WAGGA City Council has assured community groups its plans for highly sought after land at Lake Albert will be considered in a draft master plan for the precinct.
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It comes after the Wagga Boat Club aired frustrations about a rumour that claimed its idea to turn Bosley Park into a campground could be tossed aside in favour of a driving range for the Wagga Country Club.
Commodore Mick Henderson said it was disappointing the boat club had been left in the dark after approaching the council with the idea 12 months ago.
It was hoped the move would deliver a lifeline for the club, which is struggling to stay afloat amid the lake's water woes.
He worried a driving range only benefited one group instead of everyone.
"[A caravan park] will bring a flow-on effect to any users of the lake ... it would be another source of income in the city," he said.
The council's general manager Peter Thompson said the rumours were "absolute rubbish" and the interested parties were being misled.
Mr Thompson said the council had gathered ideas from various stakeholders about what they would like to see for the lake.
"What will happen now is we'll go to the community and everyone's ideas will be there - the driving range and the primitive camping," he said.
"The community, including the boat club and anyone else who cares to comment, will say what they think is a good use of that space and what's not. We will take that on board."
The draft master plan is set to go before council before being released for feedback.
Wagga Country Club secretary manager John Turner said they had expressed interest in using the Crown land for a driving range when approached by the council.
However, he said the final decision about how the land will be used in the future comes back to the council.
"We have extended an expression of interest like all stakeholders ... if that land becomes available how can it be best used for the city," he said.
"That's the council's decision. Some raised the free campsite, well we have raised that we are interested as well. In the end, it is not our decision, but their decision.
Wagga Sailing Club commodore Garry Williams said it is "questionable" to have a single-user group benefit from community land whereas a campsite could benefit all clubs surrounding the lake.
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"It is a community ground. To then become club ground, only to be accessed by club people, where all the vegetation will be knocked down is probably something they need to consider the impacts for before they go too far," he said.
However, Mr Williams said the "overriding priority" for Lake Albert will always be the issue of water, which has yet to be solved.
"It's nice to have the amenities reviewed, but it would be really nice to have water," he said.