Kyogle () is a town in the
Northern Rivers
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region of northern
New South Wales
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, Australia. It falls within the
local government area
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of
Kyogle Council
Kyogle Council is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
The council services an area of and is located adjacent to the Summerland Way and the North Coast railway line, within two hours drive fr ...
. At the
2016 census, Kyogle had a population of 2,751 people.
Kyogle is known as a "gateway" to many
national parks
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including
Border Ranges National Park and
Toonumbar National Park
The Toonumbar National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The park is situated approximately north of Sydney, near the town of .
The park is part of the Focal Peak Group ...
.
History
It was founded in the 1830s as a
lumber camp
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, and is located north of Sydney, north of
Casino
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on the
Summerland Way close to the
Queensland
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border. It also lies on the banks of the
Richmond River
The Richmond River is a river situated in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
Course and features
The river rises at the northern end of the Richmond Range, near its junction with the McPherson Range, on the Queensla ...
. It is the seat of its own
shire
Shire is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries such as Australia and New Zealand. It is generally synonymous with county. It was first used in Wessex from the beginn ...
. Kyogle comes from the
Aboriginal Australian
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'Bundjalung' word Gayugul, meaning 'Brolga', a reference to the Australian Brolga which is indigenous to the region.
Cattle
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grazing,
dairy
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farming and
forestry
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are the primary industries. In times past, timber getting was the main reason for settlement in the area, with
red cedar and
hoop pine
''Araucaria cunninghamii'' is a species of '' Araucaria'' known as hoop pine. Other less commonly used names include colonial pine, Queensland pine, Dorrigo pine, Moreton Bay pine and Richmond River pine. The scientific name honours the botanist ...
the main timber trees.
Railway
Kyogle station is served by the main
North Coast railway line between Sydney and Brisbane. A train from Sydney to Brisbane stops at 2.46am and a train from Brisbane to Sydney stops at 7.53am (only stops if there are booked passengers getting on or off at Kyogle). A short crossing loop used to be located at the passenger station, but when the loop was extended for -long trains, the crossing loop was relocated to a more suitable — straighter — site outside town.
Further north along the railway line towards Brisbane, located at Cougal, is the
Border Loop spiral
In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point.
Helices
Two major definitions of "spiral" in the American Heritage Dictionary are:[McPherson Range
The McPherson Range is an extensive mountain range, a spur of the Great Dividing Range, heading in an easterly direction from near Wallangarra to the Pacific Ocean coastline. It forms part of the Scenic Rim on the border between the states of Ne ...]
.
In 2012, Kyogle Council made a submission for a twice-daily train service, between Kyogle and Brisbane, which would benefit both the South East Queensland and the Kyogle regions, especially in tourism. The proposal would, however, require cooperation from both the Queensland and NSW governments, and these governments have yet to act on the proposal.
Population
According to the
2016 census of Population, there were 3,464 people in Kyogle.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.
* 82.4% of people were born in Australia and 87.4% of people spoke only English at home.
* The most common responses for religion were No Religion 24.1%, Catholic 22.3% and Anglican 19.1%.
NSW Tidy Towns winner
Kyogle won the "Young Legends" category award at the 2012
Australian Tidy Town Awards
The Australian Sustainable Communities Tidy Town Awards were launched in 1968 in Western Australia and are an initiative of Keep Australia Beautiful
The Litter Act 1979 was an act passed by the Western Australian Government to prevent litte ...
. One of the judges, Dick Olesinski, described how Kyogle's community encompasses a diverse range of projects that demonstrate the community's commitment to Tidy Towns and other related environmental and beautification programs, saying "Kyogle's Tidy Towns Committee continues to deliver active and enthusiastic promotion of the town, providing infrastructure and support of community activities."
Sporting heroes
*
Dean Ferris - MXGP World Motocross Championship Competitor
*
David Kennedy - Famous bull rider.
*
Will Matthews - Current NRL player who has played for the
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint- ...
&
Gold Coast Titans
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and is currently again contracted to
Gold Coast Titans
The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...
in 2018.
*
Ken Nagas
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Canberra Raiders
Nag ...
- Former NRL player who played for the
Canberra Raiders
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, he also represented New South Wales & Australia.
*
Nigel Roy - Former
NRL
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and
Super League
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footballer for
Illawarra Steelers
The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On the 13th of December 1980, the ...
,
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears is an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. The club competes in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 90 years in the ...
,
Northern Eagles
The Northern Eagles were a rugby league team, that competed in the National Rugby League (NRL) between 2000 and 2002. The club was formed during the rationalisation process of the NRL by the merger of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and the Nort ...
,
London Broncos
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The club competes in the RFL Championship. It was a member of Super League from its inaugural season in 1996 until the end of the 2014 season, when they were relegat ...
.
*
Shannon Walker
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She returned to space for ...
- Former Australian rugby sevens and
NRL
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player and currently playing
Queensland Cup
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.
*Kerrie Taurima (born Kerrie Perkins on 2 April 1979) Australian long jumper. She had a promising career as a junior athlete, and trained at the Australian Institute of Sport. She won the national long jump title in 2004 and 2005.
The following year she won a silver medal in the long jump at the Commonwealth Games.
Sporting clubs
*Kyogle Bowling Club
*Kyogle Golf Club
*Kyogle Cockies Rugby Union Club
*Kyogle Netball Association
*Kyogle Pony Club
*
Kyogle Turkeys
Kyogle Turkeys Rugby League Club is an Australian rugby league football club based in Kyogle, New South Wales in the Northern Rivers. They field both senior teams that compete in the Northern Rivers Rugby League competition and junior sides in ...
Rugby League Club (Junior & Senior teams)
*Kyogle Little Athletics
*Kyogle Turkeys Touch Football Club
*Kyogle Soccer Club
*Kyogle Swimming club
*Kyogle Tennis Club
*Kyogle District Cricket Association.
World Rally Championship
The 2009
World Rally Championship
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, also known as the
2009 Rally Australia, passed through the Kyogle area in 2009.
AGENDA17DEC07.pdf
— Kyogle Council meeting for 17-Dec-2007
Flooding
In early January 2008, parts of Kyogle were subject to major flooding, when the Richmond River burst its banks after heavy rainfall around Kyogle and upstream, reaching heights of . This was the second worst flood in Kyogle on record, after the flood of 1954.
References
External links
Kyogle Web
Community links and information.
Kyogle Council
Kyogle Community Directory
community info
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Towns in New South Wales
Kyogle Council