The Wagga District Historical Society has contacted Wagga City Council about a plaque project that would identify important buildings or locations across the city. 

President of the WDHS Geoff Burch said the Green Plaques Project would ensure that history is retained for future generations and is not lost as the older generations pass on. 

"There's plenty of evidence that established icons and tools are good for tourism and develops the community, in a way that gives them a sense of pride and what the city did in the past," Mr Burch said. 

Mr Burch said the limited size of plaques would restrict information but an app, such as Heritage Near Me, would provide greater detail. 

"The green plaques are only a small round disc and don't allow a lot of information, such as what the site originally contained and when, and then it would link to an app that provides more detail," he said. 

"In combination with the plaques, heritage tours and walks and the app, it all inter-meshes and presents a nice picture for the town and tourism."

Mr Burch identified several significant buildings in Wagga, such as Prince of Wales, The Home, Thirsty Crow and Uneke Lounge, which formally was the site of the Squatters Hotel. 

"I think most of the plaques would be implemented in the older areas, but there are other pockets outside," he said. 

"Events are also important as March 22 will mark the centenary of the first person who died from the Spanish flu, in which 32 people in Wagga died. 

"This event impacted the whole town as they closed all the schools and people could only go to pubs for a restricted time and there were rules where you could or couldn't go. 

"For a plaque that represented an event, you'd try to find a location that linked to it; South Wagga Public School was used as a hospital to treat those with the flu," Mr Burch said. 

Wagga historian Sherry Morris said many other regional areas, like Berry, have plaques installed and that it adds more "interest" to the town. 

"I think it's very important and I think at the moment there is not enough access to historical information," she said. 

"I'm sure it would be well-received by the community, but maybe more the older generation would be interested."  

State governments Office of Environment and Heritage are still developing the Heritage Near Me app, with the help from council, CSU Archives, the WDHS, to cover local history across the state. 

"The project is currently unfunded and staff continue to look for external funding opportunities and will continue to liaise with the WDHS when funding opportunities become available," manager community services Madeleine Scully said. 

"Heritage trails and plaques are a good way of promoting an area's heritage and informative heritage plaques can attract interest in heritage items from visitors and the local community.

"Digital plaques offered as smartphone apps are popular ways of delivering information." 

CSU's collection management archivist Jillian Kohlhagen thought this would be a valuable addition to the community.

"I think this is a really good idea and when people are walking around these plaques would notify them of history that happened while they're among it," she said. 

"It's probably something that locals would be more interested in, but I'm not so sure about tourism."