Gulargambone

Gulargambone is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘watering hole for many Galars’. The Town has a population of about 500 with approximately 1000 in the postcode. The community has driven several projects in the town including the first community-owned Post Office, attractive murals, the ‘two eight two eight’ volunteer-run cafe & gallery which includes an accredited Visitor Information Centre and of course the now famous ‘corrugated iron galahs’ which appear on the highway and around town.

Prior to European settlement, the district was occupied by the Weilwan, who were neighbours of the huge Wiradjuri nation.
The first Europeans into the area were an exploration party led by John Oxley, the New South Wales Surveyor-General. The party comprised of 16 men and 19 horses. They crossed the district north of the present townsite on 2 August 1818.

Gulargambone sits on the banks of the Castlereagh River, in Coonamble Shire. It is 382 km north-west of Sydney.