'''Moruya''' is a small town situated on the Moruya River. It is the headquarters of the Eurobodalla Shire Council, the local administration for the South Coast of the Australian state of New South Wales. The word Moruya is an Aboriginal word meaning "Resting place of the black swan", and the Black Swan is the town emblem.

Get in

Moruya is located on the '''Princes Highway''', 1/2 an hour south of Batemans Bay and some 300km (190 miles) south of Sydney (5 hrs driving time) and about 10 hours north of Melbourne. Batemans Bay can also be reached from Canberra (2 hours) by the '''Kings Highway'''. Both the Kings Highway and the Princes Highway have difficult stretches and a fairly high accident rate.

By bus

  • [http://www.murrays.com.au/default.asp?action=category&ID=15&order=rank&sort=asc&limit=0 Murrays Coaches] Canberra - Moruya
  • [http://www.premierms.com.au/ Premier Motor Service] Sydney - Batemans Bay - Melbourne
  • [http://www.vlinepassenger.com.au/network.html VLine] Batemans Bay - Melbourne (via Sale)
  • ::''note: [http://www.vlinepassenger.com.au/times_east.html VLine timetable] information found in the Eastern Region, the appropriate route is the Saphire Coast link.''

    By plane

    There is an airport at Moruya. A hire car ''(arrange before you arrive)'' can be collected at the airport. Rex Regional Airlines [http://www.regionalexpress.com.au/] flies into Moruya from Sydney.

    Get around

    Local Bus Service: Prior's Bus Service - Ph: 02-4472 4040

  • Daily timetable Batemans Bay to Moruya [http://tinyurl.com/6nlx9]; there are stops at some of the local beaches
  • Daily timetable Moruya to Batemans Bay: [http://tinyurl.com/5jncx]
  • Local Taxi Service: phone 4474 3455

    See

    Do

  • The Saturday morning Markets are a local institution and feature local produce and food, handcrafts including textiles and wood, secondhand books and bric-a-brac. The markets run on Saturday mornings all year round, they are located in the carpark on the eastern side of the main street.
  • Buy

    Eat

  • '''The River Moruya''', 16b Church St. tel 02 4474 5505. [http://www.therivermoruya.com.au/] The River Moruya restaurant overlooks the Moruya River across fields to the mountains. Winner of the Restaurant and Catering Association of NSW's "Best South Coast" restaurant for informal dining.
  • Drink

    Sleep

    Get out

    Walk into the forest but be careful very dense and yo can get lost be aware this may be the home of the Megalenia Lizard said to be 20ft long.