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Council News CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2020
Issue No: 291
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Eunony Bridge: Crane lifts top deck The first of five sections of Eunony Bridge’s top deck has been removed as part of the strengthening and widening project. See full story inside.
Riverside Redevelopment Stage 2 works begin Site clearing works currently taking place at the riverside precinct mark the beginning of Wagga Wagga City Council’s Riverside Redevelopment – Stage 2 project.
Riverside – Stage 2 will rejuvenate the entire precinct – from the beach carpark through to the former St Michael’s Oval – in line with the principles of the original Riverside Strategic Master Plan developed in 2009. The redevelopment will include food and beverage outlets, event spaces, and a water and adventure playground, and follows an extensive community consultation process, which included public exhibition of the
concept design. Strategic Asset Planner (Parks & Recreation) Ben Creighton said feedback on the concept design had been overwhelmingly positive. “The community has been excited to see Stage 2 come to fruition, coming off the back of the completion of Stage 1, which has been enormously successful and has seen great utilisation of the Wagga beach area,” said Mr Creighton. “Our river is very important to many members of our community and the success of Stage 1 has shown that it is one of Wagga’s unique assets. It’s also a unique selling point which we can use from both a recreational and tourism point of view.” With event spaces capable of catering for large to small events, Mr Creighton was confident about the possibilities the rejuvenated precinct would offer the city. “It’s a space that will be incredibly flexible in terms of being able to deliver a wide
variety of events. As we’ve seen with earlier events in Wagga, like the NRL and AFL matches, events can be great economic drivers for the city. We expect we’ll be able to leverage off this space and drive economic growth.” With the growing popularity of the beach area, the inclusion of food and beverage kiosks in the Stage 2 concept was extremely popular, as was the water playground. “Traditionally a lot of people have picnics at the river, so the options for food and beverage outlets was something the community highlighted as a priority,” said Mr Creighton. “The water playground is also a unique element of the design, there to give young families a safe alternative to swimming in the river. We also developed the playground in consultation with local youth and schoolkids – it’s something they’re really excited about. BLENDING RECREATION WITH NATURE: There’s something there for everyone.” over 300 native trees will be planted as part of Stage 2 development works. Continues on Page 2.
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