Walcha

E73874

Walcha is a rural town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its pastoral farming, cool climate, and location on the Northern Tablelands near the Great Dividing Range.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
town
climateClassification cool temperate
country Australia
distanceTo about 425 km north of Sydney
about 90 km east of Tamworth
economicActivity timber production
wool production
elevation approximately 1067 metres
feature frequent winter frosts
occasional snowfall
governingBody Walcha Shire Council
hasAttraction Apsley Falls lookout
surface form: "Apsley Falls (nearby)"

outdoor sculpture walk
hasFacility primary school
rural hospital
secondary school
showground
hasHeritage historic rural buildings
hostsEvent agricultural show
isPartOf New England High Country tourism region
knownFor cattle grazing
cool climate
grazing of sheep
pastoral farming
landUse grazing land
plantation forestry
localGovernmentArea Walcha Shire
locatedIn New England region
locatedOn Great Dividing Range (part)
surface form: "Great Dividing Range"
nearbyNationalPark Oxley Wild Rivers National Park
Werrikimbe National Park
nearestCity Tamworth
postcode 2354
primaryIndustry beef cattle farming
forestry
sheep farming
region Northern Tablelands
river Apsley River NERFINISHED
roadConnection Oxley Highway NERFINISHED
Thunderbolts Way
state New South Wales
surroundingEnvironment river gorges
tablelands
timeZone AEST
timeZoneDST AEDT
traditionalOwners Arakwal people
surface form: "Aniwan people"

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