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Council News CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 23 MARCH 2019
Issue No: 237
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TA-DA: Works and Playground Officer John Conlan with the almost-complete playground at Cox Park in Central Wagga. New and upgraded playgrounds are currently being installed around the city and villages. Inset: The now playground at Undurra Drive in Glenfield.
Council brings fun to neighbourhoods New and updated playgrounds are on their way across the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area. There are more than a hundred playgrounds across the city and villages, ranging from neighbourhood playgrounds to the adventure playgrounds at the Botanic Gardens and Apex Park. Work is almost complete on Cox Park at Kincaid Street and the playground on Undurra Drive in Glenfield, as well as three upgrades to village playgrounds.
“Wagga Wagga is a family-friendly city and the provision of great playgrounds is a key part of that and adds to the overall liveability of our city,” Council’s City Strategy Manager Tristan Kell said. “Council staff have been adding fun to neighbourhoods right across the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area over the past few weeks, with two new playgrounds in the city and upgrades to three village playgrounds. “We work closely with the local community near each playground to ensure it features the right mix equipment to create a great play space for children.” The $75,000 Cox Park playground includes
a swing set, nest swing, hanging rings, two slides, scramble net, obstacle bridge, climbing net, combination goal posts and more. Glenfield residents near Undurra Drive are enjoying a more than $100,000 new playground featuring see-saw, balance equipment, four in a row and noughts and crosses games, a large rope climbing structure, slide and obstacle bridge. Meanwhile, works at Paddy Osborne Park in Tarcutta will be finished soon. After discussing the village’s needs with the local progress association, a double flying fox cableway is being installed and the existing playground equipment is getting a fresh
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coat of paint. Some playground equipment is being replaced at the Uranquinty Neighbourhood Centre after consulting with local user groups at the centre. Concrete works will be completed in the school holidays. Council is also working closely with the Mangoplah community and the MangoplahCookardinia United-Eastlakes Football & Netball Club on the playground at the sportsground. New equipment, fencing and footpaths are currently being installed. Council works to upgrade and build new playgrounds across the Local Government Area in line with its Playground Strategy 2016-2036.