Geurie, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids GeurieNew South Wales |
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Mitchell Highway, Geurie
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 Geurie
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 755 (2016 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2818 |
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| LGA(s) | Dubbo Regional Council |
| County | Lincoln |
| State electorate(s) | Dubbo |
| Federal Division(s) | Calare |
Geurie is a small village in central-west New South Wales, Australia in the local government area of Dubbo Regional Council. It is between Wellington and Dubbo in the Orana Region of the State. It is on the Main Western railway line and served by a daily NSW TrainLink XPT service between Sydney and Dubbo. At the 2016 census, Geurie had a population of 755.
Geurie was the scene of a notable train crash when the ‘Bourke mail’ train collided with the engine of a stationary goods train on Friday 23 August 1963 at 9pm.
Mountain Biking
Geurie is the home of two (soon to be three) trail areas suitable for jogging, horse riding and particularly mountain biking. Geurie's Bald Hill - an extinct volcano - has almost 10 km of single track established and sign posted. Geurie Quarry has almost 5 km of trails and the Geurie Oaks Flat venue has approximately 20 km of trail.
Dubbo Mountain Bike Club is very active at Geurie running monthly races, maintaining trails and working closely with Wellington Council and the Central West LHPA which are the land managers for the areas of public land where trails occur.
