Wagga Needs and Wants

Needs:

Cheap accommodation/Backpackers

·      RedLion – revamp accommodation

·      Budget motel - Formula 1

·      Australian Arcade

·      1 bedroom flats – long or short term, no lease required.

·      Old hospital

Hospital/HealthCare

·      Security

·      Health Care

·      Public Dental Clinic – improve services

·      Technology to improve the hospital experience; waiting times, triage.

·      Community transport, taxi services

·      Better food - hospitality students

·      Incentives to bring doctors and nurses

·      State of the art facilities

·      Get teenagers involved with hospital and aged care facilities

Supermarkets

·      Boutique

·      Organic

·      Support local farmers

·      Community supermarket

·      Permanent market site eg. Paddy’s Markets

·      Community discount, membership, co-op.

·      Food barn for unemployed, pensioners, homeless; get donations from local supermarkets.

Industry

·      Railway upgrade at Bowman

·      Airport upgrade – direct flights to capital cities, jets

·      Recycling – free drop off for recyclables

·      Incentive for organic farmers

·      Primary Industry utilized

·      Improve council planning procedure for new industries

Teenage Activities

·      Funland

·      Amusement park

·      Family activities

·      Laser Tag

·      Local music/gigs

·      Basement theatre

·      Roller skating rink

·      Leagues club redevelopment

·      Bowling alley – over 18’s area

·      Photo’s

·      Recording studio – music, video (youtube)

·      Free WiFi

·      Live streaming concerts (holograms)

The River

·      Dance Hall

·      Restaurant – Local, Organic, display home, self sufficient, environment friendly, flood resistant, family activities.

·      Catch your own fish

·      Noah’s ark at the river

·      Sandcastle competition

·      Gumi festival – parade, miss gumi

·      Aquarium

Wants:

Lake Albert

·      Water park – slides, paddleboats, like Lake Talbot, but better

·      Skiing competition

·      Sailing

·      Beach

·      Café

·      Markets

·      Lighting up at night

·      Fireworks

Poker Machines

·      The Big Pokie

·      Limit bets, spending

·      Lower coinage 5c, 10c

·      Taxes

·      Alternatives; Dart, pool, bands, entertainment

·      Impact on society

·      Card to monitor losses

·      Flash losses on tv

Restaurants

·      Organic

·      Grow your own

·      Catch your own

·      Stylish dining room design

·      Fairy lights

Tourism

·      Amusement Park

·      The Big  [something]

·      Function centre, multi purpose venue, convention centre

Artistic Activities

·      Local music/gigs
·      Basement Theatre
·      Recording studio – music, video (youtube)
·      Artistic workshops - local/international artists