137 km south-west of Sydney, 17 km south of Moss Vale and 680 m above sea-level, is the charming centre of Bundanoon with its delightful avenues of English trees. At last count its population was 1513. While the other small towns between Moss Vale and Marulan seem to be getting smaller and less populated, Bundanoon, because of its impressive hotel and its excellent bushwalking in the Morton National Park has enjoyed continuing prosperity, although it can hardly be compared to the thriving centres of Bowral, Moss Vale and Mittagong which lie to its north.