after the war, wagga wagga grew steadily and was proclaimed a city on 17 april 1946. suburbs such as turvey park and kooringal were developed to the south of the city and in the 1960s, residential growth expanded to cover areas such as tolland and lake albert. the main commercial district also moved south to the baylis street end with the development of the sturt mall in 1979. the city council developed a series of industrial areas including areas for service and general industries, and agricultural processing and noxious industries were established in a new industrial estate in bomen.