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region of

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, Australia. The town is situated on the

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, east of

Narrandera Narrandera ( ) until around 1949 also spelled "Narandera", is a town located in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia. The town lies on the junction of the Newell and Sturt highways, adjacent to the Murrumbidgee River, and ...

in the Shire of Narrandera. The name ''Grong Grong'' is an Aboriginal term meaning "bad camping ground" or "very bad camping ground".

Bypass

Grong Grong was bypassed in February 2018, to straighten the Newell Highway or A39 by about 2 kilometres and also to eliminate a notorious 25 km/h bend that had caused many accidents, especially trucks overturning.

Demography

Like many rural localities in the area, the population has progressively declined over a number of years, evidenced as follows:

Facilities

The Grong Grong

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was opened on 1 November 1881. The town has a railway station on the Hay branch off the Main Southern Line. However, the line has closed so with it has the station. Only part of the line is used by a weekly passenger train to which does not stop at the station. Grong Grong can be accessed by coaches that stop at the town on the way to and

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. Berembed Weir is located 20 km south of the town. The weir diverts water from the

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into the main canal which flows onto the Murrimbidgee Irrigation Area to serve irrigation farmers in the Leeton and

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area. The weir and nearby reserve is popular among local anglers, as well as the various riverside locations situated just 5 km to Grong Grong's south.

Sport

The most popular sport in Grong Grong is Australian rules football, as it lies in the narrow 'canola belt', a geographical triangle stretching from Grong Grong and

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at either end of the

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, in which Australian football retains a strong following, despite

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Grong Grong Grong Grong is a small town that is located in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is situated on the Newell Highway, east of Narrandera in the Shire of Narrandera. The name ''Grong Grong'' is an Aboriginal term mea ...

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, play in the

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. Regular sporting events include golf, tennis and softball, all hosted at the Grong Grong Sports Club. Grong Grong also hosts annual sporting events such as the Grong Grong Rodeo, Team Penning and Gymkhana.

Heritage listings

Grong Grong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Murrumbidgee River: Wooden Wicket, Berembed Weir

Gallery

File:GrongGrongRoyalHotel.JPG, The Royal Hotel at Grong Grong File:Grong Grong NSW Australia 20070223.jpg, An aerial view of Grong Grong, in 2007 File:GrongGrongRomanCatholicChurch.JPG, St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church File:GrongGrongSchoolof Arts.JPG, School of Arts hall File:GrongGrongSiding.JPG, Grong Grong railway siding

References

External links

Grong Grong railway line

Grong Grong page at the Narrandera Shire Council
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