Located 504 kilometres south west of Sydney, 81 kilometres south of Cooma and 747 metres above sea level, Bombala is a small and attractive rural
service centre located in the far south east corner of New South Wales. The main road from Cooma to the coast does not pass through Bombala and
therefore the town has remained relatively untouched.
The district around the town, gets very cold in winter and supports a variety of agricultural activity including sheep and beef cattle, vegetable growing and
timber milling. The area is also known as one of the state's best trout fishing districts.
As far as can be determined the area was inhabited by the Ngarigu Aborigines prior to European settlement and it is from their language that the
word 'Bombala' is said to have come. It probably meant 'meeting of the waters'.
