Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga is the largest inland city of New South Wales. It's name finds its origins in the language
of the local Wiradjuri people and means 'place of many crows'. With charming buildings, tree-lined streets and scenic riverside gardens, Wagga Wagga has a relaxed country town ambience despite covering a large area. Things to See and Do
The Wagga Wagga Art Gallery in the Civic Centre showcases the fascinating National Art Glass Collection which chronicles the studio glass movement in Australia since the 1970s. The local Botanic Gardens lies south of town and also has its own little zoo. Geese and peacocks wander around the place freely while the free-flight aviary features a range of colourful birds. Visitors can go on a pleasant one-hour cruise along the Murrumbidgee River between Thursdays and Mondays at 2pm. Bringing your own picnic lunch for the trip is a good idea. Other places of interest in Wagga Wagga include the Museum of the Riverina with features local items of interest, the Wiradjuri Walking Track and the Wagga Wagga Winery. The acclaimed Wagga Wagga Jazz Festival is held annually in September and features a range of local, interstate and international musicians who perform in various places.
Getting to Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga is located on the Sturt and Olympic Highways, midway between Sydney and Melbourne. When driving from Sydney or Canberra, turn off the Hume Highway after Gundagai. From Melbourne, turn off the Hume Highway onto the Olympic Highway after Albury. Daily flights are scheduled to and from Wagga Wagga from Sydney and Melbourne. Visitors can also travel by coach or train from those two cities.
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