MADELINE BEGLEY

Turvey Park coach Michael Mazzocchi talks to his Riverina League AFL team during a break in their match against Turvey Park at Robertson Oval. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, August 2022.

Angus Schloeffel and Zoe Baldwin escaped with their young child when a fire broke out in the next room of their Tolland unit, but are among an estimated 67-74 per cent of Australian renters who do not have contents insurance. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, December 2022.

Two-year-old Hunter Crowder, who has cystic fibrosis, enjoying exercising his lungs in his backyard. For The Daily Advertiser, Junee, March 2022.

Wagga high school student Daniel Okerenyang has set a new Australian record in the boys U16 triple jump at the All Schools Championships. For The Daily Advertiser, December 2022.

Wiradjuri man Mark Saddler conducts a smoking ceremony at the Wagga Solar Farm in a show of reconciliation with the farm’s developers Metka EGN, a multinational company which destroyed hundreds of Aboriginal artefacts on the culturally significant site during construction in 2020. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, February 2022.

Eunony canola farmer Graeme White prepares for wet weather and a rising Murrumbidgee river that threatens his crops. For The Daily Advertiser, Eunony, October 2022.

Tegan Ashcroft plays  Riverina League netball: Wagga Tigers v Turvey Park at Bolton Park. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, August 2022.

Cathy Soligo learns sheep shearing through TAFE NSW. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, March 2022.

Murray Cod Hatcheries owner Greg Semple says the condition of the once-iconic sign is symbolic of the general state of his business, blaming breeding issues on contamination from PFAS chemicals used at the neighbouring Royal Australian Air Force base. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, September 2022.

Jeremy Webb and Michael Slack are the first same-sex couple to be married in Wagga’s Pilgrim Uniting Church. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, March 2022.

Cassidy Stratton and Noa Rabici play Southern Inland Rugby Union: Ag College v Wagga City at Beres Ellwood Oval. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, June 2022.

Former Defence recruit James Geercke has spoken as a witness on the first day of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide hearings at Mercure Wagga. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, November 2022. 

Anzac Day parade down Baylis Street. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, April 2022.

Unable to secure skilled work regional visas, Balwinder Singh prepares to leave his job where he was trained as a mechanic from a junior level. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, November 2022.

Play stops and red cards are issued. Tolland v South Wagga in their Pascoe Cup 'Alex McDonald Round' football match at Rawlings Park. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, May 2022.

Louise Scobell is a resident of Wirdajuri, unhappy they may be waiting until February for Council to reopen their local park, closed in 2021 following soil tests that indicated metals buried in the former landfill site pose a risk to public health. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, September 2022.

Tom Marmont of Goulburn enjoys a cup of tea in his 1972 Volkswagen Beetle at the Wagga Wagga Veteran & Vintage Motor Club's rally and vehicle display. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, June 2022.

Members of The Tin Shed Rattlers Wally Condon, Vaughan Logan, Phil Sheather and David Dunbar rehearse ahead of a bush dance at Downside Hall to celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary. For The Daily Advertiser, Downside, April 2022.

Jake Ploenges is emotional as the Wanderers' loss to Brindabella at Gissing Oval brings an end to his team's Capital Premier League soccer season. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, September 2022.

Emergency services respond to a suspected 'blown diff' (differential) at the 'Burnout Bash for Brad' fundraiser at Wagga International Speedway, Yarragundry. Photo by Madeline Begley for the DA. For Daily Advertiser, Wagga, February 2022.

Tania Jacobsen is part of Wagga's homeless population living in Wilks Park — this is her second winter without a home. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, July 2022.

After Forest Hill received 68 millimetres of rain in 33 minutes, a section of 

Melaleuca Drive disintegrated and has been closed by Wagga City Council. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, November 2022.

Central Coast Waves player Jordan Gregory and Wagga Heat’s Angus Lourey contest the ball in their Waratah League basketball game at Bolton Park. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, August 2022. 

A year 8 student is ambushed by ducks during his breaststroke race at the Mater Dei swimming carnival at Oasis Aquatic Centre. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, February 2023.

Photographer Bec Hyland, Amy Goodman and Brooke Tilyard did a body positivity shoot together in 2022. Picture by Madeline Begley for The DA. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, February 2023.

Hux Battenally was one of the car enthusiasts at Summernats to be awarded 'best mullet' in Canberra. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, January 2023.

Astronomer Michael Maher, pictured at The Rock observatory ahead of Tuesday night's blood moon, will be hosting a telescope workshop over the weekend. For The Daily Advertiser, The Rock, November 2022.

A student practises her tennis shots during a break in the Todd Woodbridge Cup at South Wagga Tennis Club. For Daily Advertiser, Wagga, August 2022.

Following rent increases Aaron Buschmann and wife Skye could not afford while working in South Australia, the couple had moved Riverina to the Riverina with optimism but within months were homeless in Wilks Park, their few possessions sodden by heavy rain. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, April 2022.

Yezidi refugee Ismail Darwish and his son Ayham Hussain, 10, who was a four-year-old when the family arrived in Wagga, attend a Refugee Week celebration hosted by the Multicultural Council of Wagga Wagga. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, June 2022.

Jean Bateman on her 103rd birthday, celebrating with old friend Daphne Ballard and others at Rosebank Retirement Village. For Daily Advertiser, Wagga, August 2022.

Jack Marcus and John McMahon play Southern Inland Rugby Union: CSU v Ag College at Beres Ellwood Oval. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, July 2022.

North Wagga resident Michelle Crocker, pictured with dog Patch, collects rubbish that has washed up in the flooding. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, November 2022.

Joshua Buchanan can't catch Angus Curry in a Riverina League AFL semi-final: Coolamon v Turvey Park at Narrandera Sportsground. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, September 2022.

Tracey Parker with keeshond Elvis on day three of the all breeds championship dog shows, hosted by Wagga All Breeds Kennel Club at Wagga Showground. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, July 2022.

The Riverina Anglican College v Mater Dei in the Byrnes Shield cricket final at Geoff Lawson Oval, Wagga. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, February 2022.

Rebecca Tobin, whose family had to defend their farm from the Black Summer bushfires, and Adjungbilly Rural Fire Brigade captain, farmer and Humlink Action Group chairperson Bill Kingwill strongly oppose the approval of more Transgrid towers to be installed above ground. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, January 2023.

Caption/Description: Freeroam Theatre Inc. co-artistic director Jhi Rayner at CSU for a rehearsal of Speaking in Tongues, a play he is directing which will be performed in Wagga, with actors Nathan Keven and Harrison Collis Oates. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, June 2022.

A Sydney diver competes in the '14/15 Boys 3m' at the NSW Country Diving Championships at Oasis Aquatic Centre. Picture by Madeline Begley for The DA.

For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, January 2023.

Caption/Description: Vinnies southern NSW area manager Karen Lewis among bags of donations that came to the Peter Street sorting facility over a period of just two days, many of which are likely non-saleable. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, January 2023.

Together with their children, Jona and Cholen Sapong became Australian citizens at a ceremony at Victorial Memorial Gardens on Australia Day. For The Daily Advertiser, Wagga, January 2023.