WAGGA Wagga’s population is set to grow by 16,500 people between now and 2031 and local development is keeping up.
A $15 million hotel complex is the latest construction site in the town which is already home to 55,000 people.
The complex will be run by the Choice Hotel group and will adjoin the Wagga Rules Club premises. It will sleep 160 people.
“It’s been a long held goal of the club to have accommodation on site and it’s very pleasing and exciting to get through the planning stage,” said Rules Club chief executive Jack Jolley.
The Rules Club is also redeveloping its conference facilities. Once complete, the club will have the capacity to host more than 350 people for functions – making it the largest in Wagga.
Wagga mayor Rod Kendall said the development will go some way to meeting the city’s growing need for accommodation and function space.
“Demand for rooms and conference facilities continues to grow in Wagga – it’s great to see,” Mr Kendall said.
Mr Kendall said the Rules Club complex is the latest in a string of multi-million dollar developments for the city.
“We’ve just opened the partially redeveloped hospital – a project which cost $285 million. We have another $170m promised for the next stage,” he said.
“There’s an office suite development happening on Murray Street and the redevelopment of the Old Mill site continues.”
