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JUGIONG, NSW

Sydneysiders who can sniff out a trend 300 kilometres away are driving to Jugiong, on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River, just to eat lunch at The Sir George ( sirgeorge.com.au). Opened in December after a nine-month renovation of the 1852 pub (which had been in the same family for 165 years before the handover), the chic venue houses a restaurant, sourdough bakery and beer garden, with heritage-listed Cobb & Co. stables accommodation coming at the end of this year. With a cafe and cooking school, The Long Track Pantry ( longtrackpantry.com.au), next door and the Curators Collective ( curatorscollective.com.au) just up the road, we’re sensing a hint of Newrybar in the Riverina, especially with its position just off the Hume Highway.