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ABOUT Bowral
Bowral (34°30′S 150°24′E) is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New
South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire.
Bowral is perhaps the best known of the towns and villages that comprise the
Southern Highlands, and in recent years has become the commercial centre of
the Wingecarribee Shire. Bowral is home to the world famous Bradman Museum
which celebrates not only the achievements of Bowral's favourite son, Sir
Donald Bradman, but also a wealth of world sporting information and
memorabilia. Bowral is also the setting for "Tulip Time", a Spring
celebration where over 100,000 tulips and 25,000 flowers are planted in the
town centre. Held every September to October, Tulip Time has become one of
Australia's leading floral festivals. Bowral lies at the heart of the
Southern Highlands BOOKtrail, Australia's first booktown project.
The population of Bowral is over 10,000 (recorded at 10,402 on census night
2001) and growing rapidly due to the completion of the M5 freeway from
Sydney and linking to Canberra.
The population swells during winter, when thousands of visitors book into
the local hotels and B&Bs to enjoy romantic fires and secluded winter
getaways. Spring is also very popular with gardening enthusiasts who come to
view some of the world's most beautiful formal gardens designed by landscape
luminaries such as Paul Sorensen who designed the gardens of Invergowrie.
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