Woomargama is a picturesque village community in the south east part of the Riverina

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. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...

, in the foothills of the great dividing range. It is situated by road, about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east from Mullengandra

Mullengandra, New South Wales

Mullengandra is a village community in the south east part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 7 kilometres north east from Bowna and 8 kilometres south west from Woomargama.Mullengandra Post Office opened on 16 May 1888....

 and 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west from Holbrook

Holbrook, New South Wales

Holbrook is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, 356 km North-East of Melbourne and 491 km south-west of Sydney between Tarcutta and Albury. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire Council area which was established in May 2004 from the merger of...

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Woomargama had a population of 251.

The village has a hotel/motel, service station/store, post office situated in the historic school building, community hall, fire station, tennis courts & park with BBQ & public conveniences, and a town common.The village is ideally situated to access Woomargama National Park

Woomargama National Park

Woomargama National Park is a national park situated south east of Holbrook and north east of Albury, in the South West Slopes region of southern New South Wales. Southern extremities of the park are within one kilometre of Lake Hume which is formed on the Murray River...

 & the upper Murray River

Murray River

The Murray River is Australia's longest river. At in length, the Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia's highest mountains and, for most of its length, meanders across Australia's inland plains, forming the border between New South Wales and Victoria as it...

.

Norman and Amelia Cook lived in Dixon Street from about 1930's to 1980's

Woomargama Post Office opened on 1 August 1875.

Woomargama bypass

Woomargama will be bypassed, together with Holbrook

Holbrook, New South Wales

Holbrook is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, 356 km North-East of Melbourne and 491 km south-west of Sydney between Tarcutta and Albury. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire Council area which was established in May 2004 from the merger of...

 and Tarcutta

Tarcutta, New South Wales

Tarcutta is a small town located 438 km south-west of Sydney, three kilometres east of the Hume Highway, in New South Wales, Australia. It was proclaimed as a village on 28 October 1890...

in 2012. The Woomargama bypass will be to the west of the town, linking-up with the dual carriageways to the north and south of the town.