What is happening in Kiewa-Tangambalanga?

Kiewa-Tangambalanga

The Kiewa-Tangambalanga plan was recently drafted, following the community prioritisation meeting held on April 27 at the Tangambalanga Community Centre. The following projects were indentified as the top priorities.

• Increase access to the Kiewa River and establish a public reserve
• Improve off road walking and cycling tracks around town
• Re-establish a newspaper service

The Kiewa-Tangambalanga Community Plan was put out for public display and comment late last year. The draft plan is available to download here. No changes were recommended as a result of feedback, and the plan will be presented to councillors before being finalised and returned to the community.

Meanwhile, steady progress is being made on each of the priority projects

Kiewa River Access

Access to the Kiewa River in town has been a long standing issue in the community. Through the Community Strengthening Project, enhusiastic locals have been able to make contact with Parks Albury Wodonga (PAW), who have been able to extend their existing walking path project along the Kiewa river to the township to Kiewa-Tangambalanga. PAW have also offerred invaluable advice on how to establish and maintain a public reserve, and continue to help with negotiations with nearby landowners.

Local Newspaper

The nearby town of Tallangatta publishes a fortnighly community paper called the Tallangatta Herald, published by students at the Tallangatta Secondary College, who gain qualifications for their involvement. Several of these students are from Kiewa-Tangambalanga, and these students with the local working group have formed a new paper for Kiewa-Tangambalanga called the Kiewa River Gazette. It is published monthly, comes as a suppliment in the Tallangatta Herald, and is distributed for free around the Tangambalanga district via the school bus network. The content and advertising are provided by locals, and the layout, design, editing and publishing is completed by the students. Several issues have aready been produced, with local residents quickly taking interest and ownership of the new paper.

 Above: The Kiewa River Gazette working party

Off road walking and cycling paths

The group met and discussed various path options, prioritising a path connecting Tangambalanga to the Huon reserve. The group continues to work with the Community Strengthening Project Officers to find funding sources, and examine how other rail trail and footpath projects will effect or benefit the construction of this path.