Cobram-Barooga
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 only winery cellar doors throughout the region.
Major events
- Peaches and Cream Festival – January (biennial)
- The River Beaches Festival at Thompson Beach – Easter Sunday
- Lifestyle Fantastic – May.
How to get there
Cobram-Barooga is just under 3 hours from Melbourne, along the Hume Highway, then following the Goulburn Valley Highway through Shepparton and Numurkah. A bus and train service departs Melbourne daily.
