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Wonga Wetlands, NSW Australia
| Address | Riverina Highway,
Albury
New South Wales, 2640, Australia | | Enquiries : | Send an enquiry to Wonga Wetlands | | Telephone Enquiries : | 02-6051 3800 |
Wonga Wetlands, on the Murray River floodplain is being gently restored from grazing land using Albury City’s environmentally treated wastewater. This is another absorbing natural conservation area featuring amazing 600year old Murray River Red Gums and an astonishing number of birds. Albury’s Wonga Wetlands incorporate seven lagoons covering a surface area of about 80ha on the Murray River flood plain. Take a wander to Wonga if only for the picture perfect Murray landscape views. There are plenty of bird hides and viewing points to take advantage of. ‘Wonga’ means cormorant in Wiradjuri language, here you may find the Little Black Cormorant, the Little Pied Cormorant, Pied Cormorant and the Great Cormorant. There are 130 Species of birds living in and using the wetlands. The recently established Aquatic Environment and Education Centre and Wiradjuri Cultural Centre at Wonga Wetlands are the starting point for an hour long tour where you can view the old Murray River wetland system, and see how it is being brought back to life. Wonga Wetlands is a sanctuary for birdwatchers, field naturalists, photographers and bushwalking groups as well as an educational and interesting experience for school groups and special interest tours
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| Activity | Birdwatching, Bushwalking, Lessons/Tutorials, Self-Guided. | | Entity Facility | Interpretive Centre, Sheltered Area. | | Experience | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Cultural, Educational Tourism, Flora/Fauna, Lakes/Rivers/Dams, Nature based, Wildlife. |
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