Albury-Wodonga Corporation

The Albury-Wodonga Corporation has been an active, long term stakeholder in the development of the Albury Wodonga Regional Parklands.  In what was an ambitious regional parklands projects, the Corporation kick-started the project by transferring 1,720 hectares, valued at more than $4.4 million, into public ownership in perpetuity: 1,379 hectares to the Victorian Government and 341 hectares of hilltop land to Wodonga City Council. The Corporation is currently negotiating with state and local governments to transfer an additional 2,300 hectares of environmentally sensitive land in Albury and Wodonga for future management.

The land already transferred, which is managed by Parklands Albury-Wodonga Inc (PAW), is being progressively developed into a major system of regional parklands that includes a network of walking trails in beautiful hillside and floodplain terrain, part of the Hume and Hovell Walking Trail, and a Koori interpretive walk on Gateway Island.

In addition to making land available for this project, the Corporation makes an annual funding allocation to PAW to help resource the management and development of the parklands and has provided substantial in-kind support in areas such as spatial mapping, administration assistance and resources.

The Corporation contributes around $125,000 a year for a total so far of some $1,400,000.

The Corporation’s total (land and resourcing) contribution to June 2006: around $5.9 million