Alcohol and other drugs impact regional and rural communities significantly. There are many initiatives that have been established locally to tackle this complex problem and work towards making our community safer.
The Wagga Wagga Community Drug Action Team [Wagga CDAT] is a community group supported by Council as part of our Community Safety Action Plan 2022-2026 that aims to reduce the harms associated with alcohol and other drugs.
Learn more about our local CDAT here: https://nswcdat.org.au/
Our Local Liquor Accord is an industry-based group that works to reduce problems related to alcohol in our area.
Liquor Accord members include a wide range of stakeholders from licensed venues, such as hotels, clubs, small bars, bottle shops, cafes, restaurants, caterers, producer wholesaler, Council, Police and more.
To find out more, visit the Liquor Accord website.
Alcohol free zones (AFZs) and alcohol prohibited areas (APAs) may be used by councils to prohibit alcohol consumption in public places to reduce anti-social behaviour and crime.
You are not allowed to drink alcohol in public places within these zones. Police can enforce these rules.
The following CBD area streets and laneways on both sides are bounded by an Alcohol-Free Zone until 21 February, 2027 in the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area:
- Travers Street (between Trail and Fitzmaurice streets)
- Fitzmaurice Street (between Travers and Sturt streets)
- Cadell Place
- Tarcutta Street (between Sturt and Morrow streets)
- Morrow Street (between Tarcutta and O’Reilly streets)
- O’Reilly Street (between Morrow and Tompson streets)
- Tompson Street (between O’Reilly and Berry streets)
- Berry Street (between Tompson and Morgan streets)
- Morgan Street (between the Skate Park and Fitzhardinge Street)
- Fitzhardinge Street (between Morgan and Edward streets)
- Edward Street (between Fitzhardinge and Peter streets)
- Flinders Street
- Station Place
- Peter Street (between Edward and Morrow streets)
- Morrow Street (between Peter Street and Ivan Jack Drive)
- Ivan Jack Drive (between The Esplanade and Johnson Street)
- Trail Street (between Johnson and Travers streets).
The council has agreed to ban the consumption of alcohol in the following areas:
- Victory Memorial Gardens (between 10 pm and 10 am)
- Wollundry Lagoon Amphitheatre (between 10 pm and 10 am)
- Tony Ireland Park (at all times)
- Skate Park area at Bolton Park (at all times)
If you or someone you know is dealing with drug or alcohol issues, these local services may be able to help:
Wagga Wagga Community Directory
The Wagga Wagga Community Directory is an online directory of community groups, services and facilities, providing up-to-date information for community organisations who provide services in the Wagga Wagga, area as well as showing upcoming events in the area.
The directory provides residents, visitors and organisations the opportunity to easily find contact information for community-based services in the local area.
Please note: The information contained in the directory is the responsibility of the organisation or group. Council takes no responsibility for information being accurate or complete.