Marlo is a small village of approximately 300 people situated at the mouth of the Snowy River. It is particularly popular as a recreational fishing and eco holiday destination. It has a motel, two caravan parks,General and bait shops, hotel and holiday accommodation. There are limited facilities in the town but it has great access to the Snowy estuary and to the ocean.

Orbost is the hub for exploring Snowy River Country and is blessed with a mild climate. One of the richest river flats in the country sustains agriculture, dairying and beef farming. The timber industry is a diminishing economic activity. The town supplies all the basic needs : supermarket, banks ( CBA, Westpac, NAB ), Post Office and Regional Hospital. From Orbost you can explore both the coastal region and the mountains of the Snowy River and Alpine National Parks

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Some of Victoria's most spectacular river scenery. magnificent gorges and Forests make Snowy River National Park an outstanding wilderness area. The park covers 95,290 ha.

The Alpine National Park adjoins Koscuisko National Park to the north and Snowy River National Park to the south. The park's main features include part of the Snowy River Valley, Suggan Buggan River and the headwaters of the Murray River. It can be described as remote and rugged.

Kosciusko National Park in NSW includes large wilderness stretches of the Snowy River as well as all the more well known tourist destinations.

Situated on the Monaro Plains and in the rain shadow of the Snowy Mountains, Dalgety is a relatively dry area of rolling hills with granite boulders scattered across the landscape. The population is less than 100. A great place for Platypus viewing in the shallows of the Snowy River. This town and farmers in the region have been the most affected by the diversion of the Snowy Headwaters. The town is located at what was once an important river crossing along the Stock route from Gippsland to the Snowy Mountains High Country dating from the 1840s. The first settlement was originally known as Buckley's Crossing after Edward Buckley who established a farm near the river crossing in 1832. It was renamed Barnes Crossing in 1848, by which time it had become an important way point on the stock route between Gippsland in Victoria and the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales. In 1874 the town was formally surveyed and named Dalgety.

Jindabyne is one of the main towns in the NSW Snowy River Shire. The main shire offices are at Berridale. The original Jindabyne town and its inhabitants were relocated in the 1960's when the Snowy River was dammed as part of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, with only a handful of houses being moved to their new location. The remains of the old town lie submerged under Lake Jindabyne and can occasionally be glimpsed when lake levels are low.