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Wagga Wagga City Council weekly newsletter
Saturday 10 February 2024 | Issue #482
Community
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Library partners with Hearing Australia to deliver free hearing tests New intersections in store for Pine Gully Road
NEW PARTNERSHIP: (from left) Community Hearing Advisor - Hearing Australia Lauren Mason, Chief First Nations Officer for Playgroups NSW Kellie Murray, and Agile Library Officer Rachael Downes during the visit by Hearing Australia to the Ngurra Hub at Ashmont with Wagga Wagga City Library’s Agile Library Service. Wagga Wagga City Library has established a partnership with Hearing Australia to deliver free hearing tests to residents across the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area throughout February and March. The initiative, which commenced on Monday (5 February), will see Hearing Australia offer free hearing tests for anyone aged over 18 years at various Agile Library sites in suburban and rural villages across the local government area, as well as at the main library site in the Civic Centre. Library Services Manager Christine Bolton said local residents will be able to come along and receive a free 15-minute hearing check, speak with a Hearing Australia consultant about good hearing health and find out information on a range of common hearing issues. “The library is delighted to be partnering with Hearing Australia because we share many of the same values, including fostering community connections, equity and access, and making a positive difference to people's lives through our
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programs and services no matter where you live in the local government area,” Ms Bolton said. One in six Australians currently have some form of hearing loss, representing around 3.6 million people. Hearing Australia has provided expert hearing care to Australians of all ages and from all walks of life for more than 75 years. Community Hearing Advisor - Hearing Australia Lauren Mason is excited about partnering with the Agile Library team as they visit our suburbs and rural villages, including Ashmont, Oura, Currawarna, Ladysmith, Humula, Mangoplah and Tarcutta. “I'm enjoying getting out and about in the community, talking to people about their hearing health and where they're up to on their hearing journey,” Ms Mason said. "We're not trying to sell people anything; we just want them to have an awareness of their hearing ability and have the chance to access regular checks.” This week, the Agile Library and
Hearing Australia team visited Oura, Currawarna and the Ngurra Hub at Ashmont, and next week, they will head to Ladysmith and Humula on Wednesday (14 February). For more details on the Agile Library and free hearing tests visits, head to waggalibrary.com.au/whats-on
TESTING TIME: Wiradjuri mental wellbeing worker Jasmine Williams undergoes a free hearing test offered by Hearing Australia during a visit to the Ngurra Hub by the Agile Library Service.
Wagga Wagga City Council will shortly be issuing a tender for the design and construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of Pine Gully Road and Cootamundra Boulevard, in our northern suburbs. This roundabout will connect with the extension of Avocet Drive that commenced construction last month as Stage 15 of the Estella Heights subdivision development. Director Infrastructure Services Warren Faulkner said the new intersection will be constructed in line with the completion of that stage. “We expect this construction will occur in the second half of this year, because there's still a lot of work to be done in the subdivision before it is complete, such as stormwater, sewer, and electricity,” Mr Faulkner said. “For the Estella Road-Jumbuck Drive intersection with Pine Gully Road, we're proposing to install traffic signals to make it safer for children to cross the road to get to the Estella Primary School. “Council is working with Transport for NSW to gain their approval, as all traffic signals in NSW are managed and maintained by them. “We’re hopeful the connection of Jumbuck Drive to the Pine Gully Road-Estella Road intersection will be completed in the 2024/2025 financial year.” A second roundabout will be constructed at the Pine Gully RoadMuttama Parade intersection when the southern end of the Estella Heights subdivision is developed. The roll out of roads and intersection upgrades in the Northern Growth Area was presented to Council at its Ordinary Meeting of Council on 3 April 2023. The plan was developed as a result of increasing traffic volumes generated by the growth of the Charles Sturt University campus, the construction of the Estella Public School, The Riverina Anglican College and the growth of the suburbs of Estella, Gobbagombalin and Boorooma. The works will include increasing the capacity of intersections and arterial roads providing access to and from these areas, which will include the construction of new roads, roundabouts and the upgrade of existing roads and intersections.
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