Kyogle


Kyogle is a town in the Northern Rivers region of northern New South Wales, Australia. It falls within the local government area of Kyogle Council. At the 2016 census, Kyogle had a population of 2,751 people. It was founded in the 1830s as a lumber camp, and is located north of Sydney, north of Casino on the Summerland Way close to the Queensland border. It also lies on the banks of the Richmond River. It is the seat of its own shire. Kyogle is an Aboriginal Australian word meaning 'place of the Bush Turkey', a reference to the Australian brushturkey which is indigenous to the region.
Cattle grazing, dairy farming and forestry are the primary industries. In times past, timber getting was the main reason for settlement in the area, with red cedar and hoop pine the main timber trees.
Kyogle is known as a "gateway" to many national parks including Border Ranges National Park and Toonumbar National Park.

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 2,751 people in Kyogle.
Kyogle won the "Young Legends" category award at the 2012 Australian Tidy Town Awards. One of the judges, Dick Olesinski, described how Kyogle's community encompasses a diverse range of projects that demonstrate the community's commitment to Tidy Towns and other related environmental and beautification programs, saying "Kyogle's Tidy Towns Committee continues to deliver active and enthusiastic promotion of the town, providing infrastructure and support of community activities."

Sporting heroes

Railway

is served by the main North Coast railway line between Sydney and Brisbane. A train from Sydney to Brisbane stops at 2.46am and a train from Brisbane to Sydney stops at 7.53am. A short crossing loop used to be located at the passenger station, but when the loop was extended for -long trains, the crossing loop was relocated to a more suitable — straighter — site outside town.
Further north along the railway line towards Brisbane, located at Cougal, is the Border Loop spiral, where the track loops 360 degrees and eventually passes over itself. This loop was constructed for trains to climb from the low side to the high side of the McPherson Range.

World Rally Championship

The 2009 World Rally Championship, also known as the 2009 Rally Australia, passed through the Kyogle area in 2009.

Flooding

In early January 2008, parts of Kyogle were subject to major flooding, when the Richmond River burst its banks after heavy rainfall around Kyogle and upstream, reaching heights of. This was the second worst flood in Kyogle on record, after the flood of 1954.