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A History of Bourke...... 3

A History of Brewarrina...... 5

A History of Cobar ...... 6

A History of Narromine ...... 7

A History of Nyngan...... 9

A History of Tottenham ...... 10

A History of Trangie...... 11

A History of Tullamore...... 12

A History of Wanaaring...... 13

A History of Warren...... 14

Things you need to know ...... 15 Things you need to know ...... 15

All that The Centre of NSW has to Offer ...... 18 Cultural Services...... 18

Communications...... 20

Migrant Support ...... 23

Transport ...... 25

Main Industry of the Region...... 30

Accommodation...... 33

Real Estate...... 36

Childcare ...... 37

Education ...... 38

Higher Education ...... 39

Employment Agencies ...... 40 1 A Better Life THE CENTRE Australia’s OF Wool NSW & Cotton Capital

Attractions/ Things to Do ...... 41

Sporting Clubs/Associations...... 43

Community Groups/Associations ...... 46

Churches/Religious Services...... 49

Financial Institutions ...... 50

Services and Trades ...... 51

Retail Services ...... 55

Cafes/Restaurants ...... 62 Cafes ...... 62 Restaurants ...... 62

Takeaway...... 63

Clubs/Hotels...... 64

The Country Careers Program...... 65

Medical Services ...... 66

Health Service Details ...... 70 History on Nyngan Hospital...... 70

History on Tottenham MPS ...... 77

GWAHS Learning & Development Division...... 83

The Institute of Rural Clinical Services and Teaching (IRCST)84

AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements ...... 85

Created by: Catherine Deverell Country Careers Coordinator May 2008

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A History of Bourke

To most rural Australians, the 'outback' is always 'further out'. There can be no doubt, however, that when you arrive at Bourke, what Henry Lawson called "the Metropolis of the Great Scrubs", and cross the Darling River you are in the REAL outback.

Located 789 km north west of Sydney, Bourke is situated on the Darling River 110 m above sea level. It is, by any measure, a thriving country town with a population around 3500 and a sense of prosperity which is the result of its geographic importance as the centre of a large wool, cotton and citrus area.

Charles Sturt passed through the district in 1828 and accompanied by Hamilton Hume, reached the Darling River (Sturt named the river after Sir Ralph Darling, Governor of NSW at the time) about 30 km north of the present town site and they followed the river downstream for about 100 km.

It wasn't until 1835 that Sir Thomas Mitchell returned to the area and constructed a fort about 13 km south of the town site. Mitchell had bad relations with the local Aborigines and he felt a fort was suitable protection against their attacks. It was named Fort Bourke after the governor of NSW, Sir Richard Bourke (1777-1855). Eventually the district and later the town came to be known by this name.

Fort Bourke was short-lived but it did establish the possibility of settlement in the area and over the next decade pastoralists moved into the area. It was marginal land and few prospered. However the history of the district changed dramatically when, in 1859, Captain W. R. Randall sailed the Gemini up the Darling from South Australia. Suddenly Bourke and Brewarrina and other centres along the river became vital transport nodes. For decades Bourke was the transport centre for the whole of south west Queensland and western NSW. Its port was the only efficient way to transport wool to the coastal markets and at its height in the late 1800s over 40 000 bales of wool were being shipped down the Darling annually. The river transport continued until the last commercial riverboat in 1931.

In 1862 the township was surveyed and the first businesses - 'Bourke Store' and 'Bourke' Hotel - were established. That same year, the town's first court case - a bushranging charge - was conducted in the open air. This was a boom time for the town with large landholdings being taken up by optimistic graziers. The unreliability of the rainfall - it averages 340 mm but is likely to vary from 150 mm one year to 800 mm the next - forced many of the optimists out of the area.

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Generations of Australians have talked about the “back of Bourke” as the edge of the great unknown, but visitors will be surprised to learn that Bourke itself is a fascinating and exciting inland town with a rich historical tradition. In the 1800s, the poet Henry Lawson wrote: “If you know Bourke, you know Australia”, and there’s still some truth to it.

Bourke still retains much of its heritage, with places of historical importance having been well preserved. Whether the Darling is at its lowest ebb or brimming with life, Bourke is a fascinating place to spend some time.

A re-creation of the Old Fort at the site of the original building

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A History of Brewarrina

There are few more charming outback towns in Australia than Brewarrina. With a town population of about 1500 and a further 1500 living on properties around the town it has just the right number of people to give it a sense of purpose and stability without losing the lazy rural character which hasn't changed for decades. The wide main street, the old style pubs, the easy lifestyle, the beautiful parks by the Darling - Barwon River, the local newspaper produced fortnightly by the local Chamber of Commerce and the historic court house and Anglican Church make it much more than just another country town.

No one knows exactly what the word 'Brewarrina' means. There are five versions all of which have some claim to accuracy. The most common is 'clumps of acacias' then there is 'where the gooseberry grows', 'fishing', 'acacia clumps' and, perhaps the most plausible, 'place of gooseberries' coming from 'warrina' meaning 'place of' and 'bre' or 'burie' or 'biree' meaning 'gooseberries'.

The first settlers arrived in the district around 1839-40. The first people to own land where the town now stands were the Lawson brothers who had two holdings - one called 'Walcha' and another called 'Moona'. The first name given to the settlement was 'Walcha Hut' but this later changed to 'Fishery' and finally to 'Brewarrina'. In 1859 a riverboat called Gemini skippered by William Randell reached the town. This opened up the possibility of the town developing as a port and by the early 1860s it was recognised as the head of navigation on the Darling River. The town was formally surveyed and laid out in 1861 and proclaimed on 28 April 1863.

The 1870s were something of a boom time for the town. In 1873 the Mechanics Institute was formed. The following year two hotels, two stores and the Commercial Bank all opened and in 1875 a public school was established. All this development was largely due to Cobb & Co. who had a number of coach services passing through the town. There was a service from Byrock, one from Dubbo via Warren and, in 1874, a direct service from Brewarrina to Enngonia north of Bourke. The number of people moving through the town at this time would have been considerable and would have given rise to the increase in stores and hotels.

For thousands of years, the area was a meeting place for many Aboriginal language groups. Stone fisheries were built on the bed of the Darling River (just downstream from the present-day weir) to catch fish for the people coming to the vast gatherings. Estimates have suggested that the fisheries are up to 40,000 years old. Today, fishing and other water sports flourish in the area. The Narran Lakes Nature Reserve, 50 km north-east of Brewarrina, covers about 50,000 hectares.

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A History of Cobar

Cobar is a major centre between Dubbo and Broken Hill. Cobar is one of those deceptive country towns which can be driven through by those unaware of its charms and can be a fascinating experience for those who pause to see the superb museum, the old mines, and the gracious homes and public buildings which are hidden in the streets which run off the main street.

Cobar was the site where the Aboriginals used to gather the red ochre, which they called gubar, to make paint for their corroborees. The colour was due to the copper in the soil.

Cobar is one of the few towns in Australia where there is a contemporary Aboriginal explanation for the origin of the town. It is said by the local Aborigines that 'gubar', the Aboriginal word for red ochre, was simply corrupted to the Anglicised 'Cobar'.

Pastoralists moved into the area in the mid-1860s and it was in 1870 that copper was discovered and the town of Cobar sprung up. By 1871 the townsite had been surveyed and by 1876 the main mines had amalgamated to form the Great Cobar Copper Mining Company. The mines continued to operate until 1920. The scale of the mining operation can be seen from the Museum where the substantial lake in front of the museum was once the open cut for the mine.

At its peak Cobar and the surrounding villages and camp sites had a population of over 10 000 people. It was so prosperous that it even had its own stock exchange.

Cobar's population dropped to a little over 1000 during the 1930s and rose again to stabilise at around 3500 through the 1970s and early 1980s. However the opening of a silver-lead-zinc mine in the early 1980s gave the town a boost so that now the population is about 7000.

The CSA Mine (the letters stand for Cornish, Scottish and Australian) is now New South Wales' largest producer of copper and zinc.

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A History of Narromine Narromine was named after a Wiradjuri word said to mean, 'place of many lizards' or 'place of honey'. The latter may be a reference to the fact that the local Aborigines tracked native bees to their nests by catching them, sticking a portion of down to their backs and releasing them. Thomas Mitchell marvelled both at their ingenuity in this respect and at the seemingly endless supplies of honey available. These bees apparently had no sting and were rendered extinct either by competition or interbreeding with introduced species.

Narromine promotes itself as the 'Town of Champions' due to the fact that a number of well-known sportspersons were born here, including sprinter Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, cricketer Glenn McGrath and footballer David Gillespie. The Narromine silo, owned by the New South Wales Grain Corporation, dominates the town. Wheat, citrus, fruit, vegetables, fat lambs, wool and especially cotton are the economic focus of the shire.

The area was occupied by tribes of the Wiradjuri people prior to white settlement. John Oxley passed through the district in 1818 during his exploration of the Macquarie River. Squatters entered the area in the 1830s and settled along the river. 'Narramine' station was taken up in 1835. For many years it was held by William Charles Wentworth, who was one of the first party of Europeans to cross the Blue Mountains in 1813.

Although a government reserve had been made in 1849 but there was little in the way of a settlement until the railway arrived in 1882. At that time, William O'Neil was the owner of 'Narramine' and he had established a hotel at the junction of the road to Trangie (now the Mitchell Highway) and the road to Warren.

The township developed around the railway on land resumed from O'Neil. It was laid out and gazetted in 1883. The streets were named after early pastoral holdings in the area. A pump station and pump attendant's house were built near the hotel to supply water to the trains at what was the last natural watering place before Bourke.

The first school opened in 1883. Narramine (sic) was declared a village in 1885. In 1890 a police station was built and O'Neil established a store near the railway. It closed in 1996 and has been converted into the present Bi-Lo supermarket.

The first newspaper was established in 1896 and the spelling of the town was changed from 'Narramine' to 'Narromine' owing to a misspelling by the paper's editor. The first bridge over the river was built in 1897. The following year the town was declared a municipality and a courthouse and lock-up were built adjoining the police station.

Wheat-growing and mixed farming developed as the larger properties were subdivided for closer settlement. Despite initial scepticism, the establishment of a citrus orchard in 1913 signified the start of another major local industry.

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The Narromine aerodrome, constructed after World War I, is home to the oldest country aero club in the Australia. Over 2000 pilots lived and trained in Narromine during World War II. Visitors have included Charles Kingsford Smith, Charles Ulm, Chuck Yeager and Nancy Bird Walton. It was used as a training station for pilots in World War II.

Narromine was the subject of Banjo Paterson's humorous poem 'The City of the Dreadful Thirst' which evokes the townsfolk's incurable sense of thirst which no amount of drinking will cure.

Narromine is currently home to the annual National Ultra-Light Fly-In Festival (NATFLY) which takes place every Easter weekend. Other annual events include the National Gliding Championships in January, the Easter Fishing Competition, the Tomingley Picnic Races in April, the Mungery Muster B&S Ball in August, the Narromine Agricultural Show and the Mungery Picnic Races in September, the Chute Out Bullride in November and the NSW Gliding Championship in December.

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A History of NynganNynganNyngan

Nyngan is a country town situated by the Bogan River on the eastern edge of the Great Outback. It is located on the Mitchell Highway between Narromine and Bourke, 583 km north-west of Sydney. Wool, wheat and cattle are the primary local produce in what is a very productive pastoral and agricultural shire.

The district was originally inhabited by the Ngiyambaa Aborigines. Thomas Mitchell explored the Bogan River in 1835, camping on the future townsite. He recorded the local Aboriginal word 'nyingan', said to mean 'long pond of water', though other meanings have been put forward. Squatters had settled in Mitchell's wake before he had even begun the return journey.

Nyngan was gazetted as a reserve for water in 1865 but a townsite was not reserved until 1880. It was surveyed in 1882 when the Dubbo-Bourke railway was under construction. The track arrived in Nyngan the following year.

By this time the initial emphasis on cattle had been balanced by the grazing of merino sheep for their wool. Wheat-growing also began in the 1880s although unreliable rainfall has always been a problem, as the Bogan only flows after rain. The town received a secure water supply in 1942 when water was relayed along a 62-km canal from the Macquarie River.

Nyngan became a municipality in 1891. A meatworks developed on the outskirts of town in the 1890s for the boiling down of sheep and an experimental farm was established in 1910 to further wheat cultivation.

Nyngan, little known in the east, entered the national psyche in 1990 when it was deluged with the worst floods of the century. The townspeople laid 260 000 sandbags on top of the established levee but the waters inundated the entire town, causing $50 million worth of damage and necessitating the airlift by helicopter of 2000 citizens, virtually the entire population. A national relief fund was established to help the town recover.

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A History of Tottenham

Tottenham has a population of 320 and a district of approximately 1000. The village of Tottenham was established as a result of the discovery of copper in the early 1900's. The town now depends on a large diverse Agricultural Industry for its economic sustainability.

Tottenham is the closest village to the geographical centre of NSW. The centre of NSW Cairn, which was constructed using SLAG from old Mount Royal and the Bogan River Copper Mines, is located 42kms West of town.

This small rural community enjoys a very relaxed lifestyle. There is a very strong civic pride which has been rewarded with many Tidy Towns Award successes including Category A "Overall Winner" in 2002, 2004 and 2007.

The town is very proud of its appearance with beautiful streets and gardens. The public and sporting facilities are also a feature. The racecourse is recognised as an outstanding venue with beautiful lawns and gardens and immaculate buildings. The local swimming pool, preschool, memorial park, tennis courts, bowling club, and golf club are all outstanding facilities.

For Bird Watchers the bird life around Tottenham is prolific. Over 160 species of birds have been recorded including Red Winged Parrot, Painted Honeyeater, and Black Falcon. The many small State Forest areas around the town have great natural habitat for enjoying this activity.

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A History of Trangie

Trangie is small country service centre of 1100 people, situated 6 hours from Sydney and 50 minutes from Dubbo. It is located on the main western railway line and on the Mitchell Highway, between Narromine (35 km south-east) and Nyngan (90 km north-west).

The townscape is dominated by the Trangie silo - a testimony to the importance of wheat to the Narromine Shire. There are weekly cattle sales and vast cotton fields outside the town. Sheep, wool and sorghum are also important to the shire's economy.

The area is thought to have been occupied by the Wongaibon Aborigines prior to white settlement. 'Trangie' is an indigenous word said to mean 'quick'.

The town later developed on 'Weemaabah' station, established, presumably, in the 1830s. It was used for the grazing of cattle and, later, for sheep-grazing and horse-breeding.

The Cobb & Co. coach service from Dubbo to Bourke passed through the property and stopped at the Swinging Gate Hotel, up-river. However, a township did not develop until the railway arrived in 1882, en route from Dubbo to Nevertire. Local wool producers benefited greatly from the improved transportation.

In 1909 an experimental farm was established to develop wheat-growing and the breeding of merino sheep. An Angus beef cattle stud was established in 1929. The Saleyards were built in the 1940s and the first wheat silo was erected in 1962. Local agriculture expanded when Burrendong Dam was completed in 1967.

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A History of Tullamore

Tullamore is nestled in an area northwest of Parkes, south west of Dubbo and north east of Condobolin. The area was first settled as Bullock Creek in 1870 and was later called Gobondery. In 1895 Jim Tully, (originally from the Tullamore area in Ireland) built a hotel and named it "Tullie's Exchange Hotel". The Kerley family (who also came from a small community just outside of Tullamore in Ireland) settled on a nearby property called Tullamore Station and it is believed that the Town obtained its name from the nearby property. Tullamore has strong Irish links with a large number of settlers moving into the area in the 1900's. Today, the community retains these links with around 70-80% of the community having family connections with Ireland.

Tullamore and its community lies with equal portions in the Parkes and Lachlan shires, with the town itself on the boundary of Parkes shire. The community population is approximately 680. The town has all the essential services, such as a central school, doctor, and Multi Purpose Health Service.

Agriculture is the main industry for the Tullamore area. In the past the mining of gold and its associated minerals took place in the nearby Fifield area. Magnesite was later mined for many years. In recent times nickel deposits have been found, and may become viable to mine in the future.

The ancestors of the Wiradjuri people occupied the area prior to European settlement. There are many signs of their lifestyle in the area and some of these are within the care of local Wiradjuri groups.

Tullamore area has a substantial area of native vegetation with all the associated native animals, kangaroos, wallabies, emus, echidnas, goannas and snakes. There are also many bird species in the area.

There is a strong community spirit in Tullamore and the town has been remarkably successful in recent years, winning several regional and state awards.

• Inland NSW Tourism Awards for an Event (2006) - Finalist • Regional Community & Business Awards - Community of the year for a community under 15000 (2006) – in the Final Three • Keep Australia Beautiful Awards - Highly Commended • Bush Spirit Award – Town under 300 (2006) • Tidy Town - Town under 300 (2006) • 2006 Tullamore Irish Festival – a tourism NSW Flagship Event

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A History of Wanaaring

On the banks on the Paroo River, 240 kilometres to the east of Tibooburra, and 195 kilometres north west of the Darling River township of Bourke, is the village of Wanaaring.

Established in the 1880's, the town provided services to the large sheep properties of the time. Once, wool scouring, or wool washing, was carried out on the banks of the river. Long gone, reminders of those times can be found amongst the memorabilia on the river banks.

Today, the township today provides services to the outlying station properties, and to the travelers passing this way, to or from the Corner Country.

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A History of WarrenWarrenWarren

Warren is dominated by sheep and cotton. Merino sheep have long been bred locally and there is an Auscott Cotton Gin just out of town. Other local produce includes wheat, oats, sorghum and maize.

Before European settlement the area is said to have been occupied by the Ngiyambaa Aborigines. Explorer John Oxley camped on the present townsite during his investigation of the Macquarie River in 1818. He noted an abundance of kangaroos and emus. Charles Sturt carried out further exploration in 1828-29. Cattle were grazing hereabouts by the late 1830s.

Warren station was established in 1845 by Thomas Readford and William Lawson, the son of explorer William Lawson who was a member of the first European party to breach the Blue Mountains in 1813. Some say the name derives from a local Aboriginal word, meaning 'strong' or 'substantial'. Another theory is that it represents the adoption of a contemporary English term, 'warren', meaning a game park - perhaps a reference to the picturesque riverside setting where the station hut was built (on what is now Macquarie Park) and to the large numbers of wildlife in the area.

A small police station was built near the hut to protect the new settlers from Aborigines but, there being no disturbance, they soon moved on. The hut was located by the site of a river-crossing on the main route from Dubbo. Stockmen camped here in the bend by the river, adjacent the Warren Hole (a natural and permanent waterhole), before crossing over on the gravel bar when the water was sufficiently low. A few stayed on and a site for a township was consequently surveyed in 1860 with land sales proceeding in 1861. By that time sheep were replacing cattle in the district and some notable merino studs, such as Haddon Rig (now a farmstay), were established. Although the soil was fertile the scorching heat rendered agriculture problematic.

A post office opened in 1861, a bootmaker's shop, made of bark, in 1863, a store in 1866, a school in 1867, an Anglican Church in 1873, the first courthouse in 1874 and the first bridge in 1875. However, closer settlement did not really develop until the late 1880s. Warren was incorporated as a municipality in 1895 and the Warren Weir was established in 1896. The town benefited greatly with the arrival of the railway in 1898, making it the railhead for an enormous area. In general terms, its prosperity rose and fell with the price of wool. In the 1920s the town developed quite substantially. In the Great Depression the economy shrank, expanding again in the postwar years.

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Things you need to know (Facts and Figures)

Bourke The Climate of Bourke ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 34 degrees to 3 - 16 degrees in the winter months.

Bourke is 776 kilometres or 9.46 hours from Sydney,

Other major towns near Bourke includes Dubbo, which is 370164.76 kilometres or 4.5 hours and also Orange which is 515 kilometres or 6.5 hours.

The Population of Bourke consists of 2250 people.

Brewarrina The Climate of Brewarrina ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 3436 degrees to 4 - 18 degrees in the winter months.

Brewarrina is 782 kilometres or 10 hours from Sydney,

Another major town near Brewarrina includes Dubbo, which is 374164.76 kilometres or 4.5 hours.

The Population of Brewarrina consists of 1500 people.

Cobar The Climate of Cobar ranges from a summer climate of 20 - 33 degrees to 3 - 16- 15 degrees in the winter months.

Cobar is 702 kilometres or 9 hours from Sydney,

Anopther major town near Cobar includes Dubbo, which is 300 kilometres or 3.5 hours.

The Population of Cobar consists of 7000 people.

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Narromine The Climate of the Narromine region ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 34 degrees to 3 - 16 degrees in the winter months.

Narromine is only 458 kilometres or 5 hours from Sydney,

Other major towns near Narromine include Dubbo, which is 40164.76 kilometres or 30 minutes and also Orange which is 180 kilometres or 2.5 hours. So you are never isolated when you live in Narromine.

The Population of Narromine consists of 2250 people.

Nyngan The Climate of Nyngan ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 34 degrees to 3 - 16 degrees in the winter months.

Nyngan is only 2 hours from Dubbo.

The Population of Nyngan consists of 2250 people.

Tottenham The Climate of Tottenham ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 34 degrees to 3 - 16 degrees in the winter months.

Tottenham is only 2 hours from Dubbo.

The Population of Tottenham consists of 340 people.

Trangie The Climate of the Trangie ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 34 degrees to 3 - 16 degrees in the winter months.

Trangie is only 480 kilometres or 6.5 hours from Sydney,

Other major towns near Trangie include Dubbo, which is 73 kilometres or 1 hour.

The Population of Trangie consists of 1000 people.

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Tullamore The Climate of the Tullamore region ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 34 degrees to 3 - 16 degrees in the winter months.

Tullamore is only 458 kilometres or 5 hours from Sydney,

Other major towns near Tullamore include Dubbo, which is 130 kilometres or 1 ¾ hours and also Orange which is 200 kilometres or 2.5 hours. So you are never isolated when you live in Tullamore.

The Population of Tullamore consists of 700 people.

Wanaaring The Climate of the Wanaaring region ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 34 degrees to 3 - 16 degrees in the winter months.

Other major towns near Wanaaring include Dubbo, which is 675 kilometres or 9 hours.

The Population of Wanaaring consists of 96 people.

Warren The Climate of Warren ranges from a summer climate of 19 - 34 degrees to 3 - 16 degrees in the winter months.

Warren is only 545 kilometres or 6.5 hours from Sydney,

Other major towns near Warren include Dubbo, which is 164.76 kilometres or 2.0 hours. So you are never isolated when you live in Warren.

The Population of Warren consists of 2250 people.

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All that The Centre of NSW has to Offer

Cultural Services

The six million dollar Back O' Bourke Exhibition Centre is a world-class facility, nestled in a spectacular natural setting among the Red River Gums on the banks of the Darling River.

The facilities purpose is to provide visitors with an accessible and exciting opportunity to explore the history & culture of this most significant area of Australia's historical, economic and artistic heritage. The facility features unique architectural design. Innovative displays using the latest animation and audio-visual effects are sure to dazzle and delight people of all ages

The centre is a window onto the story of the Darling River and its surrounds over a 500 year period, taking the visitor on an amazing journey from the mythical dreamtime to a projected period 100 years in the future.

Visitors will be able to walk through and experience the colourful history of the area and learn about most of the significant aspects of its development including the paddleboats & shipping trade, early pastoralists, aboriginal history & legends, the 'bush poets', the unionists, early settlers, Afghan cameleers and The Cobb & Co. coach line. Finally, the display moves into the future and addresses the major issues of sustainability, the environment, the future of agriculture and social structures involved in our ongoing outback occupation.

Contact details Back O'Bourke Exhibition Centre 02 6872 1321 (ph)

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The Western Plains Cultural Centre (WPCC) is situated in Dubbo which is only 20 minutes from Narromine, and incorporates Dubbo Regional Gallery, Dubbo Regional Museum and Community Arts Centre. Dubbo City Council’s $8.2 million Centre aims to provide a broad range of experiences in the Visual Arts, Heritage and Social History.

WPCC hosts lectures with artists, curators and scholars, lunchtime talks and video screenings, official opening events, workshops, outreach programs, performances and education services. Guided tours can be arranged with an Education Officer or Guide. The popular School Holiday Workshop program offers children the opportunity to engage with the visual arts and history in practice with qualified tutors.

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Communications

Bourke/Wanaaring Telecommunication services throughout the Shire have much improved in the last few years. Bourke has a internet service provider, offering quality service at a local call rate, and many business and households have taken advantage of internet and email facilities. Community access to the Internet will facilitate new economic opportunities based on the expanding telecommunications industry. Bourke now has access to Pay TV through Austar at normal rates.

The local paper for the Bourke region is the Western Herald.

3G mobile phone networks work in Bourke. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows. You can check with both Telstra and Optus, as both cover the Bourke area, although please be aware that digital phones only operate within a 20-k radius of town.

Bourke television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten and SBS.

Wireless Broadband internet service is available in Bourke. There appears to be only two providers servicing the Bourke area, Telstra and Optus. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

Bourke's own community radio station, 2WEB is on 585 AM 2 CUZ FM Radio station is on 106.5 FM

Brewarrina The local paper for the Brewarrina region is the Brewarrina News published by Fairfax Limited.

Both Digital and 3G mobile phone networks work in the Brewarrina region, with the 3G network being the most reliable, particularly if you need to travel further west. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows.

The Brewarrina region television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten (Southern Cross) and SBS. Pay TV is also available in the area.

Broadband and Dial up internet services are available in Brewarrina. There are many providers servicing the Brewarrina area. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

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Cobar The local paper for the Cobar region is the Cobar Weekly published by Fairfax Limited.

Both Digital and 3G mobile phone networks work in the Cobar region, with the 3G network being the most reliable, particularly if you need to travel further west. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows.

The Cobar region television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten (Southern Cross) and SBS. Pay TV is also available in the area.

Broadband and Dial up internet services are available in Cobar. There are many providers servicing the Cobar area. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

Narromine The local paper for the Narromine region is the Narromine News published by Fairfax Limited.

Both Digital and 3G mobile phone networks work in the Narromine region, with the 3G network being the most reliable, particularly if you need to travel further west. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows.

The Narromine region television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten (Southern Cross) and SBS. Pay TV is also available in the area.

Broadband and Dial up internet services are available in Narromine. There are many providers servicing the Narromine area. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

Nyngan The local paper for the Nyngan region is the Nyngan Observer.

3G mobile phone networks work in Nyngan. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows. Nyngan is currently serviced by Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Virgin.

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Nyngan television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten (Southern Cross) and SBS. Pay TV is also available in the area.

Broadband and Dial up internet services are available in Nyngan. There are many providers servicing the Nyngan area. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

Tottenham 3G mobile phone networks work in Tottenham. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows. Tottenham is currently serviced by Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Virgin.

Tottenham television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten (Southern Cross) and SBS. Pay TV is also available in the area.

Broadband and Dial up internet services are available in Tottenham. There are many providers servicing the Tottenham area. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

Trangie The local paper for the Trangie region is the Trangie Advocate.

3G mobile phone networks work in Trangie. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows. Trangie is currently serviced by Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Virgin.

Trangie television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten (Southern Cross) and SBS. Pay TV is also available in the area.

Broadband and Dial up internet services are available in Trangie. There are many providers servicing the Tottenham area. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

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Tullamore The local paper for the Tullamore region is the Parkes Champion Post as well as the Tullamore Buzz and the Tullamore Tales.

3G mobile phone networks work in Tullamore. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows. Tullamore is currently serviced by Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Virgin.

Tullamore television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten (Southern Cross) and SBS. Pay TV is also available in the area.

Broadband and Dial up internet services are available in Tullamore. There are many providers servicing the Tullamore area. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

Warren The local paper for the Warren region is the Warren Advocate.

3G mobile phone networks work in Warren. For some reason, Telstra’s Next G network seems to have better cover than other providers the further west you head. This may change as the network grows. Warren is currently serviced by Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and Virgin.

Warren television services offer 5 channels, including the ABC, Seven (Prime), Nine (WIN), Ten (Southern Cross) and SBS. Pay TV is also available in the area.

Broadband and Dial up internet services are available in Warren. There are many providers servicing the Warren area. You can check on the internet for the provider that most suits your needs.

Migrant Support

Support for employees from a non-Australian background is available through the Regional Migrant Support Services. Nyngan is serviced by Dubbo and the contact person is Gwen Young, who can be contacted on (02) 6882 2100.

The services provided by Migrant support include a mentoring program to put you in touch with other people in the community from the same background; provides information and help for visa applications; help finding employment,

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education and training; as well as putting you in touch with multicultural groups in the area.

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Transport

Bourke/Wanaaring The Bourke airport has 1 flight per day to Dubbo and then on to Sydney by Airlink Airlines with connections to domestic and international flights. The flight is around 1 hour and 45 minutes in length to Dubbo.

Countrylink train service leaves Sydney at 7.10am each morning for Bourke, arriving at Dubbo at 1.40pm and then continues on to Bourke via Frasers Coaches, arriving at 6.25pm. The return trip from Bourke to Sydney, leaves Bourke at 9.15am and arrives in Dubbo at 1.39pm to join the train which arrives in Sydney at 8.48pm.

There is a Taxi service operating in Bourke, they can be contacted on 131 008

Brewarrina Countrylink train service leaves Sydney at 7.10am each morning for Bourke, arriving at Dubbo at 1.40pm and then continues on to Bourke via Frasers Coaches, arriving at 6.25pm. The return trip from Bourke to Sydney, leaves Bourke at 9.15am and arrives in Dubbo at 1.39pm to join the train which arrives in Sydney at 8.48pm.

Air travel is available from Bourke Airport.

Cobar Cobar has the choice of two airports. You can drive to the Bourke airport, which has 1 flight per day to Dubbo and then on to Sydney by Airlink Airlines with connections to domestic and international flights. The flight is around 1 hour and 45 minutes in length to Dubbo.

Or you can drive to Dubbo and catch a flight to Sydney directly from there. The Dubbo City Airport is situated 5 kilometres North West of Dubbo and is serviced by Regional Express, Eastern Australian Airlines and Air Link (Member of the Rex Group) providing regional passenger transport services between Dubbo and western New South Wales to Sydney, transporting 177,031 passengers in 2006/2007.Dubbo City Airport is one of the leading regional airports in Australia with 247 Regular Public Transport (RPT) flights per week operating to and from the Airport as well as charter flights, General Aviation flight training and airfreight operations. The Terminal Building has recently undergone a $3.8M redevelopment.

Countrylink train service leaves Sydney at 7.10am each morning for Bourke, arriving at Dubbo at 1.40pm and then departs for Cobar at 2.15pm via Frasers Coaches, arriving at 5.45pm. The return trip from Cobar to Sydney,

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leaves Cobar at 9.25am and arrives in Dubbo at 1.39pm to join the train which arrives in Sydney at 8.48pm.

There is a Taxi service operating in Cobar, they can be contacted on 6836 2173.

Narromine Close to Narromine is the Dubbo City Airport, which is situated 5 kilometres North West of Dubbo and is serviced by Regional Express, Eastern Australian Airlines and Air Link (Member of the Rex Group) providing regional passenger transport services between Dubbo and western New South Wales to Sydney, transporting 177,031 passengers in 2006/2007.

Dubbo City Airport is one of the leading regional airports in Australia with 247 Regular Public Transport (RPT) flights per week operating to and from the Airport as well as charter flights, General Aviation flight training and airfreight operations. The Terminal Building has recently undergone a $3.8M redevelopment.

Countrylink train service leaves Sydney at 7.10am each morning for Dubbo, arriving at 1.40pm. The train then turns around and heads back to Sydney, arriving at Central station at 8.48pm. Frasers Coaches connects up with this service and a bus is available to take passengers from Dubbo to Narromine, departing at 2.12pm each day. Frasers also link up to the Countrylink Train, with a coach departing Narromine at 12.55pm and arriving in Dubbo at 1.30pm. This same coach departs Trangie at 12.30pm.

Greyhound Australia has daily coaches connecting Dubbo and Sydney, as well as many other destinations. They can be contacted via e-mail at www.greyhound.com.au or via telephone on 13 14 99.

Narromine Taxis operates a service in Narromine. They can be contacted on 6889 4999.

Nyngan Two hours from Nyngan is the Dubbo City Airport, which is situated 5 kilometres North West of Dubbo and is serviced by Regional Express, Eastern Australian Airlines and Air Link (Member of the Rex Group) providing regional passenger transport services between Dubbo and western New South Wales to Sydney, transporting 177,031 passengers in 2006/2007.

Dubbo City Airport is one of the leading regional airports in Australia with 247 Regular Public Transport (RPT) flights per week operating to and from the Airport as well as charter flights, General Aviation flight training and airfreight operations. The Terminal Building has recently undergone a $3.8M redevelopment.

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Countrylink train service leaves Sydney at 7.10am each morning for Dubbo, arriving at 1.40pm. The train then turns around and heads back to Sydney, arriving at Central station at 8.48pm. Frasers Coaches connects up with this service and a bus is available to take passengers from Dubbo to Nyngan, arriving in Nyngan at 4.15pm each day. Frasers also link up to the Countrylink Train bound for Sydney, with a coach departing Nyngan at 11.25am and arriving in Dubbo at 1.30pm.

Greyhound Australia has daily coaches connecting Dubbo and Sydney, as well as many other destinations. They can be contacted via e-mail at www.greyhound.com.au or via telephone on 13 14 99.

Tottenham Close to Tottenham is the Dubbo City Airport, which is situated 5 kilometres North West of Dubbo and is serviced by Regional Express, Eastern Australian Airlines and Air Link (Member of the Rex Group) providing regional passenger transport services between Dubbo and western New South Wales to Sydney, transporting 177,031 passengers in 2006/2007.

Dubbo City Airport is one of the leading regional airports in Australia with 247 Regular Public Transport (RPT) flights per week operating to and from the Airport as well as charter flights, General Aviation flight training and airfreight operations. The Terminal Building has recently undergone a $3.8M redevelopment.

Countrylink train service leaves Sydney at 7.10am each morning for Dubbo, arriving at 1.40pm. The train then turns around and heads back to Sydney, arriving at Central station at 8.48pm. Frasers Coaches connects up with this service and a bus is available to take passengers from Dubbo to Narromine, departing at 2.12pm each day. Frasers also link up to the Countrylink Train, with a coach departing Narromine at 12.55pm and arriving in Dubbo at 1.30pm. This same coach departs Trangie at 12.30pm.

Greyhound Australia has daily coaches connecting Dubbo and Sydney, as well as many other destinations. They can be contacted via e-mail at www.greyhound.com.au or via telephone on 13 14 99.

Trangie Close to Trangie is the Dubbo City Airport, which is situated 5 kilometres North West of Dubbo and is serviced by Regional Express, Eastern Australian Airlines and Air Link (Member of the Rex Group) providing regional passenger transport services between Dubbo and western New South Wales to Sydney, transporting 177,031 passengers in 2006/2007.

Dubbo City Airport is one of the leading regional airports in Australia with 247 Regular Public Transport (RPT) flights per week operating to and from the Airport as well as charter flights, General Aviation flight training and airfreight

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operations. The Terminal Building has recently undergone a $3.8M redevelopment.

Countrylink train service leaves Sydney at 7.10am each morning for Dubbo, arriving at 1.40pm. The train then turns around and heads back to Sydney, arriving at Central station at 8.48pm. Frasers Coaches connects up with this service and a bus is available to take passengers from Dubbo to Narromine, departing at 2.12pm each day. Frasers also link up to the Countrylink Train, with a coach departing Narromine at 12.55pm and arriving in Dubbo at 1.30pm. This same coach departs Trangie at 12.30pm.

Greyhound Australia has daily coaches connecting Dubbo and Sydney, as well as many other destinations. They can be contacted via e-mail at www.greyhound.com.au or via telephone on 13 14 99.

Tullamore Tullamore is close to the Parkes airport which has three flights per day to Sydney by Regional Express Airlines (REX), with connections to domestic and international flights. The flight is around 60 minutes in length.

The Countrylink train service, the Outback Explorer leaves Sydney at 6.20am each Monday morning and stops in Parkes at 12.55pm and then continues on to Broken Hill. The Outback Explorer returns the next day to Sydney and stops in Parkes at 2.43pm, arriving in Sydney at 7.48pm.

Both Frasers Coaches and Selwoods Coaches have daily coaches connecting Parkes to Dubbo, Orange and Lithgow. Frasers have a bus that leaves Parkes at 4.55pm, travelling through Peak Hill to Dubbo, arriving at 6.25pm each day except Sundays. The same bus returns to Parkes each day (except Saturday) leaving Dubbo at 8.10am and arriving in Parkes at 9.40am.

Selwoods have a bus that leaves Parkes at 1.40pm each day and arrives in Orange at 3.47pm. This bus returns to Parkes each day, leaving Orange at 12.05pm and arriving back in Parkes at 2.12pm.

Selwoods also has a bus that travels from Parkes to Lithgow each day (except Sundays), leaving Parkes at 6.45am and arriving in Lithgow at 11.05am. the return bus leaves Lithgow at 5.15pm, arriving back in Parkes at 9.30pm.

Selwoods can be contacted via e-mail at [email protected] or via telephone on 02 6362 7963.

Fraser Coaches can be contacted on 6884 3101.

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Warren Close to Warren is the Dubbo City Airport, which is situated 5 kilometres North West of Dubbo and is serviced by Regional Express, Eastern Australian Airlines and Air Link (Member of the Rex Group) providing regional passenger transport services between Dubbo and western New South Wales to Sydney, transporting 177,031 passengers in 2006/2007.

Dubbo City Airport is one of the leading regional airports in Australia with 247 Regular Public Transport (RPT) flights per week operating to and from the Airport as well as charter flights, General Aviation flight training and airfreight operations. The Terminal Building has recently undergone a $3.8M redevelopment.

Countrylink train service leaves Sydney at 7.10am each morning for Dubbo, arriving at 1.40pm. The train then turns around and heads back to Sydney, arriving at Central station at 8.48pm. Frasers Coaches connects up with this service and a bus is available to take passengers from Dubbo to Warren, each day.

Greyhound Australia has daily coaches connecting Dubbo and Sydney, as well as many other destinations. They can be contacted via e-mail at www.greyhound.com.au or via telephone on 13 14 99.

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Main Industry of the Region

Bourke/Wanaaring Bourke Shire is located in north western NSW and covers an area of over 40,000 km+. The township of Bourke sits at the junction of three highways, the Kidman Way, Mitchell Highway and Kamilaroi Highway.

The Shire's main industries include cotton, soft fruit, citrus, cattle production, irrigated wheat, wild goat and kangaroo harvesting, and of course the wool industry, part of the Bourke area since the 1860s.

Traditionally a wool growing area, Bourke was once the biggest wool railhead in the world. Today, while wool is still grown, cotton has taken over as the major industry. There are two cotton gins in Bourke which feature the latest technology in ginning processes. The cotton industry is a main source of direct "on farm" employment and indirect employment through businesses established to service the industry. The industry continues to expand.

Bourke also boasts a thriving horticultural industry, which produces an abundance of grapes, citrus, plums, apricots and melon as well as a variety of vegetable crops. Opportunities to establish new enterprises based on this growing industry are being explored. Value adding industries are particularly being sought and would stimulate local growth in this area.

Alternative native crops such as peanuts, jojoba and the unique Napunya honey are also produced in the area. Such industry diversification and further development will necessitate new and improved freight handling facilities, transport services as well as marketing and production expertise.

Like many small towns the population has remained more or less the same for a number of years. Employment is predominantly in the rural sector although employment in tourism, retail and associated industries continues to grow.

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Brewarrina The agricultural sector of the Brewarrina community is a strong and established sector of the community. Brewarrina is a major producer of wool and livestock within the state. Brewarrina is constantly developing and expanding its agricultural industry with cotton and wheat becoming integral industries within the region.

Cobar Mining has long been the lifeblood of Cobar, and the wealth that followed its discovery influenced the many fine buildings still in existence. Among the many reminders of its past glory is the Great Cobar Open Cut, originally an open-cut 150-m deep mine but now a local swimming hole. Cobar’s large number of mining attractions is a testimony to the township’s extensive mining history. Mining is the main industry in Cobar with three major mines in operation, producing gold, copper silver and zinc.

Cobar Shire is in a semi arid region, which also supports sheep and cattle grazing.

Narromine/Tottenham/Trangie With its rich, fertile soil wheat, citrus, fruit, vegetables, fat lambs, wool and especially cotton are the economic focus of the shire. Orchards and flower farms are also in abundance in the district, making agriculture the main industry for the region.

With some of the best thermals in the world, Narromine is a well regarded aviation destination, making it a strong industry in the town. The town is rich in aviation history, claiming the country’s oldest regional aero club. Narromine is currently home to the annual National Ultra-Light Fly-In Festival (NATFLY) which takes place every Easter weekend. Other annual events include the National Gliding Championships in January and the NSW Gliding Championship in December.

Nyngan/Tullamore Nyngan is the administrative centre of the Bogan Shire, one of the states wealthiest pastoral districts, with wool, wheat and cattle as its primary produce. The Bogan River is the Shire’s main watercourse and this along with the many creeks provides abundant water for both irrigation and stock and domestic supplies.

The Shire has an abundance of productive agricultural land for sheep and cattle production and large scale cropping enterprises.

Nyngan’s farmers are highly competitive on local and international, markets and the large quantity of agricultural produce is conducive to the development of value adding industries and marketing ventures.

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The comparatively low cost of land, buildings, rates, rent, labour and the close proximity to an extensive range of raw materials makes the Shire attractive to many manufacturing industries. Existing manufacturing industries include: welding, engineering, concreting, saw milling, and the servicing of agriculture and mining machinery. Whilst employment in Nyngan remains heavily dependant on agriculture other major sectors are mining, community services, retail, financial and business services, public administration and communication.

Warren The Macquarie Marshes, one of the most significant wetland complex in Australia, are located 50 km north of Warren, and are listed on the Ramsar Convention as a wetland area of international importance.

The Shire also boasts many internationally renowned Merino Studs such as Haddon Rig, Raby and Egelabra, just to name a few. The area is extremely flat except for occasional granite outcrops, the largest being Mt Foster (250m) and Mt Harris (240m). Both of these are in a close proximity and are offshoots of the Warrumbungle Range, which may be seen in the distance.

The main industry of Warren is the Pastoral and agricultural farms in the district. The runs along the Macquarie River were first stocked entirely with cattle. The first sheep stations were established about 1879. Now Warren boasts large sheep stations, some of which are Mumblebone, Haddon Rig, Egelabra, Raby, Buttabone, Stud Park and Eeaweena. Cotton and Wheat are the two main crops grown in the area.

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Accommodation There is an extensive variety of temporary accommodation available in the region, including motels, Boutique hotels, B&B’s, Guesthouses, self contained, and hotels.

The following is a fairly comprehensive list of the different accommodation in the town.

Town Accommodation Name Address Phone Accommodation Type Bourke Darling River Motel Cnr Mitchell & (02) 6872 2288 Motel Warraweena St Bourke Back o' Bourke Motel Wanaaring Road (02) 6872 4448 Self Contained Units, 5km from town Bourke Major Mitchell Motel Richard Street (02) 6872 2311 Motel Bourke Outback Motel Mertin Street (02) 6872 2716 Motel Bourke Port of Bourke Hotel Mitchell Street (02) 6872 2544 Hotel Bourke Bullamunta Caravan Park Mitchell Highway (02) 6872 2257 Caravan Park, River Frontage Bourke Mitchell Caravan Park Mitchell Street (02) 6872 2791 Caravan Park Bourke Kidman's Camp Cunnamulla Road (02) 6872 1612 Caravan Park Bourke Browns Apartments 77 Darling Street 0428 248 214 Fully Contained 2 Bed Units Bourke The Bridge Inn On the Right of North 0419 279 081 Exec, Individual Bourke Bridge rooms & self contained cottages Bourke Bogghi Bend Darling River (02) 6872 4448 Self Contained Bourke Gidgee Guesthouse Old London Bank, Cnr (02) 6870 1017 Oxley & Sturt St Bourke Dougo's Self Contained Cnr Darling & Tarcoon (02) 6872 2311 Self Contained Units St Units Bourke Huts by Mt Oxley (02) 6872 3275 Camping ground, Shearers Huts Bourke Trilby Station 125km from Bourke via (02) 6874 7420 Dinner, Bed & Louth Breakfast Bourke Comeroo Camel Station (02) 6874 7735 Dinner, Bed & Breakfast, Bourke Wapweelah Wagons (02) 6874 7606 90,000 acre working sheep station Bourke Kallara Station (02) 6837 3963 Luxury Accommodation Bourke Poets on Mertin 0422 723 230 Units Bourke Back o Bourke (02) 6872 4448 Accommodation

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Town Accommodation Name Address Phone Accommodation Type Bourke Riverside Motel 3 Mitchell Street (02) 6872 2539 Motel Brewarrina Fisheries Motel Sandons Street 6839 2397 Hotel/Motel Brewarrina Bokhara Hutz Goodooga Road 6874 4921 B&B Cobar Hi Way Motel Barrier Hwy 6836 2000 Motel Cobar New Occidental Hotel Marshall Street 6836 2111 Hotel Cobar Great Western Hotel Marshall Street 6836 2503 Hotel/Motel Motel Cobar Oasis Motel 76 Marshall Street 6836 2452 Motel Cobar Cobar Motor Inn 67 Marshall Street 6836 2304 Motel Narromine The Abbey B&B 24 Dandaloo Street 6889 2122 B&B Narromine Aerodrome Caravan Park Trangie Road 6889 2129 Caravan/Camping Narromine Cameron's Farmstay 'Nundoone Park', Ceres 6889 5229 Self contained Siding Road cottage Narromine Imperial Stay 11 -13 Burroway Street 6889 7652 Hotel Narromine Peppercorn Motor Inn Mitchell Highway 6889 2582 Motel Narromine Rose Gardens Tourist 69 Mitchell Highway 6889 1623 Caravan/Camping Park Narromine Stockman Motor Inn Mitchell Highway 6889 2033 Motel Narromine Courthouse Hotel 6889 1015 Hotel Narromine Lyndoch B&B 6889 1863 B&B Narromine Narromine Hotel 6889 1017 Hotel Nyngan Country Manor Motor Inn 145 Pangee Street 6832 1447 Motel Nyngan Alamo Motor Inn Pangee Street 6832 1660 Motel Nyngan Outback Motor Inn Mitchell Hwy 6832 1501 Motel Nyngan Australian Hotel 42 Nymagee Street 6832 1108 Hotel Nyngan Canonba Hotel 129 Pangee Street 6832 1559 Hotel Nyngan Overlander Hotel 89 Pangee Street 6832 1535 Hotel Nyngan Windmill Tavern 11 Pangee Street 6832 1244 Hotel Tottenham Meadow View Farmstay Albert Road 6892 8205 B&B Tottenham The State Centre Caravan The Bogan Way 6892 4126 Caravan Park Park Tottenham The Tottenham Hotel Umang & Bulbodney 6892 4211 Hotel Sts Tottenham Tottenham Racecourse & 3km West of Tottenham 6892 4097 Camping Camping Ground Trangie Royal Hotel 57 Dandaloo Street 6888 7191 Hotel Trangie Imperial Hotel 6888 7512 Hotel Trangie Trangie Hotel 6888 7554 Hotel Trangie Tandara Caravan Park 6888 7330 Caravan/Camping Trangie Trangie Caravan Park 6888 7511 Caravan/Camping Tullamore Tullamore B&B Cardigan Street 6892 5292 B&B Tullamore Tullamore Hotel Cardigan Street 6892 5192 Hotel Tullamore Tullamore Showground Kitchener Street 6892 5260 Caravan/Camping Wanaaring Outback Inn Vicary Street 6874 7758 Hotel/Motel Warren Warren Motor Inn I Chester Street 68474404 Motel Warren Club House Hotel Dubbo Street 6847 4923 Hotel

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Town Accommodation Name Address Phone Accommodation Type Warren Macquarie Valley Motor Oxley Hwy 6847 4396 Motel Inn Warren Webegong Webegong 6847 4896 Camping Warren Jackaroo Lodge "Haddon Rigg", 6847 4405 B&B Quambone Road Warren Willie Retreat Carinda Road, Gibson 6824 4361 Converted Way Shearers Huts

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Real Estate

The region provides for all types of lifestyles at an affordable price. The region has land available in urban and rural settings, with blocks and properties of various sizes. Housing options range from 2 bedroom units, heritage homesteads, suburban brick homes in new and established estates, or sprawling country mansions.

Rural properties include everything from productive farms to smaller properties of varying sizes that provide the opportunity to reside in a peaceful and beautiful environment, maintain a few horses or stock, or just have plenty of room for the children to play and explore.

Whether your preference is for the convenience of living in a modern, well – serviced regional city, in a quiet country village, or tucked away in a hidden valley somewhere, you will find it in town.

Below is a list of Real Estate Agents that can help you find the dream home you desire.

Town Real Estate Name Contact Address Phone Name Bourke Peter Witbread Peter (02) 6872 2766 Witbread Brewarrina Elders Real Estate 40 Bathurst Street 6839 2003 Cobar David Russel & Co 37 Linsley Street 6836 2234 Cobar Red Earth Real Estate 19 Barton Street 0429 361 335 Narromine W Burke & Co 57 Dandaloo Street 6889 1755 Narromine Christie & Hood 65 Dandaloo Street 6889 1060 Narromine Landmark 21 Trangie Road 6889 1177 Narromine Leeds Real Estate 7 Burroway Street 6889 5577 Narromine Macquarie Real 4/76 Dandaloo 6889 7688 Estate Group Street Nyngan Elders Real Estate 141 Pangee Street 6832 1504 Nyngan Raine & Horne 100 Pangee Street 6832 1556 Nyngan Wesfarmers 94 Pangee Street 6832 1205 Landmark

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Childcare

There are many childcare services available in the region.

Town Education/Childcare Services Name Address Phone Service Type Provided Bourke Preschool 3 - 5 years Bourke 6872 2730 Preschool Bourke Long Day Care Centre 0 - 5 years Bourke Child Cnr Oxley & Glen 6872 2989 Care Centre Sts Brewarrina Long Day Care Centre 0 - 5 years Brewarrina Bourke Street 6839 2385 Child Care Centre Cobar Long Day Care Centre 0 - 5 years The Kubby Harcourt Street 6836 4023 House Cobar 0 - 5 years Cobar Mobile Cnr Lewis & 6836 2845 Childrens Harcourt Sts Services Narromine Preschool 3 - 5 years Narromine 101 Temoin Street 6889 1795 Preschool - Kindergarten Narromine Vacation Care School aged Narromine 37 Burroway Street 6889 1368 children Vacation Care Narromine Long Day Care Centre 0 - 5 years Rivergum Child 178 Temoin Street 6889 7222 Care Centre Narromine Home based child care newborn to Macquarie 37 Burroway Street 6889 1368 12 years Valley Family Day Care Nyngan Preschool 3 - 5 years Tullamore Preschool 3 - 5 years Tullamore 6892 5012 Preschool Tottenham Preschool & Long Day 0 - 5 years Tottenham War 6892 4230 Care Memorial Early Childhood Centre

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Education

There are several primary schools in the region. There are also a number of high schools.

Town School Name School Year Address Phone Type Level Bourke Bourke High School Public 7 - 12 34 Tarcoon Street 02 6872 2560 Bourke Bourke Public School Public K - 6 Green Street 02 6872 2051 Bourke St Ignatius Parish School Catholic K - 6 P O Box 25 02 6872 2475 Bourke Brewarrina Brewarrina Central School Public K - 12 Bourke Street 02 6839 2186 Brewarrina St Patricks Primary Catholic K - 6 P O box 119 02 6839 2017 Brewarrina Cobar Cobar Preschool Centre Preschool Booroomugga Street 02 6836 2435 Cobar St Johns School Cobar Catholic K - 6 Prince Street 02 6836 2195 Cobar Cobar Primary School Public K - 6 Blakey Street 02 6836 2039 Cobar Cobar High School Public 7 - 12 Wetherell Crescent 02 6836 2705 Narromine St Augustines School Catholic K - 6 P O Box 270 02 6889 1083 Narromine Narromine Narromine High School Public 7 - 12 Merilba Street 02 6889 1499 Narromine Narromine Public School Public K - 6 Meryula Street 02 6889 4566 Nyngan Nyngan High School Public 7 - 12 Cobar Street 02 6832 1004 Nyngan Nyngan Public School Public K - 6 Cathundral Street 02 6832 1605 Tottenham Tottenham Central School Public K - 12 Merilba Street 02 6892 4006 Trangie Trangie Central School Public K - 12 Derribong Street 02 6888 7578 Trangie St Johns Primary School Catholic K - 6 Dandaloo Street 02 6888 7550 Trangie Tullamore Tullamore Central School Public K - 12 Hinkler Street 02 6892 5005 Warren Wanaaring Wanaaring Public School Public Bourke-Milparinka 02 6874 7769 Road

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Higher Education The region has access to many higher education facilities.

Charles Sturt University is Australia’s largest regional university and has a campus at Dubbo located on a 500 hectare property about six kilometres north of the city. The academic programs at CSU Dubbo include Bachelor awards in Agricultural Commerce, Equine Business, Science, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Farm, Horticultural and Land Management.

Charles Sturt University can be contacted via their website – www.csu.edu.au/campus/dubbo or by calling the number listed below.

TAFE, Western Institute, Dubbo campus offers access and foundation courses plus business, community services, hospitality and information technology programs, with many at diploma level. The campus also offers a wide range of trade courses and specialises in children’s services, conservation earthworks, fine arts, design, HSC, hairdressing, horticulture, music, plumbing, painting and decorating, shop fitting, sign writing, travel, turf management, viticulture and welfare.

TAFE, Dubbo campus can be contacted via their website – www.wit.tafensw.edu.au or by calling the number in the list below.

There are also several training organisations in the region. Training is offered in many trades, in occupational health and safety management, machinery operations, warehouse and distribution, computer use and clerical skills.

For contact details, please see below.

Town Education type Facility Name Address Phone Dubbo Training Centre Access Group Training 36 Darling Street 6884 9981 Dubbo Training Centre Five Star Safety & Training 6888 1088 Dubbo Training Centre Aurora Practical Solutions 37 Erskine Street 6885 5558 Dubbo Training Centre Australian Business Limited 23 Church Street 1300 652 236 Apprenticeships Centre Dubbo Training Centre Break Thru People Solutions 136 Darling St 6884 5151 Dubbo Training Centre Fitzroy Training Centre 254 Fitzroy Stree 6882 6866 Dubbo Training Centre GWS Personnel 23 Church Street 6884 1298 Dubbo Training Centre HRM Partners 1300 855 502 Dubbo Training Centre MAS National 46 Church Street 1800 651 610 Dubbo Training Centre OEC 254 Fitzroy Street 6882 6866 Dubbo Training Centre Wool Industry Training Australia 80 Brisbane 6882 8137 Street Dubbo University Charles Sturt University Yarrandale Road 6885 7330 Dubbo Government TAFE 6883 3444 College Dubbo College Western College of Advanced Education 37 Cobbora Road 6884 2899

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Employment Agencies

There are several employment agencies in the region providing services to both job seekers and employers. Services include job matching, training and the provision and management of a number of government assistance schemes.

Town Company Name Phone Address Bourke Joblink Plus 6870 1041 Richard Street Bourke OEC Employment 6872 1949 Richard Street Dubbo OEC Employment 6885 5000 48 Wingewarra Street Dubbo Joblink Plus 1800 627 568 2/188 Macquarie Street Dubbo Sureway Employment 1300 305 365 24 Talbragar Street Dubbo Best Employment Ltd 1800 660 660 Dubbo Aboriginal Employment 6882 8100 PO Box 940 Strategy Dubbo Central West Group 6884 8100 207 Brisbane Street Apprentices Dubbo GWS Personnel 6884 1298 23 Church Street Dubbo HRM Partners 1300 855 502 Dubbo Skilled 6882 5311 Dubbo Western Plains Workforce 6884 5151 175 Darling Street Inc Dubbo White Collar Recruitment 1300 853 540

The largest occupation groups in the region are the agriculture manufacturing industries.

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Attractions/ Things to Do

The region has many things to see and do.

Below is a listing of all that The Centre of NSW has to offer.

Town Activity/Facility Facility Name Address Phone Bourke Historice Buildings Old London Bank Oxley Street 6872 1222 Bourke Historice Buildings The Original Courthouse Oxley Street 6872 1222 Bourke Historice Buildings Post Office Oxley Street 6872 1222 Bourke Historice Buildings Post Office Hotel Oxley Street 6872 1222

Bourke Historice Buildings Carriers Arms Inn Cnr Mitchell & Wilson 6872 1222 Sts Bourke Historice Buildings Old Towers Drug Co Mitchell/Wilson Sts 6872 1222 Building Bourke Historice Buildings Lands Department Mitchell/Wilson Sts 6872 1222 Building Bourke Historice Buildings The Riverside Motel (was Mitchell/Wilson Sts 6872 1222 the Telegraph Hotel 1875) Bourke Historice Buildings St Ignatius Catholic Mitchell/Wilson Sts 6872 1222 Church Bourke Tourist Attraction Afgahan Mosque/Bourke Check Tourist 6872 1222 Cemetery Information Centre Bourke Tourist Attraction The Bourke Weir Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Tour Mud Map Tours Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Tourist Attraction Fort Bourke Stockade Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Tourist Attraction Cobb & Co Heritage Trail Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Tourist Attraction Mt Gundabooka Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Tourist Attraction Bourke Paddleboat Stuart Street 6872 1222 Wharves Bourke Tourist Attraction "Gateway to The Real Anson Street 6872 1222 Outback" Mural Bourke Tourist Attraction Back of Bourke Exhibition Kidman Way 6872 1321 Centre Bourke Tourist Attraction Comeroo Camel Station Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Tourist Attraction Mt Oxley Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Tour Mateship Country Tours Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Tour Mt Oxley Tour Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre

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Town Activity/Facility Facility Name Address Phone Bourke Tour Jandra Paddleboat Rides Check Tourist 6872 1222 Information Centre Bourke Town Service Bourke Public Library 29 Mitchell Street 6872 1927 Brewarrina Nature Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Doyle Street 02 6830 Traps 5152 Brewarrina Museum Brewarrina Aboriginal Bathurst Street 02 9320 Cultural Museum 6000 Brewarrina Tour Brewarrina Aboriginal 50 Bathurst Street 6830 5152 Fishtraps Guided Tour Brewarrina Nature Culgoa National Park Weilmoringle 6872 2744 Cobar Tourist The Big Beer Can The Grand Hotel Cobar Museum Pastoral Mining & Marshall Street 6836 2448 Technological Museum Cobar Tourist Cobar Visitors Centre Barrier Hwy 6836 2448 Cobar Museum Cobar Regional Museum Marshall Street 6836 2448 Cobar Tourism Mount Grenfell Historical Barrier Hwy 6836 2692 Site Narromine Museum Narromine Aviation Museum Narromine National Park Goobang National Park 50km from Narromine Narromine Craft Edgerton Nursery and 42 Dandaloo Street 6889 1187 Craft Shop Narromine Craft Narromine Cottage Crafts Narromine Picnic/fishing Gin Gin Weir 35km north of Narromine Narromine Gallery Andonbel Alpacca Coffee Dappo Road 6889 1135 Shop Nyngan Museum Mid-State Shearing Shed Mitchell Hwy 6832 1381 Nyngan Museum Nyngan Museum Railway Square 6832 1052 Nyngan Tourism Cairn - The Centre of NSW 72km South of Nyngan Nyngan Tourism Cobb & Co Heritage Trail Pangee Street 6831 1100 Warren Nature Macquarie Marshes Nature Quambone Road 6842 1311 Reserve

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Sporting Clubs/Associations

Sport is a popular pastime in Nyngan. There is competition available for the beginner right up to A grade level and is a great way for the community to interact socially. The region has exceptional sporting facilities to support this community focus.

Facilities include sports grounds, golf courses, tennis courts and swimming pools as well as many others. Indoor facilities include tennis, squash, netball, cricket, ten-pin bowling, equestrian sports, swimming and more. The region regularly attracts matches of national significance.

There are more than 70 different sporting groups and organisations in the region. These are listed below.

Town Activity/Facility Facility Name Contact Address Phone Name Bourke Brewarrina Cobar

Narromine Flying Narromine Aerodrome Narromine Picnic/fishing Gin Gin Weir 35km north of Narromine Narromine Airplanes Narromine Aero Club Murray PO Box 6889 1620 Feddersen 162 Narromine Swimming Narromine Amateur Gail PO Box 6889 7889 Swimming Club Bennett 253 Narromine Aquatic Narromine Aquatic Tim Smith PO Box 6889 1244 b/h Club 450 Narromine Little Athletics Narromine Little Ada Barber PO Box 6889 0547 Athletics 252 Narromine Badminton Narromine Badminton Rex Gower PO Box 6889 1180 Association 115 Narromine Basketball Narromine Basketball Rex Gower 6889 1180 Association Narromine Bowling Narromine Men's Allan 158 6889 2958 Bowling Club Lincoln Dandaloo Street Narromine Bowling Narromine Women's J Lincoln PO Box 6889 1164 Bowling Club 417 Narromine Bridge Narromine Bridge Peter Perry "Edgehill" 6889 1168 Club

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Town Activity/Facility Facility Name Contact Address Phone Name Narromine Clay Target Narromine Clay Kerry 6889 8122 Shooting Target Club Wood Narromine Cricket Narromine Distric Mark PO Box 6889 7217 Cricket Council Munroe 147 Narromine Junior Cricket Narromine District Greg PO Box 6889 0524 Junior Cricket Barling 255 Narromine Golf Narromine Golf Club Tony PO Box 6889 1179 Barlow 100 Narromine Gymnastics Narromine Rex Gower PO Box 6889 1180 Gymnastics Club 115 Narromine Gliding Narromine Gliding Arnie PO Box 6889 2733 Club Hartley 240 Narromine Indoor Soccer Narromine Indoor Rex Gower PO Box 6889 1180 Soccer Association 115 Narromine Karate Narromine Karate Michael Training at 6882 0430 Club Ireland Top of USMC Narromine Indoor Soccer Narromine Indoor Rex Gower PO Box 6889 1180 Soccer Association 115 Narromine Netball Narromine Mixed Rex Gower PO Box 6889 1180 Netball Association 115 Narromine Model Flyings Narromine Model Mark 46 Fifth 6889 1884 Flying Club Beahan Avenue Narromine Polo Narromine Polo Club Mike Scott PO Box 15 6889 1747 Narromine Rugby League Narromine District George PO Box 0429 663 943 Rugby League Club Clark 315 Narromine Rugby Union Narromine Rugby John PO Box Union Club Bennett 354 Narromine Junior Rugby Macquarie Emus - Andrew 6888 3185 Union Junior Rugby Union Mackinnon Narromine Soccer Narromine Soccer Peter PO Box 6889 1598 Club Schmidt 250 Narromine Squash Narromine Squash Vicki Tuck PO Box 6889 0533 Racquet Club 178 Narromine Tennis Narromine Tennis Shane Fee PO Box 92 6889 4602 Club Narromine Touch Football Narromine Touch Rex Gower PO Box 6889 1180 Football Association 115 Narromine Horse Racing Narromine Turf Club Robert PO Box 6889 1006 Kirkby 212 Narromine Volleyball Narromine Volleyball Rex Gower PO Box 6889 1180 Association 115 Nyngan Fitness Aquafitness 6832 1080 Nyngan Rodeo Nyngan Rodeo 6833 1048 Committee Nyngan Horse Riding Nyngan Pony Club 6832 2171

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Town Activity/Facility Facility Name Contact Address Phone Name Nyngan Swimming RSL Splashers Swim 6832 1337 Club Tottenham Bowling Tottenham Bowling 6892 4066 Club Tottenham Golf Tottenham Golf Club 6892 4132 Tottenham Motocross Tottenham Motocross Club Tottenham Soccer Tottenham Soccer Brian 6893 3863 Club Plummer Tottenham Squash Tottenham Squash Debby 6892 4016 Centre Fitzalan Tottenham Swimming Tottenham Swimming 6892 4142 Pool Tottenham Tennis Tottenham Tennis Simone 6892 4234 Club Berryman Tottenham Touch Football Tottenham Touch Jodie 6892 4072 Football Semler Tottenham Cricket Tottenham Cricket Gred 6892 4120 Club Radford Tottenham Swimming Tottenham Swimming Rick 6892 4070 Club Bennett Tottenham Horse Riding Tottenham Pony Club Tottenham Guns Tottenham Gun Club Trangie Tullamore Shooting Tullamore Gun Club Robert Gill 6893 7236 Tullamore Dogs Tullamore Kennel Rick Alvey 6892 5210 Club Tullamore Swimming Tullamore Swimming Ann Walker 6892 5210 Club Tullamore Sports Tullamore Sports Bernadette 6892 5015 Council Boneham Tullamore Horses Tullamore Pony Club Helen Harvey Tullamore Bowling Tullamore Bowling Peter Quade 6892 5250 Club Tullamore Soccer Tullamore Soccer Heather 6892 5040 Club Andrew Warren Wanaaring

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Community Groups/Associations

Town Community Group Name Group Contact Address Phone Type Name Bourke St Vincent De Paul Society Volunteer Richard Street 6872 2891 Bourke The Rural Fire Service Volunteer Bourke Airport 6872 4023 Bourke State Emergency Service Volunteer Bourke Airport 6872 2501 Bourke Lions Club Community 6872 2312 Bourke Country Women's Community Dorothy 6872 2392 Association (Day Branch) McNeill Bourke View Club (Evening Community Shirley Booth 6872 2897 Branch) Bourke Rotary Club Community Bill Cothers 6872 2004 Bourke Country Women's Community Dianne Tyson 6872 2738 Association (Evening Branch) Bourke Bourke Garden Club Community Vona 6872 2764 Jennings Brewarrina Cobar Narromine Apex Club of Narromine Community Wayne PO Box 101 6889 2334 Coleman Narromine Australian Red Cross Community Gay 102 Backwater 6889 1078 Richardson Road Narromine Cancer Support Group Community Jenny Perino PO Box 335 6889 1377 Narromine Circle Club Community Shirley Narromine Golf 6889 1645 Brown Club Narromine Country Women's Community Shirley Allen PO Box 398 6889 1704 Association Narromine Legacy Laurel Club Community Joyce Narromine 6889 1923 McCaffery USMC Narromine Manchester Unity Community Belinda 71 Maclay 6882 2466 Independent Order of Ingham Street, Dubbo Oddfellows in NSW Narromine Masonic Lodge Community Brian PO Box 346 6889 1251 McKinnon Narromine Meals on Wheels Volunteer Gai Dugan PO Box 277 6889 4646 Narromine Narromine Amateur Theatre Community Margie 6889 1440 Society Collins Narromine Narromine Camera Club Community Roley PO Box 423 6889 4400 McDonnell Narromine Narromine Cottage Craft Community Jane Reed 61 Dandaloo 6889 4330 Street Narromine Narromine Garden Club Community Adeline PO Box 403 6889 2278 Jackson Narromine Narromine Legacy Division Volunteer Keith Hayden PO Box 109 6889 1770

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Town Community Group Name Group Contact Address Phone Type Name Narromine Narromine Lions Club Community Christine PO Box 111 6889 2649 O'Donoghue Narromine Narromine Local History Community Norma C/- Narromine 6889 1008 Group Meadley Library Narromine Narromine Rescue Squad Volunteer Jeff Anderson PO Box 179 6889 1791 Narromine Narromine Rose Criox Volunteer William PO Box 292, 6885 3955 Chapter White Dubbo Narromine Narromine Rotary Club Community Geoff Smith PO Box 11 6889 5447 Narromine Narromine Safety House Volunteer Sue Dagg 134 Third 6889 1196 Committee Avenue Narromine Narromine Show Society Community Wally Stiff PO Box 219 6889 8333 Narromine RSL Women's Auxilary Volunteer Edna Jackson 25 Third 6889 1318 Avenue Narromine Returned Services League Community Ted Jackson PO Box 244 6889 1318 Narromine St Vincent de Paul Volunteer PO Box 287 6889 1503 Narromine 25 Club Community Velma Naylor PO Box 133 6889 1978 Narromine United Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer Margaret 106 Moss 6889 6325 Johnston Avenue Narromine Vision Australia Volunteer Craig Haylan PO Box 322 6889 1236 Nyngan Arts Council Community 6832 1080 Nyngan Brownies Community 6832 1959 Nyngan Fifty & Over Club Community 6832 1075 Nyngan Guides Community 6832 1959 Nyngan Gumnut Guides Community 6832 1959 Nyngan Historical Club Community 6832 1428 Nyngan Laurel Club Community 6832 1406 Nyngan Legacy Volunteer 6832 1657 Nyngan Lions Community 6832 1337 Nyngan Nyngan Rescue Squad Community 6832 1366 Nyngan Playgroup Community 6832 2188 Nyngan Cubs Community 6832 1334 Nyngan Probis Community 6832 1065 Nyngan Rotary Community 6832 1523 Nyngan RSL Auxiliary Community Nyngan Scouts Community 6832 1334 Nyngan View Club (Day) Community 6833 2184 Nyngan View Club (night)` Community 6832 1244 Nyngan CWA Community Pangee Street Nyngan Early Childhood Mothers' Community 6832 1859 Group Nyngan Meals on Wheels Volunteer 6832 1418 Nyngan Nursing Mothers' Community 6832 4405 Association Nyngan Red Cross Society Volunteer 6832 1058 Tottenham CWA Community Pat Baker 6892 8252 Tottenham Tottenham Historical Community Lorraine 6892 4029 Society Fishpool

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Town Community Group Name Group Contact Address Phone Type Name Tottenham Lions Club Community Keith Naylor 6892 4341 Tottenham Meals on Wheels Volunteer Mary Colley 6892 4133 Tottenham Tottenham Tourism Volunteer Susan 6892 4202 Committee Fishpool Tottenham Tottenham Youth Club Community Lisa Stacey 6892 4266 Trangie Tullamore Red Cross Volunteer Margaret 6892 5215 Pelkey Tullamore CWA Community Marie Darcy Tullamore Tullamore Community Community Bernadette 6892 5015 Consultative Committee Boneham Tullamore Community Day Care Community Sue Gillette 6892 4003 Tullamore Book Club Community Sue Ingram Tullamore Landcare Group Community Tullamore Showground Society Community Don Fidock 6893 7226 Tullamore Hall Committee Community Lyndell 6892 5005 Bowen

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Churches/Religious Services

The Centre of NSWNyngan is home to many religious denominations.

Town Religion Type Address Phone Bourke Apostolic Church 21 Tarcoon Street 6872 3224 Bourke Convent of Mercy 61 Mitchell Street 6872 2719 Bourke Missionaries of Charity 6872 2719 Bourke Anglican Church Richard Street 6872 2050 Bourke Koinonia Christian Mitchell Highway 6872 2944 Academy Brewarrina Anglican Church 4 Young Street 6839 2332 Brewarrina Catholic Church 113 Bathurst Street 6839 2055 Cobar Anglican Church Barton Street 6836 2015 Cobar Baptist Church 11 Harcourt Street 6836 2616 Cobar Catholic Church 1 Prince Street 6836 2780 Cobar Jehovah's Witnesses 57 Brought Street 6836 2740 Cobar Uniting Church 41 Barton Street 6836 2682 Narromine St Marys Anglican Dandaloo Street 6889 1046 Church Narromine Baptist Church PO Box 288 6889 1240 Narromine Blue Cross Pentecostal 107 Booth Street 6889 4933 Church Narromine St Augustine's Church 22 Dandaloo Street 6889 1021 Narromine Narromine Christian CWA Hall 6889 2058 Fellowship Narromine Seventh Day Adventist Derribong Street 6885 5910 Church Narromine Uniting Church PO Box 143 6889 1360 Nyngan Anglican Church 19 Cathundral Street 6832 1019 Nyngan Baptist Church 14 Nymagee Street 6832 1231 Nyngan Catholic Church Cnr Bogan & 6832 1033 Terangion Sts Nyngan Uniting Church 41 Cobar Street 6832 1047 Tottenham Trangie Tullamore Warren Wanaaring

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Financial Institutions

Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Bourke Westpac Agency operates Oxley Street (02) 6870 1053 out of Randalls Newsagency Bourke Commonwealth Bank Branch service with Oxley Street (02) 6872 2057 ATM Bourke National Bank Branch Service Oxley Street (02) 6872 2022 Bourke Commonwealth Bank Branch Service Oxley Street 6872 2822 Bourke National Australia Branch Service 49 Oxley Street 6872 2022 Bank Bourke Westpac Agency Service Oxley St (Culhane's 6870 1053 Clothing Store) Cobar Orana Credit Union 47 Marshall Street 6836 4666 Narromine ANZ Bank Dandaloo Street 13 13 14 Narromine Commonwealth Bank 65 Dandaloo Street 6889 1388 Narromine National Australa Bank 72 Dandaloo Street 6889 1711 Narromine Westpac Bank 57 Dandaloo Street 6889 1755 Narromine Orana Credit Union 118 Dandaloo Street 6889 2166 Nyngan Commonwealth Bank 109 Pangee Street 6832 1120 Nyngan National Australia 91 Pangee Street 6832 1601 Bank Nyngan Westpac 103 Pangee Street 6832 1603 Tottenham National Australia Open Mon & Thurs 6892 4007 Bank - 10 - 3pm; Fri - 10 - 4pm

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Services and Trades

Town Industry Type Company Name Phone Address Bourke Airconditioning G Curtis Airconditioning 6872 3167 Richard Street Bourke Builder Lindsay Davis Building 6872 2871 6 Green Street Bourke Builder C Dwyer Building 6872 2120 6 Green Street Bourke Builder G Moore Building 6872 2844 97 Oxley Street Bourke Builder F Simmonds Building Oxley Street Bourke Builder Peter Simmonds Building 6872 1612 Kidman Caravan Park Bourke Builder Peter Tully Building 6872 2002 47 Moculta Street Bourke Builder Graham Turner Building 5 bloxham Street Bourke Electrician G Curtis Electrical 6872 3167 Bourke Electrician Ross Williams Electrical 6872 3282 2 Yambacoona Street Bourke Electrician D Jackson Electrical 0439 992 835 104 Hope Street Bourke Employment Joblink Plus 6870 1041 Richard Street Agency Bourke Employment OEC Employment 6872 1949 Richard Street Agency Bourke Fencing Outback Fencers 6872 2223 Bourke Fencing Triple B Fencing 6872 1202 Bourke Joinery RJs Outback Kitchens 6872 1822 Hope Street Bourke Plumbing Phil's Plumbing Service 6872 2370 19 Tarcoon Street Bourke Plumbing Wood Bros 6872 2197 Bourke Signwriter Paul Canavan Signwriter 6872 2738 Moculta Street Bourke Travel Lachlan Travel & Courier 6872 2092 Mitchell Street Service Bourke Vet Kidman Way Vet Service 6870 1488 Sturt Street Bourke Welding Holland Welding 6872 2535 Brewarrina Cobar Beautician Belle Visage 6836 1527 16 Harcourt Street Cobar Beautician Brush Stop Hairdressing 6836 3077 14 Marshall Street Cobar Beautician Expressions of Me 6836 4444 38 Marshall Street Cobar Builder Cynend Building & 6836 4197 Construction Cobar Builder Rural Outback Contracting 6836 1255 Cobar Electrician D & D Electrical Contractors 6836 2929 Cobar Electrician John Boyd 6836 3043 Cobar Electrician Morriss Electrical & Hire 6836 4484 Cobar Electrician Murray Harland Electrical 6836 3061 Cobar Electrician Rod Parker Electrical 6836 1621 Cobar Hairdresser Brush Stop Hairdressing 6836 3077 14 Marshall Street Cobar Hairdresser Madiba Styles 6836 3888 31 Marshall Street Cobar Hairdresser Pauline's Hair Salon 6836 3566 57 Becker Street Cobar Plumber W A Cahill 0419 601 532 Cobar Solicitor Flashman & Chalker 6836 2408 16 Barton Street Cobar Solicitor Langford Geoffrey 6836 3022 33 Linsley Street Cobar Vet Kidman Way Veterinary 6836 4188 32 Blakey Street Surgery

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Town Industry Type Company Name Phone Address Narromine Accountant Christies Public Accountants 6889 1023 41 Dandaloo Street Narromine Accountant G F B Peacocke & Co 6889 1574 59 Dandaloo Street Narromine Accountant Alan Richardson 6882 2955 Servicing Narromine on Fridays Narromine Accountant Macquarie Accounting & 6889 7887 73 Dandaloo Street Bookkeeping Narromine Accountant Macquarie Darling Partners 6887 7517 15 Dandaloo Street, Trangie Narromine Accountant Darryl James Bookkeeping 6889 2100 104 Maple Crescent Services Narromine Auto Electrician Narromine Auto Electrical 6889 4799 Lot 18 Industry Avenue Narromine Beautician Belinda's Nails & Beauty 6889 1585 8 Burroway Street Narromine Beautician Country Fair Beauty 6889 2030 27 Dandaloo Street Narromine Beautician Expressions in Hair & 6889 1774 Kieraths Shopping Beauty Square Narromine Builder Neil Cale 6889 2083 Narromine Builder Bruce Cottee 6889 1693 Narromine Builder Craftsman Homes 6889 2496 Narromine Builder W & K Edwards 6889 2146 Narromine Builder SJ & CA Hill 6889 2717 Narromine Builder D & E Hyland 6889 2344 Narromine Builder Heinz Jablonski 6889 2944 Narromine Builder L & J Building & Welding 6889 2583 Narromine Builder Andrew Logan 6889 2957 Narromine Builder Ian Piddington 6889 2496 Narromine Builder Wayne Richardson 6889 2473 Narromine Builder R B Weir 6889 1227 Narromine Builder Russell Young 6889 2328 Narromine Computer sales & Geographical Computing 6889 1182 8 Crossley Drive Service Narromine Computer sales & Leading Edge Computers 6889 1978 19 Burroway Street Service Narromine Computer Narromine Community 6889 2601 37 Burroway Street Training Technology Centre Narromine Dry Cleaners Country Fair Flowers & 6889 2030 27 Dandaloo Street Beauty Narromine Fitness Centre Narromine Sports & Fitness 6889 1180 12A Merino Street Centre Narromine Flying School International Soaring Centre 6889 1856 Airport Narromine Narromine Flying School Orana Soaring Club 6889 3169 Narromine Flying School Narromine Recreational 6889 1633 Aviation Narromine Furniture JW Bourchier & Son 6889 1415 Lot 13 Industry Removalists Avenue Narromine Gas providers AGL 13 12 45 Narromine Gas providers Elgas 6889 1999

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Town Industry Type Company Name Phone Address Narromine Hairdresser Expressions in Hair & 6889 1774 Keiraths Shopping Beauty Centre Narromine Hairdresser Hair Dooz on Dandaloo 6889 1766 75 Dandaloo Street Narromine Hairdresser Whispers 6889 1585 9 Burroway Street Narromine Laundrette Narromine Laundrette 6889 1836 8 Nymagee Street Narromine Massage Judy Lewis - Remedial 6889 2061 149 Old Backwater Massage Road Narromine Music Teacher Ballygibbon Music Studio 6889 6558 "Ballygibbon" Narwonah Road Narromine NRMA c/- Robert Handsaker Ford 6889 1011 14 Nymagee Street Narromine Optometrist Morrison's Family Eye Care 6889 1039 Visits Narromine Centre Pharmacy Narromine Painters Tom Everett 6889 1109 Narromine Painters I Hannan 6889 2828 Narromine Painters Tony Jacobson 6889 2242 Narromine Pest Control Orana Pest Control 1800 632 259 Narromine Pet Boarding Neverstar Pet Motel 6889 1920 Kennels Narromine Pet Supplies Ag N Vet Services 6889 1600 121 Dandaloo Street Narromine Pharmacy Narromine Pharmacy 6889 1039 53 Dandaloo Street Narromine Photocopying Australia Post 6889 1110 74 Dandaloo Street Service Narromine Photocopying Narromine Newsagency 6889 1122 69 Dandaloo Street Service Narromine Photocopying Narromne Printing & 6889 4070 35 Dandaloo Street Service Secretarial Narromine Plumbers !G & SL Abel Plumbing 6889 2221 Narromine Plumbers Narromine Plumbing 6889 1565 Narromine Plumbers Glen Wallace Plumbing 6889 1297 Narromine Solicitor Booth, Brown, Samuels & 6889 1900 88A Dandaloo Street Olney Narromine Solicitor MJ Duffy & Son 6889 5577 7 Burroway Street Narromine Solicitor Nelson, Keane & 6889 1433 2/41 Dandaloo Street Hemingway Narromine Solicitor Peacocke Dickens & Price 6889 1574 57 Dandaloo Street Narromine Solicitor U Store 6889 1755 Mitchell Hwy Narromine Storage J W Bourchier & Son 6889 1415 Lot 13 Industry Avenue Narromine Storage Narromine Self Storage 6889 7688 22 Industry Avenue Narromine Tourism Narromine Visitors Centre 6889 2601 37 Burroway Street Narromine Vet Don Crosby Vet 6889 4888 Peak Hill Road Narromine Video Rentals Hargraves Corner Store 6889 1224 1 Dandaloo Street Narromine Video Rentals Lighty's Corner Store 6889 1694 177 Merilba Street Narromine Video Rentals Home Entertainment Express 0408 022 250 Free Delivery Narromine Video Rentals Top Video 6889 4883 48 Dandaloo Street Nyngan Dry Cleaners Nyngan Dry Cleaners 6832 1244 102 Pangee Street Nyngan Hairdresser E'clips for Hair 6832 1509 123 Pangee Street Nyngan Hairdresser Fifi Hair Salon 6832 1484 75 Pangee Street

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Town Industry Type Company Name Phone Address Nyngan Hairdresser Jazz Em Up Hair Salon 6832 1293 65 Pangee Street Nyngan Solicitor Flashman & Co 6832 1522 95 Pangee Street Nyngan Taxation WB & WG Deacon 6832 1166 66A Cobar Street Consultants Nyngan Taxation GM Henderson 6832 1844 107 Pangee Street Consultants Nyngan Taxation NB English 6832 1361 24 Cobar Street Consultants Nyngan Taxation AJ McPherson & Assoc 6832 1844 40 Bogan Street Consultants Tullamore Electrician Mawbey 6892 5112 Tullamore Hairdresser Joe's Hairdressing 6892 5111 Tullamore Mechanic Tullamore Mechanical 6892 5202 Repairs Tullamore Mechanical Tullamore Mechanical 6892 5202 Repairs Tullamore TV Aerials & TV Aerials & Repairs 6897 3233 Repairs Warren Builder C & D Calvert 6847 3622 Warren Electrician Rod Thornton 6847 4141 Warren Electrician R & B Sayers 6847 4588 Warren Hairdresser Adele's Cutting Cottage 6847 3590 5 Burton Street Warren Hairdresser Comb N Cutter 6847 4418 41 Lawson Street Warren Hairdresser The Haircut Shop 6847 4441 2/128 Dubbo Street Warren Hairdresser Helen's Hairdressing 6847 4414 140 Dubbo Street Warren Solicitor Lovett & Green 6847 4701 91 Dubbo Street Warren Vet Charles Tilley 6847 4795 Cnr Zora St & Oxley Hwy

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Retail Services

NynganThe region has a vibrant central business district. There is main street parking and numerous free car parks to ensure a pleasant shopping experience.

Dubbo and Parkes are major regional centres within a short travelling distance to the region, and so have also been included for your information.

Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Bourke New Vogue Service Station Mitchell Street 6872 2330 Roadhouse Bourke Parnaby's Milk Milk Vendor Wanaaring Road 6872 2048 Supply Bourke Morris Smash Smash Repairs 5 Short Street 6872 2131 Repairs Bourke Noel Norris Service Station Wanaaring Road 6872 2843 Bourke Hawkins Tyres Tyres Richard Street 6872 2005 Bourke BP Service Service Station 25 Moculta Street 6872 2357 Station Bourke Trevor McDonald Lawn Mowing Service 6872 1241 Lawn Mowing Bourke Simmo's Smash Smash Repairs 12 Richard Street 6872 2217 Repairs Bourke Bourke Outback Service Station 22 Mertin Street 6872 2795 Garage Bourke Beaurepaires Tyres Anson Street 6872 2266 Bourke Bourke Laundry Laundromat Mitchell Street 6872 2812 Bourke North Bourke Service Station North Bourke 6872 2464 Store Bourke R&R Motors Car Dealer Mitchell Street 6872 2222 Bourke Shell Depot Service Station Mitchell Street 6872 2101 Bourke Wood Bros Tyres Richard Street 6872 2222 Bourke BMD Hair Hairdresser Mitchell Street 6872 4040 Bourke Outback Hair Hairdresser Sturt Street 6870 1176 Bourke Belinda's Beauty Beautician 49 Darling Street 6872 3207 Oasis Bourke Ros Milgate Beautician 9 Darling Street 6872 2415 Bourke Bernie Cole Used Furniture Richard Street Furniture Bourke Carols Oxley Street 6872 1077 Bourke Goanna Swags 6872 2977 Bourke Culhanes Clothing Oxley Street 6872 2367 Clothing Mart Bourke Furniture One Furniture 22 Oxley Street 6872 2351 Bourke Trev Randall Oxley Street 6872 2866

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Bourke Payton Wood 6872 2080 Supply Bourke Outback Living 15 Mitchell Street 6872 4242 Bourke Retravision Electricial Oxley Street 6872 1443 Bourke Rices Cordials 15 Tudor Street 6872 2080 Bourke Bourke Oxley Sturt Street 6872 1414 Club Explorer Restaurant Bourke BP Service Moculta Street 6872 2357 Station Bourke Elysian Café Oxley Street 6872 2079 Bourke Mulga Creek Mitchell Highway, 6874 7311 Hotel Byrock Bourke New Vogue Mitchell Street 6872 2330 Roadhouse Bourke Port of Bourke 32 Mitchell Street 6872 2544 Hotel Bourke Jandra Restaurant Richard Street 6872 3064 (Bowling Club) Bourke Dwyer's Store 1 Morven Street 6872 2955 Bourke Gecko Café Oxley Street 6872 1701 Bourke Morrall's Bakery Mitchell Street 6872 2086 Café Bourke North Bourke Mitchell Highway 6872 2464 Store Bourke Oxley Club Sturt Street 6872 2263 Bourke Tiffanie's Pizza Mitchell Street 6872 2086 Bourke Bourke Bowling Richard Street 6872 2190 Club Bourke Oasis Hotel Kidman Way 6874 7577 Bourke Oxford Hotel Glen Street 6872 2034 Bourke Port of Bourke 32 Mitchell Street 6872 2544 Hotel Bourke Tattersalls Barringun 6874 7588 Bourke Warrego Hotel Fords Bridge Bourke Mulga Creek Mitchell Highway, 6874 7311 Hotel Byrock Bourke Outback Inn Vicary Street, 6874 7758 Wanaaring Bourke Oxley Club Sturt Street 6872 2633 Bourke Riverview Hotel Darling Street 6872 2614 Bourke Shindy's Inn Louth 6874 7422 Brewarrina Pippos Bathurst Street 6839 2071 Brewarrina Brewarrina 95 Bathurst Street 6839 2036 Bakery Brewarrina Brewarrina RSL Bourke Street 6839 2151 Club Cobar Crunch Takeway

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Cobar Gecko Espresso Cobar Red Star Cobar Pantry Café Cobar Twisted Sisters Cobar Caltex Service Station Café Cobar Café Melaleuca at Euabalong Cobar Cobar Bowling Club Cobar Cobar Memorial Services Club Cobar Cobar Bowling & Golf Club Cobar Cobar Chinese Restaurant Cobar Copper City Motel Cobar Empire Hotel Cobar Cobar Motor Inn Cobar Ristorante Gioanni - Town & country Motor Inn Narromine Brenno's Hot Baker 71 Dandaloo Street 6889 1323 Bake Narromine Alice's Asian 90 Dandaloo Street 6889 1569 Restaurante Narromine BP Narromine Dandaloo Street 6889 1323 Service Station Narromine Buxees 86 Dandaloo Street 6889 1666 Narromine Court House 23 Burroway Street 6889 1015 Hotel Narromine Lighty's Corner 177 Merilba Street 6889 1694 Store Narromine Narromine Caltex Mitchell Highway 6889 1569 Narromine Narromine 35 Dandaloo Street 6889 1343 Chinese Restaurant Narromine Narromine Golf Warren Road 6889 1179 Club Narromine Narromine Hotel 116 Dandaloo Street 6889 1017 Bistro Narromine Narromine Dandaloo Street 6889 4288 United Services Memorial Club Narromine Sandy's Diner 7 Burroway Street 6889 1331

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Narromine Stockman's Mitchell Highway 6889 2033 Licensed Restaurant Narromine The Coffee Dandaloo Street 6889 2232 Lounge Narromine Top Café 48 Dandaloo Street 6889 4883 Narromine Coral McKinnon Ladies wear 126 Derribong Street 6889 1778 Frock Shop Narromine Harmer's Ladies & Mens wear 68 Dandaloo Street 6889 1420 Menswear & Womens Wear Narromine Pimpins Fashions Ladies wear Keiraths Shopping 6889 1033 Centre Narromine The Shack Ladies & Mens wear 17 Burroway Street 6889 7588 Narromine Narromine Aero Airport Narromine 6889 1620 Club Narromine Narromine 158 Dandaloo Street 6889 1164 Bowling Club Narromine Narromine Golf Warren Road 6889 1179 Club Narromine Narromine 58 Dandaloo Street 6889 4288 United Services Memorial Club Narromine Colonial Delicatessen Keiraths Shopping 6889 2288 Delicatessen Centre Narromine Country Fair Florist 27 Dandaloo Street 6889 2030 Flowers & Beauty Narromine Steppin Out Shoe Shoes 77 Dandaloo Street 6889 2244 Store Narromine Harmers Shoes 70 Dandaloo Street 6889 1420 Menswear Narromine Kingtread Shoes Dandaloo Street 6889 4444 Narromine Keens Furniture Furniture Derribong Street 6889 2000 One Narromine All Occasion Gift Shop 3 Burroway Street 6889 1416 Jewellery & Gifts Narromine Edgerton Nursery Gift Shop 42 Dandaloo Street 6889 1187 & Craft Shop Narromine Narromine Gift Shop 61 Dandaloo Street 6889 4330 Cottage Craft Narromine Onslow & Mac Gift Shop 129 Third Avenue 0419 130 979 Narromine Coles Supermarket Keirath Shopping 6889 4703 Supermarket Centre Narromine Narromine Fruit 63 Dandaloo Street 6889 2121 & Vegetables Narromine Summeraine Mitchell Hwy 6889 1979 Orchard

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Narromine W J Treseder & Hardware 47 Nymagee Street 6889 1999 Co Narromine Court House 23 Burroway Street 68891015 Hotel Narromine Narromine Hotel 116 Dandaloo Street 6889 1017 Narromine Royal Hotel 123 Dandaloo Street 6889 1070 Narromine All Occasion Jeweller 3 Burroway Street 6889 1416 Jewellery & Gifts Narromine Narromine Newsagent 69 Dandaloo Street 6889 1122 Newsagency Narromine Edgerton Nursery Nursery Dandaloo Street 6889 1187 Narromine Narromine Iris & Nursery "Villa Nova" 6889 1885 Geranium Farm Narromine BP Narromine Service Station Mitchell Hwy 6889 1323 Narromine Hargraves Service Station Trangie Road 6889 1224 Service Station Narromine Narromine Caltex Service Station Burroway Street 6889 1017 Nyngan Nyngan Butchery Butcher 107 Pangee St 6832 1045 Nyngan Bogan Butchery Butcher 83 Pangee Street 6832 1235 Nyngan Waterhouse's Butcher 53 Cobar Street 6832 1438 Butchery Nyngan Nyngan Chemist 115 Pangee Street 6832 1054 Pharmacy Nyngan Brad's Wear Clothing Pangee Street 6832 2007 Nyngan Dee Bee's Clothing 113 Pangee Street 6832 1356 Clothing Nyngan Kourts Clothing Pangee Street 6832 1356 Nyngan Nyngan Bowling Terangion Street 6832 2177 Club Nyngan Nyngan Golf Moonagee St 6832 1711 Club Nyngan Nyngan RSL 106 Pangee Street 6832 1102 Civic Club Nyngan Leading Edge Computers 97 Pangee Street 6832 2333 Future Shop Nyngan Gumnut Cottage Fabric Pangee Street Nyngan BP Service Service Station 55 Nymagee Street 6832 1380 Station Nyngan Shell Service Station 57 Pangee Street 6832 1852 Nyngan Mobil Service Station Pangee Street 6832 2511 Nyngan Newbridge Service Station 36 Nymagee Street 6832 1761 Service Station Nyngan Nyngan Truck & Service Station Mitchell Hwy 6832 2188 Traveller Stop Nyngan Western Fuel Service Station 126 Pangee Street 6832 2177 Service Station Nyngan Nyngan Furniture & Electrical 131 Pangee Street 6832 1847 Innovations Too

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Nyngan Nyngan Furniture & Electrical 115 Pangee Street 6832 1054 Pharmacy Nyngan Nyngan Video agents for Retravision 105 Pangee Street 6832 1155 Parlour & Cappers Furniture Nyngan Centre Point Florist 15 Terangion Street 6832 1393 Nyngan Outback Shrub Nursery Mitchell Hwy 6832 1702 Nyngan Sugargum Nursery 1 Hoskins Street 6832 2223 Nursery Nyngan Nyngan Video Video Rental 105 Pangee Street 6832 1155 Parlour Nyngan Arnold's 133 Pangee Street Takeaway Nyngan Canonba Hotel 129 Pangee Street 6832 1559 Nyngan Dolphin 77 Pangee Street 6832 1510 Takeaway Nyngan Jenny's Corner 19 Warren Street 6832 1079 Shop Nyngan Nyngan Bowling Cnr Bogan & 6832 2177 Club Chinese Terangion Sts Nyngan Nyngan Fresh 127 Pangee Street 6832 1564 Food Nyngan Nyngan Truck & Mitchell Hwy 6832 2188 Travel Nyngan Nyngan RSL Pangee Street 6832 1102 Club Bistro Nyngan A-La-Carte Outback Motor Inn 6832 1535 Nyngan Howells Shell Pangee Street 6832 1852 Nyngan Caltex Pangee Street 6832 1761 Nyngan Nyngan Truck & Mitchell Hwy 6832 2188 Travel Tottenham Beauty by Tracy Beautician 0429 924 070 Tottenham C of Beauty Beautician 0447 052 412 Tottenham Browns Service Service Station 6892 4122 Centre Tottenham Foodworks Supermarket 6892 4011 Tottenham Central Newsagent 6892 4149 Newsagency & Gifts Tottenham Tottenham Baker 6892 4144 Bakery Tottenham Tottenham Post 6892 4020 Office & Rural Transaction Centre Tottenham Tottenham Rural 6892 4177 Trading Tottenham Travel Consultant Travel 6892 4202

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Tottenham Tottenham 6892 4144 Bakery Tottenham Gem of the West 6892 4046 Café Tottenham Ming's Chinese Tottenham Hotel 6892 4211 Restaurant Tottenham Mels Gourmet Tottenham Bowling 6892 4314 Kitchen Club Tottenham Tottenham Golf 6892 4132 Club Tullamore CRT Rural Haylock St 6892 5227 Trading Tullamore Mrs Munroe's Cardigan St 6892 5236 Café & Meats Tullamore Stradbrocks Supermarket/Bank/Post Cardigan St 6892 5192 Supermarket Office Tullamore Central Newsagent/Rural Cardigan St 6892 5131 Newsagency Transaction Centre Tullamore Central Cardigan St 6892 5131 Newsagency Tullamore Tullamore Hotel Haylock St 6892 5194 Tullamore Tullamore 6892 5268 Service Centre Tullamore Bowling & Haylock St 6892 5250 Citizens Club

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Cafes/Restaurants

There are numerous restaurants and cafes in Nyngan, making sure the town is well serviced.

Cafes Town Facility Name Address Phone Cobar Café Melaleuca at Euabalong Brewarrina Pippos Bathurst Street 6839 2071 Narromine The Coffee Lounge Dandaloo Street 6889 2232 Narromine Top Café 48 Dandaloo Street 6889 4883 Tottenham Tottenham Bakery 6892 4144 Tottenham Gem of the West Café 6892 4046 Cobar Gecko Espresso Cobar Red Star Cobar Pantry Café Cobar Twisted Sisters Tullamore Mrs Munroe's Café & Meats Cardigan St 6892 5236 Tullamore Central Newsagency Cardigan St 6892 5131

Restaurants Town Facility Name Address Phone Bourke Bourke Oxley Club Explorer Restaurant Sturt Street 6872 1414 Bourke BP Service Station Moculta Street 6872 2357 Bourke Elysian Café Oxley Street 6872 2079 Bourke Mulga Creek Hotel Mitchell Highway, 6874 7311 Byrock Bourke New Vogue Roadhouse Mitchell Street 6872 2330 Bourke Port of Bourke Hotel 32 Mitchell Street 6872 2544 Bourke Jandra Restaurant (Bowling Club) Richard Street 6872 3064 Bourke Dwyer's Store 1 Morven Street 6872 2955 Bourke Gecko Café Oxley Street 6872 1701 Bourke Morrall's Bakery Café Mitchell Street 6872 2086 Bourke North Bourke Store Mitchell Highway 6872 2464 Bourke Oxley Club Sturt Street 6872 2263 Bourke Tiffanie's Pizza Mitchell Street 6872 2086 Cobar Cobar Chinese Restaurant Cobar Copper City Motel Cobar Empire Hotel Cobar Cobar Motor Inn Cobar Ristorante Gioanni - Town & country Motor Inn Narromine Alice's Asian Restaurante 90 Dandaloo Street 6889 1569 Narromine Buxees 86 Dandaloo Street 6889 1666 Narromine Court House Hotel 23 Burroway Street 6889 1015 Narromine Narromine Chinese Restaurant 35 Dandaloo Street 6889 1343

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Town Facility Name Address Phone Narromine Narromine Golf Club Warren Road 6889 1179 Narromine Narromine Hotel Bistro 116 Dandaloo Street 6889 1017 Narromine Narromine United Services Memorial Dandaloo Street 6889 4288 Club Narromine Sandy's Diner 7 Burroway Street 6889 1331 Narromine Stockman's Licensed Restaurant Mitchell Highway 6889 2033 Nyngan Canonba Hotel 129 Pangee Street 6832 1559 Nyngan Nyngan Bowling Club Chinese Cnr Bogan & 6832 2177 Terangion Sts Nyngan Nyngan Fresh Food 127 Pangee Street 6832 1564 Nyngan Nyngan RSL Club Bistro Pangee Street 6832 1102 Nyngan A-La-Carte Outback Motor Inn 6832 1535 Tottenham Ming's Chinese Restaurant Tottenham Hotel 6892 4211 Tottenham Mels Gourmet Kitchen Tottenham Bowling 6892 4314 Club Tottenham Tottenham Golf Club 6892 4132 Warren Benny's Chinese Restaurant Dubbo Street 6847 3333

Takeaway Town Facility Name Address Phone Cobar Crunch Takeway Cobar Caltex Service Station Café Narromine BP Narromine Service Station Dandaloo Street 6889 1323 Narromine Lighty's Corner Store 177 Merilba Street 6889 1694 Narromine Narromine Caltex Mitchell Highway 6889 1569 Nyngan Arnold's Takeaway 133 Pangee Street Nyngan Dolphin Takeaway 77 Pangee Street 6832 1510 Nyngan Jenny's Corner Shop 19 Warren Street 6832 1079 Nyngan Nyngan Truck & Travel Mitchell Hwy 6832 2188 Nyngan Howells Shell Pangee Street 6832 1852 Nyngan Caltex Pangee Street 6832 1761 Nyngan Nyngan Truck & Travel Mitchell Hwy 6832 2188

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Clubs/Hotels

Australia is famous for its Pubs and town is no exception. Below you will find a comprehensive list of Nyngan’s Pubs and Clubs.

Town Facility Name Address Phone Brewarrina Brewarrina RSL Club Bourke Street 6839 2151 Cobar Cobar Bowling Club Cobar Cobar Memorial Services Club Cobar Cobar Bowling & Golf Club Narromine Narromine Aero Club Airport Narromine 6889 1620 Narromine Narromine Bowling Club 158 Dandaloo Street 6889 1164 Narromine Narromine Golf Club Warren Road 6889 1179 Narromine Narromine United Services Memorial 58 Dandaloo Street 6889 4288 Club Narromine Court House Hotel 23 Burroway Street 68891015 Narromine Narromine Hotel 116 Dandaloo Street 6889 1017 Narromine Royal Hotel 123 Dandaloo Street 6889 1070 Nyngan Nyngan Bowling Club Terangion Street 6832 2177 Nyngan Nyngan Golf Club Moonagee St 6832 1711 Nyngan Nyngan RSL Civic Club 106 Pangee Street 6832 1102 Tullamore Tullamore Hotel Haylock St 6892 5194 Tullamore Bowling & Citizens Club Haylock St 6892 5250

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The Country Careers Program

Help for New Staff

The Country Careers Program is a new program that has been funded by NSW Health for the next four years to help with the retention of new staff moving into each Area Health Service.

Catherine Deverell is the Country Careers Coordinator for the Greater Western Area Health Service. The role of the program is to contact new Doctors, Allied Health Professionals and Nurses in difficult to recruit to locations as soon as they have been chosen as the preferred applicant for a position and to assist these new staff, who are moving to a new town, to find rental accommodation; schools for their children; help in networking with local businesses to find work for partners or spouses; finding a sporting or community group they might like to join; etc.

Country Careers is about helping the new staff enter into the community they are moving to and to help them feel welcome and valued as a community member.

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Medical Services

There are several medical practices operating in the area. These include General Practitioners, as well as Specialist services. Dubbo services have been included also for your information.

Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Bourke Darling River Medical 3/ 14 Darling St 6872 3222 Centre Bourke Bourke Medical Centre 1/ 14 Darling Street 6872 2211 Bourke Edith Edwards Women's Women's Refuge Mertin Street 6870 1210 Centre Bourke Bourke Family Support Family Support Glen Street 6872 1155 Service Bourke Community Health Tarcoon Street 6870 8899 Centre Bourke Community Health Tarcoon Street 6870 8899 Centre Baby Clinic Bourke Aboriginal Health 61 Oxley Street 6872 3088 Service Bourke Muda Aboriginal Wangkumarra 6872 1233 Corporation Drive Brewarrina Barwon River Medical Sandon Street 6839 2294 Centre Narromine Narromine Shire Family 127 Dandaloo 6889 1622 Health Centre Street Warren Dr Manmat Madam 6847 3559 Warren Dr Neil McCarthy 6847 4904 Warren Dr Milton Quigley - 6847 4318 Dentist Dubbo Fiona Conn Western Plains Medical Wheelers Lane 6841 9070 Centre Dubbo Pandya Health Centre 96 Wingewarra 6882 9266 Street Dubbo Jenny Rodway 343 Darling Street 6885 4885 Dubbo Access Centre Access Centre 33 Spears Drive 6881 6227 Dubbo Adolescent Family Dubbo Neighbourhood 213 Brisbane Street 6882 2100 Counsellor Centre Dubbo Transition to Work and program for young 175 Darling Street 6884 5151 Community disabled people leaving Participation school Dubbo Child & Family Health 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Services Dubbo Doorways (Burnside) Emergency 2 Alfred Street 6884 5254 Accommodation for young people Dubbo Drug & Alcohol Service 1/ 188 Macquarie 6841 2123

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Street Dubbo Outreach Youth 213 Brisbane Street 6882 2100 Counsellor Dubbo Sexual Health Service 203 Brisbane Street 6841 2480

Dubbo Therapy Service Therapy for children 1/28 Erskine Street 6882 1077 (Spastic Centre) with disablities Dubbo Aboriginal Health 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Services Dubbo NSW Department of 130 Brisbane Street 6841 1500 Ageing Disability & Homecare (DADHC) Dubbo Homecare Services of 130 Brisbane Street 6841 1580 NSW Dubbo Aboriginal Homecare 130 Brisbane Street 6841 1570 Services of NSW Dubbo Lourdes Hospital Health Cobbora Road 6841 8500 & Aged Care Services Dubbo Alzheimer's Australia 6841 8509 Dubbo Ambulance Service of 131 233 NSW Dubbo Audiology Services 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo Australian Hearing Wingewarra Street 6885 8456 Centre Dubbo Brain Injury Cobbora Road 6841 8505 Rehabilitation Program Dubbo Breastscreen Service Off Carpark Dubbo McGuinn Drive 6884 8799 Base Hospital Dubbo Australian Breastfeeding 6887 3302 Association Dubbo Burnside Community Placements 64 Church Street 6885 5010 Dubbo Cardio-Pulmonary Dubbo Base 6885 8782 Rehabilitation Unit Hospital Dubbo Centre for Population Greater Western Area Dubbo Base 6841 5569 Health Health Service Hospital Dubbo Centacare Counselling agency 28 Cobra Street 6885 0277 Dubbo Dubbo Childrens 100 Bultje Street 6882 4699 Contact Centre Dubbo Chronic & Complex Greater Western Area Dubbo Base 6885 8782 Care Health Service Hospital Dubbo Commonwealth Lourdes Hospital Cobbora Road 1800 052 Carelink Centre 222 Dubbo Community Worker 6882 2100 Aged & Disabled Dubbo Community Care 1/ 20 Carrington 6885 6735 Services Avenue Dubbo Community Health 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Centre

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Dubbo Commonwealth 1/ 47 Wingewarra 6841 2500 Rehabilitation Service Street Dubbo Department of 1/14 Erskine Street 6841 3260 Community Services Dubbo Disabilities Services 37 Carrington 6884 5877 Avenue Dubbo Dental Health Services 48 Ronald Street 1300 552 626 Dubbo Diabetes Education 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo Dietitians 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo Early Childhood Health Carrington Avenue 6885 4666 Clinic Dubbo Early Intervention 74 Baird Drive 6882 0599 Dubbo Community Kitchen The Lands Council Cnr Darling & 6882 6195 Wingewarra Street Dubbo Family Therapy 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo FPA Health 221 Darling Street 6885 1544 Dubbo Genetic Counselling 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo Hearing Centre Wingewarra Street 6885 8456 Dubbo Dubbo Base Hospital Myall Street 6885 8666 Dubbo Dubbo Private Hospital Moran Drive 6841 8800 Dubbo Lourdes Hospital Cobbora Road 6841 8500 Dubbo Palliative Care Lourdes Hospital Cobbora Road 6841 8540 Dubbo Occupational Therapy 6841 8515 Dubbo Independent Living 121 Cobra Street 6884 4972 Skills Dubbo Interrelate Family 100 Bultje Street 6882 4699 Centre Dubbo Lyndarra 22R Dulcidene 6887 3236 Road Dubbo Meals on Wheels 3/74 Mountbatten 6882 4083 Drive Dubbo Midwives Association Dubbo Base 6885 8666 Hospital Dubbo The Northcott Society 6 Quinn Street 6882 1099 Dubbo Occupational Therapy 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo Palliative Care Service Cobbora Road 6841 8500 Dubbo Physiotherapy Cobbora Road 6841 8500 Dubbo Rec Link 125 Bourke Street 6884 4488 Dubbo Renal Services Dubbo Base 6885 8604 Hospital Dubbo Respite Care 19 Charmere Place 6884 5430 Dubbo Schizophrenia Cobbora Road 6884 7200 Fellowship Dubbo School Health 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo Sexual Assault 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Counselling Dubbo Spastic Centre 1/28 Erskine Street 6882 1077

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Town Facility Name Description Address Phone Dubbo Speech Pathology 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo Stomal Therapy Dubbo Base 6841 5555 Services Hospital Dubbo Telecross 85 Wingewarra 6884 7057 Street Dubbo Ted Noffs Foundation Program for Adolescent 14L Furneys Road 6887 3332 Life Management Dubbo Veteran's Information & Wingewarra Street 6881 6719 Community Support Service Dubbo Womens Health 2 Palmer Street 6885 8999 Dubbo Dubbo Plains Division 258 Macquarie 6884 0197 of General Practice Street Dubbo NSW Outback Division 258 Macquarie 6885 2777 of General Practice Street Dubbo NSW Rural Doctor Dubbo Base 6884 7603 Network Locum Project Hospital Dubbo Dubbo Nuclear 168 Brisbane Street 6841 0750 Medicine & Echocardiography Dubbo Skin Cancer Check & 209 Brisbane Street 6885 1673 Treatment Centre Dubbo Paula O'Leary 215 Brisbane Street 6882 6368 Physiotherapy Dubbo Activate Physiotherapy 217 Fitzroy Street 6882 8617 Centre

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Health Service Details

History on Bourke Health Service Bourke Health Service consists of the Bourke Multipurpose Service (Hospital and Community/Primary Health), the Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Program and Wanaaring and Enngonia Health Clinics.

Bourke Hospital is a 35-bed facility providing general medical, minor surgical, low risk obstetric, emergency, operative, aged care and palliative care services.

Services are provided by a multidisciplinary team consisting medical and nursing staff, allied health and support services.

Local General Practitioners provide visiting medical officer support to the health service.

A number of visiting specialist medical staff from Dubbo and Sydney attend the Health Service on a regular basis. Some of these services include: • Orthopaedics • Dermatology • Psychiatry • Ear, Nose & Throat • Endocrinology • Ophthalmology • Paediatrics • Dietician • Speech Therapy Bourke Health Service works in partnership with a number of services, for example Bourke Aboriginal Health Service, Kinni Health, Darling River Medical Centre and the Outback Division to provide health services to the community.

The NSW Ambulance Service is co-located in the Bourke Multipurpose Centre.

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Staffing Profile FTE General Wards 28.10 (RNs, ENAs, AINs) Radiology 1.00 Physiotherapy 1.00 Palliative Care 0.60 Catering 9.80 Linen/Laundry 1.00 Wards persons 6.00 Sexual Health 1.00 Mental Health 5.00 Wanaaring 1.25 Community Health 6.80 Community Midwife 1.00 PANOC 1.00 Aboriginal Health 4.00 Aboriginal Liaison Officer 1.00 Early Childhood Intervention 1.00 Sexual Assault Service 1.00 HACC 1.00 Group Enrolled Nurse School 2.00 Administration 7.00 Maintenance 4.00

TOTAL 82.55

Bourke Multipurpose Service contact details: Address: 26 Tarcoon Street, BOURKE NSW 2840 Tel. (02) 6870 8888 Fax. (02) 6870 8844

The Bourke Primary Community Health Service consists of two teams – Primary and Community Health (PaCH) and Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol. The PaCH Team consists of a 20 member team covering a variety of health issues, for example, sexual health, sexual assault counselling, women’s health, aboriginal health, aged care, palliative care, diabetes, health promotion etc. The Bourke Primary Health Service is also responsible for two primary health care outposts – Wanaaring and Enngonia.

Wanaaring Health Clinic is located 200km west of Bourke and travel is on an unsealed road. Wanaaring has a town based population of approx. 75 people with twice this number estimated to be living on surrounding properties. This is a sole nurse practitioner post. The nurse practitioner provides a comprehensive range of community health and emergency services. Bourke Primary and Community Health Staff also visit Wanaaring. The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Broken Hill Base provides a medical service weekly, plus dental, early childhood and women’s health service on a regular basis.

Enngonia Health Clinic is located 100km north of Bourke on route to Cunnamulla, Qld. Enngonia is associated with two bushranger stories, Captain Starlight and Midnight. Today Enngonia has a population of approximately 100 people of which 90% are Aboriginal.

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Currently no health staff reside at Enngonia and Bourke PaCH staff visit one day every second week and on a needs basis. There is also a medical service once a fortnight.

Bourke Primary Community Health Service contact details: Address: 26 Tarcoon Street BOURKE NSW 2840 Tel (02) 6870 8883 Fax (02) 6870 8898

Professional development, ongoing education and update opportunities are available to all staff.

Bourke Health Service supports a dynamic in service program with local and visiting specialists. Satellite broadcasting is well utilised by staff. All visiting specialists provide professional support and ongoing education as included in their role.

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History on Brewarrina Health Service The Multi Purpose Service has been open since 2004.

Brewarrina Health Service provides 12 aged care, 4 ED, 6 dialysis, and 8 acute beds.

The services provided by Brewarrina Health Service is 24 hour medical cover, a nurse practitioner.

Visiting specialists include an Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist; an ophthalmology specialist; a child health nurse; and a renal nurse.

Professional Development and Education is provided by the GWAHS Learning and Development Division. Support is given as far as possible to enable staff to attend.

Hospital/MPS Accommodation is in the form of: There are 6 shared units on site. They are available for 3 months.

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History on Cobar Health Service

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History on Narromine Health Service The hospital opened November 5 1948, refurbished 1976 and 1991. The original Nurses Home is Community Health Centre.

• Bed numbers: 29 beds- 18 Medical, 4 Obstetrics, 7 Nursing Home Type, 2 Dialysis Chairs, 3 Emergency trolleys. Community Health Centre located on same campus. • Ward names, One General Ward with all beds located in this ward. There are nine single ensuite rooms and ten, two bed wards, three of these with ensuites. Emergency Department is also located in this area. Have an Obstetric wing, however due to no Obstetric Services now being provided wing is to be utilised for Transitional Care Program (4 beds) and have refurbished and provided a Palliative Care suite, comprising patient room and relative area. • Services Provided: emergency Dept, acute and chronic medical, post natal, post surgical, renal dialysis, physiotherapy, Community Health includes Generalist Community Nurse, Aged Care Nurse, Aboriginal Health Officer, Child and Family Health Nurses, centre based, home based and school health, Aged Day Care, Respite Care both centre based and home based. • Visiting services: Aged Care Assessment Team, Palliative Care, Podiatrist, Women’s Health Nurse, Drug and Alcohol, Mental Health and Psychiatrist, Speech Pathologist, Counsellor, Occupational Therapist. • Shift Rosters: 07.00 to 15.30, 14.30 to 23.00 22.45 to 07.15 Professional Development and Education provided: Mandatory education provided at Narromine. Courses provided by GWAHS Learning and Development.

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History on Nyngan Health Service

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History on Tottenham Health Service • Bed numbers, 10 consisting of 4 acute medical beds, 4 high care Residential Aged Care and 2 Low Care • The aged care area is known as the RAC area and has 4 single rooms with ensuites and 1 double room with shared ensuite. The residents can bring in some furniture from home to make the rooms their own. The acute area of the Facility has 2 single rooms with shared ensuite and on double room with ensuite. There is a two-bed Emergency Department. • Ambulance service, remote X-Ray technician, physiotherapist, Community Health, Early Childhood Nurse. GP surgery on premises. • Dietician, Mental Health Nurse, Podiatrist, Women’s Health, Optometrist • Rosters are one month ahead, shifts are Morning 07:00 – 15:30 (half hour meal break, Evening 15:00 – 23:00 (on call meal break allowance) Night 23:00 –07:15 On call meal allowance). RN’s working evening and night shift are paid “in charge hospital allowance” • Professional Development and Education provided as per Greater Western Area Health Service Policies.

Hospital/MPS Accommodation • Accommodation provided consists of one unit with two bedrooms (lockable) with ensuites, shared kitchen and lounge room. There is also a furnished hospital house with three bedrooms. This house could be used to accommodate a family for 6 to 12 months at the discretion of the Facility or to accommodate two or three nurses.

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History on Trangie Health Service

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History on Tullamore Health Service

Address: P O Box 19 1 Hinkler Street Tullamore. NSW 2874 Australia Survey Date: Prev. Survey: Date Established: 29/02/2008 Type: Multipurpose Service Sector: Public Number of Beds: 16 Telephone No: 02 689925003 Facsimile No: 02 68925166 E-mail Address: [email protected] Website: http://[email protected] Person In Charge : Dr Claire Blizzard Position held: Chief Executive of GWAHS Contact Person : Beverly Clark Position held: Health Service Manager

Role and Function of the Organization: Tullamore Multi Purpose Health Service is to provide a comprehensive health service to the town and surrounding rural districts. Tullamore has a full time on call medical practitioner, who has a thriving practice in the town, in the same street as the hospital, which services all surrounding districts as well as Tullamore. The Doctor has entered into mentoring role for an Area of need doctor at Tottenham and Trundle Multi Purpose Health Service.

Tullamore Multi Purpose Health Service is a 16 bed facility plus one Community Aged Care Package (CACP), with a 24 hour Accident and emergency unit containing 2 bay emergency area, 4 acute beds, 12 residential care licences, which consists of both high and low care. Community respite day care service is provided one day per week. Community Health is located with the same building and offers various clinics which incorporate the needs of the local and rural communities. These include home visiting, health promotion, and liaisons with visiting Allied health. This service includes Women’s Health Service – Bi monthly. Mental Health Nurse – as required Speech Pathology – as required Dietician – as required Alcohol and Other Drug Workers – Bi monthly Sexual Assault Worker- fortnightly Aged Care Assessment Team - as required Department of Community Services Team – as required Home Care – as required

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Home Modifications- as required Community transport – as required Palliative Care Nurse- as required

Private Visiting Services

Podiatrist – Bi monthly private practice Optometry – require bookings for a whole day private practice

The Tullamore Health Service offers the following services.

24 hour Accident and Emergency. Acute inpatient care Residential Aged care Referral and retrieval to a larger health service/ base hospital. Pathology collection – Twice weekly Physiotherapist – 1 day per week Meals on wheels – 5 days per week Community day care – 1 day per week. X- ray services – 3 remote operators Post –operative care Pre- operative care Respite Palliative care

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History on Wanaaring Health Service

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History on Warren Health Service

Warren Multi Purpose Health Service (MPHS)

The Warren MPHS has a total of 42 beds - 12 acute beds, 10 Nursing Home beds and 20 hostel beds.

Redevelopment of the Warren MPHS was completed in November 2000 at a cost $3.1 million. Both the Commonwealth and State government contributed to the redevelopment and the Warren Multi Purpose Health Service was officially opened in November 2000.

The acute section of the Hospital caters for a wide range of medical conditions, and over the past five years has had an average occupancy rate of over 75%.

The Hospital provides a 24 hour emergency service. Seriously ill or injured patients are stabilised prior to being transferred to Dubbo Base Hospital or Metropolitan centres by road or air ambulance.

There are two GPs in Warren have visiting rights to the MPHS and provide general medical services to both inpatients and outpatients.

Outreach or Visiting services provide many and varied services – eg physiotherapy, mental health, womens health, ACAT, drug and alcohol etc

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GWAHS Learning & Development Division

The GWAHS Learning & Development team provides and supports professional development opportunities for Area Health Service staff.

Learning & Development in partnership with external training providers and GWAHS staff have secured funding from a variety of sources to meet the challenge of growing our own to better meet the needs of our community. This has included participation in the Commonwealth Workplace English Language and Literacy Program.

As part of this Learning and Development and partners are: • Using recognition, assessment and learning pathways to enable staff to gain nationally recognised qualifications. • Developing our staff and expanding their career options. • Benchmarking across facilities to increase consistency and quality of service provision. • Increasing the uptake of Apprenticeships and Traineeships GWAHS and L&D both through partnerships with other RTOs and as a part of the NSW Health RTO offers an increased range of VET programs.

L&D is currently expanding its scope of practice and exploring additional partnerships to increase capapcity in line with workforce planning and organisational needs.

Preliminary evaluation of the overall strategy has shown that staff appreciate the skills recognition and workplace support and are open to career development opportunities. Some taking up roles in supervision and assessment and alternate career pathways within GWAHS. This strategy aims to improve staff retention and skills and contribute to the building of a positive workplace culture within GWAHS.

The Learning & Development Calendar can be accessed via http://gwahs/index.php?select=Learning_and_Development&option=program

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The Institute of Rural Clinical Services and Teaching (IRCST)

The Institute of Rural Clinical Services and Teaching (IRCST) was formed in 2003 following recommendations from the NSW Health Plan (2002). It aims to support rural clinicians across all stages of their careers and promote good practice in rural health service delivery.

It is a "virtual institute" with staff working across NSW. The current Executive Director, Ms Linda Cutler, is based in Dubbo.

IRCST provides a range of opportunities to rural and remote health staff:

• NSW Rural Research Capacity Building Program – each year IRCST accepts up to 30 candidates from rural and remote area health services to undertake a research project. Successful candidates participate in a research methods short course, conducted in Sydney by the NSW Primary Health Care Collaboration; are provided with a paid backfill day each week for a two year period; and are linked with mentors who have an interest or experience in the topic or methods required for the project. Applications are usually called in May each year. • NSW Health Awards Sponsorship – each year IRCST sponsors up to 40 rural and remote health staff to attend the Health Expo which exposes them to a range of continuous quality improvement projects from across the state.

IRCST also conducts a major conference, in a rural location, each year: • NSW Rural Allied Health Conference – held in Dubbo during October 2007, this conference attracts allied health professionals from rural and remote NSW to share valuable experiences and raise issues facing allied health practitioners. This conference is held biennially. • NSW Rural and Remote Health Conference – held in Coffs Harbour during November 2008, this conference attracts health professionals from a range of disciplines, with a view to working together to improve rural and remote health and health services. This conference is held biennially.

Some of IRCST’s other projects include:

• NSW Rural Stroke Project • NSW Rural Rehabilitation Clinician Network Project • NSW Rural Allied Health Project • Biostatistician Trainee • Chair in Rural Pharmacy

From time to time IRCST calls for submissions for research or service improvement projects which meet the objectives of the IRCST business plan.

The IRCST website provides additional information on all of the above, as well as any emerging projects. You can also sign up to the IRCST webgroup, and you’ll be notified of upcoming events, funding opportunities, sponsorships and new initiatives. Log onto: www.ircst.health.nsw.gov.au

or for additional information contact the Office of the Executive Director on (02) 6841 2271.

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Acknowledgements

The following people/organisations or groups contributed to the development of these booklets and their input is acknowledged with thanks.

Tourism NSW Bourk Shire Council Brewarrina Shire Council Cobar Shire Council Narromine Shire Council Bogan Shire Council Lachlan Regional Council Narromine Shire Council Warren Shire Council Walkabout Australian Travel Guide Narromine Tourist Information Centre Bourke Tourist Information Centre Cobar Tourist Information Centre Brewarrina Tourist Information Centre Nyngan Tourist Information Centre Warren Tourist Information Centre Staff and Management from the Mitchell Cluster

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