Council News Issue No: 165
CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
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FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER 2017
STRIKE A CHORD: Event curator and local musician Damian Evans, Wagga Wagga City Council Cultural Officer Tracie Miller and Owner of Cave BBQ Jason Crowley are gearing up for next year's Fitz Live music events.
M US I C A L FE A S T O N F IT Z
Council has been successful in receiving a $20,000 grant from the Live Music Office to deliver a pilot project entitled Fitz Live. The funding is administered by Live Music Office on behalf of Create NSW and is used to cover the cost of fees for musicians, curators and technicians involved in the events. A partnership between local musicians, Wagga Tourism Partners located in the Fitzmaurice Street precinct and Council, this project will see two live music events delivered in 2018, a boost for both local musicians and the city's economy. Continued inside
Concept to construction Work starts on stage 1 Main City Levee upgrade
Wagga Wagga residents will start to see work on the first stage of the Main City Levee upgrade from next week. Crews from Central West Civil, who are delivering stage 1, started site preparation on Tuesday this week. To get ready for the heavy equipment to move in, on-site works this week included surveying and setting out of the works and installing temporary fences associated with the works. “Having crews on site officially moves this vitally important project from concept to construction,” Director Commercial Operations Caroline Angel said. “While, it might not look like much to start with, by mid-October residents will
start to notice the heavy machinery on site, working away on the upgrade.” Senior Project Manager Darryl Woods said upgrading the levee was a major project and some disruptions will be experienced during the works. “To make way for the levee upgrade, some sections of the Wiradjuri Walking Track will be closed for a period of time with detours and signs in place,” Mr Woods said. “Council and Central West Civil will aim to ensure any disruptions are kept to a minimum and we thank the community for their cooperation during the delivery of the levee upgrade.” Stage 1 of the Main City Levee upgrade is being delivered in two
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stages, starting at Flowerdale and working around to Wiradjuri Bridge before moving on to Copland Street and working south to the Kooringal Road Monumental Cemetery. Both sections consist of embankment levee earthen works and the construction of two concrete spillways, one at Flowerdale and the other upstream from Copland Street. Stage 1 is expected to be completed by April 2018. The Main City Levee upgrade went through a thorough and considered process to reach construction. This process included many studies, designs, securing funding sources and extensive community input and feedback.
LEVEE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS – WHAT NOW?
During construction residents will see machinery such as graders, diggers and trucks working on site. For stage 1, machinery will move 25,000 cubic metres of clay, topsoil and granite. Some sections of the Wiradjuri Walking Track will be closed during construction. The main closures are: • Flowerdale Lagoon October 2017 – April 2018 • Kooringal Road roundabout to Monumental Cemetery – November 2017 to February 2018 Dates are subject to weather and works and any additional interruptions will be advertised accordingly. wagga.nsw.gov.au/levee
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