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It was this
region that inspired much of Dorothea Mackellar work. Poet
Dorothea Mackellar visited her brothers for prolonged
periods in the Gunnedah district, where the Mackellar family
owned several properties of prime grazing country during the
last century. Gazing across the land, you can feel the
emotion of the famous words: I love a sunburnt country, a land of
sweeping plains, of ragged mountain ranges,
of droughts and
flooding rains.
Today, Gunnedah is home to one of the
largest and healthiest koala colonies in Australia. You are
able to get close to them at the Waterways Wildlife Park or
see them in their natural habitats on one of the many
defined bush walking tracks. Outlying villages include
Curlewis and Breeza to the southeast, Carroll to the east
and Tambar Springs and Mullaley to the southwest.
Agriculture is the mainstay of the Shire with around
403,0000 ha of farming and grazing country. Produce include
cattle, sheep, pigs, as well as crops that include wheat,
sorghum, barley, cotton, sunflowers, soya beans and
vegetables. Gunnedah is also home of
Ag-Quip, the largest agricultural field days in the
Southern Hemisphere. Check out our listing of Gunnedah
accommodation. In addition to our listed online travel guide information,
contact the local tourism visitor centre for your destination for more
attractions, tours, local maps and other information. |
