Towamba, New South Wales

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Towamba is a small community, in New South Wales, Australia in Bega Valley Shire. It is located about forty minutes drive west of Eden. At the 2021 census, Towamba had a population of 249 people.^[1]

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Towamba New South Wales
Towamba River
Towamba
Coordinates	37°05′S 149°41′E / 37.083°S 149.683°E / -37.083; 149.683
Population	249 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2550
LGA(s)	Bega Valley Shire
State electorate(s)	Bega
Federal division(s)	Eden-Monaro
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Along with settlements such as Burragate, Pericoe, Rocky Hall and Kiah, Towamba was one of the settlements established after Benjamin Boyd began to open up the area to European settlement in the 1840s and 1850s.

This small community has had a public school since 1862, located in Towamba Street. The original ford crossing the Towamba River was opposite the old police station, now a private dwelling. The first bridge built across the river was swept away in the 1919 floods, when every bridge on the river was swept away.

Like many river systems throughout the Australian outback, the Towamba River is prone to extremes. When it floods it completely cuts off the village of Towamba from the outside world.^[2][3]

Towamba remains a small service centre for the neighbouring agricultural community.

Towamba Hall is a mud brick building located in the isolated rural community of Towamba. This venue can cater for a whole range of events with the Towamba oval right next door.^[4]

Towamba also has its own radio station run by local volunteers.^[5]

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Towamba (state suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
2. ^ "The Towamba River Valley – New South Wales, Australia".
3. ^ "Information sought for Eden, Twofold Bay and Towamba River Flood Study".
4. ^ "Towamba Hall".
5. ^ "Towamba radio celebrates 20 years of community spirit". 5 August 2020.

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