Cootamundra

Attractions

Bradman’s Birthplace & Captain’s Walk
Cootamundra has a strong connection with cricket, restoring and maintaining the birthplace of the greatest batsman the world has ever known, Sir Donald Bradman.

Granny Scholz, the mid-wife who delivered Sir Donald on 27th August 1908, operated a small private hospital in the front room of 89 Adams Street.

The cottage has sufficient memorabilia to satisfy the most ardent cricket fanatic. Unique to Cootamundra, the Captains Walk features 42 bronze sculptures of Australian Test Cricket Captains, along with Unaarrimim the leading aboriginal player in the first Australian cricket team to tour England in 1868.. A life-sized statue of Sir Donald Bradman in typical cover drive stance takes pride of place alongside busts of Stephen Waugh, Arthur Morris & Ritchie Benaud to name a few.

Milestones Sculptures
Paying tribute to the significance of the wheat industry in the Cootamundra and Wallendbeen areas, the project grew out of a major community achievement that transformed the site using the "milestone" concept. This concept refers to the previous mileposts that were used to mark out distances between small villages and country towns in earlier days. The sculptures are made from cast concrete and use patterns that represent wheat stalks cut from compressed fibrous cement, painted in the soft colour of wheat. Each sculpture is topped with an acrylic panel inlaid with the motif of a huge head of wheat. Fibre optics have been used to light the sculptures making them visible from dusk until dawn.

Arts

Cootamundra Ameatuer Dramatic Arts Society

Cootamundra Amateur Dramatic Arts Society (CADAS) was established over 50 years ago with CADAS Inc kids being active for 35 years.

CADAS & CADAS Inc Kids encourages adults and teenagers in the region to participate in community projects, regional tours and theatre productions.

Members are encouraged to pursue their love of the arts and to take pride in their community. Jenny Roberts joined CADAS in 1960 and founded CADAS Inc. Kids in 1975. Jenny coordinated the CADAS Kids throughout the construction of the Milestone Project’s Wheat Sculpture feature, which has become an iconic landmark and a tourism drawcard for the Cootamundra and Wallendbeen communities.

More Information

Information Services

Looking to take a tour, find an attraction or event? For all information on Cootamundra and the Riverina including brochures, booklets, maps and souvenirs visit the Cootamundra Visitors Information Centre.

Cootamundra has an abundance of locally grown and prepared produce ranging from Mustards and Marmalades to Mustard Oils and Jerky.

The Visitor Information Centre and coffee shop have operated in Cootamundra for well over 10 years.

Located in what was once the Railway Refreshment Rooms on the platform of the Historic Cootamundra Railway Station, Hovell Street, Cootamundra, take the time to sit down and relax with a coffee while the wonderful answer all your tourism questions.

Transport

Cootamundra Railway Station is located on the Main Southern railway line and has been operational since 1877.

The station consists of a large building on the main platform which houses the Country Link Office, waiting rooms with amenities, and the Cootamundra Visitors Information Centre and Coffee Shop.

The largest overhead signal gantry in the Southern Hemisphere was erected at Cootamundra in 1943, and was relocated and now stands preserved in the station surrounds. Passengers are served daily by the CountryLink XPT Melbourne to Sydney services and the weekly Sydney to Griffith Xplorer. A Full range of buses transport travellers all over the state.