Town in New South Wales, Australia
Glenreagh is a small town in the Clarence Valley in the Northern Rivers region of north-eastern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Glenreagh had a population of 562 people.[1]
It is on the North Coast railway line, completed to Glenreagh in 1915. A picturesque branch was opened from Glenreagh to Dorrigo in 1924, but was difficult to maintain due to the steep terrain and high rainfall and it was closed in 1972 after a washaway. The Glenreagh to Ulong section is proposed for reopening as a heritage tourist railway by the Glenreagh Mountain Railway.
Facilities and services
- The Village Market Place (operates first Saturday each month)
- Glenreagh General Store
- The Golden Dog Hotel
- Boo Radley's Hall (lovingly reconstructed hardwood performance hall, dedicated to hosting all forms of live music, painting, and ceramics)
Annual events
- Glenreagh Timber Festival is held on the last Saturday in July of each year.
School
Glenreagh Public School Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine was established in 1887. It is a small school with fewer than 100 pupils (as at 2023).
Notes
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glenreagh (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
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