Thurgoona, New South Wales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids ThurgoonaAlbury, New South Wales |
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Thurgoona northern entrantce
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Population | 8,656 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2640 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Albury | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||||
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Thurgoona is an outer suburb of the regional city of Albury in southern New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is located in the City of Albury local government area.
Sport
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League, a league based mainly in Victoria.
Education
Thurgoona's schools include Thurgoona Public School (est.1862), Border Christian College and Trinity Anglican College.
The NSW TAFE Environmental Centre (NEC) is located in Thurgoona. It is one of TAFE's headquarters for specialist training in Civil Construction, Natural Resource Management, Spatial Information (GIS), Water Operations, Permaculture, Organic Farming, environmentally related studies and sustainable agriculture.
Charles Sturt University purchased land at Thurgoona in 1993 from the Albury-Wodonga Development Corporation to the value of $6 million. Then in April 1997 construction began on the new Thurgoona campus. Originally, it was established as a secondary campus to the Albury campus, however by 2010 that campus closed and the Thurgoona campus had been developed into their sole Albury campus. During late 2010, a new dentistry and oral health campus were completed behind the Thurgoona Plaza.