Savernake, New South Wales
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Savernake is a village and rural community in the southern Riverina
region of New South Wales
, Australia
. The village is located on the Riverina Highway
, east of Berrigan
, and in the Corowa Shire Council
Local Government Area.
, for small touring theatrical productions.
The main agricultural products of the area include sheep (for meat and wool), beef cattle, dryland
cropping and pig production as well as some irrigated rice production.
The Savernake area has been part of a CSIRO project to understand the role of remnant woodlands in agricultural landscapes.
Riverina
The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...
region of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The village is located on the Riverina Highway
Riverina Highway
Riverina Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia.Westwards, the highway stretches from Hume Weir, immediately east of Albury to Deniliquin...
, east of Berrigan
Berrigan, New South Wales
Berrigan is a town located on the Riverina Highway in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Berrigan is in the Berrigan Shire Local Government Area and is the location of the Berrigan Shire Council offices...
, and in the Corowa Shire Council
Corowa Shire Council
Corowa Shire is a local government area in New South Wales, Australia in the Riverina region. It is on the Murray River and the Riverina Highway.Its includes the towns of Corowa, Howlong, Balldale, Coreen and Daysdale, Rennie and Mulwala.- Council :...
Local Government Area.
History
The first Savernake Post Office opened on 1 January 1890 and was renamed Warmatta in 1892 (and closed in 1927). The second Savernake Post Office opened in 1895 and closed in 1994.Today
The village consists of a hall, primary school, a now abandoned shop and a few houses. The hall is used from time to time by the HotHouse theatre group, based in Albury-WodongaAlbury-Wodonga
Albury-Wodonga is the broad settlement incorporating the twin Australian cities of Albury and Wodonga, which are separated geographically by the Murray River and politically by a state border: Albury on the north of the river is part of New South Wales while Wodonga on the south bank is in...
, for small touring theatrical productions.
The main agricultural products of the area include sheep (for meat and wool), beef cattle, dryland
Dryland farming
Dryland farming is an agricultural technique for non-irrigated cultivation of drylands.-Locations:Dryland farming is used in the Great Plains, the Palouse plateau of Eastern Washington, and other arid regions of North America, the Middle East and in other grain growing regions such as the steppes...
cropping and pig production as well as some irrigated rice production.
The Savernake area has been part of a CSIRO project to understand the role of remnant woodlands in agricultural landscapes.