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FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2019
Issue No: 272
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NEW HEIGHTS: Inspecting the sheetpiling work along the levee bank adjacent to Tarcutta Street is (from left) Council’s Director Commercial Operations Caroline Angel, Manager Council Business Darryl Woods, Site Manager Toby Daniel and Wagga Wagga Mayor Cr Greg Conkey OAM.
New milestone in levee project A major milestone in the construction of Wagga Wagga’s $23M levee bank upgrade project was achieved this week with the last of the sheetpiling works now completed.
Stage 2 of the upgrade includes six kilometres of levee bank of which almost two kilometres required sheetpiling work. This finished work now brings the Main City Levee to a 1 in 100 year level of protection against flooding. Council’s Director Commercial Operations Caroline Angel said there are still finishingoff works to complete – such as floodgates, walking trails, handrails and access points – and there is the possibility sections of the
levee will be open to the public prior to Christmas. “The next section to be opened will be between Hammond Avenue and Mason Street, and depending on how construction progresses, there may be other sections that can be made accessible for public use,” Ms Angel said. “Sheetpiling occurs where there is limited space on the existing levee and not enough room to use earth to raise the height of the levee. “This is a significant milestone in this major project for the city. It was a complex exercise to co-ordinate the sheetpiling along this stretch of the levee, but it is now completed and we have achieved an outstanding result with the new height on the Main City Levee now achieved. “We would like to thank the community for its continued support and understanding as Council undertakes this major project. The
outcomes will mean the levee bank provides a 1 in 100 year level of protection against flooding.” The sheetpiling process involved driving steel sheets approximately 2.7m into the ground to create a wall along the levee bank that is approximately one metre high. Designated access points have been incorporated into the sheetpiling design to enable access to the riverside. The wall will be capped with aerated concrete blocks. Council has worked with a local artist to design an artwork to be installed along sections of the capping. “This section of levee bank is highly visible to the public are we are pleased with the aesthetics of the sheetpiling and how it fits with the natural environment,” Ms Angel said. “Most importantly, however, is the job it was built to do in the event of a major flooding event. Providing the city with 1 in
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100 year flood protection is quite literally taking this piece of important infrastructure to a whole new level. “Strengthening the levee system gives peace-of-mind assurance by safeguarding the entire central business district, many of the city’s critical assets and thousands of homes.” The upgrade of the Murrumbidgee River levee system in Wagga Wagga started in 2017 with Stage 2 starting in 2019. The first section of Stage 2, from 100 metres north of Wiradjuri Bridge to the Wagga Beach/Johnston Street, was completed in October and coincided with the opening of the Levee Link shared pathway. The $23M project for Stage 1 and Stage 2 includes contributions from Wagga City Council ($7.75M), the State Government ($4.1M) and the Federal Government ($10M).
Library manager recognised for multicultural services
POPULAR PROGRAM: Wagga City Library has been recognised for implementing the National Indigenous Science Education Program at Tolland Community Centre as part of the National Science Week Festival.
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SLIP INTO SPRING MARKETS
Sat 23 Nov, 9am to 2pm Mount Austin Public School, Bourke St. Ph: 0401 324 299
Wagga Art Society Studio, 11 Small St. Ph: 0400 225 768
STREET SLAMMIN SEVENTH ANNUAL END OF YEAR PERFORMANCE
KIMBERLEY ECHOES Mon 25 Nov, 7pm to 8.20pm Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way. Ph: 6926 9688
Sat 23 Nov, 7pm to 9.30pm Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way. Ph: 6926 9688
GROOVE FACTORIE PLAY ELVIS
Sat 23 Nov, 7.30pm to 11pm Wagga Wagga Commercial Club, Gurwood St. Ph: 6921 2696
WAGGA STAMP AND SUNDAY ART CLASS COIN FAIR Sat 23 Nov, 9am to 3pm FOR KIDS Sturt Primary School Hall, White Ave. Ph: 0488 081 933
Sun 24 Nov, 9am to 12pm & 12.30pm to 3pm De Lew Designs Studios, 80 Butterbush Rd. Ph: 0405 072 464
SATURDAY ACRYLIC POURING CLASS FOR STRESS FREE ADULTS Mon 23 Nov, 9am to 4pm CHRISTMAS FEAST – MODERN CLASSICS De Lew Designs Studios, 80 Butterbush Rd. – COOKING CLASS Ph: 0405 072 464
DEMONSTRATION GARDENS VEGETABLE SWAP OR BUY
Sat 23 Nov, 9am to 12pm Demonstration Gardens, Cnr Shaw St & Albury St. Ph: 0411 417 956
MATES GULLY PRODUCE MARKET Sat 23 Nov, 9.30am to 11.30am Mates Gully Café, 38 Morrow St. Ph: 6921 4241
OPEN STUDIO GALLERY
8.30pm De Lew Designs Studios, 80 Butterbush Rd. Ph: 0405 072 464
Sun 24 Nov, 10am to 2pm Food I Am, 29 Kunzea Pl. Ph: 0427 250 498
DARE TO DANCE Sun 24 Nov, 3pm to 5.30pm Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way. Ph: 6926 9688
SHANUL SHARMA
Sun 24 Nov, 3pm to 5pm St Johns Anglican Church, 6 Church St. Ph: 6925 3522
MONDAY NIGHT ACRYLIC POURING CLASS FOR ADULTS
Sat 23 Nov, 10am to 3pm Mon 25 Nov, 6.30pm to
RIVERINA PRODUCERS MARKETS
Thu 28 Nov, 1pm to 6pm Wagga Showgrounds, Bourke St. Ph: 0428 267 297
Wagga Wagga City Council Manager Library Services Claire Campbell has received state-wide recognition for her tireless efforts to improve the community’s access to multicultural services, including the city’s Language Café. Earlier this week Ms Campbell was acknowledged for her role in raising the profile of services provided to the city’s culturally and linguistically diverse community (CALD) at the New South Wales Public Libraries Association’s Switch Conference in Sydney. Ms Campbell was the individual winner of the Multicultural Excellence Award, handed out by the Working Group on Multicultural Library Service (WGMLS). “It is fantastic to see Claire receive this recognition for her leadership in the provision of library services to the multicultural community of Wagga Wagga,” Director Community Janice Summerhayes said. “Claire has been working closely for many years with the CALD community and collaborating with organisations including the Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga and Multicultural New South Wales. “During that time, Claire has developed close working relationships with our community, constantly improving on what our library service can offer and ensuring that our programs are inclusive for all residents in our city.” Around the world, programs like the city’s Language Café, are recognised as being on the forefront of library services, an integral part of ensuring our services are responsive to the needs of a community. As well as creating Wagga’s Language Café, Ms Campbell has been instrumental in establishing
other vital programs including Multicultural Story Time, French Story Time, an Arabic language class for children, an Italian language class and Mandarin and Dari Tech Savvy senior classes. “Claire has also been instrumental in branching out, and moving into, the provision of languages other than English,” Team Leader Information, Literacy and Learning Michael Scutti said. “Thanks, in large, to Claire’s efforts to create a broad community languages collection, we now have a dozen languages available in the library through books and audio books, as well plenty of English language learning services.” During the Switch Conference, Wagga Wagga City Council City Library was also recognised for its efforts in implementing a valuable outreach services project known as the National Indigenous Science Education Program at Tolland Community Centre. This was part of the National Science Week Festival being delivered in multiple venues. The City Library received a highly commended award in the Innovation in Outreach Services category for populations between 30,000 to 100,000. “Again, library staff have been commended for their inclusive practice which involved partnerships with other sectors and the outreach connection to an important community facility located in the heart of the Tolland neighbourhood,” said Ms Summerhayes. “This is so important in making sure that children living in this neighbourhood enjoy the same opportunities to participate in the sciences and further develop their interests in such, no matter where they live. “It was enormously successful.”
THIRSTY CROW TRIVIA – SPRING SERIES
Thu 28 Nov, 7.30pm to 9pm Thirsty Crow Brewery, 153 Fitzmaurice St. Ph: 6921 7470
FRIDAY WOOD-FIRED PIZZAS Fri 29 Nov, 5.30pm to 7.30pm Mates Gully Café, 38 Morrow St. Ph: 6921 4241
CORK AND FORK FEST WAGGA WAGGA Fr1 29 Nov, 5.30pm to 9.30pm Wagga Wagga Civic Precinct, Burns Way. Ph: 0411 255 198
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Vacancies Environmental Health Officer Remuneration commencing at $2,994.74 gpf + super Enquiries: Sharomi Dayanand on 02 6926 9345 Closing date: Friday 6 December 2019
C O M M U N I T Y B E AT S T H E H E AT AT OA S I S
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre on Thursday to beat the unseasonably brutal spring heat, while making the most of free entry into the facility. On Wednesday the Bureau of Meteorology predicted the mercury would peak at 41 degrees Celsius, just 1.8 degrees Celsius less than the hottest November day on record, set on 26 November 1997.
The forecast meant Wagga Wagga City Council announced the Oasis would open for free to casual visitors, in accordance with the resolution reached at the 29 January 2019 Ordinary Council Meeting. “Councillors resolved to waive admission fees for casual visitors to the Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre when the Bureau of Meteorology predicted temperatures to reach or exceed 41 degrees Celsius the following
day,” Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga, Councillor Greg Conkey OAM said. “This decision was made to allow families and individuals to plan how they would escape the heat in extreme conditions.” Cr Conkey hopes removing the admission fee in cases of extreme weather will enable more community members to access the pool and reap the benefits of participating in aquatic activities.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Support Officer Remuneration commencing at $2,842.12 gpf + super Enquiries: Vanesa Mlinaric on 02 6926 9224 Closing date: Friday 6 December 2019
Gardener Remuneration commencing at $1,853.40 gpf + super Enquiries: Ben Nimmo on 0417 454 943 Closing date: Friday 6 December 2019 Wagga Wagga City Council is an EEO employer
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Local community support for 16 Days of Activism
19 CITY CULTURE: Council Cultural Officer Tim Kurylowicz and local musician and Leah Ellis ham it up whilst encouraging young musicians and artists to apply for two unique mentoring programs.
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Wagga Wagga’s budding young musicians and artists have two unique opportunities to take their talents to the stage and learn more about creative industries alongside some of the best in the business. Hub Tempo is a music development and mentoring program aimed at young musicians focused on developing voice, performance and song-writing skills and generating local performance opportunities facilitated by local musician Leah Ellis. Creative Futures, a second program being offered through Create Hub Riverina, is a practical mentoring and art-making program aimed at senior high school students who aspire to a career in the creative industries and will be led by local artist Elaine Camlin. Wagga Wagga City Council has supported both programs
through its Annual Grants Program and recently committed $7,000 in total for their development. Create Hub Riverina director Claire Harris said both programs are a rare opportunity for young musicians and artists to get more involved with their industries and to develop their skills and ideas in a comfortable environment where they are supported and challenged by local artists. “Hub Tempo is aimed at 12 to 18-year-olds who are looking to develop their voice and song writing skills and build confidence in performing. There will be workshops, gig opportunities, jam sessions and a specialist song writing workshop by Sydney artist Danielle O’Keefe", Ms Harris said. “It has been developed for young people who have some musical skills, but may have never written their own work, or performed before. It’s
a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills and develop those ideas with the help of experienced performers. “Creative Futures is specific to art-making and portfolio-building and is targeted at Year 11 and 12 visual arts and design students. This program is for any senior high school student who would like to move into the creative industries. It will arm them with the practical skills and confidence to take that next step beyond high school.” Council’s Cultural Officer Tim Kurylowicz said musical and creative arts programs such as Hub Tempo and Creative Futures provided new opportunities for young people preparing for a career in these industries. “These are two terrific opportunities for young people to take their skills to the next level, work alongside professionals and get a leg-up into a future career making
music or art,” Mr Kurylowicz said. "Council’s contribution is making this top-level mentorship available to young people in a way that is affordable for everyone. I look forward to seeing talented young people from right across the local government area smashing their goals and excelling in their studies because of these programs.” Hub Tempo is a free program, and Creative Futures has a small materials fee only (Creative kids vouchers accepted). They are being offered through an expression of interest process. Those EOI’s close on 29 November 2019, and Ms Harris is urging potential participants to get involved and submit an application. Hub Tempo and Creative Futures start in February next year and will be rolled out over two school terms.
FOOD FOR FINES ‘BRINGS OUT OUR BEST’ ‘Tis the season to be giving and with the Wagga Wagga City Library’s help you can achieve a wonderful pre-Christmas good deed. The library’s time-honoured Food for Fines appeal is returning in 2019, with community members invited to pay off their overdue loans with donations of non-perishable food items from Monday 25 November to Christmas Eve. “This campaign has been running for more than 20 years… it actually started when we were operating in our Gurwood Street building,” Manager Library Services Claire Campbell said. “We’ve always donated our collected goods to the Salvation
Army, for volunteers to distribute in the New Year. “It is just another way that public libraries promote equality within our communities and keep them connected through a variety of programs and services.” Ms Campbell believes the annual campaign brings out the best in the wider community. “Usually we manage to fill a ute load of packaged boxes… it’s an amazing amount of food,” Ms Campbell said. “Every year the generosity shown towards the appeal is astounding.” Ms Campbell said plenty of the donations, made by members
of the public, are not paying off fines, but simply a gesture of good will. “You don’t have to pay off a fine to make a donation,” Ms Campbell said. “This is about giving everyone a chance to feel that wonderful feeling of a making a difference to someone in need over the festive season.” Items are distributed in the months after Christmas, when families are feeling the pinch and purse strings are being tightened. Wagga Wagga City Library is one of 18 branches of the Riverina Regional Library Service participating in the Food for Fines initiative.
Wagga Wagga’s community will have a number of opportunities to embrace and support the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Wagga City Council’s Equity team, which is leading theDVproject:2650 which aims to address the role equity and respect play in reducing domestic and family violence, is promoting the campaign to raise awareness and promote actions everyone can take to end violence against women and girls. The campaign starts on 25 November - the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – and finishes on 10 December, which is International Human Rights Day. “Globally, more than one in every three women has been abused in some way, most often by someone she knows, including her partner or another male family member,” Council’s Equity Project Manager Maryna Bilousova said. “These statistics are echoed by the national data that 1 in 3 Australian women have experienced physical violence since the age of 15, with the instances of domestic violence in Wagga Wagga being 29.4% higher than the rest of the State.” Ms Bilousova said on average in Australia, one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner. “This is a whole-of-community problem and everyone - from
individuals to schools and sporting clubs - can play a role in changing the structures, challenging norms and gender stereotypes that lead to violence against women,” she said. “Subjecting women and girls to violence, limiting choices, restricting movement and excluding voices in decisionmaking is not only unacceptable from a human rights perspective, but leads to poor social and economic outcomes for everyone.” Council will promote the campaign by posting a new message every day on its Facebook page, as well as projecting key messages on the side wall of the Civic Centre that faces the Wollundry Lagoon. Community members can follow Council’s Facebook page during the 16 days and join the call to action to end violence against women and girls in our community and globally. Ms Bilousova said during the 16 Days of Activism in particular, it’s important to call out certain actions to help prevent violence against women. “Don’t laugh along with sexist jokes and don’t let a mate speak disrespectfully about his female partner or any other female … speak out against these actions,” Ms Bilousova said. Activities that will take place across Wagga during the 16 Days of Activism, which are open to all community members, include:
25 November: Acknowledgement Ceremony – Community event Wagga Women’s Health Centre in partnership with male leaders will be holding a ceremony to acknowledge those who have died or experienced violence within the past year. 5 December: Aboriginal Women’s Domestic Violence Information Day Riverina Medical and Dental Aboriginal Corporation Forum with guest speakers bringing together Aboriginal Women to focus on Family and Domestic Violence. Contact: Sally-Jo Pearce on 6927 0432. 10 December: LikeMind An innovative mental health service, providing a totally free ‘one-stop’ hub and support under one roof. Mindfulness Session: 2 - 3pm – Shop 1a 46-52 Baylis Street, Open to all. Contact: Tracey Page on 6936 2000.
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Council is making consistent headway with its seasonal mowing program. All parks, reserves and open space areas will receive
one grass cut about every six weeks.The mowing teams will be operating in the following suburbs this week:
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OzFish members hooked on Murrumbidgee restoration Wagga Wagga City Council Manager Environment and City Compliance Mark Gardiner has joined in a chorus of praise for a motley crew of recreation fishermen striving to restore the Murrumbidgee River. Mr Gardiner is thrilled to see the OzFish Wagga Chapter, led by president Hugh Kanaley, receiving widespread recognition for the role they’ve played in restoring aquatic habitat and fish stocks, reducing rubbish and erosion and promoting sustainable fishing. The OzFish Wagga Chapter, established in 2018, was recently recognised with the Coastal and Waterways Protection Award through the 2019 Sustainable Cities Awards, an initiative of Keep Australia Beautiful NSW. The award is designed to acknowledge programs which actively advocate for waterways protection, encourage community participation, promote sustainable fishing, improve water quality and reduce rubbish. “It’s fantastic to see this group recognised with such a prestigious honour,” Mr Gardiner
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volunteer-driven projects at Eunony Bridge Reserve. “Through the course of these two, large-scale clean ups we collected between eight to nine tonnes of illegally-dumped rubbish… including six burnt out cars, a few mattresses, large amounts of builders waste and a lot of general rubbish,” Mr Kanaley said. Mr Gardiner said one of the OzFish initiatives coincided with PROUD MOMENT: Council staff, Mark Gardiner (left) and Alice Kent the national, 2019 Clean Up (right), with Tidy Towns' John Rumens, congratulate OzFish Wagga Australia Day movement. volunteers, Michael Hudson, Grant Hibbins and Hugh Kanaley. “OzFish volunteers tackled Eunony Reserve while we hosted said. “Along with our seven regular a community site clean up at volunteers, we’ve had up to 40 “Obviously, what the group is Kohlhagens Beach reserve,” Mr people participate in our two, ultimately striving to achieve is Gardiner said. major clean-ups.” extraordinarily admirable. “The outcomes for the The OzFish Wagga Chapter “They’re not only trying to community were significant, as clean-up rubbish, and encourage garnered the attention of the waste at either reserve has the Wagga Wagga Tidy Towns the community to change their committee, which coordinated the potential to washed further down negative habits, but actively group’s submission to the annual the waterway causing more improve the habitat in the river.” environmental issues.” Chapter president Hugh Kanaley awards program. Wagga Wagga City Council “We should be aiming to see admits he was surprised, but General Manager Peter ourselves as good ancestors,” “extremely proud”, to see the Thompson presented Mr Kanaley committee chairman John group take out the top gong. with his award inside the Council Rumens said. “It’s fantastic recognition for all The awards submission focused Meeting Room earlier this week. of our hardworking volunteers,” on the group’s two major, Mr Kanaley said.
Council’s website www.wagga. nsw.gov.au/public in the ‘Open for Comment’ section within the above exhibition period. Submission Procedure: Any interested person or organisation wishing to make a written submission in relation to the draft plan should do so by Friday, 20 December. Submissions may be delivered to the Customer Service Centre 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.
APPLICATION FOR 231 GURWOOD ST, WAGGA WAGGA – DA19/0537 Wagga Wagga City Council has received the following application to carry out “Development” under the RFT 2020-20 EQUEX Environmental Planning and CENTRE ACCESS ROAD Assessment Act, 1979. KOORINGAL RD EXIT DA19/0537 Suitably endorsed Tenders Concept Development marked “RFT 2020-20 Equex Application Centre Access Road Kooringal Concept Development Rd Exit” are invited and will be Application lodged under received by the undersigned Part 4.4 of the Environmental until 2pm Wednesday 11 Planning and Assessment December 2019. Act 1979. The development This is a lump sum contract for application proposes a COUNCIL MANAGED the construction of an access master planned development COMMUNITY LAND road from the southern side scenario for the site. This will of the Exhibition Centre to Notice is hereby given under guide future subdivision and Kooringal Road Wagga Wagga. the Local Government Act development of dwellings, A pre-tender briefing will be 1993 Chapter 6 Part 2, of the infrastructure and landscaping held on Thursday 21 November proposed Licensing of part Lot 2019 at 11am. Registration to 7069 DP 1043666 being part of on the site. The proposal will attend the site meeting can be Crown Reserve 620073 located establish bespoke design rules for development unique to directed to Leanne Barclay via at the Oasis, Bolton Park, 2 email barclay.leanne@wagga. Morgan Street, Wagga Wagga to this site, which will be used nsw.gov.au. Wagga Wagga Swimming Club by Council to assess future development applications for Incorporated for the permitted Enquiries should be directed use of office space for a term of dwellings. to Council’s Manager Land Description: 231 five (5) years. Procurement, David Butterfield Gurwood St WAGGA WAGGA on 1300292442 or email Persons wishing to make a NSW 2650 (location of the butterfield.david@wagga.nsw. submission in relation to the gov.au. A non-refundable fee of above proposed Licence should former Eric Weissel Oval), Lot 11 DP 20812, Lot 1 DP 726729, $145.00 will be charged for each do so prior to the close of the Lot 328 DP 823293, Part Lot 12 hard copy of the specification or exhibition period. Submissions DP 20812 specifications at nil cost can be should be in writing and may Applicant: Gurwood Pty Ltd accessed on the following web be delivered to Wagga Wagga address: tenderlink.com/wagga City Council or mailed to the Name of Consent Authority: Wagga Wagga City Council Manager, Wagga EXHIBITION OF DRAFT General Wagga City Council, PO Box The subject application and AMENDMENT TO 20, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 accompanying documentation, WAGGA WAGGA LEP or emailed to council@wagga. may be inspected at the nsw.gov.au Persons making 2010 following address until the closure of exhibition. Land Description: Part Lot 6013 written submissions regarding the above proposed agreement Exhibition documents are only DP 1209232 – Cnr Rainbow Drive and Alma Crescent, Estella are advised that any submission available between Submission received within the submission Period: 25/11/2019 to Aim: To exhibit the period will be subject to the 23/12/2019 documentation associated with Government Information (Public Planning Proposal LEP19/0006. Where: Wagga Wagga City Access) Act 2009 and the LEP19/0006 proposes an Council, cnr Baylis and Morrow Privacy and Personal Information amendment to rezone land to Streets, Wagga Wagga Protection Act (PIPPA) and B2 Local Centre and remove (Customer Service Counter) may be attached to the final land from the Land Reservation or online via the link:- https:// report, in its entirety or in part, Acquisition Map. Council has eservices.wagga.nsw.gov.au/ to Council unless explicitly been authorised as the local exhibitiondocs requested by the person making plan-making authority for this When: 9.00am to 5.00pm, the submission that they do not planning proposal. wish this to occur. Any questions Monday to Friday (except Exhibition Period: 8 November Public Holidays). relating to the above proposed 2019 to 6 December 2019 Any person seeking to make Licence may be referred to (inclusive) a submission in relation Maureen Fitzpatrick on 1300 Inspection Venue: The Planning 292 442. Submissions will be to the abovementioned Proposal is available for development should address received until close of business inspection at the Wagga Wagga on 9 December 2019 all correspondence to the Civic Centre, Cnr Baylis and Consent Authority to be NOTICE OF Morrow Sts, Wagga Wagga received prior to 5:00pm on during the hours of 9:00am the final day of the exhibition DEVELOPMENT to 5:00pm Monday to Friday period. If any submission is PROPOSAL (public holidays excluded) or on CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT made by way of objection, the
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Footpath safety is being improved across Wagga Wagga, with 39 streets to have trip hazards minimised. The $100,000 maintenance program will see footpath grinding take place in Turvey Park, Kooringal, Tatton and the CBD. Works will start from 2 December, with about half the streets to be completed before Christmas and the remainder in the New Year. “All trip hazards on these streets will be ground down so the footpath is flat, smooth and safer,” Manager Operations Sylvester Otieno said. “While it will improve pedestrian safety, it will also make it easier for community members pushing prams or using mobility devices to move around their neighbourhood.” Grinding works will take place from 7am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, and 7am to 1pm on Saturdays, weather permitting. Residents are asked to take care in the area and are advised some sections of footpath may be closed while grinding takes place. Council apologises for any inconvenience.
that any 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.
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PUBLIC NOTICE – PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AS PER SECTION 418 (3) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT.
In accordance with Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act 1993, Wagga Wagga City Council advises that the Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on 25 November 2019 will include the presentation of the audited Financial Statements and the Auditors Reports for the financial year ending 30 June 2019.
2019
2018
$’000
$’000
Total Income from Continuing Operations
154,889
146,823
Total Expenses from Continuing Operations
127,432
124,705
Operating Result from Continuing Operations
27,457
22,118
Net Operating Result for the year
27,457
22,118
(9,641)
(12,431)
Total Current Assets
64,179
65,270
Total Current Liabilities
(31,371)
(29,933)
Total Non Current Assets
1,548,453
1,508,889
Total Non Current Liabilities
(58,782)
(52,868)
Total Equity
1,522,479
1,491,358
Unrestricted Current Ratio (times)
2.88x
2.99x
Operating Performance Ratio (%)
-5.59%
-8.11%
Debt Service Cover Ratio (times)
1.54x
4.79x
Rates & Annual Charges Outstanding Ratio (%)
4.67%
4.82%
Infrastructure Renewals Ratio (%)
42.79%
42.15%
Own Source Operating Revenue Ratio (%)
65.16%
65.01%
Cash Expense Cover Ratio (months)
8.79
8.89
Income Statement
Net Operating Result before Grants & Contributions Provided for Capital Purposes Balance Sheet
Other Financial Information
In accordance with Section 420 of the Local Government Act 1993, any person may make a submission in writing to Council with respect to the Council’s Audited Financial Statements or the Auditor’s Reports. Copies of the audited Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Reports may be inspected at: - Civic Centre, Corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets, Wagga Wagga - Council’s website – www.wagga.nsw.gov.au Submissions close one week after the above Public Meeting has been held.
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