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Cooma

Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 114 kilometres (71 mi) south of the national capital, Canberra, via the Monaro Highway. It is also on the Snowy Mountains Highway, connecting Bega with the Riverina.

Cooma
New South Wales
Cooma Court House
Cooma
Coordinates36°14′06″S 149°07′33″E / 36.23500°S 149.12583°E / -36.23500; 149.12583
Population6,742 (2016 census)[1]
Established1849
Postcode(s)2630
Elevation800 m (2,625 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Snowy Monaro Regional Council
CountyBeresford
State electorate(s)Monaro
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.4 °C
67 °F
4.1 °C
39 °F
541.6 mm
21.3 in
Localities around Cooma:
Binjura Bunyan Middle Flat
Dairymans Plains Cooma Middle Flat
Pine Valley The Brothers Rock Flat

At the 2016 census, Cooma had a population of 6,742.[1] Cooma is the main town of the Monaro region. It is 800 metres (2,620 ft) above sea level. The name could have derived from an Aboriginal word Coombah, meaning 'big lake' or 'open country'.[2]

Cooma is 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of the banks of the Murrumbidgee River, a main tributary of the Murray–Darling basin. Cooma sources its water from the river.

History edit

The area now known as Cooma lies on the traditional lands of the Ngarigo people.[3]

Cooma was explored by Captain J. M. Currie in 1823. It was first surveyed in 1840, and was gazetted in 1849.[4] Cooma was proclaimed a municipality in 1879.

The railway from Sydney was extended from Royalla to Cooma in 1889 under the supervision of John Whitton.[5] The line was closed to rail passenger traffic in 1989.[6][7] The estimated population of Cooma was 47 in 1851 and it grew to 2330 (1911), 1969 (1933), 2249 (1947), 9103 (1966), 7353 (1976) and 7978 (1981).[8][9][10][11][12]

In 1949, the town became the headquarters of the Snowy Mountains Scheme and grew rapidly.[citation needed] Those working on the Snowy Scheme depended on the railway and during construction of the scheme, the railways were one of the largest employers in the region.[5] In 1959 the tenth anniversary of the scheme was celebrated with the erection of an avenue of flags representing the 27 nationalities of people working on the scheme.[citation needed]

Cooma has developed a growing tourism industry as it became the main rest stop for many travellers heading to the NSW snow fields during the winter months. As a result, the town nicknamed itself the 'Gateway to the Snowy Mountains'.[citation needed]

The Aviation Pioneers' Memorial at Cooma contains artifacts recovered from the Avro 618 Ten aircraft Southern Cloud, which crashed on 21 March 1931 in the Toolong range of the Australian Alps. The wreck was not found until 26 October 1958.[13]

Heritage listings edit

Cooma has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Population edit

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 6,742 people in Cooma.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population.
  • 76.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 2.6%.
  • 82.5% of people spoke only English at home.
  • The most common responses for religion were Catholic 26.2%, No Religion 26.1% and Anglican 18.7%.[1]

Education edit

Government schools include Monaro High School, a high school that serves the town and seven of the neighbouring rural towns and villages including Peak View, Berridale, Jindabyne, Nimmitabel, Bredbo and Dalgety.[17] The other two government schools support primary education and are Cooma Public School[18] and Cooma North Public School,[19] both providing education for students in Kindergarten to Year 6.

The Roman Catholic school is called St Patrick's Parish School and provides education from Kindergarten to Year 10.[20] The Snowy Mountains Christian School, an independent Christian school provides education from Kindergarten to Year 10.[21]

Tertiary education is provided by TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute Cooma campus.[22] Another Tertiary Education centre is the newly opened Cooma Universities Centre, which opened in 2014.

Climate edit

Cooma has a dry oceanic climate (Cfb) characteristic of the South Eastern Highlands. Summer averages are warm, though tend to swing wildly between hot and cool; and winters are chilly with particularly cold nighttime temperatures due to its valley location and frequent clear skies, sometimes recording the lowest temperatures in the country. However, daytime maximum temperatures in winter are often unremarkable, on account of the foehn effect.

The area is exceptionally dry by southeast coastal Australian standards because it is in a rain shadow; the region is flanked by mountain ranges on all sides, most notably on the west. Despite its dryness, it has only 90.1 clear days annually, lower than the adjacent coastal areas of Wollongong and Sydney (106 and 107 clear days respectively).[23][24] Strong cold fronts often push through the region in winter and snow is not uncommon in Cooma from June to September, though it is generally light and rarely settles for more than 24 hours. Frost occurs in all months of the year and is frequent between April and October. Severe thunderstorms are semi-frequent in summer and owing to the elevation of the town can carry large quantities of hail.[25]

Mean daily minimum temperatures range from −2.7 °C (27.1 °F) (July) to 10.8 °C (51.4 °F) (January), with an annual mean daily minimum of 4.1 °C (39.4 °F). Mean daily maximum temperatures range from 11.4 °C (52.5 °F) (July) to 27.3 °C (81.1 °F) (January), with an annual mean daily maximum of 19.4 °C (66.9 °F).[25]

Climate data for Cooma Visitors Centre (1973–2020); 778 m AMSL; 36.23° S, 149.12° E
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.0
(104.0)
38.9
(102.0)
35.2
(95.4)
30.4
(86.7)
24.2
(75.6)
19.6
(67.3)
20.9
(69.6)
24.5
(76.1)
29.4
(84.9)
33.1
(91.6)
36.5
(97.7)
37.8
(100.0)
40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.5
(81.5)
26.3
(79.3)
23.7
(74.7)
19.5
(67.1)
15.6
(60.1)
11.9
(53.4)
11.5
(52.7)
13.3
(55.9)
16.4
(61.5)
19.6
(67.3)
22.5
(72.5)
25.2
(77.4)
19.4
(67.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
10.6
(51.1)
8.2
(46.8)
4.1
(39.4)
0.7
(33.3)
−1.3
(29.7)
−2.7
(27.1)
−1.9
(28.6)
1.2
(34.2)
3.8
(38.8)
7.1
(44.8)
9.2
(48.6)
4.2
(39.5)
Record low °C (°F) −0.2
(31.6)
−1.0
(30.2)
−1.9
(28.6)
−6.5
(20.3)
−8.6
(16.5)
−11.5
(11.3)
−11.4
(11.5)
−10.5
(13.1)
−8.6
(16.5)
−6.8
(19.8)
−3.9
(25.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
−11.5
(11.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.9
(2.24)
60.5
(2.38)
57.8
(2.28)
38.7
(1.52)
29.3
(1.15)
39.0
(1.54)
27.8
(1.09)
27.7
(1.09)
33.7
(1.33)
44.5
(1.75)
62.6
(2.46)
55.1
(2.17)
536.9
(21.14)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 8.0 7.8 8.4 8.3 7.8 9.7 8.3 8.6 9.6 9.5 10.8 8.9 105.7
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 40 44 45 49 54 59 54 48 45 44 43 41 47
Source: ,[25][26] and[27]

The airport is located at a higher elevation than the town, causing maximum temperatures to be notably cooler but minima somewhat milder.

Climate data for Cooma Airport AWS (1991–2022); 930 m AMSL; 36.29° S, 148.97° E
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 39.1
(102.4)
38.0
(100.4)
36.0
(96.8)
30.0
(86.0)
23.8
(74.8)
21.9
(71.4)
19.7
(67.5)
25.4
(77.7)
27.7
(81.9)
29.3
(84.7)
35.9
(96.6)
37.7
(99.9)
39.1
(102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
24.9
(76.8)
22.2
(72.0)
18.2
(64.8)
14.1
(57.4)
10.7
(51.3)
10.2
(50.4)
11.9
(53.4)
15.1
(59.2)
18.2
(64.8)
21.2
(70.2)
24.1
(75.4)
18.1
(64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6)
10.2
(50.4)
7.8
(46.0)
3.9
(39.0)
0.6
(33.1)
−1.1
(30.0)
−2.0
(28.4)
−1.5
(29.3)
1.1
(34.0)
3.5
(38.3)
6.5
(43.7)
8.6
(47.5)
4.0
(39.3)
Record low °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0)
−1.2
(29.8)
−2.7
(27.1)
−8.4
(16.9)
−9.7
(14.5)
−11.0
(12.2)
−10.8
(12.6)
−11.0
(12.2)
−9.4
(15.1)
−9.2
(15.4)
−5.6
(21.9)
−3.5
(25.7)
−11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.9
(2.12)
51.4
(2.02)
50.6
(1.99)
39.4
(1.55)
29.1
(1.15)
39.9
(1.57)
29.5
(1.16)
32.2
(1.27)
37.7
(1.48)
47.2
(1.86)
69.0
(2.72)
54.3
(2.14)
539.5
(21.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 8.9 9.4 10.5 10.5 11.2 12.4 12.1 10.7 11.0 11.4 11.8 9.8 129.7
Average afternoon relative humidity (%) 39 43 43 46 54 60 57 48 46 43 43 39 47
Average dew point °C (°F) 7.0
(44.6)
8.1
(46.6)
6.3
(43.3)
4.0
(39.2)
3.1
(37.6)
1.6
(34.9)
0.2
(32.4)
−0.8
(30.6)
0.7
(33.3)
2.1
(35.8)
4.2
(39.6)
5.2
(41.4)
3.5
(38.3)
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Cooma Airport AWS

Media edit

Newspapers edit

One newspaper operates in Cooma, The Monaro Post, which began in 2006 and is independently owned by Gail Eastaway, Tracy Frazer and Louise Platts.

Radio stations edit

Note: transmitters for XLFM and Snow FM, as well as some ABC services, are in place throughout the Snowy Mountains.

Television edit

Cooma receives five free-to-air television networks including all the digital free-to-air channels relayed from Canberra, broadcast from the Telstra site Radio Hill translator in Cooma Common, off Polo Flat Road.

The stations are:[28]

Another transmitter for the Cooma and surrounding Monaro region is located at Mount Roberts approximately 30 km NNE of the town, broadcasting The Three Commercial Networks and the ABC services, but not SBS Television Services.

Sports edit

Cooma has several sports teams, the most popular sports played in town being Rugby League, Rugby Union, Cricket and Soccer.

The Cooma Colts is the town’s junior rugby league team, the Stallions[29] is the senior rugby league team and the Rugby League Tag team known as the Fillies also plays during the rugby league season.

The Cooma Tigers [30] soccer team plays in local competitions.

Transport edit

Cooma is served by Cooma–Snowy Mountains Airport, which is 15 kilometres from the CBD. Cooma has a bus service connecting various areas of town three times a day run by Cooma Coaches. Snowliner Coaches also operate services. Cooma has a taxi service run by Cooma Radio Taxis.

NSW TrainLink operate road coach services from Canberra to Bombala and Eden.[31] Cooma was served by the Cooma Mail until May 1986 and the Canberra Monaro Express until September 1988.[32]

The Cooma Monaro Railway is a heritage railway using CPH railmotors built in the 1920s. Until operations were suspended in January 2014 the railway provided a weekend and public-holiday service on an 18-kilometre section of the Bombala railway line north to Bunyan and Chakola.[33]

Notable people edit

See also edit

Mosaic Time Walk edit

The Cooma–Monaro Time Walk in Centennial Park was a community project to mark the Bicentennial Year of 1988, from designs by Cooma College of TAFE and the Cooma–Monaro Historical Society.[34][35]

References edit

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  3. ^ Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (10 January 2021). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Centenary of Federation Monument". Cooma-Monaro Shire Council. 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Cooma Railway Precinct". NSW Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage: Government of New South Wales. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Bombala Line". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
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  8. ^ "CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1911 – Part XIV Summary" (PDF). Census of the Commonwealth of Australia 1911. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1911. p. 211. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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  12. ^ "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 30 JUNE 1981 PERSONS AND DWELLINGS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND URBAN CENTRES – NEW SOUTH WALES" (PDF). CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING, 30 JUNE 1981. AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS. 1983. p. 37. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Into the Abyss & Back" (PDF). Flight Safety Magazine. FLIGHT SAFETY AUSTRALIA. July–August 2006. pp. 40–42. Retrieved 18 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
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  17. ^ . NSW Government: Education and Communities. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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  19. ^ . NSW Government: Education and Communities. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  20. ^ "St Patrick's Parish School, Cooma". Catholic Education Office Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  21. ^ "Snowy Mountains Christian School". Snowy Mountains Christian School. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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  28. ^ "Television". Times2. The Canberra Times. 15 June 2010. p. 12.
  29. ^ "Cooma Stallions".
  30. ^ "Cooma Tigers | Cooma Football Club | Cooma". Cooma Fc.
  31. ^ "Southern timetable". NSW TrainLink. 7 September 2019.
  32. ^ The Railway Refreshment Rooms of New South Wales 1855–1995 Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 790 August 2003
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  35. ^ Cooma-Monaro Historical Society, The Cooma-Monaro Time Walk : a mosaic record of the history of the Monaro from 1788-1988, Cooma-Monaro Historical Society

External links edit

  •   Cooma travel guide from Wikivoyage
  •   Media related to Cooma, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Climate for Cooma". Bureau of Meteorology. Australian Government. Retrieved 24 February 2009.

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For the town in Victoria see Cooma Victoria Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales Australia It is located 114 kilometres 71 mi south of the national capital Canberra via the Monaro Highway It is also on the Snowy Mountains Highway connecting Bega with the Riverina Cooma New South WalesCooma Court HouseCoomaCoordinates36 14 06 S 149 07 33 E 36 23500 S 149 12583 E 36 23500 149 12583Population6 742 2016 census 1 Established1849Postcode s 2630Elevation800 m 2 625 ft Location397 km 247 mi SW of Sydney116 km 72 mi S of Canberra61 km 38 mi ENE of Jindabyne112 km 70 mi NW of BegaLGA s Snowy Monaro Regional CouncilCountyBeresfordState electorate s MonaroFederal division s Eden MonaroMean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall19 4 C 67 F 4 1 C 39 F 541 6 mm 21 3 inLocalities around Cooma Binjura Bunyan Middle FlatDairymans Plains Cooma Middle FlatPine Valley The Brothers Rock FlatAt the 2016 census Cooma had a population of 6 742 1 Cooma is the main town of the Monaro region It is 800 metres 2 620 ft above sea level The name could have derived from an Aboriginal word Coombah meaning big lake or open country 2 Cooma is 5 kilometres 3 mi south of the banks of the Murrumbidgee River a main tributary of the Murray Darling basin Cooma sources its water from the river Contents 1 History 2 Heritage listings 3 Population 4 Education 5 Climate 6 Media 6 1 Newspapers 6 2 Radio stations 6 3 Television 7 Sports 8 Transport 9 Notable people 10 See also 11 Mosaic Time Walk 12 References 13 External linksHistory editThe area now known as Cooma lies on the traditional lands of the Ngarigo people 3 Cooma was explored by Captain J M Currie in 1823 It was first surveyed in 1840 and was gazetted in 1849 4 Cooma was proclaimed a municipality in 1879 The railway from Sydney was extended from Royalla to Cooma in 1889 under the supervision of John Whitton 5 The line was closed to rail passenger traffic in 1989 6 7 The estimated population of Cooma was 47 in 1851 and it grew to 2330 1911 1969 1933 2249 1947 9103 1966 7353 1976 and 7978 1981 8 9 10 11 12 In 1949 the town became the headquarters of the Snowy Mountains Scheme and grew rapidly citation needed Those working on the Snowy Scheme depended on the railway and during construction of the scheme the railways were one of the largest employers in the region 5 In 1959 the tenth anniversary of the scheme was celebrated with the erection of an avenue of flags representing the 27 nationalities of people working on the scheme citation needed Cooma has developed a growing tourism industry as it became the main rest stop for many travellers heading to the NSW snow fields during the winter months As a result the town nicknamed itself the Gateway to the Snowy Mountains citation needed The Aviation Pioneers Memorial at Cooma contains artifacts recovered from the Avro 618 Ten aircraft Southern Cloud which crashed on 21 March 1931 in the Toolong range of the Australian Alps The wreck was not found until 26 October 1958 13 Heritage listings editCooma has a number of heritage listed sites including Bradley Street Cooma railway station 14 59 61 Lambie Street Royal Hotel 15 Sharp Street Rock Bolting Development Site 16 Population editAccording to the 2016 census of Population there were 6 742 people in Cooma Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3 2 of the population 76 5 of people were born in Australia The next most common country of birth was England at 2 6 82 5 of people spoke only English at home The most common responses for religion were Catholic 26 2 No Religion 26 1 and Anglican 18 7 1 Education editGovernment schools include Monaro High School a high school that serves the town and seven of the neighbouring rural towns and villages including Peak View Berridale Jindabyne Nimmitabel Bredbo and Dalgety 17 The other two government schools support primary education and are Cooma Public School 18 and Cooma North Public School 19 both providing education for students in Kindergarten to Year 6 The Roman Catholic school is called St Patrick s Parish School and provides education from Kindergarten to Year 10 20 The Snowy Mountains Christian School an independent Christian school provides education from Kindergarten to Year 10 21 Tertiary education is provided by TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute Cooma campus 22 Another Tertiary Education centre is the newly opened Cooma Universities Centre which opened in 2014 Climate editCooma has a dry oceanic climate Cfb characteristic of the South Eastern Highlands Summer averages are warm though tend to swing wildly between hot and cool and winters are chilly with particularly cold nighttime temperatures due to its valley location and frequent clear skies sometimes recording the lowest temperatures in the country However daytime maximum temperatures in winter are often unremarkable on account of the foehn effect The area is exceptionally dry by southeast coastal Australian standards because it is in a rain shadow the region is flanked by mountain ranges on all sides most notably on the west Despite its dryness it has only 90 1 clear days annually lower than the adjacent coastal areas of Wollongong and Sydney 106 and 107 clear days respectively 23 24 Strong cold fronts often push through the region in winter and snow is not uncommon in Cooma from June to September though it is generally light and rarely settles for more than 24 hours Frost occurs in all months of the year and is frequent between April and October Severe thunderstorms are semi frequent in summer and owing to the elevation of the town can carry large quantities of hail 25 Mean daily minimum temperatures range from 2 7 C 27 1 F July to 10 8 C 51 4 F January with an annual mean daily minimum of 4 1 C 39 4 F Mean daily maximum temperatures range from 11 4 C 52 5 F July to 27 3 C 81 1 F January with an annual mean daily maximum of 19 4 C 66 9 F 25 Climate data for Cooma Visitors Centre 1973 2020 778 m AMSL 36 23 S 149 12 EMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 40 0 104 0 38 9 102 0 35 2 95 4 30 4 86 7 24 2 75 6 19 6 67 3 20 9 69 6 24 5 76 1 29 4 84 9 33 1 91 6 36 5 97 7 37 8 100 0 40 0 104 0 Mean daily maximum C F 27 5 81 5 26 3 79 3 23 7 74 7 19 5 67 1 15 6 60 1 11 9 53 4 11 5 52 7 13 3 55 9 16 4 61 5 19 6 67 3 22 5 72 5 25 2 77 4 19 4 67 0 Mean daily minimum C F 10 9 51 6 10 6 51 1 8 2 46 8 4 1 39 4 0 7 33 3 1 3 29 7 2 7 27 1 1 9 28 6 1 2 34 2 3 8 38 8 7 1 44 8 9 2 48 6 4 2 39 5 Record low C F 0 2 31 6 1 0 30 2 1 9 28 6 6 5 20 3 8 6 16 5 11 5 11 3 11 4 11 5 10 5 13 1 8 6 16 5 6 8 19 8 3 9 25 0 3 0 26 6 11 5 11 3 Average precipitation mm inches 56 9 2 24 60 5 2 38 57 8 2 28 38 7 1 52 29 3 1 15 39 0 1 54 27 8 1 09 27 7 1 09 33 7 1 33 44 5 1 75 62 6 2 46 55 1 2 17 536 9 21 14 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 8 0 7 8 8 4 8 3 7 8 9 7 8 3 8 6 9 6 9 5 10 8 8 9 105 7Average afternoon relative humidity 40 44 45 49 54 59 54 48 45 44 43 41 47Source 25 26 and 27 The airport is located at a higher elevation than the town causing maximum temperatures to be notably cooler but minima somewhat milder Climate data for Cooma Airport AWS 1991 2022 930 m AMSL 36 29 S 148 97 EMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 39 1 102 4 38 0 100 4 36 0 96 8 30 0 86 0 23 8 74 8 21 9 71 4 19 7 67 5 25 4 77 7 27 7 81 9 29 3 84 7 35 9 96 6 37 7 99 9 39 1 102 4 Mean daily maximum C F 26 6 79 9 24 9 76 8 22 2 72 0 18 2 64 8 14 1 57 4 10 7 51 3 10 2 50 4 11 9 53 4 15 1 59 2 18 2 64 8 21 2 70 2 24 1 75 4 18 1 64 6 Mean daily minimum C F 10 9 51 6 10 2 50 4 7 8 46 0 3 9 39 0 0 6 33 1 1 1 30 0 2 0 28 4 1 5 29 3 1 1 34 0 3 5 38 3 6 5 43 7 8 6 47 5 4 0 39 3 Record low C F 2 2 28 0 1 2 29 8 2 7 27 1 8 4 16 9 9 7 14 5 11 0 12 2 10 8 12 6 11 0 12 2 9 4 15 1 9 2 15 4 5 6 21 9 3 5 25 7 11 0 12 2 Average precipitation mm inches 53 9 2 12 51 4 2 02 50 6 1 99 39 4 1 55 29 1 1 15 39 9 1 57 29 5 1 16 32 2 1 27 37 7 1 48 47 2 1 86 69 0 2 72 54 3 2 14 539 5 21 24 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 8 9 9 4 10 5 10 5 11 2 12 4 12 1 10 7 11 0 11 4 11 8 9 8 129 7Average afternoon relative humidity 39 43 43 46 54 60 57 48 46 43 43 39 47Average dew point C F 7 0 44 6 8 1 46 6 6 3 43 3 4 0 39 2 3 1 37 6 1 6 34 9 0 2 32 4 0 8 30 6 0 7 33 3 2 1 35 8 4 2 39 6 5 2 41 4 3 5 38 3 Source Australian Bureau of Meteorology Cooma Airport AWSMedia editNewspapers edit One newspaper operates in Cooma The Monaro Post which began in 2006 and is independently owned by Gail Eastaway Tracy Frazer and Louise Platts Radio stations edit XLFM 96 1 FM commercial Snow FM 97 7 FM commercial Triple J 100 1 FM ABC South East 810 AM 1602 AM Radio National 95 3 FM 100 9 FM Classic FM 99 3 Monaro FM 90 5 community Racing Radio 96 9 FM Vision Radio 88 0 FM narrowcast relay Note transmitters for XLFM and Snow FM as well as some ABC services are in place throughout the Snowy Mountains Television edit Cooma receives five free to air television networks including all the digital free to air channels relayed from Canberra broadcast from the Telstra site Radio Hill translator in Cooma Common off Polo Flat Road The stations are 28 ABC SBS Seven WIN Southern Cross 10Another transmitter for the Cooma and surrounding Monaro region is located at Mount Roberts approximately 30 km NNE of the town broadcasting The Three Commercial Networks and the ABC services but not SBS Television Services Sports editCooma has several sports teams the most popular sports played in town being Rugby League Rugby Union Cricket and Soccer The Cooma Colts is the town s junior rugby league team the Stallions 29 is the senior rugby league team and the Rugby League Tag team known as the Fillies also plays during the rugby league season The Cooma Tigers 30 soccer team plays in local competitions Transport editCooma is served by Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport which is 15 kilometres from the CBD Cooma has a bus service connecting various areas of town three times a day run by Cooma Coaches Snowliner Coaches also operate services Cooma has a taxi service run by Cooma Radio Taxis NSW TrainLink operate road coach services from Canberra to Bombala and Eden 31 Cooma was served by the Cooma Mail until May 1986 and the Canberra Monaro Express until September 1988 32 The Cooma Monaro Railway is a heritage railway using CPH railmotors built in the 1920s Until operations were suspended in January 2014 the railway provided a weekend and public holiday service on an 18 kilometre section of the Bombala railway line north to Bunyan and Chakola 33 Notable people editSamantha Armytage breakfast show host John Berzins bishop of Caracas of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia first Australian born orthodox bishop Torah Bright Olympic snowboarder Jamie Burns NSW cricketer 1927 Nick Cotric rugby league player in the National Rugby League and New South Wales rugby league team representative Carmen Duncan actress Paula Duncan actress Michael Gordon rugby league player in the National Rugby League A D Hope poet and essayist Pat Hughes DFC Royal Australian Air Force pilot Keegan Joyce actor and singer has a song called Cooma included in his album Snow On Higher Ground Horst Kwech Austrian born Cooma raised motor racing driver in the early US based Trans Am Series Virginia Lette media personality Steve Liebmann journalist Joan Richmond racing driver Anneliese Seubert German born Cooma raised model John Tierney Senator in the Government of Australia Imants Tillers Sydney born Cooma based John Tranter poet Wilton Welch actor and playwright Brett White rugby league player in the National Rugby League Jack Williams rugby league player in the National Rugby League Sam Williams rugby league player in the National Rugby League Charlotte Wood writerSee also editCooma Correctional Centre Snowy Mountains Scheme Bombala railway line Railway line through CoomaMosaic Time Walk editThe Cooma Monaro Time Walk in Centennial Park was a community project to mark the Bicentennial Year of 1988 from designs by Cooma College of TAFE and the Cooma Monaro Historical Society 34 35 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Cooma SA2 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 6 July 2017 nbsp Cooma Geographical Names Register GNR of NSW Geographical Names Board of New South Wales Retrieved 12 July 2009 nbsp Studies Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 10 January 2021 Map of Indigenous Australia aiatsis gov au Retrieved 29 November 2021 Centenary of Federation Monument Cooma Monaro Shire Council 2014 Retrieved 2 March 2015 a b Cooma Railway Precinct NSW Heritage Register Office of Environment and Heritage Government of New South Wales 11 November 2009 Retrieved 5 April 2012 Bombala Line www nswrail net Retrieved 21 January 2007 Cooma Railway Station www nswrail net Retrieved 21 January 2007 CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1911 Part XIV Summary PDF Census of the Commonwealth of Australia 1911 Australian Bureau of Statistics 1911 p 211 Retrieved 18 March 2013 CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 30th June 1933 PART VIII POPULATION AND OCCUPIED DWELLINGS IN LOCALITIES PDF CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 30th June 1933 Australian Bureau of Statistics p 23 Retrieved 18 March 2013 CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 30th June 1947 PART VIII POPULATION AND OCCUPIED DWELLINGS IN LOCALITIES PDF CENSUS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 30th June 1947 Australian Bureau of Statistics p 17 Retrieved 18 March 2013 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 30 JUNE 1966 Vol 5 Part 1 New South Wales PDF CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 30 JUNE 1966 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA COMMONWEALTH BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS December 1970 p 9 Retrieved 18 March 2013 CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 30 JUNE 1981 PERSONS AND DWELLINGS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND URBAN CENTRES NEW SOUTH WALES PDF CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 30 JUNE 1981 AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 1983 p 37 Retrieved 18 March 2013 Into the Abyss amp Back PDF Flight Safety Magazine FLIGHT SAFETY AUSTRALIA July August 2006 pp 40 42 Retrieved 18 March 2013 permanent dead link Cooma Railway Station and yard group New South Wales State Heritage Register Department of Planning amp Environment H01116 Retrieved 18 May 2018 nbsp Text is licensed by State of New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment under CC BY 4 0 licence Royal Hotel amp Outbuildings New South Wales State Heritage Register Department of Planning amp Environment H00616 Retrieved 18 May 2018 nbsp Text is licensed by State of New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment under CC BY 4 0 licence Rock Bolting Development Site New South Wales State Heritage Register Department of Planning amp Environment H01984 Retrieved 18 May 2018 nbsp Text is licensed by State of New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment under CC BY 4 0 licence Monaro High School NSW Government Education and Communities Archived from the original on 25 March 2012 Retrieved 5 April 2012 Cooma Public School NSW Government Education and Communities Retrieved 5 April 2012 Cooma North Public School NSW Government Education and Communities Archived from the original on 18 March 2012 Retrieved 5 April 2012 St Patrick s Parish School Cooma Catholic Education Office Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn Retrieved 5 April 2012 Snowy Mountains Christian School Snowy Mountains Christian School Retrieved 5 April 2012 Cooma Campus TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute Retrieved 5 April 2012 Bureau of Meteorology Summary statistics WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Australian Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved 20 November 2014 Climate statistics for Australian locations Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved 15 November 2013 a b c Climate statistics for Cooma Visitors Centre Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved 10 July 2018 Monthly highest temperature Cooma Visitors Centree Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved 27 November 2018 Monthly lowest temperature Cooma Visitors Centre Bureau of Meteorology Retrieved 27 November 2018 Television Times2 The Canberra Times 15 June 2010 p 12 Cooma Stallions Cooma Tigers Cooma Football Club Cooma Cooma Fc Southern timetable NSW TrainLink 7 September 2019 The Railway Refreshment Rooms of New South Wales 1855 1995 Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 790 August 2003 Cooma Monaro Railway Cooma Monaro Railway Archived from the original on 17 March 2012 Retrieved 5 April 2012 Mosaic Time Walk Destination NSW Retrieved 25 January 2023 Cooma Monaro Historical Society The Cooma Monaro Time Walk a mosaic record of the history of the Monaro from 1788 1988 Cooma Monaro Historical SocietyExternal links edit nbsp Cooma travel guide from Wikivoyage nbsp Media related to Cooma New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons Climate for Cooma Bureau of Meteorology Australian Government Retrieved 24 February 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cooma amp oldid 1174193324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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