Woodenbong

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Woodenbong is a rural village in the Kyogle Shire of northern New South Wales. It is situated 10 km south of the Queensland border and five kilometres south of the junction of the Summerland Way and the Mount Lindesay Road, which leads to Legume and eventually Tenterfield. At the Template:CensusAU Woodenbong had a population of 390.<ref name=Census2021Y>Template:Census 2021 AUS</ref>

It is 798 km north-east of Sydney, 145 km from Brisbane and 60 km north-west of Kyogle.

Education

Woodenbong is home to Woodenbong Central School, a Kindergarten – Year 12 central school, that serves as the common education centre for Woodenbong,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as well as surrounding towns, Urbenville and Muli Muli. Woodenbong Central School has played host on numerous occasions to sporting events held between other rural New South Wales towns.

Name

The name is derived from a Githabul word meaning wood ducks on a lagoon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Githabal (also known as Gidabal, Kitabal) language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries in Queensland of the Southern Downs Regional Council, particularly Warwick, Killarney, and Woodenbong extending into New South Wales.<ref>Template:Cite SLQ-CC-BY</ref>

Agriculture

Dairy farming and cattle grazing are the two main industries.

National Parks

A number of National Parks are close to Woodenbong, some of which are declared World Heritage areas.

References

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