Pastorale by Meccanico at the Riverina Club held its grand opening in March. Building on the success of Meccanico Wine + Espresso Bar, the latest offering from owners Richard Moffatt and Karl Hulford promises to provide a dining experience more reminiscent of a capital city experience than what you might expect to find in the Riverina.

Committee for Wagga recently caught up with Eileen Steel, the Business Development Manager for Quest Wagga Wagga. Located in Gurwood Street, Quest Wagga Wagga offer relaxed and comfortable accommodation in their serviced apartment style hotel rooms suitable for short and long stays.

Committee for Wagga recently caught up with one of our newest members, Brenton Henwood from Yammatree Family Trust. Chatting with Brenton, it’s clear a love of family, the land and primary production has resulted in Brenton and his four siblings joining their parents, Raymond and Pam, in working together in the family operation.

In 2002 Patrick Almanci recognised Wagga Wagga was underserviced within the print industry. Establishing Snap Printing provided an opportunity to distinguish the business in the local market from a creative, supply and technology angle.

If you’re involved in a sporting club or charity in Wagga Wagga, there’s a good chance you’ve benefitted from the generosity of Tony and Luita Aichinger. McDonald’s franchisees for the past 20 years, Tony and Luita have won a raft of awards, including Australia’s top gong – The Ronald Award – twice and The Ray Kroc Award, an international prize given out once every two years to the top 0.01% of operators in the world.

In 2000 three farmers from Dubbo relocated to Wagga Wagga establishing ProWay Livestock Equipment (ProWay). Almost 20 years later the agriculture manufacturing company, specialising in livestock equipment and facilities, is a market leader in product design, innovation, and their investment in their people.

Damasa is a family owned property development firm operated by siblings Daniel, Manuel and Sandra Donebus. ‘As a family and business, they want to continue the traditions started by our parents by being involved in and contributing to the Wagga community.

In the past 30 years, Ladex Construction Group has grown from a small building business to one of the largest construction firms in the Riverina. Committee for Wagga spoke with Managing Director Richard Pottie about the growth of the company, the growth of the region and the importance of advocating for industry to underpin population growth.

For the past year, Justeen Kirk has called Wagga Wagga home. With a background in project management, Justeen relocated with her family from Canberra to manage GHD’s office in the Riverina – a world leading professional services company providing engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services to private and public sector clients.

Here Justeen gives an insight into GHD operations and why it chooses to support Committee for Wagga.

Negotiating multi-million dollar property deals is all in a day’s work for Jill Toohey. For the past eleven years, together with husband Laurence, Jill has built her Knight Frank franchise into the only dedicated commercial real estate agency in the Riverina, providing a range of services including commercial management, sales, leasing and valuation.

For 15 years, ICG Construction has specialised in the design and construction of commercial and industrial projects. Last year, Joel Board returned to Wagga to accept a role with ICG and is now project managing multiple large construction works.

Viewco Glass is a Wagga business on the rise, recently launching its new factory and showroom in Jones Street. Owner Ryan Knight talks about the decision to invest in Wagga despite only a third of its business being generated here, and a deal he’d like to see forged to ensure the future prosperity of the city.