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Council News CITY OF WAGGA WAGGA
FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 31 MARCH 2018
Issue No: 188
Weekly information from us to you NEW IN THE ZOO: Zoo Curator Kira McBeath with Jenny and her baby foal
A foal lot of cuteness
Zoo staff found a welcome surprise on Monday morning when they arrived at work. On Sunday night, the zoo’s donkey Jenny gave birth to her second foal. “We were expecting Jenny to have her foal at the end of April and were a bit shocked to find he had been born on Sunday night,” Zoo Curator Kira McBeath said. “Both Jenny and her baby boy are doing well, and he is a very cute addition to the zoo.” The four-legged bundle of joy is yet to be named, and the zoo is asking the community for help. If you think you have the winning name, stop by Council’s Facebook page @Waggacouncil to submit your suggestion. Continued inside
Kerbside service starts 2 April Council has successfully appointed a contractor to process Wagga’s food organics and garden organics (FOGO) material, to start from Monday 2 April. The contract is a short-term arrangement to provide the service while Council negotiates a long-term arrangement with around 10 interested contractors. At the February Council Meeting, Council resolved to reject all tenders for the acceptance and processing of FOGO material
and enter direct negotiations with potential processors. Council’s General Manager Peter Thompson said the short-term contract means the FOGO material from Wagga Wagga will be processed into high quality compost from the beginning of the new collection contract that starts on Easter Monday. “The short-term contract is initially for four weeks and then on a week-to-week basis if necessary while the negotiations to find a longterm FOGO processor are finalised,” he said. “FOGO material will be going to a composting business for processing from day one so I encourage the community to separate their waste into their FOGO, recycling and general waste bins.
“Both staff and industry representatives have been working together to finalise a short-term contract, which suited both the community needs and industry requirements. “I would like to thank staff for their efforts and the co-operation we have received from the industry in relation to the issue. Processing contractors have been providing us with information on their contracting requirements on short timeframes. Their efforts in this regard are acknowledged and appreciated.” Under the new kerbside waste service starting 2 April, the green-lid FOGO bin will be collected weekly, while the red-lid general waste bin and yellow-lid recycling bin will be collected on alternating fortnights. Continued inside
KERBSIDE WASTE SERVICE FROM 2 APRIL 2018
• 240L food organics and garden organics bin collected weekly • 240L recycling bin collected on the alternate fortnight to your general waste bin • 140L general waste bin collected on the alternate fortnight to your recycling bin • Kitchen caddy with compostable liners to help separate food waste in your kitchen yourwaste.com.au