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Best in Craft
Best in Craft
Unrivalled passion is on display as local craftsmen and artisans fine-tune their art. From smithing and smelting raw metals into masterpieces, carving new life into redgum or brewing and distilling top notch wines, beers and spirits. That’s just the beginning - get to know the artists here.
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Alive in Nature
Alive in Nature
Landscapes along this journey are vast and varied. The river starts with a trickle in the mountains and carves cliffs through deserts, bushland and agricultural plains bringing an abundance of natural wildlife and water sports to life. Hard and fast or slow and steady, find your pace here.
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Passage of Time
Passage of Time
Road trips are all about the stories, the ones you’re about to make but also the ones already passed through the generations. The Murray is home to thousands of years of culture and plays a key part in the Australia you know today. No spoilers, it starts here.
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Cobram and Barooga
Cobram is a relative newcomer to the Murray, not proclaimed as a town until 1912 (although, sure, there were folks living there before then). Surrounded by farm gates that welcome visitors, this is the place for produce without pretence. Visit the farmers, stock up, and eat and drink your fill. After that, it’s all about the outdoor life in this (usually) sunny part of the world.
Australia’s largest inland beach, Thompson’s Beach, is a great place to swim, or bushwalk to explore Quinn Island. This stretch of the Murray is one of the prettiest, with gentle bends, 500-year-old river redgums, and scenic riverside walks. For sports fans, there’s the two championship courses at the Cobram Barooga Golf Club – a great way to earn your dinner.
Across on the New South Wales side, Barooga is sweet little place, well worth a visit for the impressive botanical gardens, featuring plants and trees from around the world.
If you’re travelling with a bridge enthusiast – and who doesn’t? – the Cobram–Barooga Bridge is a rare example of an intact vertical lift-span opening bridge, completed in 1902. That’s your next trivia night sorted.
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