Riverside Wagga Beach
Swimming Spots · Wagga Wagga
Riverside Wagga Beach is a sandy river beach on the Murrumbidgee about five minutes from the CBD, with grassed shady picnic areas, sheltered barbecues.
Hours not published Details
Wagga Wagga · New South Wales
Hidden gems in Wagga Wagga
Not our favourites, because we have not been to them. These are the 45 places in Wagga Wagga that an ordinary search will not put in front of you, picked by five rules that are written out below rather than left to taste. Every one of them is based in Wagga Wagga, not merely willing to drive here.
How this list was made. Free public places, because nobody promotes
what they cannot charge for. Community clubs, because almost no directory lists them
at all. Independent and specialty retail, because it loses every search to a chain.
Anything in a category with fewer than four listings, because a category that thin
never ranks, so what is in it is effectively invisible. And in a town this size, the
only one of its kind, which is the thing you most want to know about a village and
the thing no directory tells you. Nothing here was paid for and nothing here is a
review.
Free, and nobody is advertising it
6 in Wagga Wagga.
Marrambidya Wetland
Walking Trails · Wagga Wagga
Marrambidya Wetland is a 20-hectare reserve beside the Murrumbidgee River a few minutes from the city centre.
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Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
Parks and Gardens · Wagga Wagga
The Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens sit at the base of Willans Hill and cover 22 acres. Within the grounds are a mini zoo, a free flight aviary.
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Pomingalarna Reserve
Mountain Bike Trails · Wagga Wagga
Pomingalarna Reserve sits on part of the Wiradjuri Trail about ten minutes from the Wagga Wagga CBD and is used by bushwalkers, runners and riders.
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Victory Memorial Gardens
Parks and Gardens · Wagga Wagga
A public garden of about 2 hectares in the heart of Wagga Wagga, on the corner of Baylis and Morrow Streets along the banks of the Wollundry Lagoon.
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Wiradjuri Trail
Walking Trails · Wagga Wagga
A 42 kilometre loop around Wagga Wagga taking in river banks, hilltops and bushland reserves.
Hours not published Details
Clubs and groups
11 in Wagga Wagga.
Wagga City Golf Club
Golf Clubs · Wagga Wagga
Wagga City Golf Club is about five minutes west of the Wagga Wagga CBD off the Sturt Highway at 5 McNickle Road, Moorong.
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Men's Shed Wagga Wagga
Men's Sheds · Wagga Wagga
Men's Shed Wagga Wagga Inc operates from Best Reserve on the corner of Veale Street and Ashmont Avenue.
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Wagga Basketball
Basketball Clubs · Wagga Wagga
Wagga Basketball, home of the Heat, runs junior and senior competitions for around 1000 members at PCYC Wagga Wagga.
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Wagga City Aero Club
Aero Clubs · Wagga Wagga
The Wagga City Aero Club has its clubhouse in the General Aviation Precinct on Elizabeth Avenue at Wagga Wagga Airport.
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Wagga Wagga Bridge Club
Bridge Clubs · Wagga Wagga
The Wagga Wagga Bridge Club plays at 7 Bolton Street and runs sessions each week spread between daytime and evening time slots.
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Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
Historical Societies · Wagga Wagga
The Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society researches and publishes local history and takes enquiries through its website and Facebook page.
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Wagga Cycling Club
Cycling Clubs · Wagga Wagga
Wagga Cycling Club is a family orientated club focused on track, criterium and road racing.
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Wagga Wagga Combined Hockey Association
Hockey Clubs · Wagga Wagga
Wagga Hockey runs the local hockey competitions at the Jubilee Park Hockey Complex on artificial playing surfaces.
Hours not published Details
Football Wagga
Soccer Clubs · Wagga Wagga
Football Wagga is the association that runs organised football in Wagga Wagga, covering MiniRoos, junior and senior competitions along…
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Wagga Wagga School of Arts Community Theatre
Theatre Companies · Wagga Wagga
SoACT, the Wagga Wagga School of Arts Community Theatre, is a community theatre company that stages a season of plays and musicals each year and posts…
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Wagga Wagga Swim Club
Swimming Clubs · Wagga Wagga
Established in 1897, the Wagga Wagga Swim Club is one of the oldest swimming clubs in New South Wales.
Hours not published Details
Independent and specialty
5 in Wagga Wagga.
Little Triffids Flowers
Florists · Wagga Wagga
Florist and gift shop at 30 Fitzmaurice Street selling bouquets, potted plants and a gift range that takes in jewellery, baby items, beauty products.
Open Saturdays Details
Kidsons Cycles
Bike Shops · Wagga Wagga
Bike shop at 105 Fitzmaurice Street stocking road and mountain bikes from Merida, Cervelo, Specialized, Trek and Cannondale, BMX from DK, Fit Bike Co.
Open Saturdays Details
Gateway Bookshop
Bookshops · Wagga Wagga
Independent bookshop in The Piazza on Baylis Street. The range covers children's and adult fiction, non-fiction.
Open Saturdays Details
Allison Music Wagga
Music Shops · Wagga Wagga
Locally owned music shop at 85 Forsyth Street that says it has served Wagga Wagga and the Riverina for over 23 years.
Open Saturdays Details
Diamonds on Baylis Jewellers
Jewellers · Wagga Wagga
Jewellery shop at 80 Baylis Street that has traded since 1984 and handcrafts rings, chains, pendants, earrings and bracelets in 9ct and 18ct yellow.
Hours not published Details
One of a kind here
23 in Wagga Wagga.
Wagga Car Wreckers
Wreckers · Wagga Wagga
Wagga Car Wreckers has been located in Wagga Wagga since 1972 and operates from 20 Kooringal Rd, East Wagga Wagga.
5 days a week Details
Wagga Bowl
Bowling Alleys · Wagga Wagga
Wagga Bowl is a ten pin bowling and entertainment centre on Trail Street, trading seven days. It runs birthday and party packages.
Open Saturdays Details
Quickprint Wagga
Printers · Wagga Wagga
Printing business on Fitzmaurice Street covering business stationery, promotional items, design, event and wedding printing, signage and labels.
5 days a week Details
Zacharia Naumann Optometry
Optometrists · Wagga Wagga
Independent optometry practice at 210 Baylis Street. Services include comprehensive eye examinations, children's vision assessments.
Open Saturdays Details
Possums Early Learning Centre
Childcare Centres · Wagga Wagga
Long day care centre at 7 Forsyth Street for children from six weeks to five years, running two rooms, Little Possums and the Preschool Room.
5 days a week Details
Wagga Directional Drilling
Excavation · Wagga Wagga
Wagga Directional Drilling is an industrial dry excavation business with over 20 years of drilling experience.
5 days a week Details
Freedom Pools & Spas Riverina
Pool Services · Wagga Wagga
Family-owned pool builder on Copland Street, licensed since 2003, a SPASA member and with more than 30 years in the trade.
Open Saturdays Details
Riverina Mower World
Small Engine Repairs · Wagga Wagga
Riverina Mower World sells and services lawn mowers and outdoor power equipment from Dobney Avenue in Wagga Wagga.
Open Saturdays Details
Lightfoot Podiatry
Podiatrists · Wagga Wagga
Locally owned podiatry clinic in the D'Hudson Arcade on Baylis Street. Treatments listed are general toenail care, corns and calluses.
2 days a week Details
Wagga Truck Towing
Towing Services · Wagga Wagga
Family-run heavy towing and recovery operator on Copland Street, trading as Cools Truck Towing and led by Jimmy Cool.
Hours not published Details
Complete Concreting Riverina
Concreters · Wagga Wagga
Complete Concreting Riverina is a Wagga Wagga concreting business with close to a decade of industry experience.
Hours not published Details
Absolutely Plastered with Lance
Plasterers · Wagga Wagga
Absolutely Plastered with Lance is a Wagga Wagga plastering business with 20 years in the industry, taking on work from small repair jobs…
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About this list
Have you actually been to these places?
No, and the page does not pretend otherwise. Nothing here is a review. The selection is made by rules that are printed at the top of the page, from listings whose details were read from published sources, and every entry shows where those came from and when.
How were these chosen?
Five rules, applied to every business based in Wagga Wagga. Free public places, because nobody promotes what they cannot charge for. Community clubs, because almost no directory lists them. Independent and specialty retail, because it loses every search to a chain. Anything in a category with fewer than four listings, because a category that thin never ranks, so its entries are effectively invisible. And in a small town, the only one of its kind. Note the word based: a business that merely drives here is on the town page, but it is not one of the gems of the town itself.
Did anyone pay to be on this list?
No, and they cannot. There is no field a payment writes to anywhere in the ordering on this site, and this page is generated from the same rules for every town. If that ever changes it will say so on the page before it changes, not after.
Something obvious is missing.
Then either we do not list it yet, or it is popular enough that an ordinary search already finds it, which is the whole point of this page. Tell us either way and we will add it.