Education and Childcare

The towns of Harden Murrumburrah offer great childcare and educational facilities for growing families with a preschool and long day care centre, two primary schools, and a public high school.

Agribusiness

The Harden-Murrumburrah District is a productive agricultural region, specialising in the growing of wheat, canola and other grains, fine wool, fat lambs, beef, ducks and pigs. The Cunningar Graincorp collection facility is the closest wheat and canola accumulation point to the Australian eastern seaboard.

Wheat and canola can be delivered via rail to the Port Kembla export facility with 24 hours. Stone fruits and allied processing also feature significantly in the region.

Transport and logistics

As a transport hub location, Harden-Murrumburrah sees large traffic flows and is a main freight corridor to Sydney, Melbourne, and West to Adelaide. Unsurprisingly the town has large freight companies using the town as a base.

With a twice daily passenger rail service to Sydney and Melbourne, this rail corridor is also an important freight hub.

Investment

Our twin towns provide a great opportunity for businesses to establish themselves or relocate given we are in the major transport corridor from Sydney to Melbourne and in such close proximity to Canberra.

There are also many opportunities for new business within the area with commercial rent being some of the lowest in the state.

Major projects including the Harden Golf Club redevelopment and the new Murrumburrah-Harden Hospital show strong investment within the region of both the public and private sectors.

Support

If you’re a new business or entrepreneur with a fresh project on the books, you might have started researching co-working hubs. HRDC will soon be offering a co-working space as an affordable place where people can collaborate with others, learn, and grow through a sense of community.

HRDC regularly assists other local not-for-profits and small businesses in our region. You may be seeking help with a grant application or assistance to navigate government processes; we are here to help when we can.

If you would like to learn more, please contact Melissa Pinney on 0412 325 895 or email ceo@hrdc.org.au.