Cr Hayes is spearheading Labor's ticket this election, which he says has distinguished itself for supporting the production of new technologies close to home and thinking "big picture" in terms of Wagga's economic growth.

He has always been a Wagga boy, choosing to study psychology locally before spending much of his professional life supporting mental health and suicide prevention throughout the region.

Now raising his daughter in the city that he loves, Cr Hayes wants to continue serving his community and hopes that residents will recognise the role he has played not only on council but throughout the community during the past five years.

"I've been extremely active in the community, I make myself available to hear a diverse range of views, and that's the commitment I've made for the next time I'm on council if I'm lucky enough to get on," he said.

"You got to turn up, you've got to listen, and at the end of the day, you've got to be able to explain your decisions and be comfortable with them, which I think I've done that pretty successfully."

He said his priority is continuing his work providing all suburbs with a fair share of funding and seeing an end to the current disconnect between developed suburbs and those lagging behind, such as Ashmont.

"We've got to make sure our footpath network is connected in our suburbs and that services like the library and other things council provides can do outreach to these areas," he said.

Having served on council, Cr Hayes hopes voters will see the importance of enabling those with prior knowledge of next year's CBD master plan to keep developments on track.

"A big part of [the CBD master plan] is getting the balance right between development, conservation and heritage," he said.

"We want more people living in Central as it's good for businesses and good for our events."

"The more we spread, the more challenging it is for Wagga as it means more roads, more pipes, more sewerage and more infrastructure, but with more people living in the city centre by going up, a lot of those services already exist and might only require upgrades."

While "basic" plans are on the agenda for Cr Hayes and Group B, he feels that the "big picture" proposals are what separate each group.

"One of the things that we want to look at is how we develop a tech hub," he said.

"The role technology will have is going to be enormous for Wagga's biggest industries being defence, education, health and manufacturing so we could create a fifth economic driver.

"What better place to develop an innovation hub?"

In the lead up to this year's election, The Daily Advertiser has profiled the candidates looking to secure a spot on Wagga City Council.