Kyogle () is a town in the

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region of northern

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, Australia. It falls within the

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Kyogle Council Kyogle Council is a Local government in Australia, 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 ...

. At the 2016 census, Kyogle had a population of 2,751 people. Kyogle is known as a "gateway" to many

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including

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and Toonumbar National Park.

History

It was founded in the 1830s as a

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, and is located north of

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, north of

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on the Summerland Way close to the

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border. It also lies on the banks of the

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. It is the seat of its own

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. The meaning of the name Kyogle is adapted from the Bundjalung word ‘kaiou-gal’ meaning ‘place of the bush turkey” which is a fast long-legged running bird. The bush turkey, or

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, is a common theme in Kyogle and this is reflected in the construction of the "Big Bush Turkey" and that the Kyogle Rugby League Football Club is known as the Kyogle Turkeys.

Flooding

In early January 2008, parts of Kyogle were subject to major flooding, when the Richmond River burst its banks after heavy rainfall around Kyogle and upstream, reaching heights of . This was the second worst flood in Kyogle on record, after the flood of 1954. The January 2008 event was approximately a 1 in 50 year event. The

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evacuated 30 people from a caravan park in Kyogle and responded to two landslide incidents.

Railway

Kyogle station is served by the main North Coast railway line between Sydney and Brisbane. A train from Sydney to Brisbane stops at 2:46am and a train from Brisbane to Sydney stops at 7:53am (only stops if there are booked passengers getting on or off at Kyogle). A short crossing loop used to be located at the passenger station, but when the loop was extended for -long trains, the crossing loop was relocated to a more suitable – straighter – site outside town. Further north along the railway line towards Brisbane, located at Cougal, is the Border Loop

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, where the track loops 360 degrees and eventually passes over itself. This loop was constructed for trains to climb from the low side (NSW) to the high side (QLD) of the

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. In 2012, Kyogle Council made a submission for a twice-daily train service, between Kyogle and Brisbane, which would benefit both the South East Queensland and the Kyogle regions, especially in tourism.

Media

Radio stations that cover the town are ABC North Coast, River FM, Triple Z FM, and Richmond Valley Radio, a community based station. Kyogle receives TV channels from SBS and

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and the regional affiliates of Seven,

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and

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’s 10 Northern NSW. Local newspaper is served by ''

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''.

Demographics

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 3,464 people in Kyogle. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population. * 82.4% of people were born in Australia and 87.4% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common responses for religion were No Religion 24.1%, Catholic 22.3% and Anglican 19.1%.

The Big Bush Turkey

Kyogle is home to one of

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in the form of the Big Bush Turkey. This is located at the southern end of the town on Summerland Way. It was constructed by a Kyogle couple, John and Chrystine Graham, in 2018 and weighs 16 tonnes. It is 8.5 metres wide, 4 metres high and 20 centimetres thick. It is sometimes called the Big Brush Turkey or the Big Scrub Turkey.

NSW Tidy Towns winner

Kyogle won the "Young Legends" category award at the 2012

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. One of the judges, Dick Olesinski, described how Kyogle's community encompasses a diverse range of projects that demonstrate the community's commitment to Tidy Towns and other related environmental and beautification programs, saying "Kyogle's Tidy Towns Committee continues to deliver active and enthusiastic promotion of the town, providing infrastructure and support of community activities."

Notable people

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– rugby league player *

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– army officer * Joyce Dennys – English painter * Bob Dollin – politician * Maxwell Dunlop – politician * John Felton – canoeist *

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– Australian rules footballer * Keith Fleming – Australian rules footballer * Harold Frith – ornithologist * Will Matthews – rugby league player * Les McKeand – triple jumper and javelin thrower * Athol McQueen – boxer * Rod Milgate – painter and playwright * Ken Nagas – rugby league player * Bill Rixon – politician * Nigel Roy – rugby league player * Jack Scholes – New Zealand sailor * Harold Stapleton – cricketer *

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– Former Australian rugby sevens and rugby league player

Sporting clubs

*Kyogle Bowling Club *Kyogle Golf Club *Kyogle Cockies Rugby Union Club *Kyogle Netball Association *Kyogle Pony Club * Kyogle Turkeys Rugby League Club (Junior & Senior teams) *Kyogle Little Athletics *Kyogle Turkeys Touch Football Club *Kyogle Soccer Club *Kyogle Swimming club *Kyogle Tennis Club *Kyogle District Cricket Association.

World Rally Championship

The 2009

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, also known as the 2009 Rally Australia, passed through the Kyogle area in 2009.AGENDA17DEC07.pdf
— Kyogle Council meeting for 17-Dec-2007

References

External links

Kyogle Council
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