Boree Creek

Postcode: 2652

Boree Creek is a town in the Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located 539 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 82 kilometres west of the regional centre, Wagga Wagga. Boree Creek is situated in the Urana Shire Local Government Area but is closer to the town of Lockhart.

Like many of the smaller towns of the Riverina, it has seen its population decline in recent years. Boree Creek is most famous for being the home town of former Deputy Prime Minister Tim Fischer. At times when Fischer was acting as Prime Minister, his property at Boree Creek became the "seat of power" of Australia.

The Oaklands railway line is a partly closed railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is a branch of the Main South line at The Rock, and heads in a southwesterly direction through the towns of Boree Creek and Urana to Oaklands. The line opened in 1901 to Lockhart, and in 1912 to Oaklands.[1] Passenger services were withdrawn in 1974, and the line is now closed beyond Boree Creek. Grain haulage is the main traffic on the line. At Oaklands, an open broad gauge line heads south towards the Victorian border and beyond.

Boree Creek is a settlement situated in New South Wales, Australia. Boree Creek is 228 km from the Australian capital Canberra. Nearby places include Boree, Brookong, Green Vale, Long Park. Nearby landmarks include Lake Cullivel, Lake Gullivel, Mount Galore.

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