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Wagga Wagga City Council weekly newsletter
Saturday 29 October 2022 | Issue #419
Potholes: "a statewide issue"
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Council welcomes NSW Government funding initiative to fix potholes PATCHING WORK: Council’s civil works machinery and crews continue to work overtime and on weekends to repair road damage resulting from the prolonged wet weather. Community
CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY: Attendees from the Tech Savvy Communities Dari-speaking group (from left), Thom Paton of the Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga, Tech Savvy Dari Trainer Hakimeh Rahimi, Zahra Afkari, Tech Savvy Dari Trainer Azizeh Abbasi, Zeinab Abbasi, Raziyeh Khademi and Moharam Ali Abbasi. Library Services Team Leader Michael Library program ensuring Scutti said the program covers a wide our multicultural range of topics, from using email and communities stay connected social media, to accessing government services online and staying cyber safe. Wagga Wagga City Library “The relevance of our program has is supporting residents from grown in recent times as the move culturally and linguistically diverse to online services in all spheres of life communities to navigate the world dramatically increases,” Mr Scutti said. of modern technology through its “This is particularly acute in regional successful Tech Savvy Communities communities like ours where access to program. some services is exclusively online.” The Tech Savvy Communities program Tech Savvy Communities participants is empowering speakers of diverse are also encouraged to stay connected languages to increase their digital skills with library services such as the and literacy, build confidence, and Language Cafe and Community reduce social isolation within their Language collection, further expanding communities, with all classes delivered their network and ability to participate in in their first language.
civic life. According to the State Library of NSW, Wagga Wagga City Library was the first library outside of the Sydney metropolitan area to offer Tech Savvy classes in languages other than English. To date the program has offered classes in Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Kurmanji, and Tibetan. Michael Scutti said the Tech Savvy Communities program, which is funded by the State Library of NSW and Telstra, has created meaningful employment for the five community trainers who delivered the program over the last 12 months. “We were very fortunate to partner with the Australian Red Cross Wagga Wagga and the Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga who put us in touch with some wonderful community trainers,” Mr Scutti said. “Through being part of this program, several community trainers experienced paid employment in Australia for the first time. Their enthusiasm and commitment to helping their communities is inspiring.” Burmese language trainer Lat Aung Nang Hee spoke of the positive impact the program had on the lives of attendees. “Most of the participants have never had access to IT classes, so it’s a new experience,” Mr Nang Hee said. “They can now apply what they learn in class to their everyday lives.” For more information about Wagga Wagga City Library’s tech savvy classes and multicultural services, visit waggalibrary.com.au
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Wagga Wagga City Council will seek funding to address its highest priority pothole repairs under the new $50 million Fixing Local Roads Pothole Repair Round, announced by the NSW Government earlier this week. The funding is available to 95 regional and rural councils across the state to repair the estimated 420,000-plus potholes on local and regional roads. Council’s Director Infrastructure Services Warren Faulkner said the funding announcement was recognition that potholes are a state-wide issue, resulting from this year’s prolonged and extreme wet weather events. “If Council is successful in its application, we will consider engaging extra resources to help respond to the deterioration of our 2,288km road network,” Mr Faulkner said. “Since these unprecedent weather conditions began, we have been allocating resources to working on defects across the Local Government Area, with our patching teams working overtime and on weekends. “Unfortunately, the wet conditions mean that the repairs are occurring in conditions that are less than ideal, so they are a short-term fix until the pavement and ground has a chance to dry out. “At the moment, the short sunny periods are not generating enough warmth to dry the pavements out and ensure the temporary patches are reasonably resilient, however we will continue to fill the potholes for safety reasons.” As part of its 2022/23 road works program, Council has plans to rehabilitate several roads that are considered hotspots for repair and maintenance, including sections of Inglewood Road, Old Narrandera Road, Gregadoo Road, Lord Baden Powell Drive, Bakers Lane, Copland Street, Lloyd Road, Nagle Street, and Macleay Street among others. However, Council is waiting for the current weather phenomenon to ease before commencing the works program. “Under traditional road building methods, these rehabilitation projects generally involve removing the weatherproof seal, thus exposing the entire underlying pavement layers to the weather,” Mr Faulkner said. “If we seal a pavement when it’s damp, it locks in moisture which then tries to escape under the pressure of vehicle loading, causing the seal to ‘blister’ and open up, resulting in new potholes. This is a risk we can avoid at the moment. “Ideally, we need warmer and drier conditions to bake out the moisture before we seal to ensure the quality of the pavement and make it more resilient.” Long term plans include applying for all available grants and funding to assist with the rehabilitation of local roads and looking at resources in order to make the roads more resilient to all conditions.
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Draft Urban Cooling Strategy – drop in session Discover Council’s draft Urban Cooling Strategy – our 30-year plan aiming to help cool our city through sustainable future developments and adapting public spaces. See a preview of the Wagga Wagga urban heat and urban canopy mapping tool. Everyone is welcome. When: Wednesday 9 November from 4.30pm to 6.00pm. Where: Council Meeting Room, Civic Centre, 243 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga. The draft Urban Cooling Strategy is now on public exhibition, open for submissions until 15 November. Visit connect.wagga.nsw.gov.au/ urban-cooling-strategy
AUSTRALIA DAY NOMINATIONS AWARD CA T E GOR I E S Citizen of the Year Young Citizen of the Year Environmental Citizen of the Year Ted Ryder Sports Memorial Award Walk of Honour Nominate at wagga.nsw.gov.au/australiaday
Public Art Audio Trail: engaging with public art through storytelling The Public Art Audio Trail encourages residents and visitors alike to engage with Wagga Wagga City Council’s Public Art collection through an audio walking trail, detailing stories behind the artworks through interviews with artists and community members. Council has produced eight episodes, with six of the episodes linking a walking loop heading north along the Murrumbidgee River, which then takes you back along Fitzmaurice Street to arrive at the Wollundry Lagoon. Cultural Officer Lauren Reynolds said our public art is an expression of Wagga Wagga’s cultural richness and reflects who we are as a community. “It celebrates Wagga Wagga’s stories and is a way to bring our public spaces to life,” Ms Reynolds said. The audio trail was designed to inspire residents and visitors to deepen their connection with our culturally rich artworks in new ways, exploring the relationship between our public art and our community’s stories. “The reasonably flat walk is approximately three kilometres long and will take about 45-60 minutes at an easy pace,” Ms Reynolds said. “As you walk, you can use your mobile phone to scan the QR code at each stop to hear interviews with artists and the inspiration behind the artwork. “To continue exploring the Public Art collection there are two other episodes highlighting artworks on Baylis Street and in Uranquinty.” The six episodes were made possible through funding from the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, which supports the arts in regional and remote
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THIS WEEK: DEMONSTRATION GARDENS – VEGETABLE SWAP OR BUY Sat 29 Oct, 8am to 12pm Demonstration Gardens, Cnr Shaw St & Albury St Ph: 0411 417 956 ERINEARTH SATURDAY VOLLIE & OPEN GARDEN Sat 29 Oct, 9am to 11am The Erin Earth Garden, 1 Kildare St Ph: 02 6925 7150 MARKETS BY THE LAKE Sat 29 Oct, 9am to 1pm Wagga Wagga Showground, Bourke St Ph: 0497 937 934
Wagga Wagga City Council, in partnership with Mawang Gaway, are calling for concepts from Wiradjuri artists for a public artwork that highlights our community’s Wiradjuri living culture and heritage. The commissioned work/s will be installed in the Riverside precinct of Wagga Wagga.
WAGGA STAMP & COIN MARKET Sat 29 Oct, 9am to 5pm ARCC Hall, 131 Tarcutta St Ph: 0488 081 933 OPEN STUDIO GALLERY Sat 29 Oct, 10am to 3pm Art Studio, 11 Small St Ph: 0413 786 209 RIVERINA IRIS FARM OPEN GARDEN AND IRIS DISPLAY Sat 29 Oct to Mon 31 Oct, 10am to 4pm Riverina Iris Farm, 13 Sycamore Rd Ph: 0432 777 142 WAGGA WAGGA PATCHWORK AND QUILTERS CLUB – QUILTS AT QUINTY Sat 29 Oct & Sun 30 Oct, 10am to 4pm Uranquinty Community Hall, Baker St, Uranquinty. Ph: 0428 629 738 HALLOWEEN ROLLER DISCO Sat 29 Oct, 5pm to 7pm Bolton Park Stadium, Morgan St Ph: 0427 075 600
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LIFE IN THE SPOTLIGHT Sat 29 Oct to Fri 4 Nov, 7.30pm to 9.30pm CSU Riverina Playhouse, Cross St Ph: 02 6926 9688 DRAGOKE WITH ROSE QUARTZ DRAG QUEEN Sat 29 Oct, 7pm to 9pm The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St Ph: 02 6921 5391 VINYL MUSIC TRIVIA Sun 30 Oct, 1pm to 3pm The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St Ph: 02 6921 5391 JOHNNY SHILO LIVE AT THE CURIOUS RABBIT Sun 30 Oct, 4pm to 5pm The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St Ph: 02 6921 5391 PRIMARY STUDENT ART CLASS TERM 4 Mon 31 Oct, 4pm to 5.30pm The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St Ph: 02 6921 5391
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Australia. There were also two pilot episodes funded through the Australian Government's Culture, Heritage and Arts Regional Tourism program. For more information and to listen to the episodes, head to wagga.nsw.gov.au/ publicart
Audio Trail 1. Stone Crows 2. Togetherness I Murrumbidgee Flow 3. Butcher’s Medusa I Dame Edna 4. L ocal People ft. Dane Simpson and Jada Whyman I Like a Bull 5. E vent on the Riverband Towards the End of the 20th Century 6. Wiradjuri Ceramic Mural
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This week we have two stars for Pet of the Week! Introducing Manny and Sid, two good doggos who have hit off a friendship at the shelter. Manny (Imp. No.: D22/0504) is an 18-month-old black and white male American Staffordshire Terrier, while Sid (Imp. No.: D22/0512) is a 12-monthold tricolour male Australian Kelpie x Whippet. Manny and Sid did not come in together, so they are able to go to different homes. The adoption fee for Manny and Sid is $310 each, which includes de-sexing, vaccination, worming, microchipping, a heartworm test, lifetime registration and an ID tag.
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Murrumbidgee Flow, created by artist David ‘Meggs’ Hooke in 2019.
The panel are looking for concepts that: • Respond to the physical and cultural landscape of the Riverside precinct • Celebrate Wiradjuri women, their stories and women’s practices • Reflect local Wiradjuri artistic practices. Applications close midnight AEST, Monday 21 November 2022. Visit our website to download the Expression of Interest Guidelines, and for instructions on how to apply. wagga.nsw.gov.au/publicarteoi Or call: Cultural Officer 6926 9356
LIGHT PARTY 2022 Mon 31 Oct, 5.30pm to 8.30pm Inspire Church Wagga, 555 Kooringal Rd Ph: 02 6926 4444 ART CLASSES WITH LEIGH HEWITT Mon 31 Oct, 6pm to 8pm The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St Ph: 02 6921 5391 CHORDS Mon 31 Oct to Thu 3 Nov, 7pm to 8.15pm Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way Ph: 02 6926 9688 EVENING ADULTS ART CLASS – SHU SUGI BAN WOODWORKING CLASS Tue 1 Nov 2022, 6.30pm to 8.30pm De Lew Designs Studios, 80 Butterbush Rd Ph: 0450 072 464
80 Butterbush Rd Ph: 0450 072 464 RIVERINA PRODUCERS MARKET Thu 3 Nov, 1pm to 6.30pm Wagga Wagga Showgrounds, Bourke St Ph: 0428 263 297 MACRAME WITH DWAYNE Thu 3 Nov, 5.30pm to 7.30pm The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St Ph: 02 6921 5391 JAN PRESTON BOOGIE WOMAN LIVE AT THE CURIOUS RABBIT Fri 4 Nov, 6pm to 8pm The Curious Rabbit, 44 Johnston St Ph: 02 6921 5391
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DID YOU KNOW? The food scraps you put into your green lid bin are professionally treated to make high quality compost which improves soil health, grows better food, and makes our land more drought and disease resilient! MAKE SURE YOU ALWAYS PUT ALL OF YOUR FOOD SCRAPS IN THE GREEN LID BIN, YOUR LOCAL FARMERS WILL THANK YOU.
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Vacancies Customer Service Officer Six (6) Month Term Contract $2,407.57 gpf + super Closing: Sunday 6 November 2022 Oasis Senior Lifeguard $2,407.57 gpf + super Closing: Monday 7 November 2022 Trainee Administration Officer $1,485.40 gpf + super Closing: Monday 14 November 2022 gpf = gross salary per fortnight Wagga Wagga City Council is an EEO employer
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