Council News #181 - 10th February 2018

INSIDE: MULTI-PURPOSE STADIUM WORKS START, COUNCIL PLAYS CUPID + MORE

Council News Issue No: 181

CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA

FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2018

Weekly information from us to you

WHEELIE BIG JOB: Waste Education and Communications Officer Alice Kent with some of the 75,000 bins to be delivered to residents ahead of the new kerbside waste service starting on 2 April.

Thousands of bins roll out ahead of new waste service The most significant change to Wagga Wagga’s waste habits is just around the corner, with the delivery of 75,000 new kerbside rubbish bins starting from next week.

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

for a contractor to process this The roll out of the new bins will material into a useable product. take place from 12 February to 23 March for residents who currently • Yellow-lid for recyclables, such receive the kerbside waste service as plastics and paper, which will or may be joining it for the first time. be collected every two weeks.

This material will be taken to As part of Wagga Wagga’s Kurrajong Recycling, who will kerbside waste contract to start continue to process recyclable on 2 April, households will receive material. three new bins to align with the Australian standard of bin lid • Red-lid for general waste that colours: can’t be recycled, which will be collected every two weeks and • Green-lid for FOGO (food taken for disposal as landfill. organics and garden organics) waste will be collected weekly Households will also receive and Council is currently looking a kitchen caddy and 150

compostable liners to separate their food waste before placing it in the green-lid FOGO bin.

“Your three new bins and kitchen caddy will arrive all together on your nature strip,” Director Commercial Operations Caroline Angel said. “Inside your kitchen caddy you’ll find your roll of 150 compostable liners as well as an information pack, which includes an instructional sheet for the removal of old bins, a collection calendar and service information booklet.

Story continued inside

FREE ENTRY

A showcase of every winning entry

6 FEBRUARY – 13 MAY 2018

from the nation’s leading prize for

Museum of the Riverina

WAGGA'S NEW KERBSIDE WASTE SERVICE - KEY DATES

• Bin delivery: 12 February to 23 March • Removal of old bins: Late March through to 20 April • New service begins: 2 April • Find out more at yourwaste.com.au

satirical portraiture.

Historic Council Chambers site Corner Baylis and Morrow Streets

museumriverina.com.au/baldarchy

Council to play cupid at special Valentine's Day event If you have left your Valentine’s Day plans until the last minute, Wagga Wagga City Council is ready to play cupid.

Love will be in the air throughout the Civic Precinct on 14 February when Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga City Library and the Civic Theatre combine to present Date Night.

The gallery, library and museum will be open until 9pm, with live music throughout and bar facilities in the Civic Centre and museum.

Love birds can stroll through

the current exhibitions from ground breaking Australian artists at the gallery, enjoy the riotous Best of the Bald Archy Prize in the museum, or exchange glances with beautiful strangers through the shelves of the library.

Then at sundown, bring a picnic to the Wollundry Lagoon for a free outdoor screening of The Princess Bride from 8.30pm, presented by the Civic Theatre.

“Councils traditionally focus on the three R’s – roads, rates, and rubbish, but this year we’re adding romance,” Director Community Janice

Summerhayes said.

“There are so many exciting exhibitions on show in Wagga Wagga at the moment, and we thought we’d take this opportunity to make them available after dark.

“Bring a date or you might even meet someone. We can’t guarantee you’ll find love, but you’re bound to find even more to love about our city and what our cultural facilities have to offer."

The full program of exhibitions and entertainment is on display at www. visitwagga.com/datenight.

DATE NIGHT

• When: Wednesday 14 February • Where: Civic Precinct • What: Culture, live music and bar from 5.30pm to 9pm and movie screening from 8.30pm Wagga Wagga Art Gallery: Ground breaking video works and contemporary printmaking innovation across five exhibitions at the gallery – immersive, inspiring and thought provoking.

Museum of the Riverina (Historic Council Chambers site): In an Australian first, Museum of the Riverina gathers all the winning entries of the nation’s toast to satirical portraiture. Best of the Bald Archy Prize showcases 25 riotous portraits that skewer the pollies

and celebrities who dominated our headlines over the past quarter century.

Wagga Wagga City Library: Gaze upon sultry strangers as they browse the shelves, or take a blind date with a book chosen for you by our Librarians of Love.

As you enjoy the literary lounge you will be serenaded on the piano by awardwinning cabaret artist Peter Casey with music from your favourite books and films.

Sunset screening of The Princess Bride: Settle in under the night sky next to the picturesque Wollundry Lagoon for a free screening of this classic movie from 8.30pm. BYO picnic and alcohol, popcorn will be available to purchase.

The screening will take place near the Civic Theatre.

O A S I S T O C L O S E E A R LY The Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre any inconvenience. will be closing at 5pm on Saturday 17 For more information, contact the February for a private function.

Oasis on 6926 9390.

The Oasis will reopen on Sunday 18 wagga.nsw.gov.au/oasis February at 9am and apologises for

PET WEEK

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Havana is available for adoption for $202, which includes microchipping, lifetime registration, first vaccination, desexing, worming, heartworm test and a vet check.

You can meet Havana and all her friends at Glenfield Road Animal Shelter, 1pm to 4.15pm, Monday through to Saturday. Contact the shelter on 6971 4651 or visit graswagga.com.au.

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7 5 , 0 0 0 BIN S T O B E DE L I V E R E D

NEW BIN DELIVERY – WHAT TO EXPECT

The new waste service starts 2 April.

Continued from front page “With 75,000 bins to be delivered, the process will take some time. We’ll keep you informed with where the delivery is scheduled to take place each week through our weekly publication Council News, on Council’s social media accounts and through the yourwaste.com.au website.”

Local waste champions have lent their voices to the community education campaign for the new kerbside waste service, featuring in advertising and the service information booklet.

“I’m really looking forward to knowing my food scraps will be recycled,” one of the waste champions Colleen Murphy said.

Bins will be delivered to households between 12 February and 23 March.

C E R E M O N Y TO M A R K A PO LOGY DAY

The following areas should anticipate bin delivery in the next fortnight: • • • • • • •

Mangoplah, Lloyd Glenfield Park Lake Albert Springvale Tatton Bourkelands

• • • • • • •

Tolland Mount Austin Kooringal Turvey Park East Wagga Wagga Wagga Oura.

For more information, visit yourwaste.com.au, email waste@wagga.nsw.gov.au or call 1300 292 442.

This project was supported by the Environmental Trust as part of the NSW EPA’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative, funded from the waste levy.

“It’s only a small change in your thinking.”

Mum of two Nicola Smith echoed her thoughts.

“I think we will adapt well.

We usually generate only one bag of rubbish for landfill each week,” Nicola said.

“It’s a great initiative that needs to be supported.”

Households that are part of the kerbside service and have not received their new bins by 26 March should contact Council. Residents are reminded the new bins will not be emptied until the new kerbside service contract begins on 2 April.

For more information, visit yourwaste.com.au, call 1300 292 442 or email waste@wagga.nsw.gov.au.

A community ceremony at the Marrambidya Wetland Healing Place will mark the 10th anniversary of the Apology to the Stolen Generations.

The 2018 National Apology Day ceremony will be held on Tuesday 13 February, starting with a Welcome to Country by Aunty Kath Withers and speech by Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Councillor Greg Conkey OAM. “Apology Day 2018 will commemorate the 10th anniversary of a very important step by our government that acknowledges the policies that led to the Stolen Generation and the ongoing pain these policies have caused,” Cr Conkey said.

“The Apology was a significant and historic moment for all Australians and particularly for the many people, including those in the Riverina, who had been personally affected by the policies that resulted in the Stolen Generation.”

The Federal Government Apology was delivered by the then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and also represented the completion of one of the five key

• Your three new bins and kitchen caddy will arrive all together on your nature strip. Your kitchen caddy will be attached to your new green-lid FOGO (food organics and garden organics) bin.

• Inside your kitchen caddy you will find your roll of 150 compostable liners as well as an information pack.

• If you have not received your new bins by 26 March, please contact Wagga Wagga City Council on 1300 292 442.

• Please note new bins will not be emptied until the start of the new contract on 2 April. yourwaste.com.au

measures of reparation recommended in the 1997 Bringing Them Home Report, with 2018 being the 21st anniversary of the report.

Wagga Wagga City Council’s Aboriginal Youth and Community Development Officer Ashleigh Pengelly said the Healing Place at the wetland was the perfect place to reflect on National Apology Day. “Coming together as a community on the anniversary each year offers everyone an opportunity for reflection and healing,” she said.

“It’s only fitting that we are holding such an event at the Marrambidya Wetland Healing Place, which was constructed in consultation with the local Wiradjuri community.”

The Healing Place features native plants, a seating area and a hand carved totem pole. The totem pole was created by Wiradjuri Elders and has been donated to the site by the artists and TAFE NSW Riverina Institute.

The community is invited to attend the ceremony, which will be followed by a morning tea.

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N A T IO N A L R O L E F O R L IB R A R Y L E A D E R

OFFICIAL START: (From left) Member for Riverina Michael McCormack, Wagga Wagga Netball Association president Rosemary Clarke and Mayor Greg Conkey turn the first sod at the site of the $9M multi-purpose stadium.

Robert Knight, Executive Director of the Riverina Regional Library, has been elected unopposed as 2018 vice president of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

He will begin in the role of vice president in May this year, and will transition into the role of president of the association in May 2019.

ALIA is the national professional organisation for the Australian library and information sector.

The association seeks to empower the profession in the development, promotion, and delivery of quality library and information services to the nation through leadership, advocacy, and mutual support.

ALIA has been representing the interests of members and the community since 1937 and continues to foster a vibrant professional culture while providing expert advice to decision-makers on the profession’s behalf.

“It is an honour and a privilege to be elected to the board of ALIA. Having been a member of the association for many years, I look forward to the opportunity to contribute at an executive level to the important leadership role that ALIA fulfils for the Australian library sector,” Mr Knight said.

Robert has accrued broad representative experience during his 37 years of employment in libraries, including roles as Chair of Public Libraries Australia, Local Government representative on the Library Council of NSW, Chair of the NSW Public Libraries Consultative Committee, and Member of the NSW Public Libraries Association Executive.

His service to the library sector was recognised through the conferring of a NSW Public Libraries Association Life Membership Award in 2012 and a State Library of NSW Honorary Fellow Award in 2014.

MITCHELL ROAD WORKS S TA R T I N G T U E S D AY

Construction starts on new $9M multi-purpose stadium A sod-turning ceremony has marked the start of work on the next premier sporting facility in Wagga Wagga, the city’s new $9M multi-purpose stadium (MPS).

Located at the Wagga Wagga Exhibition Centre, the multipurpose stadium will provide a high-quality sporting, community and entertainment/event space in the heart of the city.

“For a city that is widely known as the ‘City of Good Sports’, this is a very exciting time for the residents of Wagga Wagga,” Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Councillor Greg Conkey OAM said.

“The MPS will be an excellent space for local sporting clubs and groups. The venue also opens up opportunities for competitions or events that attract visitors from across the state and country.”

Member for Riverina and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Michael McCormack said the Federal Government’s multimillion-dollar contribution to the multi-purpose stadium

WHAT’S

ON WAGGA WAGGA + SURROUNDS

THIS WEEK:

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Every Sat 9am-12pm. Community Demonstration Gardens, Cnr Albury and Shaw Sts. Ph: 0411 417 956

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would create scores of local construction jobs.

“And when it is completed, the stadium will be a great sporting and community asset long into the future,” Mr McCormack said.

The construction of the $9M dollar sports complex will be completed by Albury-based company Zauner Constructions.

Director of Zauner Construction Garry Zauner said residents can expect to see the stadium’s structure take form within the next two to three months.

“From this week you will be able to see site preparation and substructure work being undertaken, and within a few months the steel frame structure and walls will be visible,” Mr Zauner said.

“We hope to have project completed in late November.”

The MPS will feature three indoor courts, change rooms, seating for more than 600 spectators and a function space with catering facilities.

It has been a whole team effort to bring the MPS to fruition,

9:30am-12pm. Mates Gully Café.

Ph: 6921 4241

ART ON THE LEVEE

Sat 10 Feb 9am-2pm. Tarcutta Street.

Ph: 0400 225 768

SPROUT & ABOUT

Sat 10 Feb 8pm-1pm. Civic Centre Precinct Ph: 0408 692 929

LADYSMITH TOURIST RAILWAY OPEN DAY Sat 10 Feb 12pm-3pm. Gold coin donation. Railway Station, Ladysmith.

Ph: 0458 263 443

DIGITAL DRAWING AND PAINTING WITH ROCCO FAZZARI

including funding support of $4.4M through the Federal Government’s National Stronger Regions Fund and $250,000 from Wagga Wagga Netball Association.

Association president Rosemary Clarke said the new facility will be a great benefit to netballers, as well as the wider community.

“The stadium will meet all international standards, which will enable Wagga to host NetballNSW state level competitions such as State League regional finals, academy games and stage one state team trials. This state of the art complex will complement existing sporting facilities in the region,” Ms Clarke said.

“As netball continues to grow in popularity in the Wagga, young athletes and budding netball stars will have access to a new facility, where they can learn and develop their skills.”

“We thank the community for their patience in the lead-up and now the delivery of this project,” Cr Conkey said.

Sat 10 Feb 1pm-4pm. $40 + booking fee. Museum of the Riverina’s Historic Council Chambers site.

Ph: 6926 9655

KOORINGAL COLTS CRICKET CLUB – COCKTAIL PARTY Sat 10 Feb 7pm – 11:45pm. $150 entry for 2 people.

Riverine Club.

Ph: 0437 377 990

DATE NIGHT

Wed 14 Feb From 5:30pm. Free. Civic Centre Precinct. visitwagga.com/datenight

VALENTINE’S DAY: THE PIG & PASTRY Wed 14 Feb

7pm. $95 per person. The Pig & Pastry.

Ph: 6921 3593

RIVERINA PRODUCERS’ MARKET

Every Thursday 1.30pm to 6.30pm, Wagga Showground, Bourke Street Ph: 0428 263 297 /waggaevents For support in organising your event, contact Council’s events unit at events@wagga.nsw.gov. au or 1300 292 442 Mon to Fri. To promote your event or for a full list of events call 1300 100 122. visitwagga.com

There will be minor traffic delays on a section of Mitchell Road for the next four to six weeks while an $820,000 road rehabilitation project takes place.

The works on Mitchell Road between Cummins Road and Gregadoo Road will start on Tuesday 13 February, with the project to be undertaken in stages to limit the impact on traffic.

Works will be undertaken between 7am to 5pm with stop/ go traffic control in place. Temporary closures maybe required when working across intersections,

but traffic flow along Mitchell Road will still be under stop/go control.

Access will be reinstated at the end of each day and local access will be maintained during the works, with staff on site able to assist residents if required.

A total of 2.1km will be rehabilitated, along with a small section of Silverwood Road.

Wagga Wagga City Council’s Manager Operations Stephen Jewell said rehabilitation works are the most comprehensive type of road projects that Council undertakes.

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“This project will involve stabilisation of the existing subgrade and application of a fresh overlay of compacted gravel for the final layer, followed by a two-coat seal,” he said.

“We ask motorists to take care while the works are taking place and thank the community for their patience while these works take place.”

The project is funded by the Federal Government’s Roads to Recovery program.

To keep up to date with road closures across the Local Government Area, visit www.wagga.nsw.gov. au/roads.

ANNIV E RSARY

National Apology Day

Tuesday 13 February 2018 10am - 12pm Marrambidya Wetland Healing Place Narrung Street, Wagga Wagga

A free community event, everyone is welcome Please RSVP to 6926 9358 For more information visit wagga.nsw.gov.au/apologyday

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IN G T R A C K

A P P LY N O W F O R M A J O R EVENT FUNDING

Have you got the next big event idea for Wagga Wagga?

Round two applications for major events, festivals and films sponsorship are now open. Events held between 1 July and 30 December 2018 are eligible for funding in this round.

Applications opened on Friday 2 February and will close on Friday 23 February.

Funding requests for this program are from $3000 to $25,000 per event.

Council’s Visitor Economy and Events Co-ordinator Fiona Hamilton encouraged anyone who may be planning an eligible event, festival or film to get in contact with Council.

“Council’s Visitor Economy and Events team is more than happy to discuss ideas with event organisers

BEST OF THE BEST: Bald Archy Prize creator Peter Batey OAM takes a look at the new best-of exhibition at the Museum of the Riverina's Historic Council Chambers site.

S E E T HE W E IR D A ND T HE W ONDE R F UL A T B E S T OF T HE B A L D A R C H Y P RIZ E

They are faces that have dominated headlines for a quarter of a century, but they aren’t heroes to everyone.

For 25 years a discerning cockatoo named Maude has judged Australia’s most irreverent art prize: the Bald Archys. In an Australian first, Museum of the Riverina has gathered all the winning entries of the nation’s toast to satirical portraiture.

Founded in 1994 in the Riverina town of Coolac

by Peter Batey OAM, the Bald Archys stand apart from that other portraiture prize they hold in Sydney. Bald Archy entries skewer and lampoon the egos and excesses of our celebrities and politicians.

“The works showcase a classically Australian

Public Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT, 1979 - NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

Wagga Wagga City Council has received the following application to carry out “Development” under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979.

DA17/0730, Change of use to vehicle sales or hire premises and associated vehicle repair station, 365 Edward St WAGGA WAGGA NSW 2650, Lot 3 DP 262198, Applicant: Inland City Suzuki Name of Consent Authority: Wagga Wagga City Council The subject application and accompanying documentation, may be inspected at the following address until the closure of exhibition.

Submission Period: 12/02/2018 to 26/02/2018 Where: Wagga Wagga City Council, cnr Baylis and Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga (Customer

Service Counter) or on line via the link:- https:// eservices.wagga.nsw.gov. au/exhibitiondocs When: 9.00am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday (except Public Holidays).

Any person seeking to make a submission in relation to the abovementioned development should address all correspondence to the Consent Authority to be received prior to 5:00pm on the final day of the exhibition period. If any submission is made by way of objection, the grounds of objection must be specified in the submission.

Persons lodging submissions are required to declare political donations (including donations of more than $1,000) made in the previous two years. For more details, including disclosure form, go to www.planning.nsw.gov. au/donations.

Persons making written submissions regarding the above development are advised that any

Contact us p1300 292 442 ecouncil@wagga.nsw.gov.au wwww.wagga.nsw.gov.au aCivic Centre Cnr Baylis & Morrow Sts PO Box 20, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

approach to our tall poppies, with caricatures that range from the affable to the grotesque,” Museum of the Riverina Manager Luke Grealy said.

“Politicians, sports stars, media personalities and even prominent clergy cop the ire of some of Australia’s leading satirists.

“As always, the result is a hilarious, shocking and thought-provoking travel through time.”

The Best of the Bald Archy prize is on exhibition at Museum of the Riverina’s Historic Council Chambers site until 13 May. The official opening will be held at 7.30pm, Friday 9 February and features special guest, nationally recognised cartoonist Rocco Fazzari. museumriverina.com.au

submission received within the submission period will be subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 and the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act (PIPPA) and may be attached to the final report, in its entirety or in part, to Council unless explicitly requested by the person making the submission that they do not wish this to occur.

Enquiries: Further details relating to the matter can be obtained by contacting the Council’s City Development. If you have any enquiries regarding the application, or about making submission, please telephone City Development on 1300 292 442.

PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DRAFT AMENDMENT TO WAGGA WAGGA LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2010

Aim: To exhibit the Planning Proposal that amends Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan zoning and minimum lot

size for 6 Belmore Place, Tatton.

Exhibition Period: 10 February 2018 to 9 March 2018 (inclusive) Inspection Venue: The Planning Proposal and supporting exhibition material are available for inspection at the Wagga Wagga Civic Centre, Cnr Baylis and Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga during the hours of 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday (public holidays excluded) and on Council’s website www.wagga.nsw.gov. au within the exhibition period.

Submission Procedure: Any interested person or organisation wishing to make a written submission in relation to the draft amendment should do so prior to the close of the exhibition period.

Submissions may be delivered to the Council Chambers or mailed to The General Manager, Wagga Wagga City Council, PO Box 20, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 or emailed to council@ wagga.nsw.gov.au

Peter Thompson, General Manager

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and talk through the application process,” Ms Hamilton said.

“No idea is too big for this funding.

Previously this sponsorship has supported many successful projects, including Gears and Beers, the NSW Regional Events Conference, Backyard Ashes and Stone the Crows.”

To find out more about the Major Events, Festivals and Films Sponsorship, visit wagga.nsw.gov.au/ grants or contact the Visitor Economy and Events team at grants@wagga. nsw.gov.au or on 1300 292 442.

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Visitor Economy and Events team to discuss whether they are suitable for the funding program.

Applications must be made online through smartygrants.com.au.

vacancies STRATEGIC PARTNER - INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Remuneration: Min $3,318.44 gpf + super Enquiries: Reece Hamblin - 02 6926 9243 Closing Date: Monday, 12 February 2018 SUPERVISOR RURAL OPERATIONS Term Contract until July 2020 Remuneration: Min $3,482.36 gpf + super Enquiries: Stephen Jewell - 0439 211 455 Closing Date: Monday, 12 February 2018 SUPERVISOR SEWER AND STORMWATER OPERATIONS Term Contract until September 2018 Remuneration: Min $3,318.44 gpf + super Enquiries: Stephen Jewell - 0439 211 455 Closing Date: Monday, 12 February 2018 STRATEGIC PLANNING COORDINATOR Remuneration: Min $3,482.36 gpf + super Enquiries: Tristan Kell - 02 6926 9122 Closing Date: Friday, 16 February 2018 VISITOR ECONOMY AND EVENTS OFFICER Remuneration: Min $1,993.00 gpf + super Enquiries: Fiona Hamilton - 02 6926 9627 Closing Date: Friday, 23 February 2018 DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (MONITORING) Remuneration: Min $2,705.08 gpf + super Enquiries: Paul O’Brien - 02 6926 9510 or Cameron Collins - 02 6926 9577 Closing Date: Monday, 26 February 2018 TOWN PLANNER Remuneration: Min $2,621.22 gpf + super Enquiries: Paul O’Brien - 02 6926 9510 or Cameron Collins - 02 6926 9577 Closing Date: Monday, 26 February 2018 BUILDING AND PLUMBING COORDINATOR Remuneration: Min $3,318.44 gpf + super Enquiries: Paul O’Brien - 02 6926 9510 or Cameron Collins - 02 6926 9577 Closing Date: Monday, 26 February 2018 CADET BUILDING SURVEYOR Remuneration: Min $2,497.82 gpf + super Enquiries: Paul O’Brien - 02 6926 9510 or Cameron Collins - 02 6926 9577 Closing Date: Monday, 26 February 2018 CADET TOWN PLANNER Remuneration: Min $2,260.24 gpf + super Enquiries: Paul O’Brien - 02 6926 9510 or Cameron Collins - 02 6926 9577 Closing Date: Monday, 26 February 2018

To view these opportunities and apply, visit wagga.nsw.gov.au/jobs

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