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FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2015
Issue 72
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SHELTER SUCCESS: Elka the dog has been welcomed into the Wood family home by (from left) Reuben, 9, Jasper, 7, Tom, 5, and Annie, 3.
Happy fur-ever after for Elka The Wood family had never owned a dog before but, when they decided on the right time, they went straight to the Glenfield Road Animal Shelter. “It just makes sense. We didn’t want the problems that can come with purebreds and when you adopt an animal from the
shelter they are already micro-chipped and up to date with all of their vaccines,” Lina Wood said. With four children, it was important that their new pet was kid friendly, and nine-month-old Elka ticked all the boxes. Continued inside
A YEAR IN FOCUS special bright yellow mystery guest known as “Charlie”. Following the release of Council’s 2014/15 Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Annual Report, the community is invited Councillor Rod Kendall said 2014/15 had to special update on the past financial year in the Wagga Local Government Area been a successful year for Council and the community can learn more at the Snapshot (LGA). event. “Snapshot 14/15: A year in focus” will “My fellow Councillor Greg Conkey noted reflect on what Council has achieved that while Council gets out and about to the during the 2014/15 financial year, with many villages in the region, we don’t have a presentation of highlights from the an event for all residents,” Cr Kendall said. Annual Report and the launch of the 2015 “Snapshot 14/15 gives everyone the Community Survey results. chance to discover more about Council The unique event will be held on Wednesday 9 December in the Civic Centre and what has been achieved in the past financial year, as well as the results of the forecourt at 6pm and will also feature a Community Survey.”
What’s next for Wagga?
Strong Foundations. Sustainable Tomorrow.
Cr Kendall encouraged residents who can’t make it to Snapshot to take some time to read Council’s 2014/15 Annual Report “Strong Foundations, Sustainable Tomorrow”. “The Annual Report is an important document that measures Council’s performance against the Community Strategic Plan and the Combined Delivery Program and Operational Plan,” he said. “The theme for the 2014/15 report ‘Strong Foundations, Sustainable Tomorrow’ highlights how Council is planning for our community’s future to ensure Wagga continues to be a great place to live, work and play.”
In the past financial year, Council has successfully completed and delivered on 86 per cent of the services and projects published in the Combined Delivery Program and Operational Plan 2014/15. Some of these projects include CCTV, upgrade of the Glenfield Road Animal Shelter, the demolition of Hampden Bridge and more than $15M in road rehabilitation works. Wagga Wagga City Council's 2014/15 Annual Report “Strong Foundations, Sustainable Tomorrow” is available online now at wagga.nsw.gov.au/annualreport. Hard copies are also available from Customer Service in the Civic Centre.
Wagga Wagga City Council’s 2014/15 Annual Report wagga.nsw.gov.au/annualreport
HARD COPIES AVAILABLE FROM CIVIC CENTRE CUSTOMER SERVICE
Service review to begin General Manager Alan Eldridge has commissioned an in-depth service review of Council’s Infrastructure Services directorate. Industry experts Freestyle Project Solutions will undertake the service review, with the key personnel involved having knowledge of the local area and experience with local government and major projects. With Infrastructure Services in a state of transition following Director Heinz Kausche’s resignation, Mr Eldridge said now was the perfect time for the service review. “As an organisation, we have a responsibility to our community to look at the way we do business and ensure we are operating efficiently. “The outcomes of this review could mean not only significant savings for ratepayers, but improvements to service delivery.” Mr Eldridge described the service review as an investment that will be returned through the potential efficiencies the review will deliver. The service review will begin on 30 November.
Learn how to take #amazing photos Want to learn from the best? Digital influencer “Rikes” from Reichlyn Photography will be in Wagga on Monday 7 December to share Instagram tips. With what’s sure to be a stunning sunset as a backdrop at Lake Albert’s Apex Park, the Instameet will be a not-to-be-missed event for Instagram and photography lovers. Rikes has worked with organisations including regional, state and national tourism organisations such as Destination NSW and has an Instagram following of almost 40,000 at instagram.com/rikerama. The event is being hosted by AppVenture, which allows visitors to easily discover the Riverina and plan trips around the region. The Instameet will take place from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
Workshop on soon
SELL-OUT SHOW: The cast of Legally Blonde The Musical.
Legally Blonde The Musical: from the director Legally Blonde is one of those shows that make you remember why you got into theatre in the first place. Being surrounded by so many young, enthusiastic and talented people reminds me of what it was like when I was just starting out. It is so exciting turning up to rehearsal, being given an official script and a role that is all yours. Then when it comes to performance time and you walk into the theatre for the first time and it seems so big and it has so many seats and you can’t believe that all these people you don’t know are going to get to see what you
have been working on for all these months. I saw that sense of wonder and excitement in the cast of this show from the very beginning. We had a real mix of people – experienced performers, people who hadn’t acted since school, people who are usually in the background or singing offstage, and a lot of keen young people who had never performed in a musical before. I think for the cast, the experience of Legally Blonde will be all about the friendships they have made and the shared memories of the show. For me,
it is seeing the growth in the young people over the months. The audition room can be a scary place and many of them walked in very timid and nervous. They have come out of this experience as confident and skilled performers and have grown offstage as well. They have always been a positive and supportive group of people and I really think people do their best work when they know they are supported. The resulting show was more spectacular than I could have imagined and as the Legally Blonde team grew with the addition of the
dedicated crew, who were local high school students volunteering their time, the show just got better and better. The Civic Theatre community production has always been a showcase for the many talented people we have in this region. I am proud that this year audiences got to see what new talent is out there. It feels like an exciting time with so many young creative people wanting to perform, create and give back to their community. I can’t wait to see what they do next. Carissa Campbell
Council is hosting a neighbourhood meeting to discuss news, events and issues relating to Tarcutta and the broader Local Government Area. Stay for a cuppa after the meeting!
7pm Wednesday 2 December 2015 Tarcutta Memorial Hall Have a question to ask or an issue to raise?
Contact Lauren Fitzgerald on 6926 9197 or communityengagement@wagga.nsw.gov.au
Attention Tarcutta residents You are invited to attend a neighbourhood meeting with Councillors & Council staff
YOU 'RE INVITED TO
SNAPSHOT 14/15 A YEAR IN FOCUS Join us in celebrating Council’s achievements in 2014/15 Wednesday 9 December at 6pm Civic Centre Forecourt EVENT WILL RELOCATE TO COUNCIL MEETING ROOM IN EVENT OF BAD WEATHER
Residents can learn garden tips from a master green thumb at REROC’s Compost Doctor workshop on Friday 4 December. Held from 2.30pm to 4.30pm, well-known regional horticulturalist and ABC Radio gardening expert Kerry Geale will discuss the types of bins and facilities that can be used, the benefits of composting, the best locations for compost bins, what can be composted and trouble shooting. The workshops are aimed at beginners and at experienced composters who are just looking to update their knowledge and skills. The workshop will be held at the Sensory Garden, adjacent to the Wagga Wagga Men’s Shed in Ashmont. For more information, contact Council’s Environmental Education Officer Alice Kent on 1300 292 442.
Elka a shelter success story for Wood family From front page “Elka’s a boxer cross with lots of energy and the kids love her. A couple of them were scared of dogs before we got her and were a bit anxious about the new addition to the family, but they’ve really warmed to her,” Bill Wood said. “She’s great natured and we have to take her for lots of walks and spend lots of time playing with her in the backyard, so we all find ourselves spending more time outside.” It’s been a few months since Elka joined the Wood family and they have no regrets, just a few words of advice for anyone thinking of adopting an animal from the shelter. “Make sure you pick a dog that’s right for your household and that you make the time to care for them. In Elka’s case she needs plenty of walks,” said Mr Wood.
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COOLATAI GRASS
WHAT IS IT? Class 3 noxious weed – regionally controlled weed. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
It is a long lived summer active perennial that produces short rhizomes that form a dense grass tussock. It grows to 1.5m, has greyish-green leaves and the seed head has a very distinct Y formation or “rabbit ears” shape. WHERE IS IT FOUND? The weed grows in sandy to
loamy soils during spring and after rain in summer. Commonly seen along roadsides, rail corridors and disturbed bushland. HOW IS IT SPREAD? It reproduces through quick maturing light seeds, which can be spread by passing essential. In late autumn/ vehicles, slashing and winter, tussocks can be natural elements. reduced by burning or WHAT CAN I DO? Isolating slashing followed by herbicides. and/or reducing movement through infested areas is wagga.nsw.gov.au/environment
Weekly mowing report IN BLOOM: Rosemary Simpson takes a look at the rose garden honouring her late husband David Lloyd Jones at the Botanic Gardens with Mayor Rod Kendall.
David Jones' legacy blooms in gardens In 1955, Wagga Wagga was home to the first David Jones store outside of Sydney and a recent donation will ensure that legacy continues to blossom. Following the death of David Lloyd Jones at age 30 in 1961, the Wagga store manager arranged and paid for the construction of a memorial rose garden at the Botanic Gardens. Mr Jones’ widow Rosemary Simpson and multiple generations of the family visited the city this week to donate dozens of new rose bushes and a plaque to the memorial gardens. “It’s very special, because this was the first David
Jones outside of Sydney and the manager of the store thought it was a very appropriate thing to commemorate my late husband,” Mrs Simpson said. “It’s a beautiful garden. It commemorates the man, as well as the store.” Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Councillor Rod Kendall said Council was contacted by the Jones family last year to talk about revamping the gardens. “I know they’re absolutely thrilled that they played a role in the creation of the botanic gardens itself at the time and now they’re playing a part in its future,” he said. A SEASON TO DANCE
THIS WEEK:
MARKETS BY THE LAKE
Sat 28 Nov 9am - 2pm Free entry. Apex Park, Lake Albert. Ph: 0497 937 934
WAGGA WAGGA DRAGON BOAT CHALLENGE
COTTONTAILS
Sun 29 Nov 4pm - 7pm Local musicians live on the deck. Cottontails Winery, Pattersons Road. Ph: 6928 4554
CREATIVE POWER: THE ART OF GEORGE BALDESSIN
SUNDAY SESSIONS
Until Sun 6 December This extraordinary exhibition curated by Tess Baldessin includes prints, drawings and sculpture that show the development of Baldessin’s various themes as well as his very individual style. Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. Ph: 02 6926 9660.
LIVE MUSIC ON THE DECK AT
Tue 1 to Sun 6 December A revue celebrating the musical wonder of Irving Berlin. Wagga Commercial Club, Gurwood Street. Ph: 6921 3012
Sun 29 Nov 8.30am - 4pm What better way to have a fun day than with a group of friends on beautiful Lake Albert. All you need to do is recruit 20 people to make up a team. Apex Park, Lake Albert. Ph: 0421 286 126 Sundays 3pm - 6pm Entertainment and food overlooking Lake Albert. Wagga Boat Club, Nelson Drive. Ph: 6926 2300
I LOVE A PIANO
Thu 3 to Sat 5 December Wagga Wagga Academy of Ballet end of year showcase. Adults $30, Concession $25, Child $15. Civic Theatre. Ph: 6926 9688
COMPOST DOCTOR WORKSHOP
Fri 4 December 2:30pm - 4:30pm With Kerry Geale. The Sensory Garden, adjacent to the Wagga Wagga Mens Shed, access via Veale Street. Ph: 1300 292 442
were becoming widows. Australian men no longer enlisted in droves for a European adventure on the front lines. To counter this, the Kangaroos began the longest recruitment march in the state, marching from Wagga Wagga to war. The Kangaroos and their sweethearts, families and friends were changed irrevocably. Historic Council Chambers. Ph: 6926 9655
All parks and reserves receive one grass cut every six weeks as part of Council’s spring mowing program. Given the recent wet weather, timeframes may be extended. Mowing teams will be operating in the following areas: • North: Estella followed by Oura • East: Ladysmith followed by Forest Hill
• West: Glenfield • Seasonal: Lake Albert followed by Turvey Park • Roadside program: Eastern suburbs • Village program: Uranquinty followed by San Isidore and Collingullie
mobile library timetable Uranquinty Monday November 30, 3.30pm – 5pm Ladysmith Thursday December 3, 1.30pm – 2.15pm www.rrl.nsw.gov.au
Ph: (02) 6926 9771
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TWILIGHT BY THE LAGOON
Fri 4 December 7pm Free, family friendly community event. Bring a rug and a picnic supper! Wollundry Lagoon, Civic Centre Precinct. Ph: 6926 9688
THE KANGAROO MARCH: OUR LOCAL BOYS WALK TO WAR Stories were returning from the front, and wives
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For support in organising your event, contact Council’s Events Unit at events@wagga.nsw. gov.au or 1300 292 442 Monday to Friday. To promote your event or for a full list of events go to: visitwagga.com or call 1300 100 122.
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Saturday 12 December 9am – noon Civic Centre, cnr Baylis & Morrow Sts Drop in and share your experiences and ideas for the future of transport in Wagga Wagga, light refreshments will be provided.
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Wagga Wagga City Council & NSW EPA have been piloting a Household Asbestos Disposal Scheme offering free disposal of bonded asbestos from across the Local Government Area. This offer has now been extended until 31 December 2015.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
wagga.nsw.gov.au/asbestos OR Call 1300 292 442
This project is a NSW EPA Waste Less, Recycle More initiative funded from the waste levy.
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Taste of history at theatre You can take a trip through history one tipple at a time at Drinking with Jane Austen. Culinary historian Richard Foss from California will be talking Austen-era beverages in Wagga on 9 December at the Civic Theatre in partnership with the Wagga Wagga City Library. Mr Foss will deliver an hour-long talk on what refreshments were enjoyed in 1800s England, and how Jane Austen indicated the personality of her characters from the things they chose to drink or serve. Various beverages made from authentic Austen-era recipes will be on offer, along with a light supper. Tickets are $30 each, with booking closing on 7 December. Call 6926 9688 or visit civictheatre.com.au to secure your spot.
Public Notices
Call out for interest in LGBTIQ exhibition
The Museum of the Riverina is putting the call out to hear stories from past and present lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer/questioning (LGBTIQ) community members from across the region. An exhibition has been planned for October 2016, tentatively titled We Are Here, and will be on display at the Historic Chambers Site with the opportunity for events such as a forum or film screening. The museum is inviting LGBTIQ people, groups and the wider community to the Historic Council Chambers on Sunday 13 December at 11am for a roundtable discussion about the exhibition and ways to share their stories. To RSVP to help with catering, call 6926 9654 or email kurylowicz.tim@wagga.nsw.gov.au. explicitly requested by the person making the submission that they do not wish this to occur. Any questions relating to the Policy document may be referred to Mr Michael Schmid on 1300 292 442.
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This week’s pet is a staffy-cross called Brutus. He is a beautiful sweet boy who loves affection and enjoys going walkies. You can adopt Brutus from the Glenfield Road Animal shelter for $299.40. This fee includes microchipping, lifetime registration, first vaccination, desexing and worming. If you would like to meet Brutus or any of his buddies, come down to the shelter from Monday to Saturday between 1pm and 4.15pm. For more information, contact the shelter on 6971 4651 or visit wagga. nsw.gov.au/animals.
Road: Baylis Street Date: Saturday 5 December 2015 Duration: 11:45am to 12:30pm Reason: Toy Run Parade Detour: As per signs
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 submission received within NOTICE OF EXHIBITION OF TEMPORARY ROAD the submission period DRAFT POLICY – will be subject to the CLOSURE POL 010 Government Information Notice is hereby given (Public Access) Act 2009 LOANS TO THIRD under Roads Act 1993 and the Privacy and PARTIES Part 8 Division 4 of the Personal Information Council hereby gives public temporary closing of: Protection Act (PIPPA) and notice of the exhibition of its Road: Cnr Doman St & may be attached to the draft Loans to Third Parties Pugsley Ave final report, in its entirety or Policy. The draft Policy Date: Tuesday 1 December in part, to Council unless will be on exhibition for a explicitly requested by 2015 period of 28 days, from the person making the Duration: 4 days (weather Thursday, 26 November submission that they do not permitting) 2015 until Thursday 24 wish this to occur. Reason: Reseal December 2015. Council Enquiries: Further details preparation invites public submissions relating to the matter can on the draft policy, to be NOTICE OF be obtained by contacting lodged within the exhibition the Council’s Development DEVELOPMENT period. Services. If you have PROPOSAL NOTICE OF Inspection Venue: The any enquiries regarding draft policy is available for Wagga Wagga City Council COUNCIL MEETINGS the application, or about review at Wagga Wagga has received the following DECEMBER 2015 making submission, please City Council, Cnr Baylis & application to carry out In accordance with the telephone Development Morrow Sts, Wagga Wagga, “Development” under the provisions of Section 9 of during the hours of 8.30am Environmental Planning and Services on 1300 292 442. the Local Government Act to 5pm Monday to Friday Assessment Act, 1979. PUBLIC EXHIBITION 1993, notice is hereby given (public holidays excluded) DA15/0653, Multi dwelling OF DRAFT that an Ordinary meeting within the above exhibition housing (5 x units) with of the Council of the City AMENDMENT period. The draft Policy subdivision, 11 Darcy of Wagga Wagga will be TO WAGGA can also be accessed from Dr BOOROOMA NSW held at 6pm on Monday, Council’s website at www. WAGGA LOCAL 2650, Lot 86 DP 1203859, 14 December 2015 in the wagga.nsw.gov.au/public ENVIRONMENTAL Council Meeting Room, cnr Applicant: Matt Jenkins Submission Procedure: Builder Pty Ltd PLAN 2010 Baylis & Morrow Streets Persons wishing to make DA15/0676, Multi dwelling Wagga Wagga. Aim: To exhibit the Planning a submission in relation Proposal containing four Notice is also hereby given housing, 6 x 3 bedroom to the draft Policy should units, 65 Illeura Rd items that amends Local that a Policy and Strategy do so prior to the close BOURKELANDS NSW Environmental Plan maps Committee meeting will be of the exhibition period. 2650, Lot 21 DP 1208105, and clauses. The four LEP held at 6pm on Monday, Submissions should be Applicant: Roberson amendment items include: 7 December 2015 in the in writing and may be Construction Council Meeting Room, • Item 1: North Wagga delivered to Wagga Wagga Name of Consent cnr Baylis & Morrow Dwelling Map: Amend City Council or mailed to the Authority: Wagga Wagga Streets Wagga Wagga. the North Wagga Wagga City Council This meeting will be Restrictions on New immediately followed by The subject application Dwellings Map to include a Supplementary Council and accompanying additional properties meeting. All meetings are documentation, may be affected by flooding. open to members of the inspected at the following • Item 2: Clause 7.1 public. Members of the address until the closure of Restrictions on the public wishing to address exhibition. erection of new dwellings the Policy and Strategy Submission Period: in North Wagga Wagga: Committee regarding 30/11/2015 to 14/12/2015 Amend clause 7.1 agenda items, must to ensure the clause Where: Wagga Wagga complete the appropriate operates as originally City Council, cnr Baylis and Public Address Form and intended. Morrow Streets, Wagga return it to Council by 10am Wagga (Customer Service • Item 3: Airport on the day of meeting. The Counter). development clauses: form is available from the Insert local provisions When: 9am to 5pm, Customer Service counter relating to airspace Monday to Friday (except at the Wagga Wagga Civic TEMPORARY ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS & GRAPHIC operations and Public Holidays). Centre or from Council’s development in areas Any person seeking DESIGN OFFICER (Maternity Relief) website wagga.nsw.gov.au/ subject to aircraft noise to make a submission paforms Remuneration: Min $1,285.47 gpw + super and obstacle limitation. in relation to the Copies of the Agenda are • Item 4: Minimum lot size Enquiries: Brett Koschel - 02 6926 9264 also available to the public, abovementioned for certain split zones: Closing Date: Thursday, 3 December 2015 at the meetings or from the development should Insert local provisions address all correspondence Customer Service Centre relating to subdivision of to the Consent Authority TEAM LEADER TREE MAINTENANCE (Re-advertised) at the Wagga Wagga Civic lots with more than one to be received prior to Centre three (3) days prior Remuneration: Min $1,186.92 gpw + super zone. 5pm on the final day of the to the meetings or from exhibition period. If any Exhibition Period: 28 Enquiries: Jim Dunn - 0457 704 727 (7am - 4pm weekdays) Council’s website www. submission is made by way November 2015 to 29 wagga.nsw.gov.au Closing Date: Friday, 4 December 2015 of objection, the grounds of January 2016 (inclusive) objection must be specified Inspection Venue: The NOTICE OF Planning Proposal and TEMPORARY ROAD in the submission. Persons lodging supporting exhibition CLOSURE submissions are required to material are available for Notice is hereby given declare political donations inspection at the Wagga Wagga Wagga City Council is an EEO employer under Roads Act 1993 (including donations of Wagga Civic Centre, Cnr Values - Part of everything we do Part 8 Division 4 of the more than $1,000) made Baylis and Morrow Streets, temporary closing of: Trust • Respect • Innovation • Teamwork in the previous two years. Wagga Wagga during
will be on exhibition for a period of 28 days, from Thursday, 26 November RFT 2016-009 APEX 2015 until Thursday 24 December 2015. Council PARK CAR PARK invites public submissions CIVIL WORKS on the draft policy, to be Suitably endorsed Tenders lodged within the exhibition marked “RFT 2016-009 period. Apex Park Car Park Civil Inspection Venue: The Works” are invited and draft policy is available for will be received by the review at Wagga Wagga undersigned until 2pm City Council, Cnr Baylis & Wednesday 16 December Morrow Sts, Wagga Wagga, 2015. Wagga Wagga City Council during the hours of 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday is seeking to engage a (public holidays excluded) contractor to construct within the above exhibition a car park at Apex Park period. The draft Policy Lake Street, Lake Albert. can also be accessed from A compulsory site meeting Council’s website at www. will be held at 11am on wagga.nsw.gov.au/public Wednesday 2 December Submission Procedure: at Apex Park Lake Street, Persons wishing to make Lake Albert. a submission in relation Enquiries should be to the draft Policy should directed to Mr Phill Blake do so prior to the close on 02 6926 9653 or blake. of the exhibition period. phillip@wagga.nsw.gov. Submissions should be au A non-refundable in writing and may be fee of $110.00 will be delivered to Wagga Wagga charged for each hard City Council or mailed to the copy of the specification General Manager, Wagga or specifications at nil cost Wagga City Council, PO can be accessed on the Box 20, Wagga Wagga, following web address: www.tenderlink.com/wagga. NSW 2650 or emailed to council@wagga.nsw.gov. au Persons making written EXHIBITION OF submissions regarding the DRAFT POLICY – above Policy are advised POL 061 that any submission HIRING OF received within the A COUNCIL submission period will be subject to the Government COMMUNITY Information (Public Access) CENTRE OR HALL Council hereby gives public Act 2009 and the Privacy and Personal Information notice of the exhibition of Protection Act (PIPPA) and its draft Hiring of a Council may be attached to the Community Centre or Hall final report, in its entirety or Policy. The draft Policy in part, to Council unless
General Manager, Wagga Wagga City Council, PO Box 20, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650 or emailed to council@wagga.nsw.gov. au Persons making written submissions regarding the above Policy are advised 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. Any questions relating to the Policy document may be referred to Mrs Carolyn Rodney on 1300 292 442.
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OPERATION OF BOARDING HOUSES
Within the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area there is a range of accommodation types. Included in these accommodation types are premises that Council considers to be boarding houses. Boarding houses are buildings, including dwellings, where lodgings are let out on a per room basis (as opposed to a single lease over a dwelling) for periods of three (3) or more months. Development consent is required to operate a boarding house. In recent times Council has received complaints that there are boarding houses in the city operating in dwellings without consent. As people may not have been aware for the need for consent, Council is currently holding an amnesty period, where people can selfreport their unapproved boarding houses and lodge a Development Application to seek consent. During this amnesty period Council will waive all Development Application fees associated with an application for a boarding house. The amnesty period is for 12 months commencing February 2015 and will end on 29 February 2016. At the end of the amnesty period Council will commence actively pursuing boarding houses operating without consent, which may result in fines for operators of such premises. If you have any queries in relation to this program, please do not hesitate to contact Council’s Planning and Regulatory Services Directorate on 1300 292 442.
ALAN ELDRIDGE,
GENERAL MANAGER
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