| Gulargambone New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 One of the many sculptured galahs and the post office, Gulargambone | |
  Gulargambone | |
| Coordinates | 31°20′S 148°28′E / 31.333°S 148.467°E |
| Population | 400 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2828 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Coonamble Shire Council |
| County | Gowen |
| State electorate(s) | Barwon |
| Federal division(s) | Parkes |
Gulargambone is a small town in the central-west plains of New South Wales, Australia, on the banks of the Castlereagh River, in Coonamble Shire. It is 382 km (and 490 km by road) north-west of Sydney. At the 2016 census, Gulargambone had a population of 400.[1]
Its name is derived from the local Wiradjuri people's word for "Watering place of many birds" or Gillahgambone for "place of galahs".[2] Gulargambone was first occupied by Europeans in the mid-19th century and gazetted as a village in 1883.
The town came to national attention in 2000, when the local government attempted to close down the post office, leading to the opening of the first community-owned post office in Australia, which has been followed by a number of other community-led initiatives. These include the improvement of the local hospital, creating a multi-purpose health centre, the opening of a new cinema and the transformation of the old cinema, Simmo's Bazaar, into 2828, the community centre, featuring a café and a gift shop. It has also adopted a town logo, the galah. This has led to Gulargambone becoming the model for self-sufficiency for other small towns in Australia.[3] Gulargambone has won several awards since its revival and most importantly was awarded the 2005 NSW Tidy Towns State winner.[4]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gulargambone (L)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Gulargambone". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ "Gulargambone's Story". communitybuilders.nsw. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ^ "Keep Australia Beautiful". Keep Australia Beautiful Pty Limited. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
