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Milliondollar upgrade to Warren Pool’s amenities, starting in April By HARRIET GILMORE MORE than $1 million in upgrades to Warren Memorial Pool’s amenities and facilities, is set to begin at the conclusion of this summer swim season. This follows Warren Shire Council recently accepting terms from Precinct Commercial Pty Ltd at the conclusion of an open tendering process for the work, Council confi rmed last week. The works will include upgrading of the bathrooms, changerooms, canteen, and clubhouse facilities, and is expected to take almost six months to complete. Warren Shire Council Infrastructure Projects Manager, Joe Joseph, said that funding for the bulk of the million-dollar project came from the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund Round Five grants, with Warren Shire Council also contributing more than $335,000 from its Infrastructure Improvement and Replacement Fund. Continued page 2
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Planning for the next big dry; community feedback meetings, in district next week By HARRIET GILMORE WESTERN NSW communities are being asked how they should handle the next big dry, with special meetings in the district next week on the issue. Warren Shire Council has joined forces with six other Western Plains councils, to start working through how the region can prepare and plan for the next major drought, with community sessions in Warren and The Marra in coming days. Following the adoption of the Regional Drought Resilience Project Plan provided by the Far Northwest Joint Organisation of Councils (FNWJO), Cobar, Bourke, Brewarrina, Walgett, Coonamble, Bogan (Nyngan), and Warren, will look to learning from previous droughts to help plan and prepare for the next inevitable dry spell. FNWJO Regional Drought Resilience Plan Officer, Belinda Colless, said that the community workshops in Warren next week and throughout the six other local government ar-
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The seemingly never-ending dust storms of 2019/2020. The Regional Drought Resilience Project, will focus on innovative ways to tackle the next drought. PHOTO: WARREN STAR. eas over the next two weeks, will be vital for the region. “This isn’t ‘just another workshop’; it’s about gearing our communities up for the future, this is about the lon-
gevity of our businesses, services, and homes in Western NSW,” Ms Colless, said. “These workshops are a bottom-up approach to tackling drought and making our com-
muni-ties stronger and resilient, so that when drought sets in, our communities are ready,” she added. Continued page 4