Albury is a city in New South Wales, located on the Hume Highway on the Northern side of the Murray River. Its population is 42,438. In June of 2005 a local census found the population to be approximately 46,500. It is approximately 550 km from the state capital Sydney, but only 312 km from the Victorian capital Melbourne. It is separated by the Murray from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga.
The region surrounding Albury provides a wide variety of tourist attractions, including the wineries of Rutherglen, the historic goldfields towns of Beechworth and Yackandandah, the Hume Weir, boating and fishing on the many rivers and lakes (activities very popular with the locals), the forests of the Great Dividing Range and slightly further afield are many of Australia's snowfields. Albury itself, however, is not a major tourist destination. The paddle steamer Cumberoona runs tours along the Murray during the summer months (depending on river levels), and Monument Hill (home to the city's War Memorial) provides a good view of the city.
Country Comfort Albury is located in a quite position off the main highway in central Albury, within walking distance from license clubs, restaurants, shops and the central business district.
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