17-717: Kangaroo Valley is a river valley along the Kangaroo River in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales , Australia , located west of the seaside in the City of Shoalhaven . It is also the name of the small suburb within it, formerly known as Osborne , with a population of 879 in the 2016 census . The township is accessed by the Moss Vale Road, which links Moss Vale to the Princes Highway at Bomaderry
34-466: A little north of Nowra via the B73 route. As of 2013, the small town has a variety of arts and craft shops, restaurants and cafes, a hotel, club, post office, supermarket and other businesses, including an ambulance station, general practitioner and a chemist. Kangaroo Valley has a bus service to/from Nowra or Moss Vale . Kennedy's Bus Company operates to Kangaroo Valley via Cambewarra. Events held in
51-641: A local public primary school, The Scots College 200 acres (0.81 km) Glengarry outdoor education campus for year-nine students is located in Kangaroo Valley, with five 20-bed dormitories, six classrooms, a gymnasium and a theatrette. The Scots College participates in several community events including the traffic stopping ANZAC Day March and Ceremony and the A&;H Society Annual Show in February. Kangaroo River (Shoalhaven) The Kangaroo River
68-610: A north-westerly direction to Carrington Falls , where the river crosses the western escarpment of the Budderoo Plateau . The river then turns to the south-west and flows through the communities of Upper Kangaroo Valley and Kangaroo Valley , and into the Morton National Park . The river ends its course by flowing into Lake Yarrunga, a reservoir formed by the Tallowa Dam and situated just downstream of
85-634: Is a perennial river of the Shoalhaven catchment located in the Southern Highlands and Illawarra regions of New South Wales , Australia . The Kangaroo River, in Kangaroo Valley, is one of the few rivers that flows west before joining the Shoalhaven river to flow out to the sea. The river rises within the Budderoo National Park about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of Illawarra lookout. It initially flows in
102-471: Is presented by Shoalhaven Folk Club Inc with local, Australian and international performers. The historic township of Kangaroo Valley shares its secrets with a visit to the Pioneer Farm Museum where this historical settlement depicting farm life in the second half of the 19th and early 20th century is brought to life. Invigorating bushwalks are available at the back of the museum park including
119-658: The Barren Grounds Nature Reserve in New South Wales , Australia , overlooking the Kangaroo Valley . It is the site of a former flying fox cablecar which lifted valuable timber from the valley to be transported by road and rail systems. Little remains of the flying fox, just a cement plinth and rusted remnants of the wire and winching equipment. A walking track extends to the pass, but dense vegetation growth precludes any vista from
136-405: The confluence of the Shoalhaven and Kangaroo rivers. The river descends 234 metres (768 ft) over its 47 kilometres (29 mi) course . The river is crossed by the historic Hampden Bridge in the town of Kangaroo Valley . 34°46′S 150°18′E / 34.767°S 150.300°E / -34.767; 150.300 Flying Fox Pass Flying Fox Pass is a locality in
153-521: The (now defunct) Register of the National Estate . The local public school was built in 1884 of local sandstone. Further additions constructed of weatherboard and brick were made later. The local courthouse was built c.1910, also of local sandstone. The design is asymmetrical and features a sloping buttress and arch. The main buildings include a residence and lock-up as well as the courthouse itself. Alterations and extensions have taken place over
170-535: The European settlement of Australia in 1788. An 1826 census indicated 79 Aborigines lived in the valley in five separate encampments. The first recorded European sighting of the valley was in April 1812, when surveyor-explorer George Evans passed through the area as he travelled north from his exploration of Jervis Bay . Evans reportedly claimed that the valley offered a view that "no painter could beautify." The area
187-709: The NSW Southern Highlands , approximately two hours' drive south-west of Sydney and about two hours north of Canberra. Flying Fox Pass looks over the valley. A few kilometres further north is the Fitzroy Falls . The district has a strong artistic community and, since 2007, has mounted a biannual arts and music festival. In 2009, the festival celebrated the 80th birthday of Australian composer Peter Sculthorpe with three concerts devoted to his music. The annual Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival in October
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#1732787702474204-578: The Walker Suspension Bridge spanning 72 metres and leading to two marked bushwalks on more than seven hectares of natural reserve. Kangaroo Valley Public School is a genuine country school with a close knit community and supportive P&C Association. A small school, providing a happy, nurturing and quality educational experience for all its students. For many years, it has achieved and maintained an excellent standard in academic, sporting, community and cultural endeavours. In addition to
221-518: The primary source of income. Kangaroo Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: In the 2016 Census, there were 879 people in Kangaroo Valley. 69.7% of people were born in Australia and 88.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion in Kangaroo Valley were No Religion 35.1%, Anglican 21.4% and Catholic 14.3%. Kangaroo Valley is a gently sloping wide valley surrounded on its sides by high mountains of
238-664: The town include the Kangaroo Valley Agricultural and Horticultural Show in February each year, Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival in October each year, biannually the Kangaroo Valley Arts Festival and monthly markets at Kangaroo Valley Village Markets. The first inhabitants of Kangaroo Valley were the Australian Aboriginal Wodi-Wodi people, who had reportedly occupied the land for around 20,000 years before
255-533: The treacherous journey out of Kangaroo Valley to neighbouring settlements. By the 1870s, activity had begun to concentrate in the area that is now the village, as other centres in Kangaroo Valley, such as Trendally, died with the dairy industry in the region. Both the Church of the Good Shepherd (built in 1870–72) and rectory (built in 1879 by John Tanner) were designed by John Horbury Hunt , and are listed on
272-607: The years. The local school and the courthouse are both listed on the Register of the National Estate. The valley has changed very little in the past 130 years with reminders such as the Hampden Bridge , completed in 1898, and the oldest suspension bridge in Australia, and old Barrengarry School serving as a testimony to the past when Kangaroo Valley was home to a flourishing dairy industry. Agriculture still exists, though other industries such as tourism have since taken over as
289-565: Was first settled in 1817 when Charles Throsby , an explorer and Captain Richard Brooks , a cattleman, opened the area for colonial settlement. The felling and exporting of Australian Red Cedar ( Toona ciliata ) trees quickly became the main industry in Kangaroo Valley. By the mid-1840s, a number of dairy farmers made the region their home, specialising in the production of butter as other dairy products such as milk couldn't be exported as they would often curdle long before they had completed
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