Casino, New South Wales

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Barker St., Casino

Casino (Bundjalungic: Djanangmum) is a town in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales, Australia, with a population of 12,298 people at the Template:CensusAU.<ref name=Census/> It lies on the banks of the Richmond River and is situated at the junction of the Bruxner Highway and the Summerland Way.

It is located Template:Convert north of Sydney and Template:Convert south of Brisbane.

Overview

Casino is the seat of the Richmond Valley Council, a local government area.

Settlement of the area began in 1840 when pastoral squatters George Robert Stapleton and his business partner, Mr. Clay, set up a cattle station which they initially called Cassino after Cassino (near Monte Cassino) in Italy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:NSW GNR</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The town now has a sister city agreement with the Italian village.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Casino is among Australia's largest beef centres. It is the regional hub of a very large cattle industry and positions itself as the "Beef Capital" of Australia,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> although the city of Rockhampton also claims this title. In addition it is the service centre for a rich agricultural area.

Each year the town celebrates Casino Beef Week. It was not held in 2007 but since that year, has continued to be held and celebrated with the exception of 2020. The 2024 event took place from 18 to 26 May.<ref>Beef Week Beef Week</ref>

The Richmond River runs through the town separating South Casino from the rest of the town.

Climate

Casino experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa, Trewartha: Cfal), with hot, humid summers and mild, relatively dry winters.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Weather box

Demographics

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According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 9,968 people in Casino.

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 11.5% of the population.
  • 84.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 1.5%.
  • 87.5% of people spoke only English at home.
  • The most common responses for religion were No Religion 32.6%, Catholic 20.9% and Anglican 17.8%.<ref name=Census/>

Transport

Casino railway station is situated on the main North Coast railway line between Sydney and Brisbane, north of Grafton. A branch line ran via Lismore to Murwillumbah; that line has since been closed, although lobbying is taking place to re-open it.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Casino railway station is the terminus of the daily Casino XPT from Sydney and there is a daily service to and from Brisbane via the Brisbane XPT.

In the 1920s, a never completed railway branch line to Bonalbo was started. A line was also proposed from Casino via Tabulam<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and even a line all the way to Tenterfield.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

A Miniature Railway is situated next to the Casino Golf Club. The railway operates on Sundays between 10am and 4pm on a 2.5 km stretch of track, with a museum at the end. A round trip is usually 25 minutes however on busier days it can vary.

Casino was serviced by Lismore Airport with several daily flights to Sydney until Rex Airlines discontinued its service between Sydney and Lismore, ending its longstanding operation with the final flight operating in June 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Air travel is now served by Ballina Byron Gateway Airport which is located approximately 66 km east of Casino.

Northern Rivers Buslines operates rural services to Lismore (670) and Kyogle (675) each weekday, with one return service to Tenterfield available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Casino Bus Service operates local town loops, including a loop service to Gays Hill.

Media

Radio stations that cover the town are ABC North Coast, River FM, Triple Z FM, and Radio 97, a community based station.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Casino receives TV channels from SBS and ABC and the regional affiliates of Seven, Nine and WIN Television’s 10 Northern NSW.

Local newspaper is served by The Northern Star.

Education

  • Casino High School
  • Casino Public School
  • Casino West Public School
  • St. Mary's Primary School
  • St. Mary's Catholic College School
  • Casino Christian Community School

Heritage listings

Casino has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Location for filming

The 2014 drama series The Gods of Wheat Street was set and partly filmed in Casino.

A 2018 Coca-Cola television advertisement was filmed at the Richmond Dairies factory on Dyraaba Street and a general store on the corner of Colches Street and Barker Street.

Notable people

See also

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