Council News WAGGA WAGGA CITY COUNCIL
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2014
Issue 5
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Celebrating connections
Every year, Councils across the state of New South Wales use Local Government Week to reflect on the services they provide to the community, and highlight some services to the wider community. As part of Local Government Week which runs from 4-10 August, this week’s edition of Council News interviews a range of community members about their relationship with some of Wagga Wagga City Council’s most loved services. Community members like Anne Carmichael (pictured right), shares her story on being an active member of Wagga Wagga City Library for over 30 years, and how she introduced her children and now grandchildren to the Library as well as maintained her own passion for lifelong learning. Of course, there is always a lot of focus internally and in the community on the $1.2B of infrastructure and assets that Council provides and maintains such as roads, bridges, car parks, footpaths, kerb and gutter, stormwater, sewer, parks, landfills, and public buildings. Council News hopes the stories overleaf give a more personal perspective on how some of the other Council services enrich the lives of individuals in the community.
LIBRARY MEMBER: Anne Carmichael at the Wagga Wagga City Library.
Paying it forward
In one of Wagga’s biggest expressions of ‘paying it forward’, Wagga Wagga City Council announced the 49 community groups and individuals who were successful in receiving a total of $140,000 in the Annual Grants program.
The successful applicants of Wagga Wagga City Council’s 2014/15 Annual Grants Program were listed during the July Meeting of Council and showcase the breadth of local programs, projects and activities being undertaken within the community with Council support. “As always, the Grants are funding a wide variety of projects by community members including new lighting installations at sportsgrounds, mental awareness training, rural hall upgrades and creative arts workshops,” Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga Rod Kendall said. A complete list of the projects to be funded is available to view on Council’s
website. “Council’s Annual Grants Program provides an annual funding opportunity for community-based groups in Wagga Wagga to start a whole new program, continue with an existing one or improve how their immediate community connects and grows,” continued Mayor Kendall. “The grants are a commitment to harnessing the power of individuals within our area and to help create a strong, creative and supportive community.” A presentation evening will be held on Thursday, 4 September 2014 for the successful grant recipients, where their project funding will be officially handed over.
Next year’s funding round will be open from March.
The Annual Grant program encourages applications across seven categories: • Sporting and Cultural Facilities • Community Programs and Projects • Neighbourhood and Rural Village • Arts and Culture • Local Heritage • Event Attraction and Marketing • Sustainable Environments
Uranquinty & district residents are invited to attend a neighbourhood meeting with Councillors & Council staff.
7pm Wednesday 6 August 2014 Uranquinty Community Hall
Have a question to ask or an issue to raise? Contact Vanessa Keenan on (02) 6926 9197 communityengagement@wagga.nsw.gov.au
www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/neighbourhoodmeetings