Yass   Attractions  

Burrinjuck Dam and Village  

When it was built to supply water to the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, Burrinjuck Dam was ranked as one of the world’s greatest. Building commenced in 1906, the first water was used in 1912 and the original dam was completed in 1927. Work has sin ...

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Cafe Dolcetto  

Cafe Dolcetto is a cafe/restaurant in the heart of Yass, NSW, featuring modern cuisine, great coffee, open fires and a garden courtyard. ...

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Cooma Cottage  

Pioneering pastoralist Cornelius O'Brien built this single storied colonial cottage in 1835, and between 1839 and 1873 it was home to Australia's great overland explorer Hamilton Hume. A creative owner-builder, Hume added his version of Palladian st ...

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Coronation Park Yass  

The Yass Valley Visitor Information Centre is located in this beautiful park on the main street of Yass. There is parking available for cars, campervans, caravans, boat trailers or buses. Take time to stop, rest and relax before continuing your jour ...

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Galutzi Cafe  

Popular Gourmet Cafe in Central Yass Town that serves fantastic coffee, gourmet sandwiches, salads, foccacias & cakes. Indoor and outdoor seating available. ...

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Hamilton Humes Grave  

Hamilton Hume (1797 -1873) was born at Toongabbie, near Parramatta on19 June, 1797. Hume was a superior Bushman and prominent Australian explorer. He led the first Europeans to the Yass plains in 1821. Hume was a leader in The Hume and Hovell expe ...

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Hume and Hovell Walking Track Yass - Albury  

The Hume Hovell Walking Track covers a distance measuring over 440 kilometres. All walking tracks are signposted providing opportunities for numerous day walks or extended walks taking 25 days over its entire length. Major track heads are developed ...

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Hume and Hovell Walking Track Yass - Wee Jasper  

The track follows as closely as is practical, the route followed by Hamilton Hume and William Hovell in the spring and summer of 1824-1825. The route traverses a variety of topography, vegetation and land use, as well as numerous points of historic i ...

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Hume Park Tourist Resort - for Day Visitors  

The Hume Park Tourist Resort, located on Lake Burrinjuck was established in 1927. It was developed to commemorate the epic crossing of the flooded Murrumbidgee Rriver by the Hume and Hovell expedition in October 1824. Brief details are on a stone c ...

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Mundoonen  

Taste exemplary wine (James Halliday, Wine Atlas of Australia 2006) in the riverside winery. Enjoy a wam welcome, complimentary tasting in the restored (c. 1860) barrel shed, winery inspection and colletion of antique corkscrews and winery equipment. ...

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Shaw Vineyard Estate  

A visit to Shaw Vineyard Estate is the perfect excuse to get out of the city and enjoy a quiet meal in the country and tasting of estate grown award winning wines. Located just 30 kilometres north of Canberra in the picturesque village of Murrumbate ...

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Sheeps Back Gallery  

The Sheep’s Back Gallery is located within one of the finest heritage buildings in Yass, right in the centre of town. It is packed with Australian knitwear, fine arts, sheepskin gifts and leather goods including sheepskin footwear, hand-painted c ...

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Shelleys Antiques  

Specialising in all aspects of Shelley and Wileman China. ...

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Yass and District Museum  

The Yass and District Historical Society was formed in 1961. The museum was formerly at the lower end of Comur Street. The present museum was purchased in 1984. It displays historical items pertaining to the Yass District including memorabilia and e ...

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Yass Archives  

The Yass Archives are located upstairs at the Memorial Hall in Comur Street, Yass. The Archives are the depository for print and photographic records of the Yass Valley. It is also an excellent starting point, if you are researching your family hi ...

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editors picks

Koala and the Brown Snake, You Yangs, Victoria

janduf | 2008-06-12 | Ever wondered how animals get along with snakes in the wild? We saw a Brown Snake slither calmly past one of our favourite Koalas, while she was drinking at a waterhole in the You Yangs near Melbourne. | read more

Travel Australia

JB | 2008-05-21 | My wife and I set out to fulfil the great Aussie dream back in 2003, that is, to travel Australia and explore Australia’s many diverse destinations, indefinitely…. | read more

Oberon a Trout Fisher's Dream

jcfly | 2008-07-01 | A guide to Fly Fishing around Oberon on the Central Tablelands NSW. One of Australia's great trout fishing areas with links to our fly fishing heritage, has hopefully survived another drought and offers some very good fly fishing options. | read more

Whale Watching in Sydney Harbour - Seeing Whales up Close

Sydneyecowhalewatching | 2008-06-03 | Have you ever seen these majestic creatures up close and personal? During winter and spring Whales can be spotted regularly in and around Sydney Harbour. | read more

 

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