Geurie is a small village in central-west

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in the Orana Region of the State. It is on the

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and served by a daily

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XPT service between

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and Dubbo. At the , Geurie had a population of 755. Geurie was the scene of a notable train crash when the ‘Bourke mail’ train collided with the engine of a stationary goods train on Friday 23 August 1963 at 9pm.

Railway station

Geurie railway station is served by a daily

XPT service which runs between

and

Mountain biking

Geurie has three trail areas suitable for jogging, horse riding and mountain biking. Geurie's Bald Hill - an extinct volcano - has almost 10 km of single track established and sign posted. Geurie Quarry has almost 5 km of trails and the Geurie Oaks Flat venue has approximately 20 km of trail. Dubbo Mountain Bike Club hosts monthly races at Geurie. It maintains trails and works with the Dubbo Regional Council and the Central West LHPA which are the land managers for the areas of public land where trails occur.

Road cycling

Geurie is the centre of a network of undulating to hilly roads suitable for road cyclists to train and race. Dubbo Veterans' Cycle Club regularly races on two courses adjacent to the village and many cyclists regularly train on the nearby roads.

References

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