Cowra, NSW 2794

We moved here 8 months ago and love living here.
Cowra sits central to other well known regional towns and cities, like Bathurst, Orange, Parks and Forbes, and is located 2 hrs from Canberra.
Plenty of places to eat out on the main street. Lots of recreational and nature parks around the area, including Wyangala Dam camping and water sport’s recreational parks. Great place to live, and the locals are very friendly and welcoming. Enjoy your stay.

You can believe all the reviews.this town is wrong on so many levels. Your neighbours want to know all your business and cossip about each other all the time. The council is corrupt and the mayor has had his way the town is what he wanted a nursing home. Before moving here do your research.drive to young that town is going somewhere.

Filled with mask Karens and angry old women. Easily led and willfully ignorant. Nasty, belligerent, rude, opinionated without a clue.

Great place

I currently live in Cowra after moving here from a similar town on the outskirts of Sydney. What people are saying in their reviews is 100% accurate. Looks like a nice place, but it isn't. The council treats most residents like shit and favours business operators over residents, which means if you happen to live near any of the industrial areas in town that are situated near residential (which is most of the town) you will never get peace and quiet. Most of the businesses preach that you should support local but then charge triple the price for 90% of the products they sell. The town water is disgusting and costs double the price of every other council area and damages anything in your house it touches. "Locals" are always sizing you up and making judgements about you before you even open your mouth. The council recently opened up the Civic Centre as a movie theatre and charges $5.00 less then proper cinemas, yet you are sitting on hard plastic chairs and can't see over the persons head in front of you and that is the most exciting thing in town to do. Coming from a Cowra "outsider" who just happens to be an insider, keep driving, don't stop, not even for a holiday! Visit Bathurst, Orange, Parkes, Grenfell, Canowindra or any other towns around Cowra, but definitely not Cowra!

Came across Cowra after holidays. First thing you notice is how unfriendly the town is. If you go to Bowral or mossvale people are nice and talk and are glad to have your business. Compare that to Cowra you are lucky to get coffee that's if anything is open. The main Street looks like a ghost town. Dining out good luck with that.

Terrible town has not changed in 30 years. The mall is coming apart.if it rain well it leeks. The car park is dirty. Shops open and close very quickly. The council sits by while other towns around Cowra go ahead but nothing happens here. Cowra has a friend ship festival every year which is a bit hypocritical most people here a rude to outsiders and if you are not related then you don't fit in. There is so much potential for a town like Cowra. But it will never go ahead.

Lived in Cowra many years ago; sound's like it hasn't changed.

The small town of Cowra has such a lot to offer all ages and families.
There is much to do and see and everyone is very friendly. You can buy a lovely house in Cowra for under $300,000 or rent for under $300 a week.
At the moment there are a number of jobs for skilled and unskilled people in a variety of occupations.
If you want to work, there are plenty of opportunities. In particular there are openings for handymen, cleaners and gardeners if you don't have qualifications. Track down the Cowra Visitor Information Centre facebook as well as Things To Do in Cowra, Cowra Community Noticeboard, Caring for Cowra and that will give you the insight into what a really lovely community it is.
Just take notice of the lovely parks and gardens, the clean streets, no graffiti and happy smiling people!
Don't listen to disgruntled keyboard warriors.

Cowra is a great place. I'm in my 40's with a young family. I was not born in Cowra.

Lots of nice amenities - there are heaps more, but these are off the top of my head - a golf course, gym, pubs, more than five cafes to eat out, 30 wineries, cycling tracks, Coles/Woollies, many general shops on the main street, martial arts for kids or adults, heaps of community events, an adventure park with some excellent play equipment, picnic areas/bbq areas with really stunning views, a skate park for youth, PCYC club for youth, library, swimming pool and close to the huge Wyangala Dam for boating, camping, hiking and fishing. Multiple churches all offering their community events and services. A bunch of other activities and tourist spots are in town too. You only have to be on Facebook or read the local Cowra papers to hear all about it. I did notice a couple of empty shops in the main street, but only a couple. This might be due to COVID, not sure.

There are excellent public and private options for schools. And private school fees are meagre compared to Sydney.

I like it in Cowra as you can buy a 3 BR house under $300,000, or go for a brand new 4 BR house on 2 acres for $550,000. And in Cowra there is that opportunity if you have a bit of land to grow some fruit trees and have a veggie patch - this size land is impossible in many other places.

Traffic doesn't really exist, and on the long weekends or holidays when there are tourists or trucks around - who are made to feel welcome - there is a back road and old bridge to drive on that can get you into the main street pronto, with no fuss.

I love seeing how country folk and farmers live and the differences compared to city life. I don't find people nosy. I can see though how other people mistake country folk as nosy. Country folk only have each other, and love to chat and support one another. You can have privacy, though if that's your thing.

In terms of employment - if you have a solid skillset to offer - there are 281 jobs available on Seek for the Cowra area as at today. And we all know that those 281 are only the tip of the iceberg, and there are the other jobs that are word of mouth - so ask around!

I loved seeing Canowindra on Back Roads recently (ABC), and the lovely preservation of historic buildings and community values only 30 minutes from Cowra. The show highlighted some of the wineries and young farmers doing things organically, and growing tourism in the area, this is very cool.

Ok, there is no cinema, I couldn't care less and only used to go once a year anyway - but instead of moaning about there being no cinema, try being proactive and ask the council for 'movies under the stars' in one of the open spaces, with food trucks and the like, like many other rural towns do.

You have also got Canberra 2.5 hours away, Orange and Bathurst 1.5 hrs away to enjoy and pick up anything that you can't buy in Cowra or on the internet and prefer to buy in-store. Internet shopping is awsome - give it a go!