Wagga Wagga

The flag of is a green background with a yellow stripe and the Murrumbidgee River in the middle, represented by a wavy blue line. Above the stripe are eight wheat stalks forming two W's and below the stripe is a ram's head.
==History==
The flag was dedicated by the local Clergy and formally handed over by Sir Leslie Heron, Chief Justice of NSW, on 2nd June, 1966. It is a banner of the arms of the city of Wagga Wagga, in the Australian state of New South Wales. In other words, this flag takes its design from the shield from Wagga Wagga's coat of arms.
==Symbolism==
The gold band and green has been said by the city's website to be taken from the arms of Captain Charles Sturt, the first European to encounter the area. However, there is little other evidence online of him having a personal coat of arms, so it may actually be taken from that of the Sturt family, which also appears on the Henley and Grange coat of arms. The wavy blue line represents the Murrumbidgee River. The eight stalks of wheat and Merino ram's head stand for the city's principal industries. The wheat is arranged to form two W's, the city's initials.
==Trivia==
* Today, the only pole that flies the flag permanently is at the International Hotel. However, it was historically flown at the airport and is flown at other occasions when deemed to be appropriate.
* It hangs in the historic Wagga Wagga Council Chambers, the current meeting room inside the Civic Centre and the Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre, the city's only public swimming pool.
== Nickname ==
* The Wheat W's (Source needed)
==Gallery==
Wagga flag above pool.png|Hanging from the ceiling of the Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre, the city's main swimming pool
Wagga flag at the International Hotel.png|Flying at the International Hotel
Sewn Wagga flag.png|Fully sewn example with fringe in the council meeting room
Hand-waving Wagga flag.png|Rare hand-waving variant
Wagga float with flags and crows.png|Featured on a parade float
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