Wagga Wagga WELCOMES Refugee Week
Wagga Wagga’s main street will be adorned with flags to mark Refugee Week which runs from 15 – 21 June, celebrating cultural diversity, community harmony, and the value refugee community members bring to our city.
The series of street flags to be displayed along Baylis Street have been designed by six young people from multicultural backgrounds who participated in workshops mentored by local artist Sara Wilson.
The project, called WELCOME, introduced the participants to using digital drawing techniques and how they could visually represent their cultures.
Council’s Cultural Officer Lauren Reynolds says the flags bring vibrancy to the CBD and speak to the Refugee Week 2025 theme; Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community.
“Four of the flag designs celebrate the cultures of the participants, with each design featuring three key elements: architecture, food, and a cultural practice or clothing, along with the translation of the word ‘welcome’,” Ms Reynolds said.
“A fifth flag design features the word ‘welcome’ translated into the top 10 languages, other than English, spoken by residents in Wagga Wagga including: Yazidi, Malayalam, Mandarin, Filipino/Tagalog, Arabic, Punjabi,
Nepali, Wiradjuri/Australian Indigenous Languages, Burmese and Hindi.” (Census 2021).
Library Services Manager Christine Bolton said the WELCOME project allowed the participants to express their culture while working together as a group.
“The participants explored how they could visually represent their cultures while creating a cohesive design narrative,” Ms Bolton said.
“The designs express the artists’ connection to their heritage and culture while embracing their new lives in Wagga Wagga.
“The word WELCOME is intended as an invitation to all our community to both welcome and be welcomed.”
The WELCOME project was developed through a partnership between Council and local community organisation STARTTS (Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors) with the workshops taking place at the Wagga Wagga City Library.
The Wagga Wagga City Library offers programs and initiatives for refugees and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including a Multicultural Youth Group and weekly Language Café sessions for English development. For more information visit waggalibrary.com.au
Lake Albert Dog Park reopens after over-sowing works!
Get ready to unleash the hounds, with the gates at Lake Albert Dog Park at O’Halloran Park reopening on Wednesday 11 June, following works to strengthen the durability of the new turf at the popular facility.
The park at the northern end of Lake Albert was closed to the public in early May to allow Council to carry out the turf improvement works, designed to ensure the grassed area is maintained through the winter months and into spring.
This involved the large, turfed area of the dog park being over-sown with a cool-season grass type.
Council’s Team Leader Parks Operations (Open Space) Ben Nimmo is pleased with the strong growth of the new rye grass.
“The warmer weather we experienced during May and the lack of frosts really helped the new grass establish well in amongst the kikuyu turf,” Mr Nimmo said.
“There is a small area around a large agility ramp where the seed has not established as well as we’d hoped, but overall, it’s been a positive result.
“While the temperatures have started to drop with the arrival of winter, the rye grass has now developed a strong enough toehold to be able to thrive under the cooler conditions.
“We’re confident it’s ready to do its job of bolstering the kikuyu grass, which goes dormant and dries out over winter, making it more vulnerable to wearing away under the high level of paw and foot traffic the park experiences.”
Council thanked the community for their cooperation and patience as the improvement works were carried out.
“While we understand the park’s temporary closure was an inconvenience for some, we think they will appreciate it’s been worth it,” Mr Nimmo said.
For the location of all dog parks and offleash areas in the Wagga Wagga Local Government, visit wagga.nsw.gov.au/ offleash
STEP FORWARD: Almost $5-million in NSW Government funding is set to pave the way for construction of the Plumpton Road section of the Active Travel Plan.
Council secures funding for new Plumpton Road Active Travel link
Council has successfully secured almost $5 million in funding through the NSW Government’s Get NSW Active 2025–26 program, paving the way for construction of the Plumpton
STORIES TO TELL: Curator John Riddell and Museum Manager Tim Kurylowicz say Wagga Wagga AUDIO/ VISUAL puts the spotlight on our city’s homegrown media history, from the print press to radio waves, the television screen, and beyond.
Wagga Wagga’s media story comes to life in new exhibition
A new exhibition that takes visitors on a tour of Wagga Wagga’s homegrown media landscape, Wagga Wagga AUDIO/VISUAL , opens at the Museum of the Riverina’s Historic Council Chambers site on Wednesday 11 June.
The exhibition revisits a time when the newspapers, radio and television that people in the Riverina consumed were predominantly made locally.
“I wanted to capture a world where the names behind the paper, the voices on the radio and the faces on the TV were
Road section of the Active Travel Plan (ATP).
Formal acceptance of the $4,892,415 was endorsed by Councillors at their Ordinary Meeting on Tuesday 10 June 2025.
The proposed 4.6-kilometre concrete pathway will be three metres wide and will stretch from Rowan Road to the Kooringal Road - Red Hill Road intersection, connecting the Southern Growth Area to Wagga Wagga’s existing Active Travel network.
The significant financial contribution from the State Government will enable Council to deliver this key piece of infrastructure, which will do much to support the city’s growing southern corridor.
Manager City Growth and Regional Assets Ben Creighton highlighted the significance of this step forward for the Active Travel network.
“The Active Travel Plan has been one of our better-received projects over the last 10 years, which was highlighted in the feedback captured during the recent development of the Community Strategic Plan (CSP) report,” Mr Creighton said.
“While we get a lot of requests and plans are ongoing for the path to continue into specific areas, part of this project is also planning for the future by making sure that people located in the future Southern
recognisable on the street,” said curator John Riddell.
“Wagga loves seeing itself on screen and hearing itself on the radio. This exhibition provides a snapshot tour of 150 years of the local media landscape.”
Featuring vintage equipment once used by Wagga Wagga’s media outlets, interviews with local media legends, and interactive displays, the exhibition invites all generations to connect with this chapter of local history.
Museum Manager Tim Kurylowicz said visitors can see up close how tasks that we now do on a phone, once required rooms full of specialised equipment and skilled operators.
“It’s a chance for those people who lived it to reminisce, and for younger audiences to discover a whole different media world,” Mr Kurylowicz said.
“It shows the evolution of media technology, and the ways we use them, from the typewriter to the start of the iPhone generation.”
As part of the exhibition, a special curator’s talk and tour with John Riddell will take place on Saturday 21 June at 11am. RSVP via museumriverina.com.
au Wagga Wagga AUDIO/VISUAL runs until 14 December 2025.
Growth Area will have the same access to the ATP as the rest of the city.”
The project will include road crossings at Lloyd Road, Nelson Drive and Gregadoo Road, and will cross Stringybark Creek through a crossing separated from the roadway.
Mr Creighton made clear that the link would be delivered as part of the broader Plumpton Road upgrade, with works to build the path occurring alongside the road duplication.
This will enable Council to minimise disruption throughout the construction period and minimise the need for rework that would be required if they were delivered as separate projects.
“Council’s focus is on making sure we can deliver the infrastructure – both Active Travel and the Plumpton Road Project – together, in an effort to reduce the impact of construction on local residents,” Mr Creighton said.
Council applied for the funding in late 2024, recognising the path’s importance in linking growing residential areas and promoting safer, more sustainable transport choices.
No direct financial contribution will be required from Council to build the shared path; however, ongoing maintenance costs will be factored into future Long Term Financial Plans.
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WEEK
JUN, 10AM – 2PM Ladysmith Railway Station, 15 Kyeamba St, Ladysmith. Roller Discos SAT 14 JUN, 7PM – 9PM & SUN 15 JUN, 2PM – 4PM Bolton Park Stadium, Morgan St. Riverside Markets SUN 15 JUN, 10AM – 2PM Cross St Carpark, Cross St.
Willans Hill Miniature Railway Rides SUN 15 JUN, 10AM – 2.30PM Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, Macleay St. African Drumming Circle with Felix Machiridza SUN 15 JUN, 11AM – 12PM Wagga Wagga City Library.
Country Music Club
SUN 15 JUN, 12.30PM – 4.30PM Wagga RSL Club, Cnr
Kincaid & Dobbs St. Riverina Water Ten x 10 Playfest SUN 15 JUN, 1PM – 3PM & 5.30PM – 7.30PM, MON 16 & TUE 17, 6.30PM – 8.30PM Basement Theatre, Burns Way
Australian Army Band Kapooka Concert WED 18 JUN, 12PM –1PM & 6PM – 7PM Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre, Burns Way. Kiki & Zuki WED 18 JUN, 10AM Wagga Wagga City Library.
Business Support Officer (Two permanent positions)
Remuneration: $ 2,507.68 gross per fortnight + super Closing: Sunday 15 June 2025
Customer Service Officer
Remuneration: $ 2,507.68 gross per fortnight + super Closing: Sunday 15 June 2025
Mechanic
Remuneration: $ 2,997.44 gross per fortnight + super Closing: Monday 16 June 2025
Senior Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Support Technician Remuneration: $3,245.95 gross per fortnight + super Closing: Sunday 22 June 2025
Project Controls and Reporting Coordinator Remuneration: $3,420.28 gross per fortnight + super Closing: Sunday 22 June 2025
Manager Parks & Reserves An attractive remuneration in
with skills and experience. Closing: Sunday 22 June 2025
Manager Plant, Fleet & Buildings
Sewer and Stormwater Labourer (Two Permanent Positions) Remuneration: $2,161.08 gross per fortnight + super Closing: Monday, 23 June 2025
Museum Collections and Programs Trainee
Remuneration: $1,606.60 gross per fortnight + super (at 18 years
Footy Gnomes at Pottery & Pints THU 19 JUN, 7PM – 9PM & FRI 20 JUN 6PM – 8PM North Shore Studio, 57 William St, North Wagga.
Infusion Games Trivia & Karaoke THU 19 JUN, 8:30PM Victoria Hotel, 55 Baylis St. The Magpie and the Nightingale THU 19 JUN, 1PM – 2PM Uranquinty Community Hall, Baker St, Uranquinty. Riverina Producers
Market THU 19 JUN, 1PM TO 6.30PM Wagga Wagga Showground, Bourke St. Mending People FRI 20 JUN, 10:30AM Wagga Wagga City Library. Scan or head to visitwagga.com for more events in Wagga Wagga + Surrounds.
