Free and fun: activities for the Easter holidays
Works & Projects
Macleay Street works to begin
Contractors are expected to start rehabilitation works on a 720-metre section of Macleay Street, between Erin Street and the Urana Street roundabout, after Easter.
Director Infrastructure Services Warren Faulkner says the stabilisation and pavement strengthening will take place during the daytime over the school holidays.
“During school term, there is a lot of traffic along this section of Macleay Street as students are dropped off and picked up by buses and vehicles at Wagga Wagga High School and the NSW TAFE Wagga Wagga campus,” Mr Faulkner said.
“We have scheduled the rehabilitation works during the holidays in an effort to minimise the extent of the impact on traffic and residents.
“While there will be some disruptions to traffic flow due to lane closures and restricted access from some side streets, these works will deliver a much smoother and safer ride quality for all road users.”
The works are scheduled to take place between 7am and 5pm from Tuesday 11 April to Tuesday 25 April 2023, including Saturdays, weather permitting.
Detours will be in place for through traffic during the works.
Residents will have access to their properties, and the works will be under traffic control.
SCHOOL'S OUT: Meet our zoo's dingoes Simba, Shadow, Diego and Zeke over the holidays.
With Easter school holidays approaching, Council has lots of fun, free activities for children and young people over the holiday break.
From the family-focused exhibition Going Feral, a pop-up cinema, to meeting cuddly animals at the zoo, Wagga Wagga is the perfect place to be these holidays.
Discover the new exhibition:
Going Feral - the secret life of pests now on exhibition at the Museum of the Riverina’s Historic Council Chambers site.
This free, family-focused exhibition explores the impact of six feral animals common to the Riverina, as well as their introduction to Australia, their spread, their destruction of native ecosystems and our attempts to control them.
Plan a visit to the Wagga Zoo and Aviary from Saturday 8 April onwards for an opportunity to meet some of the zoo’s newest arrivals.
Zoo Curator Wendy McNamara said the team would be holding meet and greets daily from 10.30am near the wombat enclosure.
“Meet our dingoes Simba, Shadow, Diego and Zeke, Arnold the snake, Wilbur the sheep and our friendly deer,” Ms McNamara said.
“Our animal meet and greet will run for approximately one hour each day depending on numbers.”
The zoo will stay open seven days a week between 9am to 4pm from Saturday 8 April for the rest of the school holidays.
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery is hosting a holiday film program curated for children of all ages.
The Jackdaw Film Series, ‘GreenScreen - Just for Kids’ runs from Tuesday 11 April to Friday 21 April, with free screenings daily at 10.30am from Tuesday to Friday across two huge weeks.
Gallery Officer Tayla Martin said the gallery will be transformed into an amazing pop-up cinema, complete with digital surround sound for the full big screen experience.
“There will be eight films over eight days featuring a special selection of films that will encourage discussions with children about environmental issues and the importance of protecting our planet,”
Ms Martin said.
“Films include The Jungle Book, Rio, The Lorax, Blueback and many more.”
For more information and to book: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery: waggaartgallery.com.au/whats-on Wagga Zoo & Aviary: wagga.nsw.gov.au/wagga-zoo
Museum of the Riverina: museumriverina.com.au/whatson
Upcoming works across the region will continue to be finalised and communicated over the coming weeks and months, notifying road users and residents that may be impacted by the works.
The dates for the rehabilitation of a 500-metre stretch of Bomen Road in the industrial estate are yet to be finalised with the contractor.
Council encourages all road users to drive to conditions as Council works through a backlog of repair and rehabilitation works, especially over the Easter period which traditionally sees an increase in families traveling for school holidays.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this work may cause and appreciate the patience of residents and road users,” Mr Faulkner added.
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DISCARDED PLASTIC: Christopher Whyte's Anthropocene: A Toy Story challenges viewers to rethink our relationship with the environment.
Beyond the Yellow Bin: Art & Recycling Tour
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and Kurrajong Recycling presents an eye-opening look into the world of plastic waste and recycling.
Journey with us aboard the Kurrajong bus to the recycling facility for a behind the scenes look at what really happens to the contents of your yellow bin, before returning to the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery for a guided tour of environmentally themed exhibitions.
Council’s Environmental Education Officer Christina Reid said so much of our waste management processes are hidden from the public, ultimately this means we don’t think about it, and it stops being a priority.
“It also prevents us from understanding our individual impacts.
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Led by Gallery Programs and Engagement Officer Astrid Reed, the second element of the tour sees participants traveling via bus back to the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery to experience current environmental exhibitions including:
Plastic: Unwrapping the World which challenges audiences to move beyond guilt and unwrap plastic from our world.
Further explore the complex issue of plastic in Christopher Whyte's Anthropocene: A Toy Story where the artist provides thought-provoking commentary on consumerism, consumption, and the spiraling habits of a wasteful society that often begin in childhood.
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In the spirit of Easter, this week's Pet of the Week is Bilby. Bilby (ImpD23/0120) is a one-yearold male American Staffy who is very loyal and would make for the perfect companion dog. Bilby’s adoption fee is just $310, which includes lifetime registration, microchip, first vaccination, de-sexing, flea & worming treatment, a heartworm test, and ID tag.
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• Applications open 9am Monday 6 March 2023
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For enquiries please visit wagga.nsw.gov.au/clubgrants or call Michelle Castle on 1300 292 442
Easter long weekend trading hours
Council administration will close for the Easter holiday period. Check our website to see our opening hours over the Easter weekend. wagga.nsw.gov.au/openhours
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Closing: Monday, 17 April 2023
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South Wagga Tennis Club Holiday Camp
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