Warrimoo, New South Wales facts for kids
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 Warrimoo
Location in New South Wales
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| Population | 2,450 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2774 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 273 m (896 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Blue Mountains | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
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Warrimoo (formerly Karabah) is a medium-sized village in the lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, 273 metres above sea level. The state government's electorate is Blue Mountains and the state member is Labor's Trisha Lee Doyle.
Federally, the electorate is Macquarie and the federal member is Labor's Susan Templeman. Warrimoo is located 68 kilometres west of Sydney, in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. Local council Mayor is Labor's Mark Greenhill. Warrimoo borders the townships/suburbs of Blaxland, Mount Riverview, Sun Valley and Valley Heights. The suburb is 5 train stops from Penrith and 11 train stops to Katoomba.
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History
Warrimoo is an Aboriginal word meaning place of the eagle.
In 1898, a railway station platform named Karabah was built in the area to service a developing estate, possibly sharing the same name. It had closed before World War I, but in 1918 a new station was built, not much further down the Blue Mountains line, named Warrimoo. This station burnt down in a bushfire in the 1950s and was subsequently rebuilt. Warrimoo came to national prominence during the devastating Black Christmas bushfires of 2001 that destroyed seven houses in Cross Street and one in Terrymont Road.
Transport
Warrimoo railway station is on the Blue Mountains Line of the NSW TrainLink intercity network. Warrimoo is also serviced by bus through Blue Mountains Transit and uber. The original 1918 Warrimoo station burnt down in a bushfire in the 1950s and was subsequently rebuilt. A decision by the NSW Liberal government to buy new South Korean made trains has resulted in controversy over Warrimoo's train station which may need renovating to accommodate the trains that are up to 205 metres long. Added to that, the train tracks may also need adjusting. Western Sydney Airport is due to open in 2026 with a train link via Parramatta.
Culture
The village slogan "Blinky Bill Territory" is in honour of author and illustrator Dorothy Wall, creator of the children's character Blinky Bill, who lived in Warrimoo between 1934 and 1937.
Images for kids
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Warrimoo railway station
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Possum Park
