Bolong, an Aboriginal word meaning ‘bullock’, is a dairy farming community on the north side of the Shoalhaven River. It sits between the towns of Bomaderry and Shoalhaven Heads.

Two of the Shoalhaven’s biggest industries are situated here: Manildra, a food starch factory that produces the bi-product ethanol; the other is the Australian Paper Mill.

There is no township at Bolong. The town is Bomaderry, which has cafes and supermarkets, a train station and an aquatic centre.