Daniel Martelozzo, the mastermind behind Wagga Skyworks, is hoping to build upon the inaugural event’s success and make it “bigger and better than ever”.

Now, he’s pushing council to cough up enough money to keep the spectacle alive. 

“Thousands of people attended last year and we want to see it grow even more,” he said.

“It had a few teething problems but people came from all over the place and I know we can make it even better this year.”

Ideas for the 2018 installment are already bubbling along, however, Mr Martelozzo is concerned financial constraints could threaten Wagga Skyworks in the long term.

“Last year, we ended up subsiding the fireworks because we had to spend more money than what council allocated and that resulted in a significant loss for us,” he said.

“We’re not looking to line our pockets and we want to deliver an event to the community ... but the only way I would do it again is if we make it bigger and more exciting and that means more funding,” he said.

Mr Martelozzo has since met with councillors and council staff to discuss the possibility of additional funding, which goes towards pyrotechnics at the event.

He’s hoping for a positive outcome.

“Ideally, we’d like council to double their input,” he said.

“It’s a great community asset and it’d be a shame if we had to pull it this year.

“I don’t know why council wouldn’t want to support this event.”

Wagga City councillor Tim Koschel said the negotiation process was ongoing but voiced his support for additional funding.

“As a councillor, I’d love to see us support Wagga Skyworks,” he said.

“Seeing that many people there all together enjoy themselves was terrific and I’d hate to see it disappear.”