Griffith City Council is investigating ways to invigorate the City, following a workshop held on Monday, March 17.

The workshop was convened in response to the “Petition for the cleanliness and revitalisation of our city,” tabled at last week’s Ordinary Meeting by long-time Banna Avenue business owner, Doreen Woods.

Included in discussions was the NSW Government’s Sustainable Communities grants program and the recent announcement of the $15 million Early Investment Round funding by Minister for Agriculture, Regional NSW and Western NSW, Hon Tara Moriarty MLC.

The Early Investment Round provides funding opportunities for projects by Councils and businesses in nine Local Government Areas impacted by Federal Government water buybacks. Council will now prepare a report to determine priority projects for potential funding.

One of the key options raised was a review of the Griffith CBD Strategy 2015, which has already delivered significant improvements, including, Yambil Street upgrades, Kooyoo Street enhancements and the Olympic Street Youth Precinct.

Griffith Mayor, Councillor Doug Curran said Council is committed to exploring opportunities that enhance the City for both residents and visitors.

"We appreciate the strong community interest in revitalising Griffith and ensuring our public spaces meet community expectations,” Councillor Curran said.

“We will be looking closely at this grant opportunity to see how we can leverage these funds to help invigorate Griffith considering the CBD Strategy’s scope of works.”

Councillors are imploring business owners and interested parties to come to the Invigorate Griffith community forum on Thursday April 3 at the Gem Hotel Function Room from 5.45pm to share ideas and give feedback on ways to invigorate the City. 

Spaces are limited. RSVP now to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/3FEQIqy