Snowy Mountain Tango Festival
Weekend (Argentine) Tango Festival for both advanced dancers and total beginners! If you were looking for a good excuse to visit the Upper Murray and enjoy its stunning landscapes, then this is your chance. Set at the end of winter when the region typically offers clear skies with views to the snow-capped Snowy Mountains, the…
Read MoreStrzelecki Memorial
On Saturday 18 November 2023, His Excellency the Ambassador of Poland Professor Maciej Chmielinkski and Mayor Andrew Whitehead unveiled the Memorial on Towong Hill Road. The Memorial commemorates Sir Paul Edmund Strzelecki’s life and achievements and his ascent and naming of their highest mountain, named after his hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko. In March 1840 Strzelecki and…
Read MoreHorrie
The beloved story of Horrie begins overseas in early 1941, Egypt. As a pup, Horrie was found by Private Jim Moody, then becoming the unofficial mascot of the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion, travelling from Egypt to Greece, Crete, Palestine and Syria. Intelligent and easily trained, Horrie acted as guard dog and many times gave early…
Read MoreNariel Creek Folk Festival
The Nariel Creek Folk Festival comes to life with traditional folk music, musical exploration and dance. Celebrating into the New Year since its beginning way back in 1962. From a small gathering of like-minded people and curious locals, the Nariel Creek Folk Festival has become the longest running event of its kind in Australia, continuing…
Read MoreWalwa Hotel
Walwa Hotel is a country pub filled with good food and even better people. Anyone is welcome to come in for a meal or a drink. If food isn’t your fancy, they have a friendly bar, with a pool table, dart board, and a juke box so you can play your favourite tunes. Enjoy a…
Read MoreMitta Mitta & Surrounds
Nestled in the MItta Valley at the junction of the Mitta Mitta River and Snowy Creek, lies the charming little hamlet of Mitta Mitta. The Mitta Mitta River is renowned for adrenaline pumping, world class white-water rafting. Experience towering granite river gorges and the exquisite wilderness of the Alpine National Park as you descend the…
Read MoreTallangatta
Laden with quaint streetscapes, historic buildings, lush pastures and endless water activities, Tallangatta and her surrounding towns are a perfect place to unplug and unwind. A short drive from Albury-Wodonga, the calm waters of Lake Hume, held by an impressive dam wall, offers something for everyone. Think wakeboarding, water-skiing and tube-riding for the thrill seekers,…
Read MorePoppies for Anzac and Everyone
For Anzac Day 2022, talented mural artist Simon White created a mural of a field of poppies on the Corryong Memorial Hall wall overlooking the Memorial Gardens. The scene could be a World War One battlefield on the Western Front depicted beneath the slightly misty summer skies of northern France. The mural shows the poignant…
Read MoreUpper Murray Anzacs – Men and Their Mounts
Artist Simon White’s mural tells the story of the bush horses or brumbies and the stockmen who mustered and brought the horses down from the High Country and the bush-covered hills surrounding the Upper Murray before the First World War. The breeders of the Remounts and Walers often turned the young horses out into the…
Read MoreElyne Mitchell Library Display Panels
Corryong’s Elyne Mitchell Library is named after the prolific local author, most noted for her beloved ‘Silver Brumby’ series. Through Thowra the silver brumby, the Australian Alps have been explored and enjoyed by generations of children. Within the library you can find informative panels, beautifully curated with photographs and excerpts of the author. Following the…
Read MoreRidges, Rocks and Rivers
Celebrating the regional microclimates and the natural diversity of the Upper Murray, Ridges, Rocks and Rivers colourfully captures your attention and draws your eye to the detail of the work. Found in the north east Victorian township of Corryong, this mural was born in the ashes of the Black Summer fires 2019/2020 which devastated the…
Read MoreLower Mitta River, Mitta Mitta Valley, North East Victoria
This river section provides the best summer rafting in Southern Australia with the longest grade four rapid commercially available in Victoria. With enormous volume of water being pumped out of Dartmouth dam to create a deep fast flowing river with big waves giving conditions similar to the rivers of New Zealand and Canada. You will…
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