Mungindi

Postcode: 2406

Mungindi is a town of approximately 700 persons on the border of New South Wales and Queensland in Moree Plains Shire. It possesses a New South Wales postcode. It sits on the Carnarvon Highway and straddles the Barwon River which is the border between New South Wales and Queensland, 'On the Border...On the Barwon River'

Located uniquely on both sides of the New South Wales and Queensland border, Mungindi is the only border town in the Southern Hemisphere with the same name on both sides of the border. The Carnarvon Highway is the shortest route from Sydney to Darwin.

The Kamilaroi meaning for Mungindi is "Water Hole by the River". The border runs down the centre of the Barwon River and under the centre of the bridge and whilst there is no exact marker in the bridge to indicate the point, most people take the centre of the bridge as being the point, the choice of the exact spot at this time is really yours.

The One Ton Post was erected by Mr John Cameron in 1881 to celebrate the completion of two long and hard years of surveys. The Post is situated three miles (5 km) west of Mungindi where the border fence leaves the river and goes 700km due west (440 miles) on the 29th Parallel to the South Australian Border. Many items of interest are on display at the local History Park on the outskirts of Mungindi. The Neeworra Historical Site, situated approximately 11kms (7 miles) south east from town on the Carnarvon Highway is the site of the Neeworra Wine Shanty. Nearby towns are Moree and St George. Nearby villages are, in New South Wales, Weemelah, Garah, Ashley and Boomi, and in Queensland, Thallon, Dirranbandi and Hebel. Mungindi is a hub for regional cotton, beef, and wheat industries.

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