Council News CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 16 APRIL 2016
Issue 90
Weekly information from us to you Australia's best glass art on display now Works by the best of Australian based glass artists are currently on display at the National Art Glass Gallery, with the National Emerging Art Glass Prize exhibition open until Sunday 17 July. Melinda Willis took out the 2016 prize, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery’s major biennial award, for her work Resonance IV. The winning entry will be acquired for the National Art Glass Collection.
Federal funding on the line
Council, State Government to meet in hopes of saving $14.5M grant The City of Wagga Wagga will meet with the State Government in Sydney on 22 April to try and secure a funding commitment that will unlock a $14.5M investment by the Federal Government.
The Federal Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development committed $14.5M towards the construction of enabling road infrastructure at Bomen Business Park for the proposed Riverina Intermodal Freight and Logistics (RiFL) Hub. As part of the funding conditions, the Federal Government requires a commitment of State Government funding no later than 29 April, or the $14.5M will be lost.
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“A State Government funding commitment is the final piece of the puzzle to make this project a reality,” Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Councillor Rod Kendall said. “Without it, Wagga will forfeit $14.5M in Federal Government funding. “The proposed Bomen Enabling Roads and RiFL Hub would be a transformative piece of infrastructure for Wagga. It will provide a significant and long-
lasting benefit to current and future businesses, as well as the broader community.” The proposed Bomen Enabling Roads and RiFL Hub form a program of works worth approximately $70M. This program would see the construction of major rail and road infrastructure and a freight terminal on 95 hectares of land at the Bomen Business Park. The Federal Government funding will allow the construction of
enabling road infrastructure, which will help create the Wagga Wagga High Productivity Freight Route. “The High Productivity Freight Route will create a potential round trip saving of 36 minutes – or 21 kilometres – for Higher Mass Limits (HML) vehicles and encourage heavy vehicles to avoid the CBD,” Cr Kendall said. “The route is already taking shape, following the Eunony Story continued inside
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