“The Verandah Town”
The Lockhart Shire is a microcosm of country Australia. In the heart of the Riverina in NSW, “the bread basket of Australia", it has a population of 3,500. Its main towns are Lockhart (population just over 900), The Rock, and the smaller villages of Yerong Creek, Milbrulong and Pleasant Hills. Situated 62 km from Wagga Wagga and 105 km from Albury/Wodonga, its primary industry is agriculture. Lockhart won the NSW Tidy Towns Award in 2009, and the Spirit of the Land Lockhart Festival was a finalist in the 2009 Inland Tourism Awards.
Distances from major cities:
- Lockhart to Sydney 521 km
- Lockhart to Melbourne 417 km
- Lockhart to Adelaide 884 km
- Lockhart to Canberra 312 km
- Lockhart to Wagga Wagga 62 km
- Lockhart to Albury 105 km
