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Gulargambone is a small rural community, which was first declared
a village about 160 years ago. Gulargambone is on the Castlereagh
River, which was first discovered by the surveyor, G.W. Evans, of
John Oxley's party, in 1818. During the 1840's grazier settlers
moved onto large holdings along the river.
Today the major industry in the area is still agriculture,
primarily beef, sheep and wheat. The largest private employer in
Gulargambone is the Cypress Sawmill, which employs 27 local people.
The largest government employer is the CDEP (Community Development
Employment Programme) with 75 participants. The Gulargambone Central
School (Kindergarten to Year 12) has 210 enrolments with a staff of
25.
The town has a population of about 500 with
approximately 1000 in the postcode.
Location
The
town of Gulargambone is located on the Castlereagh River and
Highway. It is 130km north of Dubbo, 48km south of Coonamble, 100km east of Warren and 101km west of Coonabarabran. Gulargambone and
the surrounding district, as defined by the postcode 2828, is part
of Coonamble Shire.
Geography
The
terrain of the Gulargambone district is mainly flat with slight
undulation between the town and the Warrumbungle Mountains. The
Castlereagh River, which is usually dry, flows from the
Warrumbungles through Gulargambone to Coonamble. The road from
Gilgandra through Gulargambone to Coonamble follows this river.
Climate
The
climate is temperate with longer periods of extreme heat than cold.
The temperature varies between 2 C to 40 C in summer. The average
annual rainfall is 580-595 mm.
There really is a lot to do in the area. The nearby Warrambungle
Mountains National Park offers bushwalking, camping and stargazing
at the Siding Springs Observatory. Gulargambone is in the flight
path of several migratory birds and the National Park boasts a
population of one-third of all the parrot species in Australia.
For more
information on Gulargambone visit:
www.gulargambone2828.com
To visit the
site for the award winning two eight two eight tourism project
visit:
web.mac.com/gulargambone2828
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