Goondiwindi

Goondiwindi Queensland
Statue of Gunsynd, The Goondiwindi Grey
Goondiwindi
Coordinates	28°33′0″S 150°19′0″E / 28.55000°S 150.31667°E / -28.55000; 150.31667Coordinates: 28°33′0″S 150°19′0″E / 28.55000°S 150.31667°E / -28.55000; 150.31667
Population	5,629 (2006 census)
Established	20 October 1888
Postcode(s)	4390
Elevation	217.2 m (713 ft)
Location	358 km (222 mi) from Brisbane 246 km (153 mi) from Toowoomba 124 km (77 mi) from Moree, New South Wales)
LGA(s)	Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 26.7 °C 80 °F 12.8 °C 55 °F 611.2 mm 24.1 in

Goondiwindi /ɡʌndəˈwɪndi/ is an Australian town of approximately 5,629 people. The town has an annual population growth of 1.4 percent. The name Goondiwindi derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "the resting place of the birds".

Gundiwindi Post Office opened by 1860. It was renamed Goondiwindi by 1861.

Goondiwindi was first proclaimed a municipality on 20 October 1888. The town boundaries have not altered to this day, and before Federation the town served as a border crossing between Queensland and New South Wales. The customs house from that era is now a museum.

The Goondiwindi War Memorial was originally located in Herbert Street and was dedicated on 21 September 1922 by the Queensland Governor, Matthew Nathan. The gates were unveiled in April 1949.

The most famous resident of Goondiwindi was Gunsynd, a Thoroughbred race horse known as "The Goondiwindi Grey" Guided by Tim Lowe, in the late 1960s and early 1970s Gunsynd had 29 wins including the 1971 Epsom Handicap and the 1972 Cox Plate and came third in the 1972 Melbourne Cup. The name "Gunsynd" came from Goondiwindi Syndicate (Gun=Goondiwindi, Synd=Syndicate). There is a statue of Gunsynd in the town centre.

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

Goondiwindi is on the MacIntyre River in Queensland near the New South Wales border, 350 kilometres (220 mi) south west of the Queensland state capital, Brisbane. The twin town of Boggabilla is nearby, on the New South Wales side of the border. Most of the area surrounding the town is farmland.