Junee is a rural town of about 6000 people located on the Olympic Way 41 km north-east of Wagga Wagga, 53 km south-west of Cootamundra, 444 km south-west of Sydney and 320 metres above sea-level.

Junee retains a rather old-fashioned air due to its awnings, verandah posts, hitching rings, old-style buildings and wide streets (notably Broadway). Historically, Junee was a major railway centre and the railway line still runs adjacent and, occasionally, across the main road, straight through the CBD. However, the decline of rail services in country NSW has meant the virtual extinction of the railways as a force in the local economy.

Google Maps is now featuring Street View portraying block-by-block photographs simulating a virtual walking experience.

I live in Australia in a town called Junee. We have a population of around 5,000 in the town, and another 1,500 in the surrounding district and the local gaol (or correctional facility as they like to call it these days). Years ago, Junee was a huge rail centre, the mid-point between Sydney and Melbourne. The railway still reflects the charms of that bygone era with a beautiful Railway Refreshment Rooms that has seen better days.

I've lived in Junee for just over 9 years now, moving here from Wagga Wagga (only 30 minutes away) when my two youngest children were still quite young. It offered a quiet lifestyle where you could still go out and leave your back door unlocked. Sometimes I still do that, but times change, and even here we have drugs and robberies and plenty of things for the mother of teenage children to worry about. Such is the way of the world.