Meeting weekly for over 50 years at the Wagga Beach
Summer and Winter
Promoting and Advocating Men's Physical, Mental and Social Health and Welfare
Promoting Swimming and Aquatic Activities
Contributing to the Sporting Community
Actively Supporting "The Men of League"
Altruistic assistance of disadvantaged people in need within our community
Promoting Equality, Family, Friendship and Community spirit
Maintaing and Respecting our River Environment
Wagga Beach History
Early indications of community based swimming clubs at Wagga Wagga date back to 1890’s. The area now referred to as The Bend stretched from The Rocks down-stream to Little Gurwood Street (today named Sturt Street after English explorer Charles Sturt). By the 1920’s the area was known to have various swimming groups; newspaper articles of the day described people traveling from as far away as Cowra to spend the weekend at the cool Murrumbidgee River waters at Wagga Wagga Beach.
In the late 1920’s the Wagga Amateur Lifesaving Club, Badgers (social footballers) Lifesaving Club and Wagga Amateur Swimming Club co-existed at the beach.
Flood Information:
- Refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/nsw/southwest.shtml for further details such as river height, rise/ steady/ fall status, rainfall etc.
- Flood Levels: Minor 7.3m Moderate 9.0m Major 9.6m
- Caravan Park is evacuated at approx. 6.5m.
- Wagga Beach Car Park begins to flood at approx. 6.5m.
- Wagga Beach Car Park is closed at approx. 7m.
- 5.0m is approx. equivalent to lapping the lowest point of the Wagga Beach/ The Rocks walking track, adjacent to the caravan park.
- The Shed would begin to flood at 8.0m and above.