Billinudgel, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Billinudgel
State:nsw
Coordinates:-28.5°N 185°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Lga:Byron Shire Council
Postcode:2483
Pop:261
Elevation:2
Area:8.657
Maxtemp:23.7
Mintemp:16.5
Rainfall:1723.5
Stategov:Ballina
Dist1:780
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:147
Location2:Brisbane
Dist3:23
Location3:Byron Bay

Billinudgel is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, and is part of Byron Shire. It used to be a railway town with many fruit and vegetables loaded onto the local railway. Since the railway is no longer used in Billinudgel, it has nearly joined to the nearby town of Ocean Shores. The area was bypassed by a heavily upgraded Pacific Highway in July 2007, home to the NSW RFS Billinudgel/Ocean Shores Brigade from 1976.

Climate

Billinudgel has a mild climate with winter frosts and warm wet summers.

Name

The name Billinudgel is derived from Bundjalung Bilihnadhihl, meaning "once belonged to a parrot".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sharpe, Margaret . Bundjalung . Macquarie Aboriginal Words . Sydney . Macquarie Library . 21.