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Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council is located in the eastern Riverina region with easy access to both the Hume and Olympic Highways. Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council offers a vibrant rural lifestyle in a beautiful, natural, open environment.

The area provides services and support to a community of approximately 11,500 people, including residents of our two main towns Cootamundra and Gundagai, as well as the villages of Adjungbilly, Coolac, Muttama, Nangus, Stockinbingal, Tumblong and Wallendbeen.

Cootamundra-Gundagai residents enjoy the benefits of a rural lifestyle, space, fresh air and liveability – with the reassurance of other services, airports and medical professional services just a short commute away in Wagga Wagga or Canberra.

Towns & Villages

Cootamundra and Gundagai, as well as the villages of Adjungbilly, Coolac, Muttama, Nangus, Stockinbingal, Tumblong and Wallendbeen.

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Casey Polsen - Tourism & Economic Development Officer
1300 459 689
caseypolsen@cgrc.nsw.gov.au
81 Wallendoon Street, Cootamundra NSW 2590

Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council

Wagga Wagga

Liveability

Weather

31.3
°C

Average Summer Max

14
°C

Average Winter Max

14.9
°C

Average Summer Min

1.6
°C

Average Winter Min

Population

11,424

Population

49.6

Median Age

Housing

$465k

Median House Price

NSW Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report 2025

$450

Median Rent Price

NSW Communities and Justice, Rent and Sales Report 2025

Distance to Cities

sydney

402km

Distance

4h 43m

Drive Time

Canberra

165km

Distance

2h 2m

Drive Time

Melbourne

562km

Distance

5h 47m

Drive Time

TRANSPORT Options

Bus & Train

Gundagai:

  • ‍Firefly Express offers coach services to Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide.
  • V-Line provides an economical combined coach and rail service to Canberra and Melbourne.
  • Coach services to Cootamundra or Wagga Wagga connect residents to Trainlink Rail Services to Sydney and Melbourne.
  • Tickets available at the Gundagai Visitor Information Centre.

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Wagga Wagga Airport, a 45-minute drive away, provides excellent long-term parking for extended trips.

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Cootamundra:

  • Located on the main Sydney-Melbourne train line with twice daily services.
  • Tickets available from Trainlink or Cootamundra Railway Station.

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Bus & Train
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Industries & Opportunities

Cootamundra offers employment opportunities from professional trades, medical, retail, technologies to small businesses and industries.

Opportunities also exist for employment in farming, retail and trade industries.

Major employers in Gundagai include Gundagai Meat Processors, Lynch Engineering and the Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council.

Main Industries

Primary Employers

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Jobs in This Region

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Senior Project Engineer

Job Description

As a Senior Project Engineer - Structures, for this project you will be accountable for:

Providing expert knowledge in structural engineering and guiding the design, analysis, and construction of structural elements.

Reviewing and approving structural designs, ensuring they comply with relevant codes, standards, and project specifications. May also involve coordination with design consultants and architects.

Developing project plans, schedules, and methodologies for the structural phases of construction projects. Overseeing the execution of these plans to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.

Ensuring that all structural work is performed to the highest quality standards, meets industry regulations, and adheres to safety protocols.

Managing the allocation of resources, including labor, materials, and equipment, to optimize efficiency and productivity in the construction of structures.

Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks related to structural engineering and construction.

Assisting with budget development and cost management for structural aspects of projects, including forecasting and tracking expenditures.

Managing contracts related to structural work, including tendering, negotiation, and oversight of subcontractors and suppliers.

Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, ensuring that their requirements are met and that they are satisfied with the structural work.

Preparing and presenting detailed reports on project status, progress, challenges, and outcomes related to structural engineering activities.

Ensuring compliance with building codes, environmental regulations, and occupational health and safety standards.

About the Candidate

To be successful in this key role, you must have:

Bachelor's degree in civil or Structural Engineering

High level verbal and written communication skills

Proven experience in successfully delivering large work packages

Proven experience in managing engineers on large-scale civil construction or structural projects

Experience in delivering Australian civil projects

Ability to effectively manage budgets, systems and stakeholders to achieve an exceptional outcome

Excellent attitude and awareness of Safety

Self-motivation and drive to achieve value-for-money results

Work Environment

Illabo to Stockinbingal is a DIDO Project, accommodation is provided on the 2:1 (2 weeks on / 1 week off) roster.

If you move to within an hour of Stockinbingal / Cootamundra, the Project will contribute (in line with the relocation policy) towards your relocation.

What we offer

Competitive salary and benefits, including salary continuance and salary sacrifice options

Flexible work arrangements and generous leave, including 18 weeks paid parental leave

Career development through technical, leadership and emerging talent programs

Opportunities to work on some of Australia's most iconic projects

A diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels they belong

Wellbeing support and benefits designed to help you thrive

At John Holland, our purpose is simple: we transform lives with everything we do.

We know infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees and the communities we work in every day. That's what sets us apart: deep expertise, proven capability and a genuine commitment to creating better outcomes for people along the way.

With expertise spanning engineering, construction and operations, we're delivering the projects and services that keep communities moving. From rail, roads and bridges to hospitals and stadiums, we've helped shape Australia through iconic projects. You'll even see us operating buses, trains and trams.

Be part of a team that's up for the challenge of transforming lives.

John Holland does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CVs from agencies that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:47:54 GMT
Cootamundra, 2590, NSW
Qualified Beauty Therapist

Job Description

Perform traditional beauty treatments

- Skin consultations, prescribing home care and treatment programs

- Advanced skin treatments - skin needling & chemical peels

- All waxing, tinting, massage and body exfoliation

- Dermaflex LED light therapy

- Assist other therapists to prepare and turn around treatment rooms

- Reception duties, including answering phones, following up with clients, greeting clients, and end of sale

- Use a computerised booking system for point of sale and appointments

- Ongoing learning via online training and attending education days

About the Employer

Parlour J Health & Beauty is a leading health and beauty destination, dedicated to refined and relaxed beauty. A state-of-the-art concept salon located in Jugiong, featuring an Infra-Red Sauna, amongst a community of experts, and a curated health and skincare product edit. Parlour J is an all-encompassing destination committed to helping you look and feel your best.

About the Candidate

Diploma-qualified Beauty Therapist or Dermal Therapist

- three years experience preferred

- Skilled in all aspects of beauty therapy and committed to providing

exceptional care

- A warm, professional manner

- Impeccable personal presentation

- Friendly, reliable, and a team player

- Eager to continue to learn and grow

- Prior experience with COSMEDIX is an advantage

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 21:00:48 GMT
Jugiong, 2726, NSW
Riverina Local Connector – The Welcome Experience

Riverina Local Connector – The Welcome Experience
Regional Development Australia – Riverina
Temora, West Wyalong or Cootamundra
Part-time | 0.4–0.6 FTE | Flexible hours | Hybrid | $95k pa pro-rata

 

Love where you live? Help others love it too.
Do you know your local community inside out? Are you someone who naturally connects people, knows who to call and enjoys finding practical solutions?

Regional Development Australia – Riverina (RDA Riverina) is looking for a warm, capable and well-connected Riverina Local Connector to deliver The Welcome Experience across Bland, Temora and Cootamundra-Gundagai LGAs. 

This is a rewarding, people-focused role helping essential workers and their families relocate, settle and build a life in the Riverina.

From finding housing, childcare and schools to helping people discover local groups, services and employment opportunities, you'll be the person who helps turn an unfamiliar town into a community they can call home. 

What you'll be doing
No two days will be quite the same. You'll:
  • provide one-on-one support to essential workers and their families before and after they arrive
  • help newcomers navigate housing, childcare, schools, partner employment and local services
  • connect people with community groups, activities, events and networks
  • support internationally recruited workers and their families to navigate local services and systems
  • work with employers to help new staff settle successfully
  • build strong relationships with councils, employers, community organisations and service providers
  • identify local workforce challenges and help develop practical solutions
  • organise and support local welcome and connection activities

capture feedback, identify emerging issues and contribute to program reporting and improvement. 

About you
We're looking for a natural connector.

Someone who enjoys people, listens well and genuinely gets satisfaction from helping others.

You'll thrive in this role if you:
  • build rapport and trusted relationships easily
  • have strong connections within your local community
  • are empathetic, practical and a creative problem-solver
  • are confident talking with people from a wide range of backgrounds
  • are organised and comfortable juggling competing priorities
  • can work independently while contributing to a supportive small team
  • communicate clearly, both in person and in writing
  • are comfortable using technology including Microsoft 365, Outlook and CRM systems.

Experience in a client-facing role, project management or government programs would be valuable. An understanding of the challenges involved in moving to an unfamiliar community would also be an advantage.

Why join RDA Riverina?
You'll be joining a small, supportive team doing work that has a direct impact on regional communities.
RDA Riverina offers:
  • meaningful work supporting people and regional communities
  • flexible working arrangements
  • negotiable part-time hours, from 0.4–0.6 FTE
  • a hybrid working arrangement
  • a supportive small-team environment.

The details
Location: You must live in or near Temora, West Wyalong or Cootamundra.

Hours: Part-time, 0.4–0.6 FTE, with hours negotiated based on the successful applicant's availability and preference. 

Travel: Regular travel across Bland, Temora and Cootamundra-Gundagai LGAs is an inherent part of the position. A current driver's licence and access to a vehicle are required.

Contract: Currently offered until 30 June 2027, with the possibility of extension subject to funding.

Ready to be the person who helps someone feel at home?
If you're a people person who knows and loves the Riverina and you'd enjoy helping others discover everything our communities have to offer, we'd love to hear from you.

Obtain the Position description, including Selection criteria, by emailing the CEO at ceo@rdariverina.org.au 

Apply with your resume and a cover letter addressing the selection criteria to Rachel Whiting at ceo@rdariverina.org.au. Applications close Monday 26th October 11.59 pm.

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Cootamundra, 2590, NSW
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History

First Nations peoples have lived in the area for at least 50,000 years. The Murrumbidgee River was a major source of food for the Wiradjuri people of the region. Gundagai was a major thoroughfare and river crossing place. Clan groups of Wiradjuri people from the areas of Narrandera, Wagga Wagga and Cootamundra would join the locals for ceremony, trade and to gather food.

In November each year people would pass through Gundagai on the way to the high country east of Tumut to feast on great aggregations of Bogong moths and to participate in ceremony.

The Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls (also known as Bimbadeen), is located north east of the town of Cootamundra. The centre was operated and run by the New South Wales Aborigines Welfare Board from the times between 1911 to 1968 to provide training to girls ‘forcibly’ taken from their families under the Aborigines Protection Act (1909).

These girls were apart of the Stolen Generations, and were not allowed any contact with their families, being trained to work as domestic servants.

Prince Alfred Bridge, Gundagai, during the 1900 flood. Credit: Gundagai Historic Bridges Inc & National Library of Australia
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Gundagai, Wagga Wagga and Surrounds Campaign. Credit: Lean Timms
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Recreation & Arts

In Cootamundra, sport is played all year round with sport for all ages. There are also lots of community groups to get involved in. Gundagai presents a variety of sport and leisure opportunities including field sports and water sports such as canoeing, kayaking and freshwater fishing.

Check out Gundagai Neighbourhood Centre Website for more.

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