Bega is a town in the south-east of New South
Wales, Australia in the Bega Valley Shire. It is
the economic centre for the Bega Valley.

Bega is now well known for its cheese. Bega
Cheese is manufactured by The Bega Co-
operative Society Limited which is one of the
larger Australian cheese companies. Their
products are exported around the world and
distributed across Australia and are available in
most supermarkets and general stores. The
brand is owned by Fonterra.

Notable local landmarks are Bega Court House
and Rosevear Jeweller's shopfront, which are
both listed on the Register of the National
Estate. The court house was built in 1881 and
consists of rendered brick and iron roofs. The
Rosevear shop is in Carp Street and was
established circa 1899. It is listed as a notable
example of Victorian commercial designers.

After years of planning, the shopping mall in
Bega was built. The Sapphire Marketplace was
opened on 2 December 2011.