Australian Towns & Cities
New South Wales: Merimbula
Incorporating photos and Information
from Michael Greenslade's former Australian Towns, Cities and Highways
site
Merimbula is the most commercialised centre on NSW's south coast. With only a modest population of 3,000, Merimbula boasts the Woolworths, McDonalds and Target chains. The main street, pictured below indicates the activity it receives on a typical weekend. The area, in the heart of the sapphire coast, has excellent coastal scenery, beaches, and as usual, access to the excellent Great Dividing Range national parks. Also worth a visit are Magic Mountain - a mini theme park, nestled in the bushlands on the hill directly to the town's north, and the town's aquarium.
- Population: 7521 1
- Postcode: 2548
- Location: 465 km south of Sydney
- Main Roads: Princes Hwy A1
- Radio Stations: FM:
2EC (105.5 MHz), ABC Classic (99.3 MHz), ABC News on Radio (89.7 MHz), ABC RN (107.9 MHz), ABC South East NSW (106.3 MHz), Power FM (102.5 MHz), Sapphire FM (97.5 MHz) and Triple J (100.1 MHz).
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Merimbula Town Centre:
Corner of Market St and Monaro St, Merimbula, December 2013.
Image © Michael Greenslade
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Merimbula Lake:
View of Merimbula Lake, which is part of Boggy Creek, December 2013.
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Merimbula Bridge:
View of Merimbula Bridge over Merimbula Lake at Merimbula, December 2013.
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Lake Merimbula:
View of Lake Merimbula, which dominates most of the town centre, August 2010.
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Merimbula Beach:
Overlooking Merimbula Beach from near Fishermans Lookout, January 2010.
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Pambula Beach:
Looking towards Pambula Beach from Fishermans Lookout at Merimbula, January 2010.
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Lake Merimbula:
View of Lake Merimbula, January 2010.
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1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats
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