North Wagga Wagga

North Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
North Wagga Public Hall
Population:	1,187[1]
Postcode:	2650
LGA:	City of Wagga Wagga
County:	Clarendon
Parish:	North Wagga Wagga
State District:	Wagga Wagga
Federal Division:	Riverina
Suburbs around North Wagga Wagga: Estella Cartwrights Hill Bomen North Wagga Wagga Eunanoreenya Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga

North Wagga Wagga (informally called North Wagga) is an inner northern suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, located on the floodplain of the Murrumbidgee River, directly across from the city's Central Business District. North Wagga is one of Wagga's oldest suburbs, being settled at approximately the same time as Wagga. Two pubs are located within North Wagga - The Black Swan Hotel and the Palm and Pawn Hotel, as well as a public school, a public hall, a football/cricket ground and a scattering of business and churches.

North Wagga "We Shall Not Be Moved" sign

Due to its flood prone nature, Wagga Wagga City Council long sought to deter development in North Wagga and aimed for its residents to relocate. For many years the level of services provided in North Wagga were inferior to the rest of Wagga, and most alterations and additions to dwellings were prohibited. In 1960, a levee bank was built around Wagga to protect it from flood inundation, however North Wagga was not included in this protection. It was during this time that North Wagga's slogan "We Shall Not Be Moved" first appeared ^[2].

North Wagga Levee plaque

It was not until the late 1970s that the Council relented on its restrictions on development and built a levee around the suburb, however to this day it is lower than the main city levee and only affords protection to flood events up to approximately 1 in 20 year in size.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "North Wagga Wagga (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC18403&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-06-29. 
2. ^ Morris, S (1999). Wagga Wagga, a history. Bobby Graham Publishers, Wagga Wagga. ISBN 1-875247-12-2

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Coordinates: 35°5′44.48″S 147°22′40.01″E / 35.0956889°S 147.3777806°E / -35.0956889; 147.3777806