A thriving economy, livability, employment opportunities, local business support and the development of Fitzmaurice Street are all things labor candidate Sophie Kurylowicz would like to see prioritised by council.
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The 36-year-old mother, wife and Wagga business owner is number five on the labor ticket being led by councillor Daniel Hayes.
Born and bred in Wagga, Mrs Kurylowicz, who built her Wagga business, Little Triffids Flowers, from scratch, knows first hand how important the support of local businesses can be.
"I think council should be ambitious - I think council can do so much more than fix roads," she said.
"I think Wagga is an incredibly livable city and I think we should be making it more and more enticing to people to want to live.
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"I think we should be thinking about sports facilities, building our live music and food scenes and we should be making a place where businesses can thrive, small business, big business but local business."
Mrs Kurylowicz said the support of local businesses will have a positive flow-on effect as it will not only benefit the economy and help with the overall livability, but it will also create further employment.
Mrs Kurylowicz, who left Wagga for University before returning to start a family, said although she doesn't necessarily think it would be key to see all elected councillors born in Wagga, she does hope to see elected those who have shown great community commitment.
Staying true to her politics, Mrs Kurylowicz said running on a labor ticket means there are no hidden agenda's.
"I'm happy to be transparent about my politics, everybody has politics of some kind," she said.
And just as any labor candidate, Mrs Kurylowicz is no supporter of developers on councils.
"Being a developer on council means you can push forward your own agenda for your own benefit," she said.
"I think it's a really dark side of council."
Mrs Kurylowicz said most importantly, she hopes to see elected councillors with broad sweeping ambitious views of what a council can do.
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.