Kooringal, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kooringal
city = Wagga Wagga
state = nsw

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caption = Suburb of Kooringal
lga = City of Wagga Wagga
postcode = 2650
est =
pop = 7,422Census 2006 AUS
id = SSC17739
name = Kooringal (State Suburb)
quick = on
accessdate = 2008-06-29]
area =
propval =
parish = South Wagga Wagga
county = Wynyard
stategov = Wagga Wagga
fedgov = Riverina
near-nw = Turvey Park
near-n = Wagga Wagga
near-ne = East Wagga
near-w = Mount Austin
near-e = Forest Hill
near-sw = Tatton
near-s = Lake Albert
near-se = Forest Hill
dist1 =
location1=

Kooringal is a suburb of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. Kooringal is thought to mean in the local Aboriginal language "Side of a Hill".cite | last = | first = | author= William R. Ellis | coauthors = | date = 1990 | title = The Street Names Of Wagga Wagga | format = Book | work = | publisher = Wagga Wagga City Council ] Kooringal is located approximately 4km from the CBD along Lake Albert Road. Kooringal is the basis for growth in the eastern section of Wagga Wagga. Kooringal High School on Ziegler Avenue is the largest secondary school in Wagga Wagga. The Kooringal area is also home to other schools including Kooringal Public School, Sturt Public School and the Sacred Heart School. Kooringal has a large suburban shopping centre known as Kooringal Mall and it consists of a Woolworths supermarket, McDonald's, Civic Video, Domino's Pizza, Australia Post retail store and various specialty stores.

History

The suburb of Kooringal was a dairy and grazing property and homestead in the 1960s which was also named Kooringal.cite | last = | first = | author= William R. Ellis | coauthors = | date = 1990 | title = The Street Names Of Wagga Wagga | format = Book | work = | publisher = Wagga Wagga City Council ] Kooringal was originally called Henwood Park Settlement due to the extensive area subdivided by pastoralist, Stan Henwood. "Darrung" Post Office established in Henwood Park Settlement at the request of locals however the name disappeared when the Wagga Wagga City Council named the suburb Kooringal after the property. Stage one of The Kooringal Mall with ten shops was established in October of 1968 and stage two was completed in August 1971 with another nine shops added. [cite | last = Morris | first = Sherry | date = 1999 | title = Wagga Wagga A History | publisher = Bobby Graham Publishers ]

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