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Wagga Wagga (/ ˌ w ɒ ɡ ə ˈ w ɒ ɡ ə /; [4] informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia.Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, [5] [6] it is an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia.
City of Wagga Wagga is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The mayor of the City of Wagga Wagga is Cr. Dallas Tout, an independent politician.
Also born in Wagga Wagga was John Hurst Edmondson, a corporal in the 2/17 Infantry Battalion of the 9th Division, the first Australian winner of the Victoria Cross in World War II, for actions at the Siege of Tobruk. [29] On 17 April 1946, Wagga Wagga was proclaimed a city and Wagga Wagga grew steadily after the war.
Wagga Wagga is the largest inland city in New South Wales with an estimated resident population of 56,675 people in 2019 [79] and serves as an important employment, educational, cultural, social and entertainment centre for surrounding towns throughout the Riverina. Wagga Wagga's facilities are of metropolitan standards with shopping, cafes ...
This is a list of schools in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Wagga Wagga: City of Wagga Wagga: 1966 Binya Public School: Binya: Narrandera Shire:
Riverina Water County Council is a county council that provides drinking water to the City of Wagga Wagga, Greater Hume Shire, Lockhart Shire and part of Federation Council which operates under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1993. [1]
Alfredtown; Book Book; Collingullie; Downside; Euberta; Gregadoo; Ladysmith; Mangoplah; Oura; Rowan; Tarcutta; Uranquinty; Information about locality boundaries has been sourced from the UBD New South Wales Country Road Atlas (16th edition, 2006) and City of Wagga Wagga website.
The Museum of the Riverina is a local history museum in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is the region in south-western New South Wales in which Wagga Wagga is located. The museum was established by Wagga Wagga and District Historical Society in 1967 (Morris, p. 241) in premises near the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens on Lord ...