In order to build a car park to be shared with the Walla Memorial Hall and improve drainage for the whole precinct, just over $50,000 more funding was needed.

General manager Steven Pinnuck put forward that $11,584 leftover from the Morgan's Lookout project, and $43,248 from council's annual drainage/kerb and Walla Hall allocations, could help fill the shortfall.

Councillors unanimously passed the recommendation, though Cr Meyer said one of Walla's best attributes was the upgraded lookout but it was "lacking a toilet".

Both Walla projects got funding from a NSW government grant round and in response to Cr Meyer's suggestion, Mr Pinnuck said the premier's department had set out strict advice on where the leftover money could go.

"They were quite explicit they would allow the project funds to be shifted around but not for new components of the projects to be brought in," he said.

The childhood hub has been subject to a number of design issues and the Albury Wodonga Community College's withdrawal from the project added to the pain.

Despite this, construction began in January and is due to be completed in July.

So far $466,252 has been spent on design, land acquisition and the building works tender.

Outstanding costs include landscaping and a 34-space car park, with a $165,464 tender submitted by Hurst Earthmoving - proposed to redirect storm-water and hopefully reduce historical damage done to the Walla Hall - approved on Wednesday night.

The total project cost is nearly $900,000 and Cr Tony Quinn questioned whether it would end up coming under $1 million.

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Mr Pinnuck replied that he believed it would.

"It's going to be close to that by the time we're finished," he said.

"There's always been a desire of the Walla Walla community to turn that area into a community hub and I think this will finalise the project."

Nearly $530,000 for the Walla Early Childhood Hub has come from state and federal government grant rounds, the Walla community has contributed $10,000 and council is borrowing another $350,000.

Following Cr Tony Quinn's query about whether the loan could come from private investment, councillors were told the loan is expected to be taken over 15 years at a rate of 3.5 to 4 per cent.

Council has been "lobbied for some time to seal and properly drain the car park" at the hall and WAW building.

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