Kyogle NSW 2474
(Pop 4 000)
Kyogle is an attractive Northern Rivers township 746 km north of Sydney. Sitting on the Richmond River at the foot of Fairy Mountain, Kyogle is hailed as the ‘Gateway to the Rainforests’ as it is surrounded by vast rainforested tracts. Originally occupied by the Bundjalung Aborigines who named the area ‘kaiou-gal’ meaning ‘place of the bush turkey’, European settlement began from 1840s establishing agricultural, pastoral & timber industries. Kyogle receives high annual rainfalls and has suffered a number of devastating floods (1954, 2008). Major industries are forestry, dairy farming & cattle. Kyogle is also a gateway to several national parks including Border Ranges, Toonumbar, Richmond Ranges. Fairymount Festival of Fairytales (July).
Accommodation:
Kyogle has a motel, a couple of hotels, a farm holiday cottage & caravan park.
Visitor Information Centre: Council offices, Stratheden St. Tel (02) 6632 1611.
Airport:
Casino Airport, Casino Road. (33 km south).
Hospital:
Kyogle Memorial Hospital, Summerland Way. Tel (02) 6632 1522.