Cassilis District Development Group

25/02/2026

It's that time again 🥂 The biennial Cassilis Spring Ball is back for another year of dancing, entertainment, and community fundraising!

Put the 14th of November in to your calendars, share with all your favourite people, and follow our page for more details, ticket sales, theme inspo, sponsorship packages and more 💃🕺🏻

And please get in touch with the organising committee at [email protected] if you'd like to donate/sponsor our 2026 event.

11/02/2026

🚧 Street Sweeping Schedule: February – March 2026 🍃

Council’s street sweeping program will be rolling through the Shire from late February into March. Detailed cleaning is scheduled town by town below. All dates are weather permitting.

📍 Aberdeen
- Monday 23 February – Start sweeping, approximately half of town
- Monday 2 March – Finish remaining streets
- Monday 9 March – Catch up on any outstanding areas if required

📍 Cassilis
- Tuesday 24 February – All streets, first pass
- Thursday 26 February – Complete remaining streets

📍 Merriwa
- Tuesday 24 February – Start sweeping
- Thursday 26 February – Continue remaining streets

📍 Scone – Please refer to map:
- Friday 27 February – Map 1, east of Kelly Street
- Monday 2 March – Continue Map 1, east of Kelly Street
- Tuesday 3 March – Start Map 2, west of Kelly Street
- Wednesday 4 March – Map 4, north-east of Map 1, all streets completed in one day
- Thursday 5 March – Continue Map 2, west of Kelly Street
- Friday 6 March – Map 3, Satur Road and streets west of Middlebrook Road, including Rosehill Road, Bunnan Road, Moobi Road and streets off Moobi Road
- Tuesday 10 March – Continue Map 2, west of Kelly Street
- Thursday 12 March – Continue Map 3

📍 Murrurundi via Blandford
- Wednesday 11 March – Begin sweeping
- Friday 13 March – Finish remaining streets

🗓️ Catch up period
- 16 to 20 March – Crews will return to any areas missed due to rain or heavy debris and complete all remaining work.

🚗 Residents
Please move vehicles, trailers, caravans and other items away from kerbsides where possible by using your driveway. This helps crews clean streets efficiently and thoroughly.

Thanks for helping keep our towns clean and well presented 🌿

11/02/2026

🔋 FREE Renewables Taster Program – Mudgee & Dunedoo (May 2026)

Live in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone? Looking to build job-ready skills for construction or renewables?

EnergyCo and the NSW Department of Education, in partnership with VERTO and SKIVL, are offering a free, nationally accredited two-week training program right here in our region.

Participants will gain industry tickets including:
✔ White Card
✔ Working at Heights
✔ Confined Spaces
✔ Traffic Control
✔ Risk Management
✔ Small Plant & Haul Truck Operations
✔️ 2-day Work Preparation Skills workshop (resume, cover letters & interview skills)

Previous participants have moved into roles in traffic control, civil construction and labouring.

📍 Mudgee Program: 4–27 May 2026
📍 Dunedoo Program: 18 May–3 June 2026

You must:
• Be 18+
• Live in the Central-West Orana REZ
• Not currently enrolled in school/TAFE/uni
• Have full working rights in Australia

📞 To register your interest, contact Aimee McMillan at VERTO:
1300 483 786 | 0429 424 762
[email protected]

Registrations close in March 2026.

Link for more info:

Live in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone? Build real, job-ready skills with our free, nationally accredited Renewables Taster Program.

29/01/2026

📣 ACEREZ Community Grants – Cassilis Information Session

ACEREZ invites local community groups to attend an information session on the ACEREZ Community Grants Program.

This session will:
✔️ Outline eligibility criteria
✔️ Guide you through the application process
✔️ Provide an opportunity to ask questions before applying

📍 Cassilis Community Centre
🗓 Thursday 12 February
⏰ 5pm–7pm

💰 Funding available:
• Small Community Grants: $3,000 – $50,000
• Significant Community Grants: $50,000 – $1 million

☕ Light refreshments will be served.
📝 Please RSVP by Wednesday 4 February 2026.

28/01/2026

CDDG Meeting – This Sunday
🗓 Sunday
⏰ 4:30pm
📍 Bowling Club

Hope to see you there.

04/12/2025

📣 Meet Rhonda – Today at 10:30am! 🎶

Cassilis District Development Group invites our community to join us this morning at 10:30am at Erika’s Bread Bar for a friendly meet-and-greet with Rhonda, an experienced local music teacher offering piano, flute, and music theory tuition in our district.

If you’ve been considering music lessons for yourself or your children, this is a great chance to ask questions, learn more about her background, and see how she can support budding musicians in our community.

☕️ Grab a coffee, say hello, and help us welcome her!

All welcome.

03/12/2025

📣 Community Drop-In Session – Cassilis Sewage Project

The Cassilis District Development Group invites all residents to a community information evening on:

🗓 Tuesday 9th December
⏰ 5:00pm – 7:00pm
📍 Cassilis Hall

We will be joined by Mick Doran, the project manager overseeing the Cassilis Sewage Project. Mick will be available to:

✔️ Introduce himself to the community
✔️ Provide an update on the project’s progress and next steps
✔️ Answer questions

This is a great opportunity to stay informed and ensure our community’s voice is heard as works progress.

06/11/2025

🌿 Liverpool Range Wind Farm – Community Drop-In Sessions 🌿

The Liverpool Range Wind Farm Project team is inviting the community to drop in and learn about proposed changes to the project’s development consent.

These proposed modifications include:
✅ Reducing the maximum number of turbines
✅ Reducing the overall project footprint
✅ Removing both Turee Vale Road and the external transmission line from the project

Come along to view maps, chat with the project team, and ask any questions — no RSVP needed and no formal presentations.

📍 Coolah Youth & Community Centre
🗓 Tuesday 25 November 2025
🕘 9:30am–12:30pm & 3:30pm–7pm

📍 Cassilis Community Centre
🗓 Thursday 27 November 2025
🕘 9:30am–12:30pm & 3:30pm–7pm

For more information, visit www.tiltrenewables.com or call 1800 WE TILT (1800 938 458).

28/10/2025

13/10/2025

The Independent Planning Commission is holding a public meeting regarding the Liverpool Range Wind Quarry on Wednesday 22 October 2025 at Cassilis Community Hall at 10 am.

This development approval will allow for the mining of construction material (700,000 tonnes per year) for the Liverpool Range Wind project. The gravel from this quarry will be used for hardstands and the many public roads that are now sealed but will revert to gravel during the 5 year wind construction period.

This open cut quarry is on private land. It is for use by the wind farm only.

Come along & listen or if you wish to speak at this meeting you will need to register by 12 noon on Tuesday 14 October. Registration is via the Independent Planning Commission case portal.

Liverpool Range Quarry SSD-68063715 A development application for a hard rock quarry that would extract, process and transport up to 700,000 tonnes of hard rock material per annum to supply construction material to the approved Liverpool Range Wind Farm project (SSD-6696). Case progress Carousel ite...