Former Greens federal and state election candidate Ros Prangnell and ecologist Patricia Murray will form a ticket, while Wagga entrepreneur Simone Eyles will stand as an independent.

Ms Murray said the current council – with its nine men and one woman – wasn’t reflective of the community.

“Women have a different perspective on things, they think more holistically than men, who think more about hard infrastructure,” Ms Murray said.

“It would be nice to have at least two women on council if not more.”

Ms Murray will advocate for more green spaces in the city’s newest suburbs.

“Wagga has wonderful sports fields, but nothing for people who want to go for a walk or a run,” she said.

“Where are the parks in Lloyd and Estella Rise for kids to play?”

Her running mate Ros Prangnell has resigned from the NSW Greens, declaring she doesn’t need to be “drip fed with political testosterone”.

“Every issue has to be considered on its own merits and I don’t want to be distracted with party politics,” she said.

“(Greens councillor) Kevin Poynter is bound by the Greens’ ideas and I don’t want to be.”

Ms Prangnell said it was time to clear out “some dead wood” from council and will champion high-rise apartment buildings in Tolland, Kooringal and Glenfield.

“Our population is growing and we can’t keep up this urban creep on prime agricultural land,” she said.

“Not more than 10 storeys, but we need to congregate development within walking distance of schools, shopping centres, doctors and pharmacies.”

Founder of coffee ordering app 365 cups and a Wagga co-working space Simone Eyles said local government needed fresh thinking.

“A lot of councillors have been there a long time and there’s only one woman,” Ms Eyles said.

“I’m putting my money where my mouth is to facilitate change and bring new ideas to the table.”

Ms Eyles will campaign on building multi-storey car parks and leveraging new technology to tap into the needs of the community.

“We need one or two multi-storey car parks,” she said.

“We need to be proactive to solve the parking issues, not wait 10 years for the kitty to fill up.”