Council News #213 - 22 September 2018

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Council News CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA

FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2018

Issue No: 213

Weekly information from us to you SPRING JAM IS ALMOST HERE!

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Spring has sprung and it’s almost time to have some fun. Wagga Wagga City Council’s new children’s festival Spring Jam is just around the corner on Saturday 6 October. Held in the Botanic Gardens, Spring Jam will combine circus acts, adventure play, interactive fun, live entertainment, safaris, treats and more. There will be everything from hands-on interactive activities for the two to five-year-olds, to wild and wonderful experiences for six to 12-year-olds. Spring Jam will also feature our SJ Radio Reporters Connor Gregurke and Xyah McLaren, who will be shown the ropes of radio by Hit 93.1. The lucky duo were chosen as the reporters following an overwhelming amount of talented kids who entered the competition. To find out all the fun on offer at Spring Jam, head to visitwagga.com/springjam. LITTLE KIDS, BIG JOB: Our Spring Jam Radio Reporters Xyah McLaren and Connor Gregurke are going to learn tips and tricks from Hit 93.1FM's Dane (left) and Herbie (right) ahead of the new kids' outdoor adventure festival on Saturday 6 October.

Family fun day to mark 50 years Many of us are spending more time outside as the daylight hours get longer and the weather warms up; whether getting stuck into our own gardens or enjoying Wagga Wagga’s parks and gardens. The Family Garden Festival, to be held on 4 November is the perfect place to gather inspiration and celebrate the Botanic Gardens' 50th anniversary at the same time. Council’s Supervisor Horticulture Henry Pavitt said the whole community, whether they are green thumbs or not, are invited to enjoy a fun family day out.

BOTANIC GARDENS 50TH ANNIVERSARY: FAMILY GARDEN PARTY • Sunday 4 November, 9am – 4pm • Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens • Free entry and free activities “There will be something for everyone, young and old," he said. "From the everpopular miniature trains to gardening stalls, workshops and demonstrations, tai chi, face painting, roving entertainers and pony rides. A teddy bears' picnic will be held in the gardens on the same day. “We’re encouraging the community to get their thinking caps on now and enter the four competitions which will be judged on the day: the pop-up garden challenge, flower arrangement, cake decorating and student mosaic competitions.

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• Competition entries and stallholder applications close on 30 September • wagga.nsw.gov.au/bg50 “Nominations close on 30 September and we’re hoping the community will enter and reveal their creative talents, focused around a garden and nature-related theme.” The pop-up garden challenge to create a 3x3m garden is open to landscape designers, garden businesses, and horticulture students. City gardens, edible gardens, sustainable gardens, container gardens, the only limitation is imagination. Florists, flower clubs, students or anyone with a talent for floral design are invited to enter their creative blooms in a floral

competition in two categories: flower arrangement and single bloom display. Cake decorators – well known for their flower-creation talents – have not been forgotten and are welcome to enter a garden or flower themed cake. Finally, Year 6 students are hard at work creating mosaics with a design based on Australia’s native flora and fauna. More entries are welcome for the competition with materials kindly donated by Bunnings. Do you have garden or nature-related products or services to sell, demonstrate or entertain? Applications for stallholders close on 30 September. “Spring gets busy, so pop the date in your diary for the Family Garden Festival – it’s going to be a fabulous day out,” Mr Pavitt said. wagga.nsw.gov.au/bg50

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