Coolac

Coolac is a village in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia in Gundagai Council.

Coolac is a village in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia in Gundagai Council. At the 2016 census, Coolac had a population of 216.

The place name Coolac is derived from the local Aboriginal name for a plant which was abundant in the area and also from the Aboriginal word meaning "native bear".Coolac Post Office opened on 1 June 1870.The 11 kilometre section of the Hume Highway at Coolac was the last two-lane section of highway between Sydney and the Sturt Highway interchange. Since 1986, plans had been drawn-up for the Coolac bypass, with a review of environmental factors report completed in 1997 but construction did not commence until May 2007 with the project opening in August 2009 - Under AusLink.In August 2009, the Coolac bypass was officially opened.