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Goondiwindi Travel Guide: 30 reviews and 69 photos

Goondiwindi

Goondiwindi is located 370 kilometers west of Brisbane, and is the border town between Queensland and New South Wales.

Settled in the 1840's by pastoralists, Goondiwindi emerged in the latter half of the 19th century as an important administrative and commercial centre.
Goondiwindi is named after the Aboriginal name for "Resting Place of the Birds". The town's major rural products include wheat, cotton, beef and wool. Cotton being the biggest of these, I would imagine.

Goondiwindi is situated on the McIntyre River... and on the junction of five major inland highways. The Barwon, Newell, Cunningham, Leichardt and Bruxner...
The Newell Highway, being the major route from Queensland to Victoria... and the Highway that I have travelled more times than I can remember. A drive of just over 2000 kilometers.

Approxiamtly 5,000 people reside in the town with a further 6,000 in the surrounding Waggamba Shire.

By the way, Goondiwindi is affectionately known as 'Gundy'... and is pronounced as Gundiwindi...

Pros and Cons

Pros:A wonderful stop, when travelling long ditances...
Cons:This place is way out, in the middle of the Outback...
In a nutshell:Great as a stopover on the long runs..

Intro Updated Jul 6, 2003
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Reviews (9)

Cotton Things to Do (7)

Close up view of the cotton, when ready for harvesting. more travel advice

Cotton Fields Things to Do (7)

There are many things produced here, but from what I could see, cotton would have to be one of the biggest... more travel advice

Tourist Information Things to Do (7)

For local information, visit the... Goondiwindi-Waggamba Tourist & Community Information Centre... more travel advice

Truck Stop Restaurants (1)

I always stopped at the Boggabilla Truck Stop, which is a short distance south of Goondiwindi. It was always nice and... more travel advice

Hotels (1)
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matcrazy1 Nov 10, 2006 at 2:19 PM

Well, someday I will stop in Goondiwindi during my hopefully very loong drive across Australia :-)
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Daja123 Oct 31, 2004 at 2:34 AM

Another interesting page Susie as always, lots of great information. Well done.
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kenHuocj Aug 22, 2004 at 5:08 AM

should have visited Oz when i was in the same latitudes as you, but hwo knows ;-)))
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laughingsun69 Nov 16, 2003 at 1:43 AM

You dont miss much the amount of times ive been here the best i ever see is the truck stop good job ;)
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MURRA Oct 10, 2003 at 7:05 AM

gee cotton in australia , be wearing blue jeans soon lol
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Hexepatty Oct 5, 2003 at 3:26 PM

I like the name: goondiwindi! heh heh heh. .. You people Downunder!
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sim1 Sep 13, 2003 at 5:01 AM

Nice page Susie! The cottonfields look great! I wonder how you proncounce Goondiwindi, haha, I like the name though!
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Jim_Eliason Sep 12, 2003 at 5:25 PM

Nice page
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traveldave Jul 20, 2003 at 7:21 PM

Nice page Susie. Now if I can just figure out how to pronounce the place I'll be all set.
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pepples46 Jul 20, 2003 at 4:46 PM

hmmmmm no wine here, but I suppose I can wait a day or two :-)the cottonfields, pretty amazing, seen them for the first time in my Life..1987thanx Susie for a wonderful page