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Council News
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First Printed Saturday 11 June 2022 | Issue #399
EQUITY SCULPTURES UNVEILED The Governor of New South Wales Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC officially opened the Enlighten for Equity Sculptures at the Wagga Beach Riverside Precinct this week. Continued inside
REFLECTING RESPECT: The Governor of New South Wales Her Excellency the Hon. Margaret Beazley AC QC officially opened the Enlighten for Equity Sculptures with Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Councillor Dallas Tout and students from across the city, who helped create the sculptures.
New Tarcutta bike track opens The village of Tarcutta celebrated this week as its new bike jump and pump track was officially opened in Paddy Osborne Park.
The eagerly awaited track is the result of a collaboration between Wagga Wagga City Council and the Tarcutta Progress Association, who were successful in applying to the NSW Government ClubGRANTS program to help fund the $127,000 track’s creation. Wagga Wagga City Councillor Amelia Parkins said the track was evidence of what community members and Council could achieve together.
“I’d like to congratulate the Tarcutta Progress Association, in particular Treasurer Kathy Peel, for initially letting Council know the community wanted recreational spaces for their young people, and for the effort made in securing additional funding for the bike track,” Cr Parkins said. “It’s pleasing to see committed community members working with Council to create something like this track, which not only benefits local residents, but will help draw travellers and visitors into Tarcutta for years to come.” Tarcutta Progress Association Treasurer Kathy Peel applied for the grant funding after residents overwhelmingly responded in favour of a bike track when asked what they would
like to see in the town. Mrs Peel said she was pleased to have achieved the “enormous task”. “Working with Council has been good; I was always kept in the loop and always asked for my opinion,” Mrs Peel said. Now that the track is finished, the Tarcutta community is equally happy with the outcome. “Everyone loves it!” Mrs Peel said. “Parents have commented when they see me that their children love it and the school has used it several times already by taking the children out and utilising it during school hours as an activity. “The townspeople are just pleased to see improvements happening in the community.” Continued inside
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OFFICIALLY OPEN: (from left) Council Parks & Recreation Assets Officer Rob Owers, Tarcutta Progress Association President Sue Hardwick, Wagga Wagga City Councillor Amelia Parkins, and Tarcutta Progress Association Treasurer Kathy Peel with students from Tarcutta Public School.
