In an effort to improve existing or build new community facilities, Griffith City Council is calling for resident’s input on where to put $878,000 in funding.
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After seeing first hand how unkempt attractions such as the Hermit’s Cave and Lake Wyangan have become, Griffith resident and mother Kathy Anderson is urging people to have their say to where the money goes.
“I’ve lived in Griffith my whole life, and when I was young these are the places that my parents used to take me to, and you’d go out to the Lake for a picnic and the grass was beautiful and green, but now I don’t want to take my kids to them at all,” Ms Anderson said.
“We were at Lake Wyangan on Saturday and it was a disgrace ... there is just so much potential to draw people and tourists … but now you wouldn’t just go there anymore to kick around the footy with the kids,” she said.
The list of potential projects include the expansion or construction of shared pathways, an upgrade and refurbishment of Memorial Park, Hermit’s Cave upgrade, a waterproof shade at Pioneer Park plus much more.
Ms Anderson said the lack of maintenance at Hermits Cave was “disgusting”, with graffiti, rubbish, vandalised plaques and missing trail numbers making it the opposite of a tourism attraction.
However the NSW Government has committed $200 million over the next two years to support local infrastructure projects in regional NSW under the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
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Griffith City Council has been allocated $878,000 in the first year of funding to improve on or build new community facilities.
Mayor John Dal Broi said this is an exciting development for Council.
“Council and the community have been given opportunity to identify projects additional to those already budgeted for that will improve community facilities in the City,” Cr Dal Broi said.
“Projects that have been on the wish-list now have the chance to become reality. I urge everyone to have a look at the list of projects and tell Council what is important to them.
“Other projects not already listed are also encouraged as Councillors need to know what the community thinks would be advantageous to the City”.
Residents can complete the survey on Council’s website, complete a form at Council’s Administration offices or at the Griffith City Library.
“I already have put my survey in for the council ...We need these places for our kids to go and enjoy,” Ms Anderson said.
Nominations must be received by September 14.
