Tolbar, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Tolbar, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
| Locality | Tolbar |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.06327 |
| Longitude | 148.61539 |
| Area | 123.0 km² |
| Postcode | 2629 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 340 km southwest |
Tolbar is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 123.0 km². It lies approximately 340 km southwest of Sydney. Tolbar is located at 36.0633°S, 148.6154°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2629. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Tolbar emerges from the rolling, ochre-dusted plains of the Monaro, a land where the sky seems to stretch infinitely, a vast canvas brushed with pale blues and the occasional smear of cloud. It lies 154.9 km east of Wodonga, VIC (from Wodonga, VIC: bearing 88°T), and is situated 41.8 km north of Jindabyne. Here, the air carries the crisp, clean scent of dry grass and eucalyptus, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very stones of the old buildings. The landscape is a study in subtle gradients, of low hills that rise and fall like sleeping giants, their slopes etched with the patient lines of fences and the darker, richer green of sheltered gullies. Sunlight, when it breaks through, can be fierce, bleaching the earth to a pale gold, but at dusk, it softens, painting the western horizon in hues of rose and lavender, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch and distort the familiar forms of the countryside.
The story of Tolbar is written in the weathered timbers of its shearing sheds and the sturdy stone of its earliest homesteads, a testament to generations of families who wrestled a living from this sometimes unforgiving, but always beautiful, terrain. Grazing has long been the lifeblood of Tolbar, the fine wool of its Merino flocks a quiet, consistent contributor to the region's economy, a steady hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The land here has been shaped by the enduring presence of sheep and cattle, their tracks a subtle tracery across the paddocks, their wool a soft bounty that has travelled far beyond these horizons. While the broader Snowy Monaro is known for its dramatic alpine country, Tolbar itself offers a gentler, more pastoral perspective, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons and the enduring traditions of the land.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Tolbar, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Tolbar, in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Tolbar includes the postcode (2629), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Snowy Monaro Regional Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Tolbar is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |