Woodenbong is a rural village in the

Kyogle Shire 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 ...

of northern

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. It is situated 10 km south of the

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border and five kilometres south of the junction of the Summerland Way and the Mount Lindesay Road, which leads to

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and eventually

Tenterfield Tenterfield is a regional town in New South Wales, Australia. At the , Tenterfield had a population of 4,066. Tenterfield's proximity to many regional centres and its position on the route between Sydney and Brisbane led to its development as a ...

. At the Woodenbong had a population of 332. Woodenbong is home to Woodenbong Central School, a Kindergarten – Year 12 central school, that serves as the common education centre for Woodenbong, as well as surrounding towns, Urbenville and Muli Muli. Woodenbong Central School has played host on numerous occasions to sporting events held between other rural

towns. It is 798 km north-east of

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

, 145 km from

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

and 60 km north-west of

Kyogle Kyogle () is a town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia. It falls within the local government area of Kyogle Council. At the 2016 census, Kyogle had a population of 2,751 people. Kyogle is known as a "gateway" ...

. The name is derived from a

Githabul The Gidabal, also known as ''Kitabal'' and ''Githabul'', are an indigenous Australian tribe of southern Queensland, who inhabited an area in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales, now within the Southern Downs Region, Southern Downs, ...

word meaning wood ducks on water. The Githabal (also known as Gidabal, Kitabal) language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries in Queensland of the

Southern Downs Regional Council The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. ...

, particularly

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Killarney Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castl ...

, and Woodenbong extending into New South Wales.

Dairy A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting or processing (or both) of animal milk – mostly from cows or buffaloes, but also from goats, sheep, horses, or camels – for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on ...

farming and

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grazing are the two main industries. A number of

National Parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual ...

are close to Woodenbong, some of which are declared

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areas. * Border Ranges National Park * Koreelah National Park *

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 ...

Mount Warning National Park Wollumbin National Park (previously known as 'Mount Warning National Park') is a national park located in northern New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney near the border with the state of Queensland. It surrounds Mount Warning, part of a re ...

Lamington National Park The Lamington National Park is a national park, lying on the Lamington Plateau of the McPherson Range on the Queensland/New South Wales border in Australia. From Southport on the Gold Coast the park is to the southwest and Brisbane is north. Th ...

Mount Barney National Park Mount Barney National Park is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 90 km southwest of Brisbane. It amalgamated the adjacent Mount Lindesay (Queensland), Mount Lindesay National Park in 1980. It is part of the Scenic Rim Important Bird ...

Springbrook National Park The Springbrook National Park is a protected national park that is located in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia. The park is situated on the McPherson Range, near Springbrook, approximately south of Brisbane. The park is part ...

References

External links

Clean and Green: Woodenbong
* http://www.woodenbong.org
Northern Rivers Geology Blog – Woodenbong
Towns in New South Wales Northern Rivers Kyogle Council {{NorthernRivers-geo-stub