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Albury-Wodonga is a twin city straddling the Murray River border of the two south-eastern Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria. Albury is the city on the New South Wales bank of the river, Wodonga the Victorian city on the southern bank. For all practical purposes related to travel, the two cities are one. The cities are a gateway to the gourmet area surrounding Beechworth, the mountain town of Bright and the Rutherglen winery area. They also make a good stopping-off point on the drive between Melbourne and Sydney.
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The building houses a museum, library, and gallery exhibition space.
The dam wall is open for the public to walk across, and there is a viewing platform looking out across the Murray River. There are also covered picnic facilities and a small open-air museum.
Main event centre and theatre in Wodonga with dance, music and comedy shows as well as a cafe.
Just west of central Albury.
Along Lake Hume to Tallangatta, on the High Country Rail Trail. You can start from the visitor centre, or from the south of the town.
Great place to spend a summer's day. Three pools and a water slide. Kiddy pool is big and under shade. Slide is 3 stories high and fast. Good coffee and decent pool food available at the cafe.
Best coffee in Wodonga. Nice decor and friendly service too.
Fresh pasta made in house, eat-in breakfast, lunch and dinner, and easy-to-cook meals to take home.
formerly Albury Motor Village
Doubles as the YHA hostel.
A comfortable motel sleeping 2-3 adults in most rooms and up to 7 people in the larger Family rooms. The motel has undertaken extensive renovations and has a large range of luxury rooms available. The motel is along the old Hume Hwy, which was bypassed in 2007. The motel is now located just off the Hume Hwy, via the main Albury city centre (Riverina hwy) exit.
36 rooms, a fully licensed à la carte restaurant, fax and photocopying service and high-speed internet.
Rental house with 5 bedrooms. Spa bath, in-house movies, pool table, tennis table, swimming pool, pinball machines.
If you need a bit more space for the kids, this place offers larger cabin style rooms, a tennis court, swimming pool and mini-golf, just a short walk from the Hume Dam.
The only 4½ hotel star in Albury city centre. Serviced apartment-style accommodation featuring self-contained studios and 1-3 bedroom apartments with full kitchen & laundry facilities. Restaurant, day spa, undercover parking. Accommodating nightly, weekly and long term stays.
Easily accessible from the Hume Freeway when travelling north from Melbourne or south from Sydney.
By car
Albury-Wodonga is situated on the Hume Freeway/Highway, the most direct main road between Sydney (5 1/2 hours) and Melbourne (3 1/2 hours).
By train
Albury and Wodonga have played a major role in the history of Australian railways, forming the border post and change of railway gauge.
By bus
Being on the main link between Sydney and Melbourne, coaches to the respective state capitals are plentiful.
In typical Australian fashion, the lack of cooperation between states has resulted in the lack of proper signage as both states don't really put the other state's city, making navigation quite difficult.
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