seven WONDERS of Murrumbidgee
Events Focus Experience the colour and panache of Murrumbidgee Annual Events
1. Ned Kelly and his gang plundered the Jerilderie bank. 2. Coleambally celebrated 50 years in 2018 making it the youngest town in Australia. 3. Altina Wildlife Safari Park is one of Australia’s most important breeding zoos for hooved species. 4. Jerilderie’s Billabong Creek is the longest creek in the world. 5. The local rice fields are important breeding grounds for endangered Bittern. 6. Home to many great stations and some of NSW’s most significant woolsheds– including Tubbo and Toganmain. Toganmain - originally boasted a 110 blade stand. In September 1876 Toganmain recorded a total of 202,292 sheep shorn by 92 blade shearers, an Australian record never to be beaten.
Darlington Point Riverina Classic Catch & Release Fishing Competition- FEBRUARY
League of Silent Flight Model Glider Soaring Competition- JUNE LONG
Jerilderie Gold Cup Race Day- SEPTEMBER
WEEKEND
stakes
raising dollars for charity and
Riverina Vintage Machinery Club Rally- AUGUST
Jerilderie BnSBall
A weekend fishing competition sustaining fish reserves
Jerilderie Ned Kelly Show n Shine and Tractor Trek- AUTUMN
The past hums to life as vintage enthusiasts gather and Bucyrus in the Lions Park is fired up and a
Car and tractor enthusiasts
raft of fun times with Colour Run,
converge for a weekend of fun-
billycart races, art and textile
filled bragging rights from Camp
exhibitions all year round
Oven Cook Off to Australia Day Lakeside Firework Check out murrumbidgee.nsw.gov.au for information and visitor and community events
7. Sir John Monash attended Jerilderie Public School from 1875-1877.
Horseracing and high fashion
SEPTEMBER
Riverina’s longest-standing B&S Ball
Taste Coleambally – OCTOBER Biennial
A scrumptious weekend celebration of food, fibre and local production
ALTINA WILDLIFE PARK This outstanding Safari Park has unique tours, accomplished in style via personalised comfortable carts. The leisurely open-air tour takes you through the park past the large animal enclosures. The highlight of the tour is the exotic animals which are very content to feed near the cart providing wonderful close-up encounters. For something a little more adventurous try
Darlington Point Spring Festival - SEPTEMBER
….Darlington Point celebrates the significance of river and land with
Two open-air tours offered daily 9.30am and
entertainment, market stalls,
cultural and art exhibitions and
1pm. Please call Altina Wildlife Park for more
The community comes alive with vintage cars and country fun
events through Waddi Housing and Advancement Corporation….
our Behind The Scenes Feeding Tours.
details. 0412 060 342 info@altinawildlife.com Sturt Highway Darlington Point 2706
CHECK OUT MURRUMBIDGEE.NSW.GOV.AU FOR INFORMATION ON VISITOR AND COMMUNITY EVENTS 10
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