Gobbagombalin
New South Wales
Gobbagombalin is located in New South Wales
Gobbagombalin
Gobbagombalin
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Coordinates35°02′25″S 147°17′05″E / 35.04028°S 147.28472°E / -35.04028; 147.28472
Population474 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2650
LGA(s)City of Wagga Wagga
CountyClarendon
State electorate(s)Wagga Wagga

Gobbagombalin is a predominantly farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and a suburb of Wagga Wagga.[2] A portion of Gobbagombalin adjacent to the suburb of Estella and to the North of Old Narrandera Road was rezoned for residential purposes under the Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010 in July 2010,[3] with suburban development of area commencing in 2013. The suburban part of Gobbagombalin is being marketed under various names including Estella Rise and Estella Heights, as well as Gobbagombalin, despite Estella being a separate locality further to the east of Gobbagombalin.[4][5]

The name Gobbagombalin is associated with the a traditional Wiradjuri story concerning two individuals, Gobbagumbalin, a young man and Pomingalarna, a young woman, who broke traditional law, and were punished with death. According to the story, reminder of the death of the couple can be found in the mourning chant of the local frogs.[6][7]

Streets in the suburban area of Gobbagombalin are named after Riverina parish names.[8]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gobbagombalin (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Gobbagombalin". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 December 2010. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ NSW Government. "Wagga Wagga Local Environmental Plan 2010". Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Home - Estellarise". Estellarise. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Alatalo Bros | Gobbagombalin". alatalobros.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Wiradjuri Reserve and Gobba Beach | NSW Atlas of Aboriginal Places | NSW Environment & Heritage". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  7. ^ Museum of the Riverina. "Gobbagumbalin and Pomingalarna" (PDF).
  8. ^ Wagga Wagga City Council (2009). Planning Standing Committee May Business Paper (PDF). p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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