Australian Towns & Cities: Queensland: Goondiwindi

Australian Towns & Cities
Queensland: Goondiwindi
Incorporating photos and Information from Michael Greenslade's former Australian Towns, Cities and Highways site

Goondiwindi, an attractive town is set on the banks of the Macintyre River, of which is also the NSW/QLD border was settled in the late 1830's when sheep runs were established on each side of the river. The town is situated at the junction of the Newell, Leichardt, Cunningham, Gore (20 km north), and Barwon Highways, so as expected, it serves as an important centre for travellers. In addition, it is the centre of a wide farming district since the nearest town of significance is more than 100 km away. Nevertheless, the town is well looked after, has a colourful and busy town centre with a number of impressive parks that abut the Macintyre River.

Population: 6355 1
Postcode: 4390
Location: 358 km southwest of Brisbane
Main Roads: Leichhardt Hwy A5, Gore Hwy A39, Newell Hwy , Cunningham Hwy , and Barwon Hwy .
Radio Stations: FM: 2VM (89.5 MHz), ABC Classic (101.7 MHz), ABC RN (94.3 MHz), ABC Southern QLD (92.7 MHz), Now FM (88.7 MHz), RadioTAB (90.3 MHz), Rebel FM (96.3 MHz), The Breeze (98.7 MHz), Triple J (103.3 MHz) and Vision Christian Radio (87.6 MHz). AM: ABC Radio Brisbane (612 kHz) and Hot Country (1611 kHz)

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	Goondiwindi Business Centre: Marshall Street, Goondiwindi, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Goondiwindi Business Centre: Marshall Street, heading east in Goondiwindi, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Goondiwindi Business Centre: Marshall Street, again looking east in Goondiwindi, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Goondiwindi Business Centre: Marshall Street, again looking east in Goondiwindi, January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Macintyre River: View of the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Macintyre River: View of the Macintyre River at Goondiwindi, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census Quickstats, Goondiwindi UCL

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