Narrabri is a town of approximately 8000 persons and a Local Government Area in north-central New South Wales. It is situated on the Namoi River and lies 531 kilometres northwest of Sydney. It sits on the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway and the Newell Highway. The name of the town comes from an Aboriginal Australian word meaning forked rivers. The Namoi River floods quite frequently.
It is the centre of a major cotton growing industry. Other industries include wheat, beef and lamb.
Nearby attractions are Mount Kaputar National Park, the Australia Telescope Compact Array at the Paul Wild Observatory (administered by the CSIRO) and a number of agricultural centres, including the Australian Cotton Centre .
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