

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Many milestones in Menangle’s history tour

From Macarthur Chronicle 19 April 2012 by Amanda Partridge PROUD Menangle residents are keen to show the rest of the country why their town is a historic hot-spot. The Menangle Community Association has designed a self-guided tour of the town in a bid to promote tourism. It points out some interesting milestones, including the town …

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Wilton gets the willies over second airport study

Copy of some media in regard to the proposed Wilton Airport from the Daily Telegraph 13 April by Patrick Lion To show your support against the airport proposal please visit http://www.facebook.com/NoWiltonAirport RESIDENTS of towns near the site of a potential second Sydney airport at Wilton are furious after the federal government yesterday moved closer to conducting …

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Plea for new link to avoid gridlocked Narellan Road

From Campbelltown/Narellan Advertiser 11th April 2012 by Alexandra Pleffer MACARTHUR’S three councils will officially beg Premier Barry O’Farrell to deliver — as fast as possible — another major road between Campbelltown and Camden. The Macarthur Regional Organisation of Councils (MACROC) — representing Campbelltown, Camden and Wollondilly — has agreed to write to the state government …

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Wollondilly Youth Week Events for 2012

This year looks to be Wollondilly’s biggest Youth Week yet.  With events such as Kangaroos Footy Clinic with NRL Players, African Drumming, Arts Workshops even a Weet-Bix Eating Challenge. Below you will find a full list of the events held during Youth Week 2012.  I am particularly looking forward to the Regional Youth Forum.  It doesn’t take a genius to …

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April School Holiday Activities

Council hosts a number of events over the holiday period of young adults and children in Wollondilly.  Along with the XBox 360 and Nintendo Wii systems in the Wollondilly Library at Picton and many youth events over Youth week over the next month there are a number of highlight events during the Easter school holidays. …

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Volunteers join Wollondilly shire’s Clean Up Australia Day efforts

From Macarthur Chronicle by Amanda Partridge THE Wollondilly shire community took to the streets earlier this month to spruce up the region on Clean Up Australia Day. Councillor Benn Banasik, residents and the Bargo Chamber of Commerce spent two hours picking up rubbish near the town of Bargo at the freeway on and off ramps. …

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Calling all renters: Cynthia and Allan White will help select two families that will be given the keys to a new home and a no-interest loan. Picture: Jeff de Pasquale

Help for two families to escape rental trap

From Wollondilly Advertiser 29th February 2012 by Michael Cox. Being trapped in the rental market has many Wollondilly families staring down the barrel of the housing dilemma. But what if there was a way to fulfil the Australian dream without paying any interest on a home loan? Michael Cox reports. PARTNER Housing Australasia is searching for two …

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