Murwillumbah ( ) is a town in the

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region of

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, Australia, in the

Tweed Shire Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the border with Queensland, where that meets the Coral Sea. Administered from the town of Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire ...

, on the Tweed River. Sitting on the south eastern foothills of the

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in the

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valley, Murwillumbah is 848 km north-east of

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, 13 km south of the

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border and 132 km south of

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. The town's name is often abbreviated to M'bah or Murbah. At the 2021 census, Murwillumbah had a population of 9,812. Many of the buildings are

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in style and there are cafes, clothes shops and

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s in the town.

History

The first people to live in the area were

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. The name Murwillumbah may derive from an Aboriginal compound meaning either "camping place" – from ''murrie'', meaning "aboriginal people", ''wolli'', "a camp", and ''bah'', "place" – or alternatively from ''murra'', "big", ''willum'', "possum", and ''bah''. Nearby

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and its attendant

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are known as Wollumbin, meaning "Cloud Catcher", in the

Bundjalung language Bundjalung may refer to: * Bundjalung people The Bundjalung people, also spelled Bunjalung, Badjalang and Bandjalang, are Aboriginal Australians who are the original custodians of a region from around Grafton, New South Wales, Grafton in north ...

. Timber-getters were drawn to the region in the 1840s. The river port at

Tumbulgum Tumbulgum ( ) is a village in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is in the Tweed Shire local government area, at the confluence of the Rous and Tweed Rivers, north east of the state capital, Sydney and south east of Brisbane. At the , ...

was initially the main settlement. In 1902, a local government municipality was declared with Murwillumbah as its centre. Most of the town's business district was destroyed by fire in 1907. In 1918 an initial 18 allotments were advertised for sale in the Hartigan Estate and a subsequent 200 allotments were advertised for sale in September 1920. The land was bounded by the Tweed River and Commercial Road on the east, Condong Street on the north, Riverview Street on the west and Elizabeth Street to the south. The subdivision was sold as part of the estate of Denis Hartigan. In December 1923, "Bray Estate" made up of 9 farm and farmlet blocks was advertised to be auctioned by A. E. Budd & Son. Murwillumbah was the location of Australia's largest bank robbery, when A$1.7 million in cash was stolen from the vault of the Bank of New South Wales by the 'Magnetic drill gang' in 1978. The case remains unsolved. In November 2023,

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were discovered at Murwillumbah, the first time the species has been found outside of

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since the outbreak began in 2001.

Floods

Murwillumbah is protected by a series of

levees A levee ( or ), dike (American English), dyke (British English; see spelling differences), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is an elevated ridge, natural or artificial, alongside the banks of a river, often intended to protect against fl ...

, but they do not protect all parts of the town in major floods. The worst inundation, exceeding those of 1954, 1956, 1974, 2008 and 2009, started on 30 March 2017. The Tweed River reached after rainfall of over from the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Debbie fell in its upper catchment over a 36-hour period. There was extensive and severe flooding, with mass evacuations from South Murwillumbah and other low-lying areas, and road access cut from both north and south. It fell just short of overtopping the levees protecting the central business district. The March 1974 flood caused two hundred people to be evacuated from the town after floodwater from Tropical Cyclone Zoe inundated the area. In January 2008, Murwillumbah and its surrounding areas were hit by severe flooding, while May 2009 saw more evacuations in the town and surrounds after very heavy rainfall. Major flooding also occurred in 2022. The 2022 floods were the worst seen on record. Even worse than 2017, much of Murwillumbah was inundated.

Heritage listings

Murwillumbah has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Casino-Murwillumbah railway, South Murwillumbah:

Murwillumbah railway station The Murwillumbah railway station is a heritage-listed former terminus railway station located on the Murwillumbah line in South Murwillumbah, in the Tweed Shire local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The former railway station ...

. This station now serves as the start of Section 1 of the

Northern Rivers Rail Trail The Northern Rivers Rail Trail is a multi-use rail trail in Northern Rivers region of New South Wales which is a walking and cycling trail. It runs through the Tweed and Richmond River Shires and, as at June 2024, is undergoing further extensi ...

Transport

The Pacific Highway passed through South Murwillumbah, but the town was completely bypassed when the 27 kilometre dual carriageway Yelgun to Chinderah upgrade was opened in August 2002. The pre-existing highway, now significantly quieter, was renamed The Tweed Valley Way, and is the main means of access to Murwillumbah from both north and south. A road leading north west, a scenic tourist drive, heads along the

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through the towns of Chillingham, Numinbah and

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. A road south west of the town heads to

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via the town of Uki, passing near to Nimbin en route.

was the terminus of the Casino–Murwillumbah branch line, and had daily services to

until the line closed in 2004. Today

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coaches to and from

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provide connections to Sydney, while the station itself is used as a tourist information centre. Several bus services serve the area. Murwillumbah Bus Company offers regular services to major parts of the town, as well as Condong and Uki. Parson's Bus Service links passengers with Pottsville, Cabarita Beach, and Stokers Siding. Gosel's Bus Service offers services to Nimbin via Uki. Singh's Bus Service links the town to Chillingham, Tyalgum and Eungella.

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operate hourly service to

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via

Terranora Terranora is a town located on the northern boundary of New South Wales, Australia. At the , Terranora had a population of 3,365 people. The town is part of the Tweed Shire local Government area. Its postcode is 2486. Two schools are locate ...

. Murwillumbah's airfield, Whittle Field (ICAO code YMUR), is named after a noted local World War II Spitfire pilot, the late Bob Whittle. There are no scheduled flights, but its 800-metre grass runway supports Murwillumbah Aero Club and business activities including crop-dusting, aircraft restoration, training and scenic charter flights.

Industry

Aside from

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, the major industry of the area, is

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growing. The sugar mill at nearby

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was served by numerous tramways until 1973 saw the introduction of mechanical cane harvesting. There is also some

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farming in the area. Coffee, bananas and assorted tropical fruit and vegetables are also produced throughout the area. South Murwillumbah is home to Stone & Wood Brewing Co.'s second brewery, which opened in 2014. There are alternative lifestyle retreats nearby, including one of the

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organisation.

Festivals

The annual Tweed Banana Festival, the second oldest festival in Australia is staged in the town. In 2005, the festival celebrated its 50th anniversary. From 2002 to 2009 an historic motor racing festival was run through the streets of Murwillimbah, featuring a parade through town, a one kilometre hillclimb course, and connected events, attracting thousands of spectators. Modeled on the

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, Speed on Tweed was a highlight of the local calendar attracting cars and competitors from all over Australia and from Europe and North America. In September 2009 the event was held in conjunction with

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which has scheduled one special stage in Murwillumbah.

Demographics

In the , Murwillumbah recorded a population of 9,812 people, 52.5% female and 47.5% male. The median age of the Murwillumbah population was 46 years, 8 years above the national median of 38. 81.0% of people living in Murwillumbah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.4%, New Zealand 2.0%, India 1.1%, Germany 0.4%, and Philippines 0.4%. 87.7% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Punjabi 0.9%, Spanish 0.4%, French 0.3%, German 0.3% and Hindi 0.2%.

Climate

Murwillumbah has a

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(

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: Cfa) with hot, wet summers and mild, relatively dry winters.

Education

Primary schools *Hare Krishna School *Mt St Patrick Primary School *Murwillumbah East Primary School *Sathya Sai School *South Murwillumbah's Infants School *St Joseph's Primary School *Murwillumbah Primary School *Tweed Valley Adventist College Secondary schools *Hare Krishna School *

Mount Saint Patrick College Mount Saint Patrick College, also known as Mt Saint Patrick College, is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, operating within the system administered by the Lismo ...

Murwillumbah High School Murwillumbah High School, (abbreviated as MHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located on Riverview Street in Murwillumbah, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Established i ...

*Sathya Sai School *Wollumbin High School *Tweed Valley Adventist College

Media

Radio stations that cover the town are

ABC North Coast ABC North Coast is an ABC Local Radio station based in Lismore and broadcasting to the Northern Rivers region in New South Wales. This includes the towns and cities of Grafton, Ballina, Byron Bay, Casino and Murwillumbah. Even though Tweed ...

, River FM, Triple Z FM, and Radio 97, a community based station which broadcast from the town. Murwillumbah receives TV channels from SBS and

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and the regional affiliates of

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and

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’s 10 Northern NSW. Local newspaper is served by ''

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''.

Sport and recreation

Murwillumbah has numerous sports clubs including

Murwillumbah Colts The Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL) is a rugby league competition run in the far north of New South Wales, Australia. It is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The league formed in 2005 as an extended Group 1 Rugby L ...

, and

Murwillumbah Mustangs The Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL) is a rugby league competition run in the far north of New South Wales, Australia. It is run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The league formed in 2005 as an extended Group 1 Rugby L ...

Murwillumbah SC Murwillumbah Soccer Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in New South Wales, Australia. The club was founded in 1954 and its home ground is the Jim Devine Field in the suburb of Murwillumbah. Despite the club being based in New South W ...

, The Gentlemen of Murwillumbah Rugby Club. Other sports facilities in the area include Murwillumbah Vulcans Australian Football Club, Murwillumbah Brothers Fishing Club, Murwillumbah Swimming Club, Murwillumbah Cycle Club, Murwillumbah Combat Club, Murwillumbah Cricket Club, Murwillumbah Rowing Club, Murwillumbah Hockey Club, Murwillumbah Netball Association, Murwillumbah Bowling Club, Murwillumbah Pistol Club, Murwillumbah Rifle Club, Murwillumbah Croquet Club, Tweed River Jockey Club, Tweed Valley Equestrian Group, Tweed River water Ski Club, Tweed Valley Triathletes-Triathlon Club, Murwillumbah Golf Club and Murwillumbah Tennis Club. Tweed Shire Regional Botanic Gardens is also in Murwillumbah.

In popular culture

Murwillumbah was used as the location for the film ''

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'' (2010) starring

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. The

television series of the novel ''

Pastures of the Blue Crane ''Pastures of the Blue Crane'' is an Australian novel by Hesba Fay Brinsmead, published in 1964. The novel won the Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers in 1965. It was adapted for television in 1969. It has recently been reprinted ...

'' was also filmed in the Tweed region in 1969. In 2018, the town was used as a film location for the Netflix-distributed ''

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'' (2019) starring Chris Lilley. The town is close to the filming location of British reality TV show '' I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here'' and is used as a base for staff and crew working on the show.

Notable people

Notable people from Murwillumbah include: *

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(1929–2020), Australian politician *

Reginald Arnold Reginald Athelstane Arnold (9 October 1924 – 23 July 2017) was an Australian racing cyclist. Arnold's cycling career began in 1941, when his brothers gave him a bicycle for his birthday. Despite being blind in one eye, Arnold joined Ashfield ...

(1924–2017), Australian cyclist * Richie Arnold (born 1990), Australian International Rugby Union player *

Rory Arnold Rory Arnold (born 1 July 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player. He played for the Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 competition, and has represented in test matches. His regular position is lock. Family and early life Rory Arno ...

(born 1990), Australian International Rugby Union player * Bob Batty (1939–2004), Australian rugby league player * Robert William 'Bob' Bellear (1944–2005), First Aboriginal Australian judge *

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(born 1961), Australian rugby league player *

Max Bryant Max Arthur Bryant (born 10 March 1999) is an Australian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Cricket Australia XI in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup on 27 September 2017. Early life Bryant was born in Murwillumbah and raised 15km south of the ...

(born 1999), Brisbane Heat & Queensland Cricketer *

Glenn Butcher Glenn Donald Butcher (born 16 September 1961) is an Australian actor and writer. Career ''The Castanet Club'' Butcher first came to prominence as a member of the cult Newcastle-based comedy musical troupe The Castanet Club (1982–1991), i ...

(born 1961), Australian actor *

Larry Corowa Larry Corowa MBE (born 5 August 1957 in Murwillumbah, New South Wales) is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. An Australian international and New South Wales represen ...

(born 1957), Australian international rugby league player *

Luke Covell Luke Covell (born 9 November 1981) is a former New Zealand international rugby league footballer who played as a goal-kicking winger for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Wests Tigers in the NRL. He also played at representative level for N ...

(born 1981), former

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international and

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Rugby League player * John Dowling (born 1953), former Rugby League player for the

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and

Nathan Eglington Nathan Eglington Order of Australia, OAM (born 2 December 1980 in Murwillumbah, New South Wales) is a field hockey midfielder and striker from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olym ...

(born 1980), Australian field hockey midfielder and striker *

Stephanie Gilmore Stephanie Louise Gilmore (born 29 January 1988) is an Australian professional surfer and eight-time world champion on the Women's WSL World Tour (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022). Career Of Scottish descent, Gilmore's life as ...

(born 1988), Australian surfer with eight world titles * Jack Gosiewski (born 1994), Australian rugby league player * Robert Hagan (born 1947), Australian artist * John Hargreaves (1945–1996), Australian actor * Chris Higgins (1943–1990), senior Australian public servant *

Johno Johnson John Richard "Johno" Johnson GCSG (26 July 1930 – 9 August 2017) was an Australian politician. He served as President of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1991. Career Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, he was a groce ...

(1930–2017), Australian politician * Russ Kelly (1909–1943), Australian rugby union player *

Anthony Laffranchi Anthony Laffranchi (born 16 November 1980) is a former professional rugby league footballer. An Australia and Italy international, and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played in the National Rugby League for the Wests ...

(born 1980), Australian National Rugby League player *

Jenny McAllister Jennifer Ryll McAllister (born 21 February 1973) is an Australian politician. She has been a Senator for New South Wales since 2015 and previously served as National President of the Australian Labor Party from 2011 to 2015. She is from the So ...

(born 1973), Australian politician * Jack McVeigh (born 1996), Australian basketballer *

Tallulah Morton Tallulah Morton (born 27 November 1991) is an Australian fashion model living in North Sydney. Early life and education Morton was discovered by Gold Coast talent agent Kathy Tabet at age 13 while shopping with her mother at Pacific Fair. Tabet ...

(born 1991), Australian model *

Barry Muir Barry Muir (18 September 1937 – 2 September 2022) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. An Australian and Queensland representative , he played in 22 Tests between 1959 and 1964, as captain on two occasions. Early l ...

(1937–2022), Australian rugby league player and coach *

Walter Mussing Walter Mussing (1916–1990) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. Background Walter Mussing was the son of Vanuatu born father who was a share-farmer from Murwillumbah, New South Wales and was one of ei ...

(1916–1990), Australian rugby league player * Damien Quinn (born 1981), former Rugby League player for

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* Reece Robson (born 1998), Australian rugby league player *

Barry Singh Barry Singh is the artistic director and conductor of the Northern Rivers Symphony Orchestra. His journey from a banana plantation in the Murwillumbah Hinterland to the Queensland Conservatorium and to the establishment of the premier orchestr ...

(born 1965), Australian musician *

Ann Symonds Elizabeth Ann Symonds (; ''née'' Burley; 12 July 1939 – 15 November 2018) was an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1982 to 1998. Biography Born in Murwillumbah, Ann Burley trained ...

(1939–2018), Australian politician *

Eric Willis Sir Eric Archibald Willis (15 January 1922 – 10 May 1999) was an Australian politician, Cabinet Minister and the 34th Premier of New South Wales, serving from 23 January 1976 to 14 May 1976. Born in Murwillumbah in 1922, Willis was educated ...

(1922–1999), Australian politician, 34th

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* Max Willis (1935–2021), Australian politician * Alan Woods (1945–2008), gambler, mathematician and actuary *

Dylan Wotherspoon Dylan Wotherspoon (born 9 April 1993) is an Australian International Field Hockey player who plays for NMHC Nijmegen. His normal position is forward. He won a gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Club career Wotherspoon played his juni ...

(born 1993), Australian International Field Hockey player

Gallery

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References

External links

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