About Bourke
Distance from Sydney: 775kms (10 hrs drive)
Distance from
Dubbo: 370kms (4 hrs drive)
Distance from Bathurst: 510kms
(6hrs 30mins drive)
Flights daily to Sydney via Dubbo
Population
4,000
Medical Facilities
Bourke
District Hospital and Health Service – 35 beds
Bourke
Aboriginal Medical Service
Other
Area
serviced by a local GPs and visiting health professionals.
GPlogic-associated Practices
Darling
River Medical Centre
Education Facilities
Secondary Schools: 1
Primary Schools: 1
Early Childhood/ Daycare Facilities: 1
Retail Facilities
Supermarket, specialty shops, cafes and restaurants, bakery,
newsagency, post office, chemist and art galleries.
Financial Institutions
Commonwealth with 24 hour ATM, Westpac, NAB and Colonial
State have agencies located in the town.
Entertainment / Attractions in the Region
- Sporting facilities
- Cultural facilities: library
- Art galleries
- Darling River with historic lock and weir
- Restored paddle steamers
- Mysterious Mt Oxley
- Wildflowers in spring and abundant birdlife
- Back O Bourke tours
For more information:
- Call
Bourke Council on ph: 02 6830 8000 or
- Call Bourke
Tourist Information Centre on Ph: 02 6872 1222
