Today hundreds of volunteers have cooked sausages, baked goods and stood out the front of polling booths handing out how to vote cards for the party they believe will change Wagga for the better.

Riverina Greens member Ray Goodlass was out the front of Wesley Uniting Church tirelessly campaigning for the party he represented in the last election.

He said the Greens have continued to make progress, despite Wagga being a safe Liberal seat.

 “There is lots of interest in the Greens,” Mr Goodlass said.

“People are interested in protecting and saving public assets.

“We’ve had a really good response.” 

Mr Goodlass said the booth he was volunteering at had seen a diverse range of voters walk through the door, with to listen to and consider different ideas.

“I hope for a substantial vote for the Greens, I hope if Kevin (Poynter) gets lower house support its will be transferred to the upper house.

“It is really important that the Liberals don’t get full control.” 

For many local clubs, election day was about bringing the community together and using the opportunity to raise some funds.

Wagga 1^st Scouts chair of the group support committee David Meiklejohn said parents, Cubs, Scouts and family members had volunteered their time to man the much sought after sausage sizzle.

“Here we are showing the real people and the real kids,” Mr Meiklejohn said.

“This community involvement is a great part of scouting.” 

“Being a scout is about good citizenship and learning to deal with other people.”