It was a year full of ups and downs for Wagga in 2018, from stories of success and hope to those of trauma and misfortune. January welcomed the Queen’s baton relayed through town ahead of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
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The city’s attention soon switched to the major political move of Riverina MP Michael McCormack assuming the role of Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister.
Locals demanded solutions to a long-running blue-green algae invasion before moving onto April to celebrate the brave Anzac Day soldiers and their families.
Wagga Base Hospital broke its record, welcoming 111 new babies into the community by May in Celebration of National Midwives Day.
At the halfway mark, The Daily Advertiser celebrated local artistic talents and welcomed some sunshine leading into spring.
Reader favourites, January to June
- ‘There was someone on my shoulder that morning’: Jockey Megan Taylor lucky to be alive after freak accident
- Narrandera truck driver retires off the back of Bitcoin
- Carrier calls for an end to all live exports
- Wagga surgeon trials Thor’s Mallet with incredible results
- Back in the day at… The Red Lion
- ‘My baby was going to die’: Wagga hero saves choking baby
- Psychic skill: real or fake?
- ‘Get well Josh’: Saints rally around teammate
- Penalties soar as new school zone laws come into effect
- Out-of-the-box thinking for Wagga family’s home
- The sexually transmitted disease harming Wagga’s teenagers
- 25 things you need to know about Australia’s B&S balls
- Baylis Street exodus continues as further two stores close
