Tooma is a small community of just over 100 people, situated in the eastern part of the Riverina district of NSW.

Where is it?: Southern Agricultural. Tooma is 33 km south of Tumbarumba and 25 km north of Towong on a secondary road which links Corryong in Victoria with the NSW towns of Tumbarumba, Batlow and Tumut. Its closest neighbours are Tumbarumba, Welaregang, Khancoban and the Victorian border.


Lookouts: The Southern Cloud Memorial Scenic Lookout is several kilometres north of Tooma on the Tooma Road to Tumbarumba. The lookout offers magnificent views of the Maragle and Tooma Valleys as well as the Maragle State Forest and a New South Wales Forestry Commission pine plantation.

Set in a landscaped area complete with an attractive covered picnic facility, the lookout also has a series of interpretive story boards which inform readers of the Upper Murray's connection to Australia's first commercial plane disaster in 1931 and the 27 year old mystery of the fateful plane's final destination.

Things To See and Do
Tooma is a nature lovers - especially those who are interested in Alpine scenery - paradise. A particularly scenic series of valleys make up the Tooma region, in which there are a number of drives. The route between Tooma and Khancoban is particularly attractive. Close by is Tooma Reservoir, a man made lake on the Tooma River which stores water for the Tumut One Power Station. There are some nice photo or fishing opportunities here.

Paddys River Falls (16 km north) on the Tooma to Tumbarumba road, is a great spot to stop for a picnic. There is a barbecue and picnic area situated above the falls and a staired track to the base of the waterfall. The falls are 60 metres in height and the water flows over the drop and then continues down Paddys River.

Kosciuszko National Park is one of the best known and best loved national parks in Australia, and attracts around three million visitors each year, most during the snow skiing season. The park is named after Mount Kosciuszko, which at 2,228 metres is Australia's highest mountain.

At 2228 metres, Mount Kosciuszko in southern New South Wales is the highest mountain on mainland Australia. It may not be the highest mountain in the world but it is one of the oldest.