Harden-Murrumburrah is a township and
community in Hilltops Council and is located in
the South West Slopes region of New South
Wales in Australia and is adjacent to both the
Canberra region of the Australian Capital
Territory and the Riverina Region in the
southwest area of NSW.
Harden is 3½ hours away by road from Sydney,
and 1½ hours from Canberra and Wagga
Wagga. The shire is accessible via the XPT
passenger rail service. This is an agricultural
area with both the rich local soils and the cool,
dry climate being ideal for wheat, oats, canola,
lupins, mustard oil seed and cold climate fruits
including nashi pears, cherries, strawberries,
peaches, nectarines, prunes and apricots. The
local economy of Harden is driven by
agriculture with both towns operating as service
centres for the surrounding district which also
includes large grain-storage silos, sheep, cattle,
horse studs and vineyards.