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Pallamallawa

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Moree Plains Shire Council NSW, PO Box 420, Pallamallawa, NSW 2399
02 6757 3222

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Pallamallawa or "Pally" is a small rural village approximately 30 kilometres east of Moree, in north-western New South Wales, Australia.

Pallamallawa or "Pally" is a small rural village approximately 30 kilometres east of Moree, in north-western New South Wales, Australia. It is on the banks of the Gwydir River, two kilometres north of the Gwydir Highway between Inverell and Moree. At the 2011 census, Pallamallawa had a population of 253 people.The village is a service centre for surrounding agricultural production. The majority of the population was Christian, with Anglicans accounting for nearly half of the population, followed by Catholics and Presbyterians. Around 30% of the population was studying non-school based qualifications. The unemployment rate was 4%.

The region's agriculture industries are diverse and include irrigated crops (such as cotton and pecans), as well as livestock (mostly beef cattle) and cropping (mostly cereals and rotational legumes). The pecan industry is now well established [1] but growth in other novel crops, including olives, demonstrates a high level of innovation in agriculture.

Pallamallawa has a number of food and grocery service businesses, including a post office with banking facilities, a primary school, sporting amenities, a café/takeaway shop and a pub. The School's motto "Strive for Success" has been imparted on a number of famous Australians who have grown up in Pallamallawa, including poet Murray Hartin and light horseman Daniel Daley.Pallamallawa is the hometown of many great Australians, including Brian AJ Newman LLB, Founder and President of the Australian Prison Officers Association, Chief Executive Officer of Workers First, Advocacy International and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation - Advocacy Service,

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Type: Towns

Population: 101 - 1,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 497.576 km2

Elevation: 201 to 500 metres

Town elevation: 231 m

Population number: 448

Local Government Area: Moree Plains Shire Council

Location

Moree Plains Shire Council NSW, PO Box 420, Pallamallawa, NSW 2399

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Pallamallawa, New South Wales