A month of triumph, tragedy, growth and goodbyes began with a sad farewell to much-beloved publican Russ Meyers.
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His time behind the bar spanned almost four decades and six different pubs, including The Rock Hotel, the Shanty Hotel, Duke of Kent, the Red Steer and two separate stints at the Collingullie Crossroads Hotel.
This year, he made the decision to retire the licensing of the 'Gullie' after returning to his home pub. November 10 marked the pub's last day.
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As Mr Meyers reflected on his long career pulling pints, he noted that one of his greatest achievements was giving local band Wobbly Boot their first gig in 1994.
Now 25 years later, and the band is still doing the rounds of local stages and shows.
The city was given its newest Miss Wagga and Community Princess in November.
State department of environment worker Hannah Smith was crowned with the 2020 Miss Wagga title.
The 23-year-old told The Daily Advertiser at the time that she would be looking to work closely with city leaders in the promotion of mental health strategies.
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Meanwhile, just a week before she was to be crowned as the incoming Community Princess, 26-year-old Brittany Hackett received the devastating news that her father, Mal, had been killed in a suspected hit-and-run incident on Red Hill Road.
Later in November, the Riverina Police District charged a 57-year-old taxi driver with failing to stop and assist after a vehicle impact caused Mr Hackett's death.
Given the proximity to her family's tragedy, the 26-year-old admitted she was within seconds of performing a no-show at the crowning ceremony on November 2.
But, with knowing her father's support would follow her, she did attend and received the honour of being titled.
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On the other side of the city the same weekend, a group of Oura residents staged a tongue-in-cheek gallery experience.
Borrowing from the success of the Bald Archies, this year, Suellen Doherty founded the 'Bald Cockys Art Competition' with a collection of works honouring the sulphur-crested cockatoo.
While Oura paid homage to its unofficial airborne mascot, however, the entire Riverina continued to look upwards in fervent prayer for drought-breaking rain.
Some relief did come in the first weeks of November, Wagga was drenched with up to 25mm in the 24 hours to 9am on Sunday November 3.
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Fires across the state forced the mobilisation of the Riverina's RFS teams. Deployed from the first week of November, the volunteers and professional firefighters joined thousands on the frontline in both NSW and Queensland.
Much closer to home, there was another more figurative fire raging in Wagga City Council when councillor Paul Funnell took umbrage with Mayor Greg Conkey's journey to Sydney in the council's new electric car.
Similarly, the city was divided over news that Wagga Beach was in the running to be listed as one of the top 20 beaches in the country.
It resulted in much discussion on what actually constituents a beach, and whether Wagga qualifies.
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Wagga made national headlines in November with the remarkable story of Timothy Weeks. The Ashmont man had been a Taliban hostage in Afghanistan since 2016.
He returned home in good spirits despite the three-year ordeal he had faced.
Good news came to the northern precinct in the form of several major development announcements.
First came the Gobbagombalin Parklands Development, which slated 4.7 hectares of land to be zoned and purposed for recreational land, commencing early 2020.
Next came the announcement that after years of waiting, the northern suburbs would finally be given not one, but two primary schools.
The Riverina Anglican College announced first the decision to build a separate but connected primary school along the north-eastern quadrant of the existing high school on Farrer Road.
Soon after, the state government made further announcements that the northern suburbs public school is nearing construction.