About the Shire
Nestled in the South West Slopes of NSW and comprising part of the lands of the Wiradjuri people, Gundagai Shire is located approximately half way between Sydney and Melbourne along Australia's busiest highway, the Hume. Gazetted in 1923 from an amalgamation of the Adjungbilly Shire and Gundagai Municipality, the Gundagai Shire is proud of its rich heritage and is home to legends such as the Dog on the Tuckerbox, Dad and Dave and the awe inspiring Rusconi's Masterpiece in Marble. The earliest migrant settlers can be traced back to the 1820s. The infamous bushranger, Captain Moonlight was captured at nearby Wantabadgery and is now buried at the North Gundagai cemetery. Our scenic countryside and wealth of bush characters provided much of the inspiration for the stories and poems of Australia's most famous poet "Banjo" Paterson who spent considerable time at "Kiley's Run". Traditionally a very safe farming area, the Shire yields a wide variety of produce. Bee farmers produce prodigious amounts of beautiful honey. In the south and east, higher rainfall and cooler seasons see large forestry plantations and rolling hills producing wool, lambs and beef. Along the valley floors, rich alluvial flats produce excellent lucerne hay and horticultural products whilst cereal crops are important in the north and west. Recently, viticulture has become an increasingly important crop in our district with several large vineyards now operational and more planned. At the heart of our Shire and sitting astride the Murrumbidgee with excellent education, health and aged care facilities is the friendly town of Gundagai, famous in both verse and song. With top class sporting amenities, relaxed lifestyle and proximity to major centres it is a great place to live and work or even just visit. Secondary Industries in Gundagai are using the latest in technology and include the modern Gundagai Meat Processors Plant and D J Lynch Engineering who have been engaged in many major construction projects including building steel spans for the Olympic Stadium.
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