Woodenbong, New South Wales
- Woodenbong, New South Wales
Woodenbong (postcode: 2476, coord|28|23|S|152|36|E|region:AU-NSW) is a town of approximately 400 persons in northern New South Wales, Australia, in Kyogle Council. It is 10 km south of the Queensland border. It is situated 5 kilometres south of the junction of the Summerland Way and the Mount Lindesay Road, which leads to Legume and eventually Tenterfield.
It is 798 km north-east of Sydney, 145 km from Brisbane and 60 km north-east of Kyogle.
The name is derived from an Indigenous Australian word meaning wood ducks on water.
Dairy farming and cattle grazing are the two main industries. It is a very picturesque town nestled among mountains and valleys. A number of National Parks are close to Woodenbong, some of which are declared World Heritage areas.
In New South Wales:
*Border Ranges National Park
*Koreelah National Park
*Toonumbar National Park
*Mount Warning National Park
In Queensland:
*Lamington National Park
*Mount Barney National Park
*Springbrook National Park
References
External links
* [http://www.cleanandgreen.com.au/verone/welcometoourregion/woodenbong.asp Clean and Green: Woodenbong]
* http://www.woodenbong.org
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