LOCATION - WAGGA WAGGA.
Wagga Wagga is located on the Sturt Highway and Murrumbidgee River, midway on the railway line between Sydney and Melbourne. It is in the centre of Australia?s population triangle (Sydney [475kms], Canberra [240kms], Melbourne [440 kms] and Adelaide). The City is the gateway to the Riverina Region, a rich agricultural area of southern New South Wales, Australia.
Wagga Wagga is one of Australia's leading regional cities, offering contemporary facilities with a relaxed country atmosphere. Magnificent parks and gardens combined with culture and the performing arts, beckons the tourist to Wagga Wagga.
The largest Aboriginal tribe in New South Wales, the Wiradjuri, were the original inhabitants of the place. It is from their language that the city is named. Wagga means "crow" and repeating it means "crows", hence "a place of many crows". Today it has a population of approximately 58,000 - homo sapiens not crows.
SOUTH WAGGA LIONS MEET 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month
VENUE: RSL Club, Dobbs St Wagg Wagga NSW 2650
