Positioned centrally along Baylis Street is Cobbler Road giftware and repairs store, and staff member Hayley Veitch said the council needed to focus on aesthetics.

"Street presentation is a big thing for me, I go to Albury a lot to do shopping and absolutely love the main street with tree lines and the like, it has a beautiful presence and I just think if Wagga's main street could be more welcoming and prettied up then it would get utilised more," she said.

Ms Veitch said another factor to consider was bringing in foot traffic.

"Markets or even shops having quarterly sales out the front for a few hours on a weekend would bring people into the main street as well to see what the small businesses are and what they offer," she said.

Fran Payne of Gateway Bookshop, nestled in South Town Walk, said parking should be on the agenda.

"We are a destination shop here so normally, people come knowing what they are after like teachers and parents," she said.

"So if there were shorter parking times around here it actually might help us with a bigger turn around of customers, but maybe not so much for places like hairdressers and the like, there needs to be a variety."

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Matt Cunneen owns Jardine's Cafe along Baylis Street and agreed that parking should be a focus, however said it was long-terms spaces and more availability that was required.

"Along the Main Street during the week there really needs to be more parking, particularly with longer periods of time allowed though," he said.

Mr Cunneen said the current parking facilities saw staff taking up a lot of what was meant for customers.

"It's not just for the public though but employees as well, a large percentage of the parks around Baylis street are probably taken by staff which means customers don't get the chance to shop here," he said.

The cafe owner also suggested there needed to be more focus on completing on-going projects, and ultimately supporting the growth of the main street.

"There are so many unfinished projects around at the moment like Robertson Oval, yet the council is already talking about putting millions of dollars into other ideas and projects," he said.

"If we don't have a Baylis Street we don't have Wagga.

"It's hard enough for local businesses to compete with online stores and competition, and no focus on Baylis Street means more empty stores with higher unemployment rates for our city."

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