Quirindi


Quirindi is a small town on the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia, in Liverpool Plains Shire.
At the, Quirindi had a population of 2,580. It is the nearest link to Gunnedah to the west and Tamworth to the north. The local economy is based on agriculture, with broadacre farming dominant on the black soil plains to the west and livestock grazing in the hilly eastern part of the district.
The town is on the Kamilaroi Highway northwest of its junction with the New England Highway at Willow Tree.

History

The indigenous Gamilaroi people lived in the area for many thousands of years. The name Quirindi comes from the Gamilaraay language, with a number of meanings having been attributed it, which include "nest in the hills", "place where fish breed" and "dead tree on mountain top". Early spellings of the name included "Cuerindi" and "Kuwherindi".
Quirindi Post Office opened on 1 January 1858. The town was gazetted on 19 February 1884.

Heritage listings

Quirindi has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Sport

Quirindi sporting facilities include several sporting ovals catering for athletics, cricket, Rugby League, Rugby Union, soccer, basketball and netball. Other sporting complexes include the racecourse, polo grounds, rodeo, campdrafting, a 9-hole golf course, two tennis clubs, three bowling greens, gun club and swimming complex.
Quirindi Jockey Club plays host to seven race meetings each year including the Boxing Day Races which attracts thousands of people each year.
A motorcycle club is located north-east of Quirindi on the Borah Creek Road, with a motorcross track named Stu Johnson Park.

Quirindi annual events

is north of Quirindi, following the path of the explorer Thomas Mitchell.
Wallabadah is located east of Quirindi on the New England Highway.
Spring Ridge is about west of Quirindi.

Transport

is located on the Main North railway line, from Sydney. The station opened in 1877,
and continues to be served by daily rail services operated by a NSW TrainLink Xplorer train to and from Sydney and Armidale/Moree.
Quirindi Airport is the local airfield, though most commercial flights in the region use Tamworth Regional Airport.

Notable people