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Horrified Wagga residents call for proper sanitation at homeless camp where baby was found dead

One of a pair of twins born in a homeless encampment on Wagga Wagga's Murrumbidgee riverbank was found dead over the weekend; the encampment is up to 15 minutes from the nearest public toilets (which close overnight) and lacks reliable running water. The tragedy has sparked community outrage, prompting calls for immediate sanitation support from the Wagga Wagga City Council and increased social housing funding from the New South Wales government to address the region's growing homelessness crisis.