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Wagga residents become more aware of waste creation
Wagga Wagga City Council is encouraged to see a growing change in attitude amongst residents about what to do with their unwanted household items.
More than 2,200 residents from across Local Government Area were involved as sellers or shoppers in the Garage Sale Trail held in November 2020, with 41 individual sales and five group sales.
Council’s Environmental Education Officer Alice Kent said the Impact Report for Garage Sale Trail 2020 for Council reveals some positive trends in behaviour change among participants.
“Just by taking part, those people have become more aware of waste creation and how easy it is to accrue items you no longer or only rarely use,” Ms Kent said.
Screenshot from the Virtual Sessions
Following the Virtual Sessions in May last year, the
Global Violin Sessions: A Cultural Exchange Part One and the Christmas Sessions, the Benedetti Foundations is kickstarting 2021 with the New Year Sessions on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 January; as well as mini-sessions, which will run until March.
There will be three different sessions across the weekend for beginner, intermediate and advanced string players of school age, all delivered live on Zoom.
Beginner Strings (pre-Grade 1 – 3): Saturday 16 January, 1 – 4.30pm
Join the Benedetti Foundation for an afternoon exploring a brand-new piece of music by Joelle Broad whilst resetting technique at the start of the year.
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A beautiful place to be: students explore city’s wetland
Local students have flocked to Marrambidya Wetland as excursions, originally put on hold due to the pandemic, are back on the agenda before the end of the school year.
More than 180 students from Lutheran School Wagga Wagga, Henschke Primary School and Turvey Park Public School visited the wetland to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature during spring.
Students spotted wetland birds including Black-winged Stilts, White-necked Herons, Australasian Darter, Pelicans, and even a few pairs of Australian Wood Ducks with their baby chicks, with some students treated to a sunbaking display by Eastern long-necked turtles.