Matong is a town in the central east part of the

Riverina The Riverina () is an agricultural list of regions in Australia, region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, a climate with significant seaso ...

region of

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

, Australia. The town is east of

Narrandera Narrandera ( ), until around 1949 also spelled "Narandera", is a town located in the central Riverina region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the junction of the Newell Highway, Newell and Sturt Highway, Sturt highwa ...

and west of Coolamon. At the 2016 census, Matong had a population of 164 people.

Sport

The most popular sport in Matong is

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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

, as it lies on the Canola Way, a geographical pocket stretching from Grong Grong and Marrar, in which Australian football retains a strong following, despite

being a largely rugby league supporting state. The local team, Ganmain-

Grong Grong Grong Grong is a small town that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated on the Newell Highway, east of Narrandera in the Narrandera Shire, Shire of Narrandera. The name ''Grong Grong'' is an Indi ...

-Matong, plays in the

Riverina Football Netball League The Riverina Football Netball League (RFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing nine clubs based in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The league features three grades in the Australian rules footba ...

Gallery

File:Matong Main Street.jpg File:Matong Mechanics Institute Building.jpg, Mechanics Institute File:MatongAntiqueShop.JPG, Shop File:MatongChurch.JPG,

Church Building A church, church building, church house, or chapel is a building used for Christian worship services and Christian activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 AD and 256 AD. ''Church'' is also ...

File:MatongFarmersHomeHotel.JPG, Hotel File:MatongPublicSchool.JPG, Public School File:MatongSportsgroundGates.JPG, Ovals File:MatongUnitingChurch.JPG, Uniting Church

Notes and references

{{authority control Towns in the Riverina Towns in New South Wales Coolamon Shire Matong, New South Wales