Barooga, New South Wales

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Barooga
New South Wales

The main street of Barooga.

Population:

1,655^[1]

Established:

Late 1800s

Postcode:

3644

Elevation:

121 m (397 ft)

Location:

679 km (422 mi) from Sydney
130 km (81 mi) from Albury
27 km (17 mi) from Berrigan
4 km (2 mi) from Cobram ^[2]

LGA:

Berrigan Shire Council

County:

Denison

State District:

Murray-Darling

Federal Division:

Farrer

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Barooga Library.

Barooga is a border town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, situated just north of the Murray River which forms the border with Victoria. It is located in the Berrigan Shire Council Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Barooga had a population of 1,655.^[1]

Barooga is a mainly residential area and most of its commercial and industrial needs are met in its twin city of Cobram, located on the other side of the Murray River.

1 Attractions
2 Education
3 Postcode
4 Landmarks
5 Sport
6 Shopping
7 Nearby Towns
8 References

[edit] Attractions

Being only two and a half hours drive from Melbourne, Barooga is a popular holiday destination because it offers two registered clubs, a 36-hole golf course and river attractions and also a large Botanical Garden. Other attractions include a twenty metre swing bridge, Quicks Beach, Numerous Walking Tracks and the Barooga Markerts.

[edit] Education

Barooga Public School caters for primary school students only. High School students must cross the river to Cobram. The Barooga Public School follows Victorian, rather than New South Wales school holidays.

[edit] Postcode

Unusually for a town in New South Wales, Barooga more probably because of its small size rather than its twin town linkage with Cobram has the postcode 3644, that is a postcode beginning with "3", which ordinarily signifies a location in Victoria. Other twin towns such as Albury and Wodonga, Euston and Robinvale, and Barham and Koondrook do not share postcodes.

[edit] Landmarks

There are many landmarks in Barooga including the famous heritage street lights in the main street, the little white old church on top of the hill and the historic Barooga Football Oval.

[edit] Sport

Barooga has a Australian rules football team in the Murray Football League called the Barooga Hawks. Barooga has a cricket team in the Murray Valley Cricket Association. Other sports played include soccer, netball, tennis, golf, table tennis and bowls.

[edit] Shopping

Barooga has a little shopping strip known to the locals as 'Barooga Mall'. There is an IGA, post office, bakery, clearance shop, hairdresser, service centre, air conditioning shop and a real estate agent.

When dining out there is the Barooga Hotel, the Golf Club and the Barooga Sporties.

[edit] Nearby Towns

Cobram, Tocumwal, Mulwala, Boomanoomana and Berrigan

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Barooga (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
^ Travelmate

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