VISITOR GUIDE Greater Hume Southern Nsw CULCAIRN • HENTY • HOLBROOK • JINDERA • WALLA WALLA Welcome Greaterto North’s Lookout, Woomargama National Park. Hume Photo: Destination NSW. • Hospitality and accommodation at country pubs, quality motels, caravan parks, bed and breakfast and farm stay Whether you’re sightseeing, touring, visiting providers in country towns or on farms. friends and family or just passing through, • Picturesque landscapes from the there’s lots to see, do and eat in the towns mountains and plains to the many and villages of Greater Hume. Take a break country roads, billabongs and shady and spend some time with us. riverside gum trees. Greater Hume, in southern New South • Icons such as HMAS OTWAY Wales is located between the regional submarine in Holbrook, Headlie Taylor centres of Albury Wodonga and Wagga Header in Henty, Wymah’s Ferry, Walla Wagga, has several major towns: Culcairn, Walla’s German Wagon, travelling stock Henty, Holbrook, Jindera, and Walla routes used by drovers of yesteryear, Walla, with smaller villages of Brocklesby, the Henty Man on the Olympic Way, Burrumbuttock, Gerogery, Gerogery West, Brocklesby’s Avro Anson landing site as Morven, Walbundrie, and Woomargama. well as the Cobb and Co stopovers. • Unique experiences at Gerogery’s Major transport routes include the Main Paintball, Holbrook Miniature Railway Southern Railway (Sydney-Melbourne) and and Henty Machinery Field Days. the Hume, Olympic and Riverina Highways. The shire borders the Murray River to the • Tastes and scents at our restaurants, east and west of Albury. cafés, wineries and olive groves. Highlights • History and heritage at museums in Culcairn, Henty, Holbrook, Jindera and Wymah and cemeteries across the shire. • Natural environment at the Wirraminna Environmental Education Centre in Burrumbuttock, Gum Swamp at Walla Walla, National Park at Woomargama, Scan me Hume and Hovell Track, as well as to visit extensive bird trails and award winning Landcare projects. Greater Hume Greater Hume Visitor Guide Kayaking on the Murray River. Photo: Destination NSW. Table of HENTY Contents CULCAIRN o e WALBUNDRIE WALLA WALLA HOLBROOK GEROGERY BURRUMBUTTOCK WOOMARGAMA MULLENGANDRA Welcome 2 JINDERA urra iver Events 4 ALBURY Steeped in History o eoure Lake Hume – A Pioneering Heritage 9 A Natural Path from the Mountains to the Plains 15 GREATER Acknowledgement HUME Culcairn 20 of Country - ‘We acknowledge that this is the traditional lands Henty 24 of the Wiradjuri people, and we pay our respects Holbrook 28 to elders both past and present.’ Jindera 33 Greater Hume Accredited Walla Walla 37 Visitor Information Centre Our Smaller Communities 40 PO Box 99, Tours 46 Submarine Park, Wallace Street Holbrook NSW 2644 Food and Drink 58 +61 02 6036 2422 Shopping 61 [email protected] Stay 63 visitgreaterhume.com.au Services and Information 68 VisitCulcairnHentyHolbrookJinderaWallaWalla Important Contacts 69 visitgreaterhume Getting Here 69 Travelling in Greater Hume 69 Disclaimer – Whilst every care has been taken, no responsibility is accepted for errors Map of Greater Hume 70 or omissions, their subsequent effects or the conditions of the articles advertised. Back Page Photos throughout are courtesy of Destination Where to find visitor information NSW, Mark Jesser, Simon Dallinger, Henty Machinery Field Days, Janene Whitty, Nina O’Brien, @lea -bic photography, Silk Imagery, Cameron Odewahn, Amanda Thomas and James Wiltshire. COVID 19 – Whilst every endeavour has been taken to avoid disappointment Thanks to the contributors, John Ryan-Sitegiest, Nicole Phillips Design and Conway Printers. please contact the Greater Hume Accredited Visitor Information Centre, August 2020 details on back page, or individual Photos on front page: (l to r) Service with a smile tourism operator or attractions to and Combi at Morgan’s Lookout (Photos: Mark confirm opening times and availability. Jesser), HMAS OTWAY (Photo: Simon Dallinger). www.visitgreaterhume.com.au 5 Events Henty Machinery Field Days. Photo: Simon Dallinger. flowers and school work from local JANUARY schools. The show provides an opportunity for young rural citizens, with junior judging and handling of Australia Day cattle, as well as show girl and show Celebrate all things Australian at a boy competitions. With horses, cattle, different location throughout Greater food, arts and crafts, there is sure to be Hume each year. Bring the family for something for all members of the family a day of fun and entertainment and to enjoy. celebrate the many individuals, events and community groups who make our region a great place to live. Holbrook Lions Club Triathlon Started back in 1993 and now part of the Riverina Triathlon Series, Holbrook FEBRUARY Triathlon is one of the longest running community triathlons in NSW. Three races Henty Agricultural Show are held: a kids ‘Mini Tri’ (2km bike, 66m swim and 750m run), the ‘Enticer Race’ Running for over 100 years, Henty’s (500m run, 8 km bike, 200m swim and annual show is jam-packed with horses, 2km run) and ‘Sprint Race’ (500m run, dogs, pet parades and competitions like 15km bike, 200m swim and 3.5km run). Sheaf Tossing and Whip Cracking. The So get training, challenge yourself, form a pavilions display the talent of the area team or go individual and have some fun. – from photography to craft and from woodworking to pickles. There are rides for the kids and loads to look at, including Lachie Cossor’s animal wrangling show, Morgan Country Car Club dog jumping competitions and drone Swap Meet demonstrations. This is a great Sunday in beautiful Jindera where the whole family can see market stalls and search for trash or treasure. MARCH Collectables galore for sale, with a focus on spare parts for just about any type of Holbrook Agricultural Show car you can imagine. The ‘Show N Shine’ With more than 130 annual shows under is a feature of the day. There will be many its belt, Holbrook knows how it’s done. lovingly restored vehicles on display The pavilion displays will include art, reflecting the skill and passion of their photography, needlework, cooking, cut owners. 6 Greater Hume Visitor Guide St John’s Primary School Fair are available. Come enjoy a day full of Rides, animals, face painting and fun with friends and family in the beautiful more draw crowds for an afternoon of Wymah Valley. fairground fun at St John’s in Jindera. Kids can run wild with carnival rides, a lucky dip, treasure hunt and – of course – fairy floss. Adults will enjoy gourmet food, craft stalls and local produce. And grown- ups can have fairy floss too. APRIL Family fun around every corner. Henty Art, Photography and Quilting Exhibition Holbrook Easter Fly-in Showcasing local and regional artwork, Holbrook Ultralight Club has staged the Henty Art, Photography and Quilting this popular Fly-in annually since 2006, Show provides an opportunity to explore held on the Saturday and Sunday of local talent or even find a hidden the Easter holiday weekend. Saturday masterpiece to hang on your wall. afternoon is a great opportunity to catch up with fellow aviators and talk ultralight Commander Holbrook Cup Race aviation. Refreshments are available and Meeting, Holbrook a licensed bar will be in operation. The Come and enjoy a day of country racing Fly-in Dinner ‘amongst the aircraft’ will at its best at Holbrook Turf Club. A range be served in the hangar on Saturday with of family-friendly entertainment, great light entertainment. Recreational and racing, betting facilities and plentiful food and drinks makes for a memorable sport pilots and their aircraft from all over country racing experience. Australia are welcome. Wymah Family Fun Day Jindera Community Garage Sale and Fun Run The Jindera Community Garage sale is The Wymah Family Fun Day is a great a wonderful community networking event day of good old-fashioned fun for and a great opportunity to get out and the whole family, all in the beautiful catch up with friends and neighbours. surroundings of the Wymah Valley. The Over 70 Jindera homes open their day features entertainment and prizes for garage doors to the public. A huge all the family, novelty and athletic events number of bargains in the one area; for children and adults, sheep races, wardrobes to fishing boats, old tools and dog jumps and races, cow pat lotto, a antiques, furniture and books, clothes wood raffle, gum boot toss, egg throwing, and toys. With food and refreshments guessing competitions, children’s activity available throughout the town, this is the text, lolly scramble and much more. biggest and best local recycling event in Delicious homemade food and beverages the area. www.visitgreaterhume.com.au 7 Holbrook Sheep and Wool Fair Primary Schools and is also part of the Each year Holbrook Sheep and Wool Fair North East Distance Runners Series. attracts stud sheep breeders and more You can register on the day, and there’s than 150 secondary school students from a barbecue, spot prizes and that all- throughout the Riverina, southern NSW important coffee van to get you through and Victoria. The first day of the fair is the race. Schools’ Day, with educational workshops and an inter-school sheep competition. JUNE Thursday is the Open Sheep Competitions between the different Walla Walla Show N Shine breeds and the judging of fleeces. The fair and Swap Meet concludes on the Friday morning with the With heaps of sites available, the Walla Open Sheep Interbreed classes and the Walla Show N Shine and Swap Meet is presentation of various trophies. Various held at the Walla Walla Sportsground on judging competitions are also conducted the Monday of the Queen’s Birthday long throughout the event. weekend. This fun, family-friendly event includes face painting, a jumping castle, hot food and a licensed bar. The Show N Shine is open to any vehicle of interest, including cars, motorcycles and trucks.