In rain, hail or shine, crossing supervisors across Wagga are decked out in fluorescent yellow at the start and end of the school bell.

Mrs McLoughlin, a mother-of-three and former teacher, has been a lollipop lady for five years at Wagga Public School and said this is what wakes her up in the morning.

"I do love it and I am absolutely not a morning person as my family will tell you, but I think it's good for me to get up and come out early as you can't be grumpy when you see the kids crossing the road so happy," she said.

"It puts you in a good mood for the rest of the day.

"They tell you funny little stories like what they had for breakfast or that it's mum's birthday today and mum might not necessarily want you to know how old she is, but they'll tell you anyway."

Mrs McLoughlin said everyone knew the lollipop lady when she was at school and over her time supervising the crossing, she often can tell the time by students' morning routines.

"I saw this as a way of working with kids, but the hours suited me because I could work in the morning and afternoon as when I started my children were still in primary school and I could still go to their school events through the day," she said.

"Having been here for five years now, it's interesting to see the kids go through school and then head off to secondary school.

"You might then see these students out of school, like downtown shopping, and they sort of look at you like 'I think I know that person, but I'm not sure.'"

Wagga Public School has two crossing supervisors, with Mrs McLoughlin supervising the crossing on Simmons Street and Catherine McLeod working on Gurwood Street.

"When I started I was casual and had one permanent shift a week and working here, I've had Cath ... and if you're worried about something, you've got someone else to bounce things off and a bit of support too," Mrs McLoughlin said.

"Even with the kids you might notice that one has been absent for a few days and I'll ask Cath if they're sick and she might say, 'oh they've been crossing at mine this week.'

"It also builds that bit of community; you become part of the school community even though you're not directly employed by the school and we're great friends now - Cath can't get rid of me."

Mrs McLeod has been a lollipop lady for almost 20 years and has guided families with young children and now their children across the road.

"I connect with all the lovely children and that's the reason why I do it ... I love the children and hope to do this as long as I can," she said.