Held in February. Known as ‘The Royal of the Riverina’.
Held in February. Known as ‘The Royal of the Riverina’.
Held annually in November, the Festival runs for three days. Major activities include: Friday: Snake Gully Cup Race Meeting Saturday: Day two of the Race Meetings; entertainment at showground; sports dinner at Services Club with celebrity sportsperson guest speaker. Meet the Artists at Green Dog Gallery. Sunday: Traditional bush breakfast in Carberry Park, with family entertainment.
Fish, boating, golfing, bowls, cycling, swimming, football, tennis and squash are just some of the activities which can be enjoyed in Gundagai. Fishing The Murrumbidgee attracts fishers from many places. Its junction with the Tumut River is a favourtie fishing spot. Cold water from the Snowy Scheme dams supplies plentiful trout to the Murrumbidgee at… Continue reading Sport and Recreation Events
On January 20, 1880, just before he faced the hangman’s noose at Sydney ‘s Darlinghurst gaol, Andrew George Scott – better known as Captain Moonlite – wrote: I want to rest in the grave of my friend. Gratify my last wish if you can. Do it in the cheapest manner possible. I have one hour… Continue reading Captain Moonlite – Bushranger
A visit to the Gundagai Historical Museum is a giant leap back in time, with a most interesting and varied collection of machinery, wagons, equipment, a T-model Ford, photographs, clothing, household items and other knick-knacks associated with Gundagai life a century or more ago. The Museum is opened every day 9am-3pm except Xmas Day, Boxing… Continue reading Gundagai Historic Museum
Situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River , the famous town of Gundagai has long been a favourite stopping place for travellers along the Hume Highway. Today it is a sympathetic blend of fine historic architecture and modern commercial and residential development. Its expanse of fertile river flats remains to this day, with the… Continue reading Historic Gundagai, a town with a past and a future