About Coonabarabran
Distance from Sydney via Hunter Valley: 446kms (5hrs 30
mins drive)
Distance from Dubbo: 160kms (1hr 40 mins drive)
Distance from Bathurst: 323kms (4hrs drive)
Distance from
Newcastle 350kms (4hrs 30 mins drive)
Air travel to Sydney
daily from Dubbo airport
Population
3,000 in town and 11,000 in region
Medical Facilities
Coonabarabran
Health Service – 30 beds
Other
Area
serviced by GPs and visiting health professionals.
GPlogic-associated Practices
Warrumbungle
Medical Centre
Education Facilities
Tertiary
- Coonabarabran TAFE
Secondary Schools: 1
Primary Schools: 2
Early Childhood/ Daycare Facilities: 1
Several mothers’ support groups & play groups
Retail Facilities
Supermarkets, clothing shops, specialty shops, cafes and
restaurants, bakeries, newsagencies, post office and art
galleries.
Financial Institutions
NAB, Commonwealth, Westpac and Orana Credit Union.
Entertainment / Attractions in the Region
- A wide range of sporting facilities
- Cultural
facilities: library
- Warrumbungles National Park
- Coolah
Tops National Park
- Siding Springs Observatory
- Pilliga
Pottery
For more information:
- Call Warrumbunlgle Shire Council on ph: 02 6849 2000
- Call Coonabarabran Visitor Information Centre on
Ph: 02 6849 2144
