Let me tell you that these NSW Murray River golf clubs are first class golf courses, paid for by the poker (slot) machine income gleaned from southern Victorians where such machines are illegal.

On many summer weekdays, you can fire a cannon up & down the fairways and not hit anyone. Local members come from everywhere on weekday comp days and on the weekends, the desperate Victorians flock to the border to play the pokies and the magnificent golf courses, courtesy of annual country memberships that cost less than $100 per year.. .Utopia you say? absolutely right. Nowhere else on this earth can you find such inexpensive golf on first class championship golf courses!

Catch a flight or go by rail to Albury and the mighty Murray River from Sydney; or fly from Melbourne or make a 2.5+ hour drive if you have a rental car you don't want to part with.

The Mighty Murray River: The world's 7th biggest river - acting as the border between New South Wales and Victoria, flowing west/northwest from the Great Dividing Range to South Australia where it takes a sudden southerly turn at the rivertown of Morgan, continuing southwards to its estuary at Tailem Bend.

Echuca Moama: The paddlesteamer capital of Australia is an ideal holiday destination. Just two and a half hours from Melbourne, it offers a host of things to enjoy. Visit the Port of Echuca to discover the early history of the region when Echuca-Moama was a bustling riverport. Experience the Murray River, the centrepiece of the towns. Travel in a paddlesteamer, hire a houseboat, go fishing, swimming, canoeing or waterskiing. You can also use Echuca-Moama as your base to explore nearby towns, magnificent red gum forests, wetlands and fauna parks. You'll be delighted with the variety of shops, restaurants, cafes and accommodation available.

Albury Wodonga: The gateway of the Murray. Our journey begins 130 miles (206 kms) north of Melbourne at the historic riverport of Albury, that has become a two State city called Albury Wodonga where you will see the now vital river port and customs point between New South Wales and Victoria. The PS Cumberoona brings back the days of river trade, and one of the longest undercover railway station platforms in the Southern Hemisphere is in Albury, whose station is one of the most beautiful in the country. Visit the Hume Dam, once one of the biggest structures in the world, or the beautiful arcs of Bethanga Bridge, running for almost a kilometre, which was another amazing engineering feat of its time.

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