Coleambally
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Coleambally New South Wales |
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Main street of Coleambally looking toward the distinctive water tower
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 Coleambally
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| Coordinates | 34°48′0″S 145°53′0″E / 34.80000°S 145.88333°ECoordinates: 34°48′0″S 145°53′0″E / 34.80000°S 145.88333°E |
| Population | 658 (2011 census) |
| Established | 1968 |
| Postcode(s) | 2707 |
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| LGA(s) | Murrumbidgee Council |
| County | Boyd |
| State electorate(s) | Murray |
| Federal Division(s) | Riverina |
Coleambally /kɒliːˈæmbəli/ is a small town in the Riverina of New South Wales, Australia, in Murrumbidgee Council.
Coleambally is one of the newest towns in the state of New South Wales, officially opened in June 1968, with the Post Office opening on 1 April 1970.
Designed to act as the centre for the surrounding Coleambally Irrigation Area, at the 2011 census, Coleambally had a population of 632.
Its name is Aboriginal, probably meaning a swift in flight. The spine-tailed swift is one of the most powerful fliers known, wheeling and sweeping at high speed in search of flying insects.
Coleambally can be accessed by road from Sydney and Canberra via the Hume Highway and Burley Griffin Way and from Melbourne via the Hume Highway, Newell Highway and the Kidman Way.
Coleambally is a home to some of the most endangered species in Australia, the Bittern, Southern Bell Frog and it has many other species of native flora and fauna. Coleambally has many kangaroos and birds, Galahs and Noisy Minors.
The Coleambally Irrigation Area scheme was started in the 1950s, with potential farmland being made available through a ballot system. Those who entered the ballot had to prove they had enough money to set up a farm in order to enter, as the land they acquired started off with no fencing or infrastructure whatsoever. The successful ballot winners were also required to give up any other primary interests they may have held. They were to give all or nothing to Coleambally.
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