What's On in Coonabarabran

What's on in Coonabarabran


The charming tourism and rural services town of Coonabarabran (referred to as `Coona`) is located close to the Oxley and Newell Highways almost halfway between Melbourne and Brisbane. Coonabarabrans located about 480 km west of Sydney in the Central West Region of New South Waes. Coonabarabran boasts a set of outstanding tourist attractions and is the gateway to the Pilliga Forest and the magnificent Warrumbungle Ranges. Many visitors come to Coonabarabran for the spectacular bushwalking and scenery in the Warrumbungle National Park. Coonabarabran is also well known as Australia's Capital of Astronomy. Nearby is the biggest optical telescope in Australia - the Anglo-Australian Telescope with a 3.9 m diameter mirror, located on the Siding Spring Mountain. There are several other telescopes on the mountain that are run by the Australian National University's Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. There are a total of 13 telescopes currently on Siding Spring Mountain, and that visitors can see. Coonabarabran has several local pubs and there are a range of entertainment venues in the surrounding towns.


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