Council News #124 - December 10 2016

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Council News Issue No: 124

CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA

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FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER 2016

BEST IN THE STATE: Manager Environment and City Compliance Mark Gardiner (left) and Environmental Management Team Leader Tony Phelps proudly show off the Local Government NSW Environment Award for the Marrambidya Wetland project. It’s the second accolade for the wetland after earning a highly commended at the recent Tidy Towns awards in Orange.

Award win for Wagga’s wetland Taking a disused sewerage facility and transforming it into an environmental and educational precinct has proven to be an award-winning idea. Wagga Wagga’s Marrambidya Wetland beat off some tough competition from across the state to take out the Natural Environment Protection and

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Enhancement: On Ground Award in the Local Government NSW Environment Awards. The wetland not only won the division category, but also went on to be named the overall category winner. The state awards recognise the outstanding work of local governments in managing and protecting environment and striving for sustainable futures in local communities. “Our city can now boast an award-winning environmental and sustainable precinct that has

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come together through a lot of community input and involvement,” Manager Environment and City Compliance Mark Gardiner said. “The award is recognition of that hard work – the planning, designing, consultation and construction – that took place mostly in the background to make the wetland a reality. “The space is now well used, from educational school visits, to cultural activities for the local Wiradjuri community, bird watchers and visitors to the city.” The wetland will continue to

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develop through the seasons and over the years to come. Already a variety of wildlife call the wetland home, including a number of birds such as herons, cockatoos and parrots to aquatic life such as water bugs, frogs, turtles and a number of different species of fish. The flora has also started to spring to life, including River Red Gums, Purple Coral Pea and flourishing floating reed beds in the centre of the ponds. The Marrambidya Wetland project was a joint initiative of the

City of Wagga Wagga, the NSW Environmental Trust, with support from Origin Energy, Riverina Local Land Services through funding from the Australian Government, together with the Federal Government’s Green Army program planting about 22,000 seedlings. Located off Narrung Street, the wetland has links to the Wiradjuri Reserve, Wilks Park and the Riverside Precinct via the Wiradjuri Walking Track. For more information on the Marrambidya Wetland, visit www. wagga.nsw.gov.au/wetland.


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