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Council News CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 17 APRIL 2021
Issue No: 341
Weekly information from us to you Week 4: 26 April - 2 May Program Highlights
Birramal By Night Sustainable Wagga Wagga The Birramal Conservation Area offers spectacular views of our city. Learn the importance of this area as we spy nocturnal inhabitants emerging for their evening rituals. Alice Skye With local support Khairi Darweesh Alice Skye is a Wergaia/Wemba person living and writing music in Naarm (Melbourne), signed with Bad Apples Music, the Indigenous-driven label founded by Briggs. 2021 Live and Local Sydney Writers’ Festival One of Australia’s best-loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, Sydney Writers’ Festival will stream its headline events from Carriageworks in Sydney direct to the Wagga Wagga City Library via digital live-streaming project, Live & Local. Beginners Kintsugi Workshop Presented by Kintsugi Australia Learn about the wonderful art of Kintsugi, the ancient Japanese art of mending broken pottery using lacquer with gold, platinum or silver, which dates back to the 15th Century.
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An award-winning bunch of roots musicians delighted their audience of youngsters and adults as they spread their ‘Get Fresh’ message at the Wagga Wagga City Library this week.
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City to host Sports Academy Games Council and the Southern Sports Academy will enter into a partnership agreement to host the Academy Games in Wagga Wagga for three years, starting in 2022. The Academy Games is an annual event involving participants from across the New South Wales Regional Sports Academies. The Games are held over a three-day period during the April school holidays each year. Council’s Strategic Recreation Officer Peter Cook said the event is a coup for the city. “It’s a great economic benefit to Wagga. These events are expected to draw more than 4,000 people to the city over three days across the next three years,” Mr Cook said. “It’s expected it will bring in excess of $2 million in terms of the direct economic benefits to the city as well as flow-on impacts in terms of employment and social benefits.
“We’re also really excited about the opportunity to showcase what we’ve got and also give local athletes the opportunity to have the home-ground advantage as well.” The event is awarded on a triennial basis. In the past 17 years host academies have included the Hunter, Central Coast, Northern Inland and Illawarra academies. Southern Sports Academy CEO Mark Calverley said it will be the first time the Academy Games will be held west of the Dividing Range. “For us to get the rights to host the Games here in Wagga Wagga for the next three years is massive,” Mr Calverley said. “We had to put together a compelling argument that Wagga was the best place to host this type of event. “The advantage we have in Wagga is that we can have all of our sports within 15 minutes of each other and the facilities are really starting to get to that top end in terms of quality.” The nine sports to be contested at various venues across the city as part of the Games SPORTING COUP: Southern Sports Academy CEO Mark Calverley (left) and are netball, hockey, Rugby, Australian football, Council’s Strategic Recreation Officer Peter Cook announce the agreement to host basketball, softball, tennis, triathlon and golf. the Academy Games in the city.
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Transformed! Wilga Park’s mural unites community
NEW VISTA: The completed paintby-numbers mural at Wilga Park.
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Wilga Park in Kooringal has a new artwork on a grand-scale after neighbourhood residents joined in a community event to grab a paint brush and fill in the blanks on a paint-by-numbers mural. The project was funded by the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Fund and the Department of Communities & Justice. Council’s Cultural Officer Narelle Vogel said the project has been a positive engagement process that brought the community together. “It was wonderful to see so many members of the local community get involved to bring this area to life by joining in and helping the mural to be realised,”
Ms Vogel said. “I think projects like this show that when we work together, great things can come from that partnership.” The 4 x 21-metre mural features native flora including the Wilga Tree for which the park is named. Dozens of locals of all ages lined up early on Friday 9 April to pick out which numbered sections they wanted to paint and then grabbed a paint cup and brush and got down to business. Among them was Kahlia Williams and her children, who were thrilled to see the project come to fruition. “The kids love painting and we are always doing art at the Kooringal Community Hub so to
be able to do this giant paintby-numbers artwork on a wall is amazing,” Ms Williams said. “It’s good to see this initiative put to the younger kids to get involved in things and give them a sense of pride and ownership of this space. “When they walk past, they’ll be able to feel like they were part of something that was good for our community.” The mural forms a vibrant backdrop to other park upgrades which have occurred over the past two years, including new park furniture and landscaping that was designed in consultation with residents of the neighborhood to create a local place for the Wilga Park community to enjoy.
With a name like Winston, this youngster is sure to come with a bit of attitude and intelligence. The two-year-old tabby and white domestic short hair is easily satisfied with the best! Winston can be adopted for $212, which includes desexing, microchipping, registration, vaccination and worming, as well as an ID tag. Impound No.: C219 You can take a look at all our available pets at graswagga. com.au or pop in to visit – the shelter is open from Monday to Saturday, 1pm – 4.15pm. #adoptdontshop
BRUSHES AT THE READY (above): Local youth were among the dozens of residents who picked up paint and brush as part of the Wilga Park mural project.
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COMMUNITY CREATION (left): Kahlia Williams (right) and her daughter Kataleya (from left), were thrilled to join Council’s Cultural Officer Narelle Vogel and others in bringing the Wilga Park mural to life.
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THIS WEEK: BARISTA DAMON: POP-UP ESPRESSO BAR
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OPEN STUDIO GALLERY
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NETBALL
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AND AROMATIC DISHES – COOKING CLASS
2021 MOTORCROSS STATE TITLES – RIVERINA QUALIFIER Sun 18 Apr, Sat 17 Apr & Sun 18 Apr, 9am Wagga International Speedway, Coughs Rd, Yarragundry. wwmcsc.com.au
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SUBTLE ART OF TYPOGRAPHY WITH JACK LADDER
Sat 17 Apr, 9am - 11am Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Morrow St. Ph: 6926 9688
DEMONSTRATION GARDENS VEGETABLE SWAP OR BUY
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THURSDAY TRIVIA
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ANIMAL FARM
Fri 23 Apr, 11am - 12.30pm & 7.30pm - 9pm Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way. Ph: 6926 2688
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Athletics track named after local identity
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Gobbagombalin residents are being encouraged to help design a new playground to be incorporated into a proposed new park on Muttama Parade. Wagga Wagga City Council will soon transform the parcel of land that is enclosed between Muttama Parade, Nellywanna Street and Colombo Avenue into a fun space to play, relax and enjoy. Council Works and Playground Officer John Conlan said residents can vote on their preferred playground design until the start of May. “We are putting out four design options for a nature play/farm themed playground for the playground and we want the residents’ help in deciding which design is best for their community,” Mr Conlan said. “Playground designs encourage play between younger and older children and incorporate exciting features that will add extra appeal to the neighbourhood. “Each of the options includes traditional playground equipment, such as swings and slides, as well as featuring bespoke elements.” The playground is part of a broader project
to develop a park at the site, with infrastructure and amenities designed to make it accessible for residents of all ages and abilities. It will include the construction of oxide coloured internal concrete paths to represent a gravel road linking the facilities to the existing perimeter paths. “There will be irrigated turf over the entire park, a shelter with a table setting adjacent to the playground and a water bubbler next to the shelter,” Mr Conlan said. “We will also install seats and plant shade trees around the playground, along with a garden bed nearby and the addition of trees around the perimeter of the park.” The project is planned for completion in the second half of this year. To vote for your preferred design, visit connect.wagga.nsw.gov.au/playgrounds and follow the links. Voting closes at 5pm on Sunday 2 May 2021.
The Jubilee Park athletics track will now be known as “The Bill Jacob Athletics Centre” after Council endorsed the name change at its Ordinary Meeting on Monday night (12 April). Council was supportive of the proposed name change which recognises a person who is synonymous with the sport of athletics, having contributed significantly to the construction of the athletics facility as well as having a long involvement in the development of young athletes in Wagga Wagga. The push to re-name the facility was supported Kooringal-Wagga Athletics Club and the Wagga Wagga Athletics & Little Athletics Club. President of Kooringal-Wagga Athletics Club Stephen Cook gave a glowing tribute to Mr Jacob in the club’s submission to Council. “Bill took great pride in being part of the Jubilee Park facility development,” Mr Cook said.
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COUNCIL COMMITS TO NET Z E R O E M I S S I O N S TA R G E T S
Wagga Wagga City Council has joined governments, businesses and individuals across the globe in re-setting its carbon emissions targets to net zero over the next 20 to 30 years. At the 12 April Ordinary Meeting, Councillors resolved to adopt a Community Target for Net Zero Emissions (NZE) by 2050 and also a Corporate Target for Net Zero Emissions by 2040. This will also involve developing a strategy to achieve the corporate target. The new goals on emissions follow the recent expiry of Council’s 2020 targets under the NSW Mayor’s Agreement on Climate Change which saw Council achieve a 29 per cent reduction in carbon emissions. This exceeded the original target of 20 per cent reduction by 2020 – a significant result over a 12-year period, according to Council’s Director Community Janice Summerhayes. “We have achieved a good
“Bill’s passing (in 2020) touched so many people, his legacy to our sport unsurpassed. He has been a constant source of loyal support to all who have had anything to do with Jubilee Oval. “It was fondly and frequently referred to as ‘Bill’s second home’.” Former president of the Wagga Wagga Athletics & Little Athletics Club Bob Hay said Mr Jacob was a constant, long-standing and dedicated volunteer for athletics at all levels across the region for about 40 years. “Bill spent countless hours at the Jubilee Park track coaching athletes of all levels, ages and abilities, and did so without favour to any club or school affiliations,” Mr Hay said. He said it would be appropriate to acknowledge and commemorate the passing of Mr Jacob by naming the facility in his honour. Council will install new signage at the oval to reflect the renaming of the athletics facility.
result in 2020 and what Council has committed to tonight can be considered a re-set of our targets for the next two to three decades,” Ms Summerhayes said. “This is not a new initiative. It is something Council committed to back in 2008 in line with the ‘NSW Mayor’s Agreement on Climate Change’. “Now that the Agreement has expired and we have achieved an even better result than the original target of 20 per cent, it is time to set new environmental goals and options for new targets that are focused on achieving Net Zero Emissions. “We will now expand on this and implement a number of new initiatives in re-setting our targets. “This falls in line with other councils and governments which are striving to reduce emissions around the world.” Community consultation and engagement will take place in the development of the corporate strategy.
Ms Summerhayes said Council had achieved its 29 per cent reduction in 2020 largely due to the diversion of food and garden organics (FOGO) from landfill. Greenhouse gas emissions from waste represent the largest portion of Council’s carbon footprint and the introduction of FOGO was a significant achievement and the single most important action that Council could take. Annual savings from future energy projects will be allocated into the newly named Net Zero Emissions Reserve for the purpose of funding initiatives required to reach NZE by 2040. Council will also write to State and Federal Ministers and government representatives asking them to consider installing renewable energy in social housing and incentives for landlords to install renewable energy options on investment homes.
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Biodiversity Bite Pollination is essentially the fertilisation process for plants. Most plants, including food crops, require assistance with pollination by a pollinator who carries pollen from the male plant to the female plant! Pollinators include birds, bats, bees, bugs and even small mammals. So we can thank these critters for one out of every three bites of food! Welcome pollinators to your garden by planting a variety of plants with different shapes, heights and flower colours.
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COUNCILLOR COLUMN
It has become common for some members of the community, and some councillors, to claim Wagga Wagga City Council should only be concerned with roads, rates and rubbish. Does that mean
Wagga Wagga City Council should divest itself of (to name just a few): • the Civic Theatre; • the Oasis; • all our parks and gardens; • all our sporting fields; • the museum; • the art gallery; • involvement with Lake Albert;
• levees; • the library; • the Livestock Marketing Centre; • our sewerage system; • festivals and events such as Fusion, Spring Jam, Lost Lanes, Australia Day, Raiders football match; and • our new cycle and pedestrian ways. It’s hard to imagine how barren this city
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would be without that infrastructure and those events. The heart and soul of this city is the people who live, work and play here and it’s incumbent on councillors and staff, supported by the community, to make this city the most liveable in rural and regional NSW. A good, well-
maintained road network is important along with a reliable garbage collection service. But those in themselves will not attract people and businesses to this city. To provide and maintain those services the community has come to expect, is not cheap. It comes partially
Fresh and funky holiday fun at the library
From front page The Vegetable Plot entertained about 50 children along with their parents and carers as part of the school holiday fun at the library. The musicians have sprung from the underground on a radical mission: to get kids to fall in love with vegetables! There was plenty of groove and crunch to a soundtrack of sustainable, creative living with this lively band and their technicolour roots jams.
FUNKY FRESH: The Vegetable Plot musicians (from left) Ru Barb, Aspara Gus and Sir Paul McCarrotney entertain a bunch of kids with their fresh and funky tunes.
‘ FA S T TR AC K’ S PO N SO R S H I P FO R LOC A L E V E NT S
Council has endorsed a total of $46,990 in sponsorship for a number of events planned for the city during the next three months. The following events received funding through the 2020/21 Events Sponsorship budget:
place on 22 May 2021.
FitzFest is a 12-hour music event featuring 20 performances from both local and regional performers. The event draws on the success and learnings of FitzLive, a pilot program delivered by Council in 2018 and funded through Create NSW. The event received $20,000 and will take
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Marrambidya River Festival
The Festival is a one-day event of performance, dance, poetry and music held at the old Hampden Bridge amphitheatre site. The event received $6,990 and will take place on 30 April 2021. The event is a weekend of talks, discussions, performances and presentations that aim to explore the amazing diverse and interesting people who live in, are connected to or just love Wagga Wagga. The
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marked “RFT2021-15 Tree Maintenance Services” are invited and will be received by the undersigned until 2pm Wednesday 5 May 2021. This is a panel contract PROPOSED TEMPORARY ROAD under a schedule of rates for the Provision of Tree CLOSURE Maintenance Services FERNLEIGH ROAD – and is to be established RESEAL PREPARATION as a Standing Offer Notice is hereby given Arrangement. Services under Roads Act 1993 sought include canopy Part 8 Division 4 of the reduction, stump grinding, temporary closing of: root control and chipping Road: Fernleigh Road. of vegetation. Date: 19 April 2021 to 30 Enquiries should be April 2021. directed to Mark Hewson at hewson.mark@wagga. Duration: 7am – 4pm, nsw.gov.au. Tenderers are weather permitting advised that the lowest Reason: Closed for or any Tender will not necessary reseal necessarily be accepted. preparation works. Access to local traffic only. Road will A non-refundable fee of $155.00 will be charged reopen at the end of each for each hard copy of shift. the specification or RFT 2021-15 TREE specifications at nil cost can be accessed by registering MAINTENANCE on VendorPanel wagga.nsw. SERVICES gov.au/tenders. Suitably endorsed Tenders
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RFT 2021-21 HEAT INJECTION TO CONDENSER WATER LOOP
Suitably endorsed Tenders marked “RFT2021-21 Heat Injection to Condenser Water Loop” are invited and will be received by the undersigned until 2pm Wednesday 5 May 2021. This is a lump sum contract and is to improve its air-conditioning systems operation at the Civic Centre by installing a heat injection system. The work involves the installation of gas boilers and associated equipment to a roof top platform Enquiries should be directed to Mark Hewson at hewson.mark@wagga. nsw.gov.au. Tenderers are advised that the lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. A non-refundable fee of $155.00 will be charged for each hard copy of
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This is a new concept by the Riverina Conservatorium of Music involving the development and delivery of eight free live music performances across eight weeks. The event aims to provide opportunities for local professional and emerging musicians from Wagga Wagga and the wider Riverina to perform publicly. The event received $10,000 and will involve a weekly performance between 27 April and 15 June 2021. the specification or specifications at nil cost can be accessed by registering on VendorPanel wagga.nsw. gov.au/tenders.
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Notice is hereby given under Roads Act 1993 Part 8 Division 4 of the temporary closing of:Roads: Slocum Street When: Friday 7/05/2021 Approx 3pm - 7pm Reason: Wagga Gold Cup Detour: As per sign posted routes
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES ANZAC DAY Notice is hereby given under Roads Act 1993 Part 8 Division 4 of the temporary closing of: Road: Baylis St from Morrow St to Wollundry
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out of rate revenue along with grants and contributions from the Federal and State governments. It’s quite a juggling act especially when the State Government sets a very low allowable rate increase each year. At the end of the day it’s up to the community to determine what services and
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Annual Grants: Funding for new projects available Community organisations, groups and individuals have just two weeks to submit their applications for a share in more than $200,000 available in this year’s Annual Grants Program. Those who have a project, event or great idea for the local community are being encouraged to put together a submission and apply for funding. The Wagga Wagga City Council program consists of 10 categories with applications due to close at 10am on Monday 3 May, 2021. The categories are: Community Programs and Projects, Recreational Facilities, Neighbourhood and Rural Villages, Rural Halls, Arts, Culture and Creative Industries, Local Heritage, Events, Natural Environment, Youth Led Initiatives and Small Business. Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Councillor Greg Conkey OAM said the Annual Grants Program was focused on community projects and was Council’s opportunity to support a diverse range of projects. “I understand there has already been some excellent applications submitted across many of the categories and this all bodes well for the community which will ultimately benefit from the
Lagoon Bridge and Morrow St from Peter St to Baylis St Duration: 6pm Sat 24/04/2021 to 5am Sun 25/04/2021 Reason: Preparations for ANZAC Day Centenary services
projects,” Cr Conkey said. “We encourage community members thinking about making an application to the Annual Grants Program to start working on their submission now as there are only two weeks remaining before the closing date. “It takes time to put together a strong submission so don’t leave it to the last minute. Make the most of this opportunity and the time that is remaining.” Last year Council supported 76 community and small business projects through its 2020/21 program. The projects and events allocated funding played an important role in helping the community as it began to emerge from the COVID-19 shutdown. Council’s Director Community Janice Summerhayes expects a strong demand for grants this year as local groups, community organisations and businesses continue to recover after a challenging 12 months. “The Annual Grants Program is part of Council’s commitment to developing a vibrant and diverse community in line with the goals of the Wagga View, Community Strategic Plan 2040,” Ms Summerhayes said. For more about the Annual Grants Program 21/22 go to wagga.nsw.gov.au/grants
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Wagga City Council hereby gives public notice of its decision to adopt Amendments to Wagga Wagga Development Road: Morgan Street from Control Plan 2010. the western side of Berry Council on Monday 22 Street to the western side of March 2021 approved an Baylis Street. Amendment to Section 9 – Duration: Sun 25/04/2021 Residential Development Road: Baylis St from near 9:30am to 10:30am Tompson St to Wollundry of the Wagga Wagga Lagoon Bridge. Morrow Reason: ANZAC Day Development Control Plan St from the eastern side of parade. 2010. The amendments Baylis St to the eastern side come into effect on the Detours: Detours around of Peter St Duration Sun date this notice is published each road closure will be 25/04/2021 5am to 7am and is identified as Wagga indicated by signs. Reason: ANZAC Day Dawn Wagga Development service Control Plan, Version 22. ADOPTION OF The Wagga Wagga AMENDMENT Road: Baylis St from south Development Control side of Morrow Street to – SECTION 9 – Plan 2010, as amended, the north side of Morgan St RESIDENTIAL is published on Council’s (not including cross streets). DEVELOPMENT website. For any enquires Duration: Sun 25/04/2021 OF THE WAGGA regarding this amendment, 6:45am to 9:30am contact Council’s Strategic Reason: ANZAC Day – pre- WAGGA Planning section on 1300 DEVELOPMENT parade organisation 292 442 or visit Council's CONTROL PLAN Road: Baylis St from south website. 2010 side of Morgan St to the In accordance with Clause north side of the Lagoon 21 (2) of the Environmental Peter Thompson, Bridge. General Manager Duration: Sun 25/04/2021 Planning and Assessment Regulations (2000), Wagga
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