Terry Hie Hie is a very small farming town in the north of
New South Wales, Australia within the
Moree Plains Shire Council
Moree Plains Shire is a local government area in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The Shire is located adjac ...
. Terry Hie Hie is south of the
Gwydir Highway, east of the
Newell Highway and 47 km south-east of
Moree, the nearest large town.
Tycannah Creek
The Tycannah Creek, a watercourse that is part of the Barwon catchment of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia.
The creek rises on the northern side of the Nandewar Range and flows into the Me ...
also flows through the village of Terry Hie Hie. In times of flood, Tycannah Creek has been known to inundate some houses. This last happened during the November 2011 floods and the February 2012 floods.
In February 2012 floods 12 people were ordered to evacuate from their homes during a large downpour in the Tycannah Creek catchment.
Local
Aboriginal
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*Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology
* Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area
*One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...
groups and
conservationists
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were petitioning as recently as 2005 for a 160 square kilometre
national park
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to be set aside and added to the schedule of
Aboriginal ownership. The park would comprise seven existing
State forests
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Background
The precise application of the terms va ...
and one
existing nature reserve. Logging ceased in the
Mission State Forest during 2004. The area is seen as "the last big bit of bush that Aboriginal people can connect with in the Moree area".
See also
*
List of reduplicated Australian place names
References
External links
* Media Release 24 February 200
from "Terry Hie Hie Traditional Owners" and "Western Conservation Alliance"
ABC news story on the anti-logging protests in February 2004
Towns in New South Wales
Indigenous Australian politics
Moree Plains Shire
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