Moruya


Situated on the banks of the Moruya River, Moruya is a rural and commercial centre in the traditional style with an easy, relaxed lifestyle far removed from the pace of city life. Moruya Heads is a popular beach.

Where is it?: South Coast. Moruya is 306 km south of Sydney via the Princes Highway.

Events: Moruya markets are held every Saturday morning from 9 am in Shore St, behind the Adelaide Hotel.

Things To See and Do


Moruya Quarry, on the northern bank of the Moruya River, operated from 1925 to 1932. The most notable structure built from the granite quarried here were the pylons for the Sydney Hrbour Bridge. 250 stonemasons were employed, many being recruited from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and Italy, to produce 18,000 cubic metres of dimension stone for the pylons, 173,000 blocks, and 200,000 yards of crushed stone that was used as aggregate for concrete. During the seven years of this work, a small town of about 70 houses grew up near the quarry called Granitetown. Little remains of the town today but the there are plenty of partly cut spare blocks of granite laying around. Granite from the quarry was also used for the plinth of the statue of Lieut. James Cook in the Sydney's Hyde Park, St Mary's Cathedral and the decorative columns of the Sydney GPO.

Surrrounding area


Deua National Park is one of the largest areas of natural land left in the eastern part of the state. The Park consists of wet and dry sclerophyll forests and patches of sub-tropical rainforest lining spectacular mountain ranges dominated by Big Badja (1362 m) and Mother Woila Mountain (1104 m). Notable for its steep valleys, scenic rivers and limestone caves, the main attractions are Big Badja, The Big Hole, Marble Arch, Wyanbene Caves and Bendethera Cave.

Batemans Bay (27 km north): a regional service centre, coastal retirement and tourist centre and fishing port. Local industry includes saw milling, wattle bark production, dairying, cattle-rearing, agriculture, fishing and oyster-farming. The town hosts the Clyde River Festival every November.

Old Mogo

Old Mogo (17 km north) was established after a local gold find was reported in 1851. Bimbimbie, the last gold mine in the Mogo area, closed in 1984. The town survived as a sleepy highway town, and during the 1990s was revitalised with the growth in regional tourism. Mogo is now home to a variety of tourist-centric stores including cafes, artwork, pottery, and furniture. Mogo is also a centre for the Aboriginal population of the area.




Broulee: along with its neighbouring coastal villages of Rosedale, Tomakin and Mossy Point, Broulee (13 km north east) is very popular with retirees and holiday makers because of the beautiful coastline which surrounds them. To the south of Broulee the beach forms an isthmus to the Broulee Island nature reserve.


Bodalla (24 km south): a tiny settlement in the heart of dairy farming country, its name is synonymous with cheese. Lining the main street are quirky shops and eateries, interesting galleries and a good old-fashioned pub.

Tuross Head

Tuross Head (19 km south): a slender piece of land jutting out into the Pacific between the twin lakes of Tuross and Coila. The town of Tuross perches on this picturesque headland and the drive along this isthmus into the town is one of the most scenic sights anywhere along the coast.

Narooma (42 km south) is a service centre for the agricultural activities of the area, and a fishing resort that is popular with holidaymakers. The town is surrounded by world-class beaches and the serenely beautiful Wagonga Inlet.

Narooma Bridge

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