Walbundrie is a village in the eastern

Riverina The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...

district of

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. The village is located south-west of the state capital,

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and north of

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. Situated on the bank of the

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, at the , Walbundrie had a population of 190. Walbundrie is in the

Greater Hume Shire Greater Hume Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 2004 incorporating Culcairn Shire, the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of Hume Shire. The shire had an es ...

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passes immediately south of the town. Piney Range Post Office opened on 1 March 1869 and was renamed Walbundrie later that month. The major industry in and around Walbundrie is agriculture, including grain production and wool growing.

Sport and Recreation

The first published details of an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

club in Walbundrie was in 1906 when they played a match against

Corowa Football Club The Corowa Football Club, nicknamed the Spiders, was an Australian rules football club based in Corowa, New South Wales, that competed in the Ovens & Murray Football League. The club merged with the Wahgunyah Football Club on several occasions d ...

in Corowa. As of 2022

and netball are the most popular sport in Walbundrie and the club plays in the

Hume Football League The Hume Australian Football Netball League (HFNL), often shortened to Hume Football League, is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing twelve clubs based in the South West Slopes and southern Riverina regions of New South ...

, fielding four football teams and five netball under the merged club's name of Rand - Walbundrie Walla Giants Football and Netball Club. The Rand Walbundrie Walla Giants FNC is a Sports Club formed after the amalgamation between the Rand Walbundrie Tigers & the Walla Hoppers in 2016. ;Walbundrie Football Association. This

competition existed for one season only, consisting of the following clubs - Bulgandra, Burrumbuttock, Walbundrie and Walla. Bulgandra: 5.4 - 34 defeated Walla: 4.8 - 32 in the grand final.

Gallery

File:Entering Walbundrie.jpg, Entering Walbundrie File:Walbundrie Hotel 2010.JPG, Walbundrie Hotel

References

External links

Greater Hume Shire Council
- Official site {{authority control Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales