Bomen is a northern suburb of

Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ...

in southern

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. The suburb is dominated by industrial enterprises including

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, the Wagga Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre (saleyards). The suburb is also home to Wagga Wagga's secondary (and original)

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on the Main Southern line, when the line waited for the construction of a bridge over the

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. New streets in Bomen are to be named after sheep and cattle breeds.

Heritage listings

Bomen has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Main Southern railway:

Bomen railway station Bomen railway station is a heritage-listed closed railway station located on the Main South line at Bomen in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1878 as North Wagga Wagga and was briefly the terminus of the ...

Industry

Major industries located within Bomen are located within the Bomen Business Park which include Cargill Foods Australia, Heinz-Watties factory, BOC Gas plant and Austrak

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plant. Bomen is the site of the proposed

Riverina Intermodal Freight & Logistics Hub The Riverina Intermodal Freight & Logistics Hub (also known as RiFL Hub) is an Australian dry port in the northern Wagga Wagga suburb of Bomen adjacent to the Main Southern railway line. History In July 2013 the Wagga Wagga City Council res ...

.Riverina Intermodal Freight & Logistics Hub
City of Wagga Wagga

References

External links

* Suburbs of Wagga Wagga {{Riverina-geo-stub