Gulargambone, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Gulargambone
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Coonamble Shire Council
postcode = 2828
est =
pop = 449
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Barwon
fedgov = Parkes
dist1 = 526
dir1 = NW
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 117
dir2 = N
location2= Dubbo
dist3 = 48
dir3 = S
location3= Coonamble

Gulargambone is a town in central New South Wales, Australia, on the banks of the Castlereagh River, in Coonamble Shire. It is 526 kilometres north west of Sydney. At the 2001 census, Gulargambone had a population of 449.Census 2001 AUS
id = UCL136200
name = Gulargambone (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
quick = on
accessdate = 2007-06-29]

Its name is derived from the local Wiradjuri people's word for "Watering place of many birds". Gulargambone was first occupied by Europeans in the mid nineteenth century and gazetted as a village in 1883. The town came to national attention in 2000 when it opened the first community owned post office in Australia, which has been followed by a number of other community led initiatives. These include the improvement of the local hospital, opening of a new cinema. This has led to Gulargambone becoming the model for self-sufficiency for other small towns in Australia. [cite web
title=Gulargambone's Story
publisher = communitybuilders.nsw
url = http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/rural_regional/programs/gular.html
accessdate = 2006-11-10 ] Gulargambone has won several awards since its revival and most importantly was awarded the 2005 NSW Tidy Towns State winner. [cite web
title=Keep Australia Beautiful
publisher = Keep Australia Beautiful Pty Limited
url = http://www.kabnsw.org.au
accessdate = 2006-11-10 ]

Notable Gulargambonians

*Peter Andren - independent parliamentarian

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