Walla Walla, New South Wales

Walla Walla or Wallawalla is the town in Albury-Wodonga in addition to 130 kilometres 81 mi south of Wagga Wagga.

Walla Walla had a population of 581 people in 2006 as well as has the largest Lutheran church in New South Wales.

Walla Walla has an elevation of 196 metres 643 ft above sea level. In summer Walla Walla has an average high of 31 °C 88 °F and a low of 13 °C 55 °F, and during winter it has a high of 12 °C 54 °F and a low of 2 °C 36 °F, although maximum temperatures canthe mid-40s °C mid-110s °F and the area often experiences frosts during winter.

Until 2016 it was the domestic of the Walla Walla Football Club which played as a stand alone team in the Hume Football League until having to merge with Rand & Walbundrie due to lack of players. Walla Walla has numerous other sports usable such as tennis, lawn bowls, croquet, cricket and a local swimming pool.

Walla Walla is also the home of St Paul's College, the only Lutheran secondary school in NSW. The school helps an equine program, with numerous students keeping horses in the adjacent equine centre, as well as agricultural studies. Boarding students are drawn from communities within the Greater Hume Shire, the Riverina, North Eastern Victoria and further afield from the cities of Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.

Local heritage attractions

The German heritage of Walla Walla is a feature of the town and it is most obvious with street title such as Scholz Street, Jacob Wenke Circuit, Klemke Avenue and Hermann Street. Less obviously, this cultural aspect of the town is also seen through the St Paul's College. An account of the journey of the original German settlers, together with artefacts of their journey including some of the original wagons is on display in the Jindera Pioneer Museum. A replica wagon and a display is also located in the grounds of Zion Lutheran Church and many early headstones in the local cemetery gain German inscriptions.

Walla Walla’s heritage items were talked by a community survey to include Morgans Lookoutt, Zion Lutheran Church and the Walla Walla Swamp Gum Swamp.

Morgans Lookout Morgans Lookout is a white granite outcrop located next to industrial dispute between graziers and shearers.

Zion Lutheran Church The original Lutheran church was built from white granite in 1872. The shown Zion Lutheran Church was built in 1924 and this is the the largest Lutheran Church in New South Wales, with seating for nearly 600 people. The church is characterised by its stained glass windows and its massive pipe organ. Nearby, the schoolhouse built in 1883 by the Zion congregation is still extant.

Gum Swamp Gum Swamp is a nationally important wetland area and it covers 458 hectares. This area is home to Aboriginal heritage sites, local flora and fauna, including at least 128 shape of birdlife.