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st mass services were previously provided on alternate saturdays and sundays however as of 16 december 2023 the catholic diocese of bathurst announced its permanent closure alongside two other local churches st malachy s gooloogong and st brigid s woodstock 57 58 adjacent the village is a nine hole golf course bowling green tennis courts and cricket field these facilities are managed by the wyangala country club 59 in august 2013 wyangala cricket oval was officially renamed matt morrison oval in honour of matt morrison who had died earlier in the year development of the wyangala cricket club oval and much of the sponsorship of the wyangala golf club was attributed to him 60 sports clubs in wyangala include the fishing cricket golf bowling and ski clubs the fishing club wyangala danglers has regular events and fishing competitions throughout the year including inter club competitions the cricket club competes in a district cricket competition with surrounding towns including carcoar morongla canowindra grenfell and cowra teams the golf club on the other hand has occasional challenges and events during the year and the bowling club holds regular casual meetings 59 the ski club has a club house on main beach of wyangala dam and holds occasional events during the year food services and attractions edit street map of wyangala village area the wyangala country club on the hillside opposite the village has one restaurant the country club bistro in addition to having a bar and entertainment facilities 61 locals congregate at the club for regular sports club meetings for discussion forums addressing important village issues and for other community activities the village service station store is located at the nearby wyangala waters state park entrance the store has a range of fishing and camping supplies in addition to take away food and other goods 62 wyangala has two conference venues the first being the vic roworth conference centre within the village and the other being the community hall in wyangala waters state park both have seating capacities for tens of participants 63 there is one holiday house in the village near wyangala dam public school 64 additional accommodation is found at wyangala waters state park which contains numerous powered and unpowered camping sites five bungalows three cottages one lodge seven cabins and jayco ensuite cabins 65 as early as the mid 1930s wyangala was earmarked as a major tourist attraction and important fishing ground for the lachlan valley 66 the objective of turning wyangala into a national playground and resort was the vision of reg hailstone a civic leader of the 1940s and 1950s 67 68 although wyangala never became a tourist resort hailstone s vision for a national playground was fulfilled over the proceeding years dissipater park below wyangala dam wall lake wyangala the impounded reservoir within the dam is a significant and popular inland fishing location through the spring and summer seasons lake wyangala is also used for various water sports such as canoeing jet skiing sailing swimming and water skiing there are walking and mountain bike trails through bushland near the village and the state park and houseboat hire is available for those seeking the opportunity to explore the lake and catch fish waterslides located within the park are currently not operating 69 dissipater park just below the dam wall has bbq facilities for picnics and other gatherings 70 the 1 37 km 0 85 mi long dam wall is a notable landmark in the lachlan valley it is 85 m 279 ft high as tall as a 25 story building 41 and has a width at its base of 304 m 997 ft 71 it can be viewed from various locations around the village and from nearby lookouts as well as from many kilometers away on darbys falls road historically it was possible to drive across the top of the wall however as of june 2014 vehicle access was closed following the completion of an alternative access road trout farm road and bridge downstream of the village geography edit location and demographics edit wyangala village with the dam wall in the background matt morrison oval in foreground wyangala is situated in the australian state of new south wales approximately 320 km 200 mi west of sydney it lies in an area known as the south west slopes a region extending from north of cowra through southern new south wales and down into western victoria the wyangala population dropped from 227 in the 2011 census 72 to 182 in the 2016 census 73 at the 2021 census the population of wyangala had increased to 216 74 in 2016 the population comprised 42 8 females and 57 2 males with an average age of 57 years 19 years above the australian average 77 7 of people living in wyangala were born in australia other countries of birth included england 4 0 new zealand 2 3 and scotland 2 3 the religious make up was anglican 30 3 no religion 24 0 catholic 23 4 and uniting church 4 6 65 6 of the people living in wyangala were employed full time and 18 8 were working on a part time basis the unemployment rate was 6 2 0 7 below the national average of 6 9 the main occupations of people from wyangala were managers 28 8 clerical and administrative workers 16 9 labourers 11 9 technicians and trades workers 11 9 machinery operators and drivers 11 9 sales workers 8 5 professionals 5 1 community and personal service workers 5 1 the median rent in wyangala was 100 per week and the median mortgage repayment was 910 per month 73 water resources edit the lachlan valley is a region of new south wales nsw which extends from crookwell in the east to oxley in the west of the state it covers a catchment area of 84 700 km 2 32 700 sq mi making up 10 of nsw 75 the area accounted for 14 of the state s agricultural production in 2005 lake wyangala is the only major water storage within the valley supplying water to over 88 000 ha 220 000 acres of irrigated land 40 in addition to what is used by agricultural irrigators and horticulturalists water from the reservoir is used for general industry mining industries recreational purposes stock and domestic supplies town water supply and aquatic habitat protection 76 77 a hydro electric power station is located below the wyangala dam wall beside the village at dissipater park it generates an average output of 42 9 gigawatt hours 154 tj per annum this is enough electricity to supply almost 6400 three person households in the area assuming 6 723 kwh 24 200 mj per household per year 78 biota geology and climate edit wyangala has a diverse range of native and exotic plants and animals including vulnerable threatened and endangered species flora and fauna found in and around the village include 79 80 42 flora mammals birds reptiles amphibians fish acacia eastern bentwing bat brown treecreeper bobtail booroolong frog bream bathurst burr eastern grey kangaroo diamond firetail eastern brown snake common eastern froglet brown and rainbow trout cypress pine echidnas galah eastern ctenotus lesueur s frog carp eucalyptus greater long eared bat laughing kookaburra eastern long necked turtle peron s tree frog catfish hoary sunray native mice red browed finch marbled gecko red crowned toadlet murray cod native grasses rabbits regent honeyeater nobbi dragon sloane s froglet silver perch native flowers spotted tail quoll speckled warbler rich ctenotus tyler s toadlet golden perch scotch thistle sugar glider superb parrot thick tailed gecko white s tree frog macquarie perch granite boulder thompson s lookout wyangala the aforementioned plant and animal species inhabit the geological subdivision known as the lachlan fold belt it is a zone folded and faulted with early silurian wyangala granite which has intruded passively deformed ordovician greywackes and volcaniclastics 81 82 the local wyangala landform is characterised by granite rock outcrops and large boulders scattered throughout a hilly landscape this contributes greatly to the soils of the area which are largely formed from the weathering of granite they include fragile shallow stony soils on the steep slopes to naturally acidic and sodic soils on the lower slopes these soils are prone to degradation issues and are susceptible to erosion nutrient loss and salinity 79 the climate is warm and temperate in wyangala with significant rainfall throughout the year according to köppen climate classification it is classified as cfa the average annual temperature in wyangala is 15 2 c 59 4 f and it receives about 600 mm 24 in precipitation the warmest month of the year is january with an average temperature of 23 9 c 75 0 f in july the average temperature falls to 7 9 c 46 2 f the lowest average temperature of the whole year 83 the difference in precipitation between the driest month and the wettest month is 17 5 mm 0 69 in average temperatures vary during the year by 16 c 61 f 83 recent times edit earthquake edit in october 2006 a magnitude 4 earthquake was felt throughout the new south wales central west with the epicenter at wyangala 84 an earthquake of this magnitude is classified as light on the richter scale and usually results in noticeable shaking of indoor objects and rattling noises the state water corporation examined wyangala dam to see if it bore damage finding that pressure and seepage gauges were unaffected by the earthquake 85 in addition no damage or injuries were reported within the village or the state park dam wall road closure edit wyangala dam spillway with road running along the top in 2009 nsw state water corporation announced plans to permanently close public road access over wyangala dam wall because of the introduction of tough new security measures and to comply with occupational health and safety requirements this new policy was to coincide with a significant upgrade and increase in height of the dam wall 86 state water proposed that alternative access be provided to wyangala via mt mcdonald road 87 this announcement angered locals as they believed the implications of such a change had not been considered concerns included 88 access to wyangala dam public school where children would need to travel 60 km 37 mi to get to school and back instead of having a 5 km 3 1 mi journey local workers on the wrong side of the dam wall not being able to make the long detour via mt mcdonald rd the dangers of the narrow curves and bends on mt mcdonald road access time and ease of access for emergency services vehicles to wyangala the possible decline in patronage of wyangala waters state park and wyangala country club it is estimated over 75 of visitors enter wyangala via the dam wall road the concerns voiced by local citizens emergency services and local councils resulted in a review of the decision to reroute traffic through mt mcdonald road subsequently a report prepared by ian armstrong recommended that a bridge be built across the lachlan river downstream of the village to give alternate access to wyangala this recommendation was accepted by most locals as the only viable option even though there was dissent from people affected by the new road and bridge 89 90 in june 2014 the bridge wyangala bridge and new road trout farm road were completed 91 removal of waterslides edit at the beginning of 2013 wyangala waters state park advertised for expressions of interest to remove the water slides from within the park the slides had not been in use due to problems of park management finding a suitable operator this unexpected announcement by the park resulted in an extensive campaign to save the slides 92 following the public outcry the former nsw deputy premier andrew stoner put on hold plans to remove the slides and moving forward to appoint a group to review the slides future this decision was welcomed by locals and the shire mayor bill west who considered the slides a very important tourist attraction and popular part of cowra shire 93 no decision has been made regarding the future of the slides closure of school edit in 2015 only five students were attending wyangala dam public school this significant decline in numbers was attributed to the ageing population of the wyangala community and the lack of any new young families within the village and surrounding area consequently the school was at risk of closure if student numbers did not increase a meeting to discuss the future of schooling within the village was held on 23 june 2015 with the director of public schools orange network allowing village residents and current and former students to ask questions and to present the case for keeping the school open any decision by the department of education and training regarding the schools future is to be decided at some future date not yet determined in 2015 village residents created a working group to launch a campaign to attract new students to the school this campaign continued for a number of years 94 95 96 despite village efforts the school is at present non operational due to low enrolment numbers see community section fuel service edit in may 2018 fuel supply services at wyangala along with several other inland waterways were closed due to health and safety concerns and a need to upgrade existing facilities 97 visitors were also banned from carting in their own fuel until a storage and management solution was devised forcing them to refuel at nearby cowra 98 after a brief tender period by october 2018 penrith based firm petrolink engineering was selected to replace the existing fuel facilities although their intent was to get fuel facilities back in place before christmas 2018 99 they were not restored until february 2019 100 raising dam wall height edit in 2018 former new south wales minister for primary industries and regional water niall blair proposed increasing the height of the wyangala dam wall by 10 m 33 ft to give greater water security for residents and farmers along the lachlan river 101 the change in height was intended to increase storage by 50 and provide increased capacity during flood events 102 in addition to the direct costs of the enlargement current camping areas and other infrastructure were to be moved due to higher water levels once works were completed 103 in october 2019 650 million was allocated to raising the dam wall by the previously suggested height of 10 m 33 ft this 650 gl 2 3 10 10 cu ft increase in dam storage was to be funded 50 50 by the state and federal governments of australia the deputy prime minister member for riverina michael mccormack at the time said the project was a significant investment for the future helping secure water supplies during times of drought work was to begin in 2020 and was expected to be completed by 2025 104 as of october 2023 the proposed upgrade has been cancelled due to increased costs and environmental concerns 105 references edit elevation of 12 13 winga road wyangala nsw 2808 elevationmap net archived from the original on 17 may 2014 retrieved 1 may 2014 australian bureau of statistics 28 june 2022 wyangala 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