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Only one and a half hours south-west of Sydney on the freeway,
and about the same distance from Canberra, the Southern Highlands
lies atop the Great Dividing Range, 700 metres and more above sea
level. With a climate that is usually mild in summer and cold in
winter has much to attract the visitor. First settled by Europeans
in the 1820s, the Highlands consist of part of the Wingecarribee
Shire with over 20 villages clustered around the major towns of
Bowral, Mittagong and Moss Vale. It
is surrounded by bushland and national park areas.
Some of the
towns and villages include Avoca, Berrima,
Bong Bong, Bowral, Braemar, Bundanoon, Burradoo, Burrawang,
Canyonleigh, Colo Vale, Exeter,
Fitzroy Falls, Joadja, Kangaloon,
Mittagong, Moss Vale, Penrose, Robertson, Sutton, Forest, and
Wingello.
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