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Bega is a small town in the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales. It's best known as the home of dairy giant Bega Group, which processes well over 1 billion litres of milk every year into cheese and every other dairy product imaginable and owns numerous brands including Vegemite.
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A small, rather underwhelming museum containing exhibits of Bega's cheese and dairy history, mostly in the form of rustic equipment with informative labels like "Baltic Separator". There is a cafe and a cheese tasting area where you can try a range of cheeses that Bega offers. Unfortunately there are no factory tours showing how the cheese is made.
A country hostel made of mud-bricks and with a casual air. Traffic noise from the highway might annoy light sleepers a little, so rooms on the south side are preferable. Discount to hostel card holders.
The main way to get to Bega is by car, as other forms of transport don't go this far south.
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