The Oura CWA branch will take its motion to the association's 99th State Conference at the Bega Showground early next month.

Branch president Jenny Chobdzynski said the group had been inspired to move the motion because of the number of accidents involving cyclists.

"It's reaching a point that it's quite devastating. People on the roads are not visible," she said.

"Cycling is getting more popular but the type of clothing that people are favouring when you go too the shops is black, it's dark blue or dark colours and they're very difficult to see in a certain light.

"I know they are supposed to have the red reflector at the back but you can't always see it."

The motion called on the government to mandate road users such as joggers and cyclists "wear a reflective vest or jacket with reflective stripes when using public roads" and also run an advertising campaign on the benefits of high-visibility clothing.

The Oura branch moved a similar motion at last year's CWA regional conference.

Former Tolland Cycling Club president Barry O'Hagan said the suggestion could work for "casual" bike riders but might be a problem for professional teams that offered to put logos on their uniforms in exchange for sponsorship.

"I know some of the boys put reflective strips down the back of their bike frames; as for the casual cyclist, it's good to wear something that people can see because I know who going to come off second-best if you get hit by a car," he said.

"A lot of [professional] cyclists are in teams and they like to have guernseys with their team colours and sponsors on them.

"If you put a jacket over that, the sponsors aren't going to be happy but for the knock-about cyclist, there's no reason why they can't wear a vest."

The Wagga Evening CWA branch will support Oura's reflective wear motion and will move two motions at the conference, including that "CWA lobby the NSW Government to make additional funding available for rural and remote Local Health Districts".

Wagga Evening Branch secretary and publicity officer Julie Morrison said regional health providers were under pressure from visitors and itinerant workers and the issue had been brought up by a member who was a trainee doctor.

"We're not against nomads, but the nomads and the itinerant workers are costing the health services a lot of money and it is worrying people in the health system," she said.

"We're looking into if something can be done."

Mrs Morrison said the motion put forward that health funding was "determined primarily by the number of residents in an area" and non-residents "posed a significant issue..as the limited funds are spread beyond the number of intended persons".

The Wagga Evening branch will also move "that CWA of NSW advocate for the use of Australian Wool insulation products to be used in development and refurbishment of NSW Public Building and Housing".

Mrs Morrison said the motion highlighted how the construction industry had become dependent on overseas imports and called on the NSW government to "lead by example" by encouraging the use of Australian wool where appropriate.

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