New South Wales

Central West NSW

Bathurst Founded in 1815, Bathurst is Australia’s oldest inland town and was a major centre even before the gold rush boom began in the 1850s. Some well preserved 19th century architecture remains. A normally sedate, cultured city Bathurst accelerates into a frenetic state during some big motor racing events in Oct/Nov.

Orange, as the name implies, is a fruit growing centre although it is mainly apples rather than oranges. Like all the towns which circle the Central West region, Orange has an array of accommodation and restaurants. South of Orange, via Blayney, the village of Carcoar has more than 20 beautifully restored colonial buildings. Nearby Cowra is a prosperous farming centre with poignant links to Japan, the aftermath of a Japanese POW breakout in 1944. Further south, Young is another market town in a cherry picking area.

North westwards from Young are the important regional centres of Forbes and Parkes, both very pleasant towns with some excellent heritage buildings. North again, Dubbo is a vital transport crossroads whilst east from there is the charming town of Mudgee, centre of an underrated wine area with a good range of accommodation.

North West NSW, which includes Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, Narrabri, Moree and Lightning Ridge is included separately in the region, New England and North West NSW.

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DID YOU KNOW ... The notoriously strict Capt William Bligh, most famous because of the Mutiny on the Bounty in 1789, later became state Governor of NSW in 1805. His abrasiveness helped lead to the ‘Rum Rebellion’ in 1808 when soldiers who had mutinied, imprisoned him for 2 years.