Mannus, New South Wales
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| Mannus New South Wales |
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 Mannus Telephone Exchange -the only building that can be photographed in Mannus (it is illegal to photograph the Correctional Centre) |
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| Population: | 103 (within 7 km radius) |
| Postcode: | 2653 |
| Elevation: | 444 m (1,457 ft) |
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| County: | Selwyn |
| State District: | Albury |
Mannus is a small rural community in the south east part of the Riverina. It is situated about 9 kilometres west from Tumbarumba and 11 kilometres east from Munderoo. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 103 people.[1]
Mannus is the home to the Mannus Correctional Centre situated on Linden Roth Drive (the road between Tumbarumba and Munderoo. The centre provides minimum-security incarceration for 164 full time male prisoners. There is also a periodic detention centre for both males and females nearby and these detainees undertake community projects on weekends.[2]
Other than the Correctional Centre the only public establishments in the area are the remote telephone exchange (called the Mannus Creek Exchange) and the Mannus Campsite including Mannus Lake - both of which are linked to the Hume & Hovell Walking Track which is part of the National Trust.
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