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Wagga Wagga is a city with around 58,000 people. It is about 5 hours drive north of Melbourne and 5 hours drive west of Sydney...making it a great place to stop half way. :) I have been asked by a lot of people on here how to say "Wagga Wagga"...well it is actually pronounced "wogga wogga"... :)
Although Wagga isn't a huge place it has the label of the 'largest inland city in New South Wales'...so it's fairly big for an Aussie country town... You will find a lot of things to see and do in the area although we don't have theme parks and that sort of thing here... If you want a list of some of the main events in Wagga then go to my Local Customs section.
It is probably not much of a tourist destination but we do get a lot of visitors....usually family and friends of people at the RAAF, Kapooka Army Base or Charles Sturt University. Almost everyone I talk to in Australia knows of Wagga because they have had a friend or family member living here at one time or another.
There are MANY motels, hotels, caravan parks etc here but a lot are full over the weekends so it might be worth phoning ahead. If you would like to learn more about Wagga you can go to one of these websites: www.tourismwaggawagga.com.au, www.discoverwagga.com.au or www.wagga.nsw.gov.au.
Wagga has three "Sister Cities" around the world, they are: Leavenworth, Kansas, USA; Kunming, China and Nordlingen, Bavaria, Germany. Anyone from those cities can get a special welcome in Wagga...and the same goes for anyone travelling from Wagga to one of those cities.
By the way, because a lot of people have asked: "Wagga Wagga" means 'place of many crows' in Aboriginal language.
This map of New South Wales shows where Wagga is located in relation to Sydney...it's about 450 kms north-east of here.
- Pros:It's a great country town with lots of city traits
- Cons:Not so much in the way of 'tourist attractions'
- In a nutshell:Come check it out for yourself. :)
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Comments (153)
Thanks for the tips, I may be passing through there sometime
My girlfriend Shelley and I live in a place called "Barking Town" - I think it would make a fantastic sister city for Wagga Wagga. Haha! - Kind Regards M & S.
The name caught my eye, and I am so glad I decided to look at this page. It looks like a wonderful place to visit! Thank you for the great photos and informative tips.
Those canola fields really look lovley when in full bloom ;-)
Great page. Greetings.
G'day, Sherie! Thanks for the splendid page! Greetings from UA!
Love your Wagga, Wagga info. I am sitting at my desk at work reading about this wonderful place on the other side of the world! thanks
been a while since I looked at this page, I think you've added even more :) Nice to see where you live!
i'm thinking about oz for summer '07 may well have to add waga waga to the list
So many wonderful things to see and do here Sherie...thank you for your great page....It looks as if I will be visiting the area (at last free to do so) probably the weekend of 19th May.....hope that I can have a cuppa finally with you then......Carole.
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