The Local Strategic Planning Statement (LSPS) was released by Wagga Wagga City Council in October 2020. Committee for Wagga provided a submission in response to the Draft LSPS. 74 submissions were provided to the Wagga Wagga City Council who adopted the Wagga Wagga LSPS at the Council meeting on 8th February 2021.

Riverside Stage 2 Redevelopment is underway and members of the community are currently being asked to vote on their choice from 4 playground concepts. Vote for your favourite and provide feedback.

The condition of Lake Albert has been of concern for Wagga Wagga residents for some time. Committee for Wagga is pleased to see discussions between Wagga Wagga City Council and the NSW Government progressing, and we look forward to further updates in this area.

NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro participated in the sod turning ceremony for the Riverina Intermodal Freight and Logistics Hub (RiFL) at Bomen yesterday.

Committee for Wagga has been a long-time advocate of the RiFL Hub as it forms a key component of the Bomen Business Park and the Special Activation Precinct Draft Master Plan (released in July 2020). We look forward to the opportunities this significant development will bring to Wagga Wagga, including attracting new further businesses to the city and driving economic & population growth.

We invite you to read our Annual Report 2020 which provides a summary of our activities during 2020 and includes updates from our former Chair, Michael Quirk and former CEO, Alan Johnston.

Committee for Wagga invites members to joins us in welcoming our new board members who were elected during the Committee for Wagga Annual General Meeting. We look forward to an exciting year with the Board being committed to further develop partnerships with key stakeholder groups in business and the local community.

Friday late night shopping commences in Wagga Wagga this week - just in time for Christmas!

Launched just in time for Christmas the Live Local. Be Local CBD Activation Plan focuses has three main elements which support short, medium and longer-term injections of activity into the main street.

Committee for Wagga has advocated for an alternative heavy vehicle route since 2015. Along with Wagga Wagga City Council we eagerly await the release of the Wagga Place Plan, incorporating the Wagga Urban Highway Study, in early 2021.

The Wagga Place Plan is expected to guide the strategy of and take a long-term integrated approach to the future of transport in Wagga Wagga. It is a key document in planning the future growth of our city.

The article below was released by Annie Lewis was published by the Daily Advertiser on 19th November 2020.

The Committees for Cities and Regions Australia and New-Zealand network calls for the urgent development of a clear and integrated plan for ensuring our cities and regions can accelerate the return to the vibrant and safe places we have come to expect.

Australia and New Zealand have done better than most in managing the COVID-19 health crisis. We should capitalise on this achievement by developing consistent standards for a common recovery roadmap that will protect and support our communities while balancing economic opening and recovery efforts.

We are pleased to advise of significant progress within one of our Four Pillars - Connectivity. On Tuesday 22nd September 2020 NBN Co has announced an expansion of it's nbn™ Business Fibre Zones which includes 85 regional centers. Wagga Wagga has been named amongst the first 130 Business Fibre Zones to be implemented.

Committee for Wagga is pleased to announce the opening of the Main City Levee by Greg Conkey OAM, Mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga, the Hon Michael McCormack, Federal Member for Riverina, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Wes Fang, Wagga Wagga MLC occurred last week.

Wagga Wagga City Council officially allowed traffic across the new structure at 6.00am on 2nd September 2020.

Committee for Wagga had the pleasure of attending the launch of the Country Change Magazine by Deputy Prime Minister and Member for the Riverina the Hon Michael McCormack MP this morning.

We congratulate Regional Development Australia - Riverina on this initiative which promotes the Riverina as a place of choice for lifestyle and business.

Growing Wagga Wagga to a population of 100,000 by 2038 has been identified as a goal by State and Local government and Committee for Wagga. A key factor in achieving this target will be ensuring sufficient housing to support the growth in population. It is likely this will include the re-zoning of properties within the City, to allow for higher density living, and the re-zoning of agricultural land allowing for the expansion of Wagga Wagga.

This morning the NSW Deputy Premier, John Barilaro, released the Wagga Wagga Special Activation Precinct draft Master Plan (draft Master Plan) on the premises of Committee for Wagga member, ProWay Livestock Equipment at Bomen.

The Regional Australia Institute have released ‘The Big Movers’ report analyzing population trends around the country. The report, which is based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 census, confirms that regional Australia attracted more people than it lost to capital cities. The net inflow to regional Australia was 65,204 people.

A full copy of the report can be found on the Regional Australia Institute website.