Kooringal is a
suburb
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of
Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga (; informally called Wagga) is a major regional city in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, with an urban population of more than 57,003 as of 2021, it is an important agricultural, m ...
,
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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. Kooringal is thought to mean "Side of a Hill" in the
Wiradjuri aboriginal language.
Kooringal is located approximately 4 km from the CBD along Lake Albert Road. Kooringal is the basis for growth in the eastern section of Wagga Wagga.
Kooringal High School
Kooringal High School (abbreviated as KHS) is a government-funded co-educational dual modality partially academically selective and comprehensive secondary day school, located in Kooringal, a suburb of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of ...
, on Ziegler Avenue is the largest secondary school in Wagga Wagga. The Kooringal area is also home to other schools including Kooringal Public School, Sturt Public School and the Sacred Heart School. Kooringal has a large suburban shopping centre known as Kooringal Mall.
Climate
History
The suburb of Kooringal was a dairy and grazing property and
homestead in the 1960s which was also named Kooringal.
Kooringal was at one point called Henwood Park Settlement due to the extensive area subdivided by pastoralist, Stan Henwood. "Darrung" Post Office established in Henwood Park Settlement at the request of locals however the name disappeared when the Wagga Wagga City Council named the suburb Kooringal after the property.
Stage one of The Kooringal Mall with ten shops was established in October 1968 and stage two was completed in August 1971 with another nine shops added.
Gallery
Image:Kooringal Public School.jpg, Kooringal Public School
Image:Henwood Park.jpg, Henwood Park
Image:Kooringal Mall.jpg, Kooringal Mall
Image:Wagga Wagga War Cemetery sign.jpg, Wagga Wagga War Cemetery
Notes and references
External links
Suburbs of Wagga Wagga
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