Moss Vale, New South Wales
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| Moss Vale Southern Highlands, New South Wales |
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| Population: | 7,000 |
| Established: | 1861 |
| Postcode: | 2577 |
| LGA: | Wingecarribee Shire County of Camden |
| State District: | Goulburn (as of 2006 redistribution) |
| Federal Division: | Hume (as of 2006 redistribution) |
Moss Vale is a town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It has a population of around 7,000. It is accessible from the Hume Highway and the Illawarra Highway, which also connects to the Illawarra coast via the Macquarie Pass.
There are several CityRail and CountryLink services a day on the Southern Highlands railway line serving Moss Vale station. Moss Vale is the junction of the Unanderra - Moss Vale railway line to Wollongong, opened in 1932, but now only used by freight trains.
Moss Vale has several heritage buildings and Leighton Gardens, in the centre of the main street, is a pleasant park. It is best during spring when its flowers are in blossom or in autumn when the leaves of its exotic deciduous trees (Plane trees or Platanus) are changing colour.
It has good soil and reliable rainfall, by Australian standards, and as a result has a fairly English appearance, including lush pastures surrounding the town. Rural holdings in the area specialise in dairy herds, mainly Holstein Frisian, and there are an assortment of beef studs and sheep properties. The town has a wide variety of retailers and commercial services and a golf course.
The Wingecarribee Shire Council Chambers is located here.
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