C4W’s School Leaders Program completed module 3 last Wednesday at the Charles Sturt University. The morning starts at Charles Sturt University with in inspirational quote by Maya Angelou “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”.
Read MoreThe Board of Management is excited to welcome Brett Somerville as our new Chief Executive Officer. We look forward to working with Brett as we continue to champion positive change for a better Wagga Wagga.
Read MoreModule 2 of the Wagga School Leaders Program, hosted by ARTC Kapooka, was held on 10 March 2021. This module is designed to challenge the individual participants and develop teamwork skills. The students learnt about their strengths and weaknesses, developed trust with their cohorts forming stronger connections with each other.
Read MoreThe 2021 Wagga School Leaders Program commenced yesterday with Module 1 being completed at the Charles Sturt University. Seventeen enthusiastic students arrived ready to learn new skills and gain confidence to become leaders of the future.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreRiverside 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.
Read MoreCommittee for Wagga would like to welcome the new cohorts of our Wagga School Leaders Program 2021. Last night saw 17 students from 6 local high schools attend orientation where students were given a course outline including lectures, interactive activities, tours, forums, events, excursion and virtual experiences.
The first module will take place on 24th February at Charles Sturt University. Committee for Wagga looks forward to providing updates at the completion of each module.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreNSW 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.
Read MoreThanks to all the members and guests of C4W who attended our Christmas Breakfast. We look forward to delivering the benefits to the city and region of our "Four Pillars" - People, Community, Connectivity and Economic Development in the new year. Merry Christmas to one and all.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreCommittee 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.
Read MoreFriday late night shopping commences in Wagga Wagga this week - just in time for Christmas!
Read MoreLaunched 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.
Read MoreCommittee 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreCommittee 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.
Read MoreWagga Wagga City Council officially allowed traffic across the new structure at 6.00am on 2nd September 2020.
Read MoreWagga Wagga City Council is seeking to take advantage of the State Government’s pre-election commitment to reclaim up to 15,000km of Regional Roads.
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