Where is Cobram?
Quick facts
- Population approximately 6,700
- 245 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.
Cobram-Barooga is a township on the banks of the picturesque Murray River. With wide sandy beaches and towering river gums, Cobram-Barooga offers a relaxed lifestyle set amid fine agricultural land, rich in fruit and dairying.
Activities and attractions
- Picnic or swim at one of the 103 sandy beaches along the Murray River between Yarrawonga and Barmah. The biggest and most accessible is Thompsons Beach at Cobram
- Enjoy water sports such as fishing, waterskiing and canoeing on the Murray River
- Go bushwalking around Quinn Island and discover a waterbird wonderland and an Aboriginal 'canoe tree'
- Take a river cruise, departing most of the year on a daily basis from Thompsons Beach
- Try a round of golf on one of the two championship courses at Cobram-Barooga Golf Club
- Play a game of bowls at the Barooga Sports Club
- Sample and buy award-winning wine available from winery cellar doors throughout the region.
Major events
- Peaches and Cream Festival - January 2009 (biennial)
- The River Beaches Festival at Thompson Beach - Easter Sunday
- Lifestyle Fantastic - May.
facts taken from http://www.visitvictoria.com/
Public Transport
There are trains and coaches leaving daily from Spencer St.Station.
- Phone Vline 136 196.
- www.vline.com.au
Own Transport
Follow the Hume Highway then onto Goulburn Valley Hwy. For further information log onto website
