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Narrabri is a town and seat of Narrabri Shire
Council Local Government Area in the North West
Slopes, New South Wales, Australia. Narrabri is
situated on the Namoi River and lies 521 kilometres
(324 mi) northwest of Sydney. It sits on the
junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell
Highway. At the 2006 census, Narrabri had a
population of 6,102
As a result of the geography of Narrabri and the
surrounding areas, Narrabri Township is quite prone
to flooding.
Before the arrival of the Europeans in the early
19th century, Narrabri was the home of the Kamilaroi
people, who still constitute a significant fraction
of the local population.
It is the centre of a major cotton growing industry.
Other agricultural industries in the area include
wheat, beef and lamb. Nearby attractions are Mount
Kaputar National Park, the Australia Telescope
Compact Array at the Paul Wild Observatory
(administered by the CSIRO) and a number of
agricultural centres, including the Australian
Cotton Exhibition Centre. Just to the south of town
is the Pilliga Forest, the largest remnant temperate
forest in Eastern Australia. Narrabri also boasts
The Crossing Theatre, a 1000 seat auditorium and
cinema complex of a standard normally only found in
larger Australian communities.
The Narrabri Shire has also laid claim to the title
of "Australia's Sportiest Town", according to NBN
TV's "Today Show". This is backed up by a large
number of ovals and Sporting Clubs within the shire.
The town is served daily by twice daily flights from
Narrabri Airport to Sydney with Aeropelican. It is
almost equally distant from Brisbane and Sydney.
Narrabri railway station is situated on the
Mungindi, or North West railway line, 569 km from
Sydney. The station opened in 1897 and is currently
served by a single daily Xplorer diesel railmotor
between Sydney and Moree. The train to Moree stops
at 5:27pm and the train to Sydney stops at 9:22am. |
