Council News WAGGA WAGGA CITY COUNCIL
Issue 28
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FIRST PRINTED SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 2015
Uranquinty’s kitchen rules New kitchen for Neighbourhood Centre
RENOVATED: Uranquinty Neighbourhood Centre secretary Sue O’Brien (second from left) and Council’s Director Environment and Community Services, Janice Summerhayes, take a look at the centre’s new kitchen with Origin Energy’s senior community relations business partner Amanda Robinson (left) and Uranquinty power station plant manager Paul Olsen.
Wagga Wagga City Council and Origin Energy have teamed up for a $12,000 project to install a new kitchen in the Uranquinty Neighbourhood Centre. The Neighbourhood Centre is home to Uranquinty’s only
preschool and hosts a range of other social and recreational activities. Importantly, the Neighbourhood Centre also acts as a community evacuation centre during emergencies. Centre secretary Sue O’Brien
said the new kitchen will be a massive boost for the community. “The old kitchen was very small, it was half the size of what it is now and not very user-friendly,” she said.
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Wagga ready to celebrate It will be a jampacked long weekend of fun and celebration when the Wagga Wagga community comes together to mark Australia Day.
Wagga Wagga City Council’s Event Coordinator, Karly Pieper, said there will
be something for everyone over the three days. “Australia Day is a time to celebrate our nation and our city; and to recognise those people who help make Wagga great,” Ms Pieper said. “The Australia Day Awards give us the chance to honour the often unsung heroes of our community.” The awards are just one part of what is sure to be a fun-filled weekend, which begins with a picnic at the Oasis on Saturday 24 January and ends with more
celebrations on Australia Day itself. The awards ceremony and concert will be held at the Civic Theatre, with local talent from across the city to entertain the crowd. “The concert will feature performances by the Australian Army Band Kapooka’s Rock Band, Mount Austin High School Hip Hop Dancers, the National Anthem Competition finalists, Dale Allison and Hayley Potts,” Ms Pieper said. “Sunday will also be a huge day of celebrations, starting with Markets in
the Park from 9am and ending with the Beyond Bank Movies in the Park from 6.30pm.” The Wagga Waggafest People’s Choice award will also be announced at Movies in the Park. Along with the winning film, a collection of the best of Waggafest will be shown. The Beyond Bank Movies in the Park will also feature Happy Feet 2, which is one of many films Wagga’s Australia Day Ambassador Damian Candusso, an international multi-award winning Sound
Designer, has worked on. Rounding out the long weekend will be the 2WG Australia Day Breakfast, Citizenship Ceremony and the Star FM talent quest on 26 January. A full list of events for Australia Day in Wagga Wagga can be found at www.wagga.nsw.gov.au/australiaday. See public notices for Council services and facilities hours over the long weekend.
the lizard of oz January 23 - February 8 2015 Written and directed by Peter Cox and Mark Grentell
Wollundry Lagoon Foreshore, 6.15pm
Ph: 02 6926 9688 www.civictheatre.com.au Council News
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