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{{short description|Town in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type      = town
| name      = Murwillumbah
| state     = nsw
| image     = Murwillumbah.jpg
| caption   = Partial view of town and Tweed River, 2008
| coordinates = {{coord|28|19|39|S|153|23|45|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pop       = 9,812
| pop_year  = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS2021">[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] (22 January 2024). [https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/UCL114021 (Urban Centre/Locality)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105073626/https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/UCL114021 |date=2022-11-05 }}. ''2021 Census QuickStats.'' Retrieved 22 January 2024.</ref>
| postcode  = 2484
| elevation = 8
| dist1     = 822
| dir1      = NE
| location1 = [[Sydney]]
| dist2     = 133
| dir2      = SSE
| location2 = [[Brisbane]]
| dist3     = 31
| dir3      = SW
| location3 = [[Tweed Heads]]
| dist4     = 52
| dir4      = NNW
| location4 = [[Byron Bay]]
| dist5     = 67
| dir5      = E
| location5 = [[Kyogle]]
| lga       = [[Tweed Shire]]
| county    = [[Rous County, New South Wales|Rous]]
| stategov  = [[Electoral district of Lismore|Lismore]]
| fedgov    = [[Division of Richmond|Richmond]]
| maxtemp   = 25.8
| mintemp   = 14.4
| rainfall  = 1570.1
| est       =
| near-n    = [[Kynnumboon]]
| near-ne   = [[Tygalgah]]
| near-e    = [[South Murwillumbah]]
| near-se   = [[Dunbible]]
| near-s    = [[Byangum]]<br>[[Bray Park, New South Wales|Bray Park]]
| near-sw   = [[Eungella, New South Wales|Eungella]]
| near-w    = [[North Arm, New South Wales|North Arm]]
| near-nw   = [[Nobbys Creek]]}}

'''Murwillumbah''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ər|ˈ|w|ɪ|l|ə|m|b|ɑː}} {{respell|mər|WIL|əm|bah}}) is a town in the [[Northern Rivers]] region of [[New South Wales]], Australia, in the [[Tweed Shire]], on the [[Tweed River (New South Wales)|Tweed River]]. Sitting on the south eastern foothills of the [[McPherson Range]] in the [[Tweed Volcano]] valley, Murwillumbah is 848&nbsp;km north-east of [[Sydney]], 13&nbsp;km south of the [[Queensland]] border and 132&nbsp;km south of [[Brisbane]].

The town's name is often abbreviated to '''M'bah'''<ref>[http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2009/04/28/mbah-rail-too-costly-report/ "M'bah rail too costly: report"] by Saffron Howden, ''[[Tweed Daily News]]'' (18 April 2009)</ref> or '''Murbah'''.<ref>[http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2009/12/15/crittle-set-to-tackle-murbah/ "Crittle set to tackle Murbah"] by Jamie Gallagher and Geoff Campbell, ''[[Tweed Daily News]]'' (15 December 2009)</ref> At the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]], Murwillumbah had a population of 9,812.<ref name="ABS2021" /> Many of the buildings are [[Art Deco]] in style and there are cafes, clothes shops and [[antique shop]]s in the town.

==History==
[[File:StateLibQld 1 241283 Main street of Murwillumbah, ca. 1905.jpg|thumb|Main street, {{circa|1905}}]]
The first people to live in the area were [[Kalibai people]]. The name Murwillumbah may derive from an Aboriginal compound meaning either "camping place" – from ''murrie'', meaning "aboriginal people", ''wolli'', "a camp", and ''bah'', "place" – or alternatively from ''murra'', "big", ''willum'', "possum", and ''bah''.<ref>J. S. Ryan,    [https://www.jstor.org/stable/40329696 'Some Aboriginal Place-Names in the Richmond Tweed Area,']   [[Oceania (journal)|Oceania]] September 1963,  volume 34, no. 1, pages = 38-55, p.42</ref> Nearby [[Mount Warning]] and its attendant [[Mount Warning National Park|national park]] are known as Wollumbin, meaning "Cloud Catcher", in the [[Bundjalung language]].

Timber-getters were drawn to the region in the 1840s.<ref name="att" /> The river port at [[Tumbulgum]] was initially the main settlement. In 1902, a local government municipality was declared with Murwillumbah as its centre.<ref name="att">{{cite web |url=http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/AboutTheTweed/AboutTheTweedHistory.aspx |title=About the Tweed: History |publisher=Tweed Shire Council |access-date=20 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420001255/http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/AboutTheTweed/AboutTheTweedHistory.aspx |archive-date=20 April 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Most of the town's business district was destroyed by fire in 1907.<ref name="mabh">{{cite web |url=http://www.murwillumbahchamber.com.au/st.php?uv=397I0I1I0I0I0 |title=Murwillumbah: A Brief History |publisher=Murwillumbah Chamber of Commerce |access-date=20 April 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 1918 an initial 18 allotments were advertised for sale in the Hartigan Estate and a subsequent 200 allotments were advertised for sale in September 1920.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191740336|title=Advertising|date=11 September 1920|newspaper=[[The Tweed Daily]]|access-date=26 March 2019|issue=215|location=New South Wales, Australia|volume=VII|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The land was bounded by the Tweed River and Commercial Road on the east, Condong Street on the north, Riverview Street on the west and Elizabeth Street to the south.<ref>{{Citation|title=Hartigan Estate, subdivision, Town of Murwillumbah|hdl = 10462/deriv/251881}}</ref> The subdivision was sold as part of the estate of Denis Hartigan.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191056854|title=Advertising|date=20 July 1918|newspaper=[[The Tweed Daily]]|access-date=26 March 2019|issue=172|location=New South Wales, Australia|volume=V|page=8|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> In December 1923, "Bray Estate" made up of 9 farm and farmlet blocks was advertised to be auctioned by A. E. Budd & Son.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article190183687|title=Bray Estate Sale|date=1 December 1923|newspaper=[[The Tweed Daily]]|access-date=25 March 2019|issue=304|location=New South Wales, Australia|volume=X|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Bray Estate, Tweed River, Murwillumbah|hdl = 10462/deriv/251876}}</ref>

Murwillumbah was the location of Australia's largest<ref>{{Cite news |title='They got the lot': the mystery of the biggest bank heist in Australia's history |last=Chenery |first=Susan |newspaper=The Guardian |date=7 January 2022 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jan/08/they-got-the-lot-the-mystery-of-the-biggest-bank-heist-in-australias-history}}</ref> bank robbery, when [[A$]]1.7 million in cash was stolen from the vault of the Bank of New South Wales by the 'Magnetic drill gang' in 1978. The case remains unsolved.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-23/murwillumbah-remembers-magnetic-drill-gang-bank-robbery/10519858 |title=Murwillumbah remembers great bank robbery 40 years ago, still wonders where the cash is |website=ABC News |date=23 November 2018 |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref>

In November 2023, [[fire ants]] were discovered at Murwillumbah, the first time the species has been found outside of [[South East Queensland]] since the outbreak began in 2001.<ref name="nfd">{{cite news |last1=MacKenzie |first1=Bruce |last2=Herbert |first2=Bronwyn |date=26 November 2023 |title=NSW Farmers demand 'war-like response' to stop spread of red fire ants from Queensland |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-26/nsw-farmers-red-fire-ant-infestation-murwillumbah-biosecurity/103152486 |work=ABC News |access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref>

===Floods===
Murwillumbah is protected by a series of [[levees]],<ref name="fp">{{cite web|url=http://www.murwillumbahchamber.com.au/st.php?uv=396I0I1I0I0I0|title=Flood Plan|publisher=Murwillumbah Chamber of Commerce|access-date=20 April 2011}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but they do not protect all parts of the town in major floods. The worst inundation, exceeding those of 1954,<ref name="fp" /> 1956,<ref name="mabh" /> 1974, 2008 and 2009, started on 30 March 2017. The Tweed River reached {{convert |6.2|m}} after rainfall of over {{convert |700|mm}} from the remnants of [[Cyclone Debbie|Tropical Cyclone Debbie]] fell in its upper catchment over a 36-hour period. There was extensive and severe flooding, with mass evacuations from [[South Murwillumbah]] and other low-lying areas, and road access cut from both north and south. It fell just short of overtopping the {{convert |6.3|m}} levees protecting the central business district.

The March 1974 flood caused two hundred people to be evacuated from the town after floodwater from [[Cyclone Zoe (1974)|Tropical Cyclone Zoe]] inundated the area.<ref name="htci">{{cite web |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/nsw.shtml |title=Historical Tropical Cyclone Impacts in New South Wales |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology |access-date=20 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319171154/http://www.bom.gov.au/cyclone/history/nsw.shtml |archive-date=19 March 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> In January 2008, Murwillumbah and its surrounding areas were hit by severe flooding,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2010/01/06/a-flood-of-memories/|title=Remembering Murwillumbah floods|access-date=20 April 2011|date=6 January 2010|newspaper=Tweed Daily News|publisher=The Tweed Newspaper Company|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111055050/http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2010/01/06/a-flood-of-memories/|archive-date=11 January 2010|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> while May 2009 saw more evacuations in the town and surrounds after very heavy rainfall.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2009/05/21/force-mass-evacuations-tweed/ |title=Mass evacuations forced in Tweed |author=Kristy Martin |access-date=20 April 2011 |date=21 May 2009 |newspaper=Tweed Daily News |publisher=The Tweed Newspaper Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104182955/http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2009/05/21/force-mass-evacuations-tweed/ |archive-date=4 January 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Major flooding also occurred in 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/27/south-east-queensland-floods-whats-happened-and-which-areas-could-be-hit-next |last=Hanna |first=Conal |date=2 February 2022|title=Floods in south-east Queensland and northern NSW: what has happened and which areas could be hit next? |location=Sydney |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> The 2022 floods were the worst seen on record. Even worse than 2017, much of Murwillumbah was inundated.

== Heritage listings ==
Murwillumbah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Casino-Murwillumbah railway, South Murwillumbah: [[Murwillumbah railway station]].<ref name=nswshr-1206>{{cite NSW SHR|5012117|Murwillumbah Railway Station and yard group|hr=01206|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref> This station now serves as the start of Section 1 of the [[Northern Rivers Rail Trail]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Northern Rivers Rail Trail |url=https://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/community/recreation-outdoors/northern-rivers-rail-trail |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.tweed.nsw.gov.au |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Places |url=https://www.northernriversrailtrail.com.au/explore/places |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=Northern Rivers Rail Trail |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Murwillumbah sign.JPG|thumb|Murwillumbah sign]]
The [[Pacific Highway, Australia|Pacific Highway]] passed through South Murwillumbah, but the town was completely bypassed when the 27 kilometre dual carriageway Yelgun to Chinderah upgrade was opened in August 2002. The pre-existing highway, now significantly quieter, was renamed The Tweed Valley Way, and is the main means of access to Murwillumbah from both north and south.

A road leading north west, a scenic tourist drive, heads along the [[Numinbah Valley]] through the towns of [[Chillingham, New South Wales|Chillingham]], Numinbah and [[Natural Bridge, Queensland|Natural Bridge]]. A road south west of the town heads to [[Kyogle]] via the town of [[Uki, New South Wales|Uki]], passing near to [[Nimbin, New South Wales|Nimbin]] en route.

[[Murwillumbah railway station]] was the terminus of the [[Murwillumbah railway line|Casino–Murwillumbah branch line]], and had daily services to [[Central railway station, Sydney|Sydney]] until the line closed in 2004.<ref>Murwillumbah XPT to end - line faces closure ''[[Railway Digest]]'' June 2004 page 6</ref> Today [[NSW TrainLink]] coaches to and from [[Casino railway station|Casino]] provide connections to Sydney, while the station itself is used as a tourist information centre.<ref>[https://transportnsw.info/regional-north-coast-line North Coast timetable] [[NSW TrainLink]]</ref>

Several bus services serve the area. Murwillumbah Bus Company offers regular services to major parts of the town, as well as Condong and Uki. Parson's Bus Service links passengers with Pottsville, Cabarita Beach, and Stokers Siding. Gosel's Bus Service offers services to Nimbin via Uki. Singh's Bus Service links the town to Chillingham, Tyalgum and Eungella. [[Kinetic Gold Coast]] operate hourly service to [[Tweed Heads]] via [[Terranora]].

Murwillumbah's airfield, Whittle Field (ICAO code YMUR), is named after a noted local World War II Spitfire pilot, the late Bob Whittle.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Boyd|first=Max|date=January 2013|title=Bob Whittle OAM DFM|url=http://www.murwillumbahhistoricalsociety.org.au/timelines/201301%20Final.pdf|journal=Timelines|publisher=Murwillumbah Historical Society|volume=1|issue=3|pages=1–3|access-date=2019-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309233453/http://www.murwillumbahhistoricalsociety.org.au/timelines/201301%20Final.pdf|archive-date=2019-03-09|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pacificvictoryroll.com/page21.htm |title=F/Lt ROBERT JAMES CLARENDON "BOB" WHITTLE DFM |website=Pacific Victory Roll |access-date=15 June 2020 |archive-date=20 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220233621/http://pacificvictoryroll.com/page21.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> There are no scheduled flights, but its 800-metre grass runway supports Murwillumbah Aero Club and business activities including crop-dusting, aircraft restoration, training and scenic charter flights.

==Industry==
[[File:Sugar cane plantation near Murwillumbah, November 1961.jpg|alt=Agricultural field with hills beyond|thumb|Sugar cane plantation near Murwillumbah in November 1961]]
Aside from [[tourism]], the major industry of the area, is [[sugarcane]] growing. The sugar mill at nearby [[Condong]] was served by numerous tramways until 1973 saw the introduction of mechanical cane harvesting.<ref>The Sugar Tramways of Northern New South Wales ''[[Australian Railway History|Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin]]'' issue 464 June 1976 pages 118-132</ref> There is also some [[dairy]] farming in the area. Coffee, bananas and assorted tropical fruit and vegetables are also produced throughout the area. South Murwillumbah is home to [[Stone & Wood Brewing Co.]]'s second brewery, which opened in 2014.

There are alternative lifestyle retreats nearby, including one of the [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] organisation.

==Festivals==
The annual [[Tweed Banana Festival]], the second oldest festival in Australia is staged in the town. In 2005, the festival celebrated its 50th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2005/08/20/apn-banana-festival-under/|title=Banana Festival under way|access-date=20 April 2011|date=20 August 2005|newspaper=Tweed Daily News|publisher=The Tweed Newspaper Company}}</ref>

From 2002 to 2009 an historic motor racing festival was run through the streets of Murwillimbah, featuring a parade through town, a one kilometre [[Hillclimbing|hillclimb]] course, and connected events, attracting thousands of spectators. Modeled on the [[Goodwood Festival of Speed]], [[Speed on Tweed]] was a highlight of the local calendar attracting cars and competitors from all over Australia and from Europe and North America. In September 2009 the event was held in conjunction with [[Rally Australia]] which has scheduled one [[Special stage (rallying)|special stage]] in Murwillumbah.

==Demographics==

{{Historical populations
|type= Australia
|1921|2861
|1933|3895
|1947|4954
|1954|6748
|1961|7151
|1966|7311
|1971|7387
|1976|7294
|1981|7807
|1986|7678
|1991|8003
|1996|7657
|2001|7543
|2006|7952
|2011|8523
|2016|9245
|2021|9812
|source=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] data.<ref name="ABS Census data">{{cite web |title=Statistics by Catalogue Number |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyCatalogue&Action=Expand&Num=2.2 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="ABS Census data recent">{{cite web |title=Search Census data |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/search-by-area |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>
}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Murwillumbah recorded a population of 9,812 people, 52.5% female and 47.5% male. The median age of the Murwillumbah population was 46 years, 8 years above the national median of 38.  81.0% of people living in Murwillumbah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.0%, India 1.1%, Germany 0.4%, and Philippines 0.4%. 87.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Punjabi 0.9%, Spanish 0.4%, French 0.3%, German 0.3% and Hindi 0.2%.<ref name="ABS2021" />

==Climate==
Murwillumbah has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: Cfa) with hot, wet summers and mild, relatively dry winters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.climate-data.org/oceania/australia/new-south-wales/murwillumbah-6730/|title=Murwillumbah climate: Average Temperature, weather by month, Murwillumbah weather averages |website=en.climate-data.org|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Murwillumbah (Bray Park) (28º20'S, 153º23'E, 8 m AMSL) (1972–2024 normals and extremes)
|single line = yes
|metric first = yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high C = 42.9
|Feb record high C = 40.9
|Mar record high C = 36.5
|Apr record high C = 35.4
|May record high C = 31.9
|Jun record high C = 27.8
|Jul record high C = 29.5
|Aug record high C = 35.9
|Sep record high C = 37.4
|Oct record high C = 38.2
|Nov record high C = 39.6
|Dec record high C = 40.8
|Jan high C = 29.6
|Feb high C = 29.0
|Mar high C = 28.2
|Apr high C = 26.2
|May high C = 23.6
|Jun high C = 21.3
|Jul high C = 21.1
|Aug high C = 22.6
|Sep high C = 25.2
|Oct high C = 26.4
|Nov high C = 27.7
|Dec high C = 29.1
|Jan low C = 19.8
|Feb low C = 19.7
|Mar low C = 18.5
|Apr low C = 15.6
|May low C = 12.5
|Jun low C = 9.9
|Jul low C = 8.6
|Aug low C = 8.8
|Sep low C = 11.5
|Oct low C = 14.2
|Nov low C = 16.7
|Dec low C = 18.6
|Jan record low C = 13.2
|Feb record low C = 13.8
|Mar record low C = 11.5
|Apr record low C = 6.6
|May record low C = 2.2
|Jun record low C = -0.3
|Jul record low C = 0.2
|Aug record low C = -1.4
|Sep record low C = 3.2
|Oct record low C = 4.1
|Nov record low C = 6.6
|Dec record low C = 10.6
|Jan rain mm = 212.8
|Feb rain mm = 229.5
|Mar rain mm = 211.7
|Apr rain mm = 149.3
|May rain mm = 126.9
|Jun rain mm = 101.5
|Jul rain mm = 64.0
|Aug rain mm = 51.1
|Sep rain mm = 39.2
|Oct rain mm = 108.2
|Nov rain mm = 118.2
|Dec rain mm = 172.5
|year rain mm = 1581.1
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain days = 12.1
|Feb rain days = 13.0
|Mar rain days = 13.6
|Apr rain days = 10.4
|May rain days = 9.5
|Jun rain days = 7.1
|Jul rain days = 5.9
|Aug rain days = 5.1
|Sep rain days = 5.3
|Oct rain days = 8.1
|Nov rain days = 9.4
|Dec rain days = 10.7
|unit rain days = 1.0 mm
|Jan afthumidity = 62
|Feb afthumidity = 65
|Mar afthumidity = 64
|Apr afthumidity = 63
|May afthumidity = 61
|Jun afthumidity = 59
|Jul afthumidity = 53
|Aug afthumidity = 50
|Sep afthumidity = 51
|Oct afthumidity = 56
|Nov afthumidity = 59
|Dec afthumidity = 60	
|Jan dew point C = 20.2
|Feb dew point C = 20.2
|Mar dew point C = 18.7
|Apr dew point C = 16.4
|May dew point C = 13.6
|Jun dew point C = 11.1
|Jul dew point C = 9.4
|Aug dew point C = 9.7
|Sep dew point C = 12.0
|Oct dew point C = 14.5
|Nov dew point C = 16.8
|Dec dew point C = 18.6
|source 1 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] (1972–2024 normals and extremes)<ref>{{cite web 
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_058158_All.shtml
|title = Murwillumbah (Bray Park) Climate Statistics
|website = [[Bureau of Meteorology]] 
|access-date = June 23, 2024
}}</ref>
}}

==Education==
'''Primary schools'''
*Hare Krishna School
*Mt St Patrick Primary School
*Murwillumbah East Primary School
*Sathya Sai School
*South Murwillumbah's Infants School
*St Joseph's Primary School
*Murwillumbah Primary School
*Tweed Valley Adventist College

'''Secondary schools'''
*Hare Krishna School
* [[Mount Saint Patrick College]]
* [[Murwillumbah High School]]
*Sathya Sai School
*Wollumbin High School
*Tweed Valley Adventist College

==Media==
Radio stations that cover the town are [[ABC North Coast]], [[2NCR|River FM]], [[100.9 ZZZ FM|Triple Z FM]], and [[Radio 97]], a community based station which broadcast from the town.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://radio97.com.au/radio97.com.au| title=Radio 97 Radio}}</ref>

Murwillumbah receives TV channels from [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] and [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] and the regional affiliates of [[Seven Network|Seven]], [[NBN (TV station)|Nine]] and [[NRN|10 Northern NSW]].

Local newspaper is served by ''[[The Northern Star]]''.

== Sport and recreation ==
Murwillumbah has numerous sports clubs including [[Murwillumbah Colts]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murwillumbah Colts JRLFC – The Home of Murwillumbah Colts Junior Rugby League |url=https://colts2484.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=colts2484.com.au}}</ref> and [[Murwillumbah Mustangs]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murwillumbah Leagues Club |url=https://www.murwillumbahleaguesclub.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Murwillumbah Leagues Club |language=en-AU}}</ref> [[Murwillumbah SC]], The Gentlemen of Murwillumbah Rugby Club.

Other sports facilities in the area include Murwillumbah Vulcans Australian Football Club, Murwillumbah Brothers Fishing Club, Murwillumbah Swimming Club, Murwillumbah Cycle Club, Murwillumbah Combat Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murwillumbah Combat Club {{!}} Martial Arts in Murwillumbah |url=https://www.murwillumbahcombatclub.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.murwillumbahcombatclub.com.au |language=en}}</ref> Murwillumbah Cricket Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=HOME {{!}} Murwillumbah Cricket Club |url=https://www.murwillumbahcricket.com/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Murwillumbah Cricket |language=en}}</ref> Murwillumbah Rowing Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Murwillumbah Rowing Club |url=https://www.murwillumbahrowingclub.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.murwillumbahrowingclub.com.au}}</ref> Murwillumbah Hockey Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Hockey Tweed |url=https://www.hockeytweed.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.hockeytweed.com.au}}</ref> Murwillumbah Netball Association,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.murwillumbahnetball.org.au/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=MNA |language=en}}</ref> Murwillumbah Bowling Club, Murwillumbah Pistol Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Site's Name - murwillumbahpistolclub.com.au |url=https://murwillumbahpistolclub.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Blank |language=en}}</ref> Murwillumbah Rifle Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murwillumbah Rifle Club Inc. Stokers Rd, Dunbible, NSW, 2484 Australia |url=https://www.murwillumbahrifleclub.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=mbahrifleclub |language=en}}</ref> Murwillumbah Croquet Club, Tweed River Jockey Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home {{!}} Tweed River Jockey Club {{!}} Tweed's Racecourse {{!}} Tygalgah, NSW |url=https://www.tweedriverjockeyclub.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=TRJC |language=en}}</ref> Tweed Valley Equestrian Group,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tweed Valley Equestrian Group – Community Equestrian Group |url=https://tveg.org.au/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |language=en-AU}}</ref> Tweed River water Ski Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://tweedriverwaterskiclub.com/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Tweed River Water Ski Club |language=en-AU}}</ref> Tweed Valley Triathletes-Triathlon Club,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tweed Valley Triathletes-Triathlon Club In Murwillumbah NSW |url=https://tweedvalleytri.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |language=en-US}}</ref> Murwillumbah Golf Club<ref>{{Cite web |title=Murwillumbah Golf Club - Join & Play Today! |url=https://www.murwillumbahgolfclub.com.au/ |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=Murwillumbah Golf Club |language=en-US}}</ref> and Murwillumbah Tennis Club.<ref>https://play.tennis.com.au/murwillumbahtennisclub</ref>

Tweed Shire Regional Botanic Gardens is also in Murwillumbah.

== In popular culture ==
Murwillumbah was used as the location for the film ''[[Lou (2010 film)|Lou]]'' (2010) starring [[John Hurt]]. The [[ABC (Australian TV channel)|ABC]] television series of the novel ''[[Pastures of the Blue Crane]]'' was also filmed in the Tweed region in 1969.<ref>{{IMDb title|qid=Q129104815|title=Pastures of the Blue Crane}}</ref> In 2018, the town was used as a film location for the Netflix-distributed ''[[Lunatics (TV series)|Lunatics]]'' (2019) starring [[Chris Lilley (comedian)|Chris Lilley]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweeddailynews.com.au/news/could-murbah-be-back-on-screen-in-new-chris-lilley/3388726/ |title=Could Mur'bah be back on screen in new Chris Lilley comedy? |work=Tweed Daily News |date=16 Apr 2018 |first=Aisling |last=Brennan |access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref> The town is close to the filming location of British reality TV show ''[[I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here]]'' and is used as a base for staff and crew working on the show.

== Notable people ==
Notable people from Murwillumbah include:
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* [[Doug Anthony]] (1929–2020), Australian politician
* [[Reginald Arnold]] (1924–2017), Australian cyclist
* [[Richie Arnold]] (born 1990), [[Australia national rugby union team|Australian International]] Rugby Union player
* [[Rory Arnold]] (born 1990), [[Australia national rugby union team|Australian International]] Rugby Union player
* [[Bob Batty]] (1939–2004), Australian rugby league player
* [[Bob Bellear|Robert William 'Bob' Bellear]] (1944–2005), First Aboriginal Australian judge
* [[Mark Brokenshire]] (born 1961), Australian rugby league player
* [[Max Bryant]] (born 1999), Brisbane Heat & Queensland Cricketer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/1088608.html|title=Max Bryant|website=Cricinfo|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401173336/http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/1088608.html|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Glenn Butcher]] (born 1961), Australian actor
* [[Larry Corowa]] (born 1957), Australian international rugby league player
* [[Luke Covell]] (born 1981), former [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] international and [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks|Cronulla]] Rugby League player
* [[John Dowling (rugby league)|John Dowling]] (born 1953), former Rugby League player for the [[St. George Dragons]] and [[Queensland rugby league team|Queensland]]
* [[Nathan Eglington]] (born 1980), Australian field hockey midfielder and striker
* [[Stephanie Gilmore]] (born 1988), Australian surfer with eight world titles
* [[Jack Gosiewski]] (born 1994), Australian rugby league player
* [[Robert Hagan (artist)|Robert Hagan]] (born 1947), Australian artist
* [[John Hargreaves (actor)|John Hargreaves]] (1945–1996), Australian actor
* [[Chris Higgins (Australian public servant)|Chris Higgins]] (1943–1990), senior Australian public servant
* [[Johno Johnson]] (1930–2017), Australian politician
* [[Russ Kelly]] (1909–1943), Australian rugby union player
* [[Anthony Laffranchi]] (born 1980), Australian National Rugby League player
* [[Jenny McAllister]] (born 1973), Australian politician
* [[Jack McVeigh]] (born 1996), Australian basketballer
* [[Tallulah Morton]] (born 1991), Australian model
* [[Barry Muir]] (1937–2022), Australian rugby league player and coach 
* [[Walter Mussing]] (1916–1990), Australian rugby league player
* [[Damien Quinn (rugby league)|Damien Quinn]] (born 1981), former Rugby League player for [[Crusaders Rugby League|Crusaders RL]]
* [[Reece Robson]] (born 1998), Australian rugby league player
* [[Barry Singh]] (born 1965), Australian musician
* [[Ann Symonds]] (1939–2018), Australian politician
* [[Eric Willis]] (1922–1999), Australian politician, 34th [[Premier of New South Wales]]
* [[Max Willis]] (1935–2021), Australian politician
* [[Alan Woods (gambler)|Alan Woods]] (1945–2008), gambler, mathematician and actuary
* [[Dylan Wotherspoon]] (born 1993), Australian International Field Hockey player

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==Gallery==
<gallery widths="220px">
File:AU Mt Warning from Tweed.jpg|View of [[Mount Warning]]
File:Hotel Murwillumbah, Murwillumbah,NSW.tiff|Main Street
File:Abandoned Rail Tracks at Murwillumbah - panoramio (1).jpg|Abandoned train lines
File:Tweed Regional Gallery 02.jpeg|Nearby [[Tweed Regional Gallery]]
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Murwillumbah}}
*{{BoM Aust stats|site_ref=cw_058158|site_name=Murwillumbah (Bray Park)|access-date=13 April 2010}}

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