Sallys Flat, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Sallys Flat
State:nsw
Established:1872
Postcode:2850[1]
Lga:Bathurst Region
Stategov:Bathurst
Fedgov:Calare
Coordinates:-33°N 149.567°W
Near-N:Pyramul
Near-E:Sofala
Near-Se:Crudine
Near-S:Bruinbun
Near-W:Hill End

Sallys Flat is a locality in the Australian state of New South Wales.

The area now known as Sallys Flat is on the traditional land of the Wiradjuri people.[2]

Sallys Flat was a small gold-mining village established in 1872 at the same time as nearby Hill End boomed during the New South Wales gold rush. It produced gold for many years but was not a large producer. It is now a farming area.

In late 2015, Sallys Flat was one of six locations on an Australian Government shortlist for a nuclear waste repository.[3] However the Government soon found the idea unpopular with locals[4] and removed Sallys Flat from the list.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sallys Flat . . 24 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Tindale Tribes - Wiradjuri. 2021-02-07. archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au.
  3. News: Six sites shortlisted for Australia's first nuclear waste dump; Government faces battle to convince locals worried over safety . Matthew . Doran . Anna . Henderson . 14 November 2015 . 24 December 2016 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  4. News: Sallys Flat should be removed from nuclear waste shortlist, residents say . 24 December 2016 . Joanna . Woodburn . . 13 November 2015.
  5. News: Hill End nuclear waste dump ruled out due to community opposition . Nick . Dole . 30 January 2016 . 24 December 2016 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation.