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MURRURUNDI
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The Whole
Village is Heritage Listed |
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LOCATION
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Murrurundi is the crown of the
Hunter situated where the New England Highway leaves the
Hunter Valley by the Liverpool Pass over the Great Dividing Range. |
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The town is |
1 hour south of Tamworth ,
3 hours north of Newcastle and
about 4 hours north of Sydney
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Undeveloped,
unspoilt, unheard of!
The village, on the banks of the
Pages River, nestles into the surrounding hills.
Murrurundi and the surrounding
region boasts natural beauty and rich farming land.
The air is so clean you
can smell it! With no heavy industry for miles our air stays clean
and crisp. |
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CLIMATE
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Spring and Autumn are
pleasant sunny days and cool nights.
Winter is very brisk and
invigorating with frosty mornings.
Summer has hot days with long
pleasant evenings once the sun goes down |
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FACILITIES
Arts Crafts and Antiques -
Kings
Collectables (Collectables & Old Wares )
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Murrurundi offers a great range of services and facilities including
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A
mouth watering
variety menus offered by cafes, pubs, and clubs. All price
ranges are catered for as are the various tastes of our different
visitors. |
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9 hole golf course.
Naturally, there are no queues so straight to the T.
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Local
GP, |
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Hospital, |
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Sporting Fields, |
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Library, |
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Swimming Pool - 3 pools, open October to March, |
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Pharmacy |
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Community Technology Centre |
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Bank |
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Murrurundi Rural
Transaction Centre
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Visitor information
centre |
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community transaction
centre, c |
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heck your email, have
a bite to eat, |
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café and the |
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branch of the local
Hunter Mutual Credit Union |
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toilet facilities, |
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accommodation, -
2 Motels with swimming pools, a caravan park, B&B’s,
Pubs and Murrurundi House (an old restored convent with B&B
accommodation) |
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many resident
local artists who not only show their fabulous works but also
encourage you in yours. |
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Arts Crafts and Antiques - Kings
Collectables (Collectables & Old Wares ) |
All of these facilities
are close to the New England
highway and you will be welcomed when you arrive
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THINGS TO DO -
PLACES TO SEE
IN & AROUND MURRURUNDI
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Paradise
Park
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A
delightful picnic area set in semi tropical surrounds.
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Take a walk to the "Eye of the Needle" formation, where
two rocks have joined together leaving just enough room for a
person to walk through. |
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Then find your way to an amazing lookout that takes in the town
as well as surround farm land. |
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This
is also a great place to just sit and relax in the amazing
surrounds. |
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The
park is home to a diverse range of wildlife, with birds, wallabies
and wombats just some of the wildlife that call Paradise Park
home. |
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Murrurundi Heritage
Walk
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When Murrurundi was
settled in early 1800’s and
because Murrurundi is one of the grand old ladies of rural NSW the
whole village is heritage listed. |
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Many original old
buildings, cemeteries and businesses exist. |
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Our wonderful “heritage
walk” will take you on your tour through the town
and take you back in time. |
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This
walk offers the history behind the towns buildings and their
historic significance. It gives the background of the town, and
it's buildings origins. Available from the Visitor Information
Centre, this walk is a must for history lovers. |
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"King
of the Ranges
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The spectacular
Stockman's Challenge and the Bush Festival |
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Held in May every year |
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Watch Horsemanship at it
best as top stockmen and their horses compete in 8 different events
to see who will be "King of the Ranges". Using the same horse
for all events they compete in - cross country, whip crack, shoeing,
stock handling, bareback, lead packhorse obstacle course. 10
Finalists then complete a stocksaddle buckjump and a brumby catch |
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A Bush festival is held
at the same time - music, bush poet's breakfast, bush dance, dog
trials, rodeo, maiden campdraft team penning, billy boiling
competition and lots lots more |
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Rodeo |
Watch
as Man takes on Bull. Events range from Steer Wrestling, to Bucking
Broncs. A great night out for the family.
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SHEEP Dog
Trials |
Watch
as Sheep dog battle with a group of sheep around a designed course.
Skilled Dog handles give vocal commands as there dog tries to mauver
the sheep into and over obstacles.
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Norvill
Art Prize |
Boasting the largest Art Prize outside a metropolitan area, the
Norvill Art Prize attracts entrants from all over Australia.
The Art
show of the entries highlights talent from all over Australia as
they vie for this prestigious award
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Make,
Bake & Create
Monthly
Markets |
Murrurundi holds there monthly
markets on the last Sunday of each month. Situated out the front of
the Visitor Information Centre the market is a wonderful way to
spent a Sunday morning. Stalls range from baked items to knitwear,
jewellery, fresh produce, food and art. |
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Click on the drive for a detailed description to take with you
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Muswellbrook - Jerrys
Plains - Denman - Wybong - Muswellbrook
150
kms
Driving Time: 1 hour 50 minutes |
vSpectacular
Scenery vPicturesque
farming countryside
vHistoric
Country Towns and Villages vOpen-cut
Coal Mines
vWineries
vOlive
Grove vFish
Farm vHorse
Studs
(All the roads are sealed
(blacktop) and all weather) |
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Sandy Hollow – Baerami - Wollemi & Goulburn River National Parks –
Merriwa – Sandy Hollow.
150 kms
Driving time: 3 hrs
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vSpectacular
scenery vSandstone
Escarpments vNational
Parks
vWineries
vHorse studs vCountry
Towns vRural Villages
v Wildlife (sightings
possible along much of the drive)
(some 30km of gravel roads between Honeysuckle Creek
picnic area and the Merriwa side of Goulburn River National Park,
but suitable for all vehicles) |
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Scone – Gundy
–Belltrees - Moonan Flat – Barrington Tops Circuit – Moonan Flat -
Belltrees - Scone
210 kms
Driving
Time : 3.5 hours
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vBarrington Tops
National Park & World Heritage Wilderness Area
vMagnificent Forests
vWildlife
vSpectacular Sweeping
Vistas vPicturesque
Rivers
vHistoric Homesteads
vPastoral Views
vHorse Studs
vTiny Hamlets
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Delightful Picnic Areas vDiverse
Walks
(104kms gravel road, suitable for all vehicles)
(In winter, some roads within Barrington Tops
National Park maybe closed temporarily by snow. .Check with Scone
VIC, NPWS or police if in doubt). |
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Murrurundi - Timor - Gundy
–Scone - Towarri Nat. Park – Wingen – Burning Mountain – Murrurundi
136 kms
Driving Time: 2 Hours 20 minutes |
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Historic rural
towns, Villages and Homesteads
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Horse Studs
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Pastoral Scenery
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Picturesque river valleys
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National Parks, v
Burning Mountain
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Wildlife (sightings possible along much of the drive)
(some
30km of gravel roads but suitable for all vehicles) |
These Murrurundi businesses are partners in promoting
the Bylong Valley Way
..........on Your Inland Adventure Trail
From
the Bylong Valley Way to the
Golden Highway and on to the
New England Highway
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Murrurundi wants you to come
and relax and enjoy!
Do as much as you can or
rest under the shade of a tree, listening to the quiet sounds of the
Australian country-side.
Whatever you decide, you will
be welcomed by warm and friendly people.
Murrurundi has a diverse
population so we understand the diverse needs of our visitors.
A lot of people, who live
here, drove into town one day and never left! Such is the “magic” that is
Murrurundi.
For more information contact
Murrurundi Visitor Information Centre
Murrurundi Rural Transaction Centre 113 Mayne St (New
England Highway)
Ph 02 65466446 Email:
murrurundivic@upperhunter.nsw.gov.au
Websites:
www.upperhuntercountry.com or
www.upperhuntertourism.com.au
13/4/2009 -
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