Goonellabah is the eastern

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, Australia, and is on the

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. At the

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, Goonellabah had a population of 12,527 people. The

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has its main offices on Oliver Avenue in the suburb.

Kadina High School Kadina High Campus, part of The Rivers Secondary College, is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school campus, located in Goonellabah, a suburb of Lismore, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Austral ...

was established here in 1976. Goonellabah has many sporting teams which compete in local competitions. These include

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, table tennis, cricket, hockey, touch, and tennis.

Heritage listings

Goonellabah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 562 Ballina Road: Tulloona

References

Towns in New South Wales Northern Rivers City of Lismore {{NorthernRivers-geo-stub