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 56,000 as of June 2018, Wagga Wagga is the state's la ...

in southern

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, Australia. The suburb is dominated by industrial enterprises including Cargill Beef,

Watties Heinz Wattie's Limited (or simply Wattie's) is a New Zealand-based food producer of frozen and packaged fruit, vegetables, sauces, baby food, cooking sauces, dressings and pet foods in the New Zealand market. History Founded in 1934 by Sir Jam ...

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

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

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

Murrumbidgee River The Murrumbidgee River () is a major tributary of the Murray River within the Murray–Darling basin and the second longest river in Australia. It flows through the Australian state of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, desce ...

. 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 The Bomen railway station is a heritage-listed closed railway station located on the Main South line in Bomen in the City of Wagga Wagga local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The property was added to the New South Wales State ...

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

concrete sleeper A concrete sleeper (British English) or concrete tie (American English) is a type of railway sleeper or railroad tie made out of steel reinforced concrete. History In 1877, Joseph Monier, a French gardener, suggested that concrete reinforced ...

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 resolve ...

.Riverina Intermodal Freight & Logistics Hub
City of Wagga Wagga

References

External links

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