In Depth

A year after the Wagga byelection, what's happening to those funding promises?

JL
Updated September 5 2019 - 3:07pm, first published 6:00am
FREQUENT VISITOR: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was at the Group Nine grand final with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Julia Ham, the Liberals' candidate for the seat of Wagga during the byelection.
FREQUENT VISITOR: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was at the Group Nine grand final with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Julia Ham, the Liberals' candidate for the seat of Wagga during the byelection.

A year ago, Wagga felt like it was the political centre of NSW. The resignation of former MP Daryl Maguire had triggered a byelection and the government was fiercely fighting to retain the seat. In the lead-up to that September 8 poll, the government amassed funding commitments in Wagga totalling about $150 million. Here's where those projects stand today:

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Jody Lindbeck

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