The Central West is a region in central New South Wales, Australia. The region is situated west of Sydney, which stretches from Lithgow in the east and to as far west as Lake Cargelligo, on the Lachlan River. The Central West is known for its attractions such as the Jenolan Caves, near Oberon and also wineries, as well as rural farmland and natural landscapes. The region includes major towns like, Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee, Lithgow, Parkes and Cowra. It has an area of 63,262 square kilometres (24,426 sq mi).[2] The region also includes the sub-region known as the Central Tablelands, located in the eastern part of the region. The region known as the Orana, which includes the area surrounding Dubbo is typically classed as being a part of the Central West also.
The Central West's east is higher, wetter and hillier and supports orchards, vineyards, vegetable-growing and pastoralism. The west is flatter and drier and supports grain crops and pastoralism.
The Central West has several radio stations, including 2BS 95.1FM, B-Rock FM, Life Radio AM 1629khz, 97.9 2LVR (a community radio station), 105.1 2GZFM, 105.9 Star FM, Radio 2LT, 107.9 Move FM, 95.5 ROK FM, 107.5 Community Radio, 103.5 Rhema FM and 1089AM — a commercial station that gets most of its programming from 2SM in Sydney. Other electronic media are represented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with both television and radio broadcasting; and by television stations Prime7, Nine, and Southern Cross 10.
Two major newspapers are published in the region, the Central Western Daily newspaper is published in Orange and the Western Advocate in Bathurst. Numerous other local papers serve the remaining large towns.
Historyedit
The Central West area was originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. The first British explorer, George Wilson Evans, entered the Lachlan Valley in 1815. He named the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the surveyor-general, John Oxley. In 1817 he deemed the area unfit for settlement. A Military Depot was established not long after at Soldiers Flat near present-day Billimari. Arthur Ranken and James Sloan, from Bathurst, were amongst the first European settlers on the Lachlan. They moved to the area in 1831.
In the 1850s many gold prospectors passed through headed for gold fields at Lambing Flat (Young) and Grenfell.
^Central West Region - the agricultural heart of New South Wales[permanent dead link] website of New South Wales Department of State and Regional Development, accessed 12 November 2006
^. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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For other uses see Central West The Central West is a region in central New South Wales Australia The region is situated west of Sydney which stretches from Lithgow in the east and to as far west as Lake Cargelligo on the Lachlan River The Central West is known for its attractions such as the Jenolan Caves near Oberon and also wineries as well as rural farmland and natural landscapes The region includes major towns like Bathurst Orange Mudgee Lithgow Parkes and Cowra It has an area of 63 262 square kilometres 24 426 sq mi 2 The region also includes the sub region known as the Central Tablelands located in the eastern part of the region The region known as the Orana which includes the area surrounding Dubbo is typically classed as being a part of the Central West also Central West New South WalesThe CSIRO Radio Telescope at ParkesCentral WestCoordinates33 14 S 149 11 E 33 233 S 149 183 E 33 233 149 183Population212 962 2021 census 1 Density3 81967 km2 9 89291 sq mi Area55 754 km2 21 526 7 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 Summer DST AEDT UTC 11 Location200 km 124 mi W of SydneyLGA s Bathurst Regional Council Blayney Shire Cabonne Shire Cowra Shire Forbes Shire Lachlan Shire City of Lithgow Mid Western Regional Council Oberon Shire City of Orange Parkes Shire Weddin ShireState electorate s BathurstCootamundraDubboOrangeBarwonFederal division s CalareRiverinaParkesLocalities around Central West Orana Upper Hunter HunterOrana Central West Blue Mountains Greater Sydney South West Slopes Riverina Southern Tablelands Major population and service centres in the Central West include Bathurst Cowra Lithgow Mudgee Orange and Parkes Bathurst and Orange are home to campuses of Charles Sturt University and Lithgow housing the University of Notre Dame Regional Clinical School Contents 1 Cities and towns 1 1 Demography and area 2 Terrain 3 Major highways 4 Media 5 History 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksCities and towns editThe Central West includes the large regional centres of Bathurst and Orange the towns of Cowra Mudgee Lithgow and Parkes and smaller centres such as Blayney Canowindra Condobolin Eugowra Forbes Grenfell Gulgong Kandos Lake Cargelligo Millthorpe Molong Oberon Peak Hill Portland Rylstone and Wallerawang Demography and area edit The following local government areas are contained within the region Population by Local Government Area Central West rank Local Government Area Population as of 30 June 2016 3 10 year growth rate Population density people km2 1 Bathurst Regional 42 389 14 8 11 1 2 Orange City 41 384 13 8 145 6 3 Mid Western Regional 24 569 13 5 2 8 4 Lithgow City 21 524 6 6 4 8 5 Parkes Shire 14 946 2 4 2 5 6 Cabonne Shire 13 625 7 8 2 3 7 Cowra Shire 12 673 0 6 4 5 8 Forbes Shire 9 808 2 8 2 1 9 Blayney Shire 7 418 10 0 4 9 10 Lachlan Shire 6 352 7 0 0 4 11 Oberon Shire 5 399 4 2 1 5 12 Weddin Shire 3 692 0 8 1 1 Central West 209 810 8 5 3 0Terrain editThe Central West s east is higher wetter and hillier and supports orchards vineyards vegetable growing and pastoralism The west is flatter and drier and supports grain crops and pastoralism Major highways editThe Central West region is traversed by the Great Western Highway the Mid Western Highway the Mitchell Highway the Newell Highway and the Castlereagh Highway Media editThe Central West has several radio stations including 2BS 95 1FM B Rock FM Life Radio AM 1629khz 97 9 2LVR a community radio station 105 1 2GZFM 105 9 Star FM Radio 2LT 107 9 Move FM 95 5 ROK FM 107 5 Community Radio 103 5 Rhema FM and 1089AM a commercial station that gets most of its programming from 2SM in Sydney Other electronic media are represented by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation with both television and radio broadcasting and by television stations Prime7 Nine and Southern Cross 10 Two major newspapers are published in the region the Central Western Daily newspaper is published in Orange and the Western Advocate in Bathurst Numerous other local papers serve the remaining large towns History editThe Central West area was originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people The first British explorer George Wilson Evans entered the Lachlan Valley in 1815 He named the area the Oxley Plains after his superior the surveyor general John Oxley In 1817 he deemed the area unfit for settlement A Military Depot was established not long after at Soldiers Flat near present day Billimari Arthur Ranken and James Sloan from Bathurst were amongst the first European settlers on the Lachlan They moved to the area in 1831 In the 1850s many gold prospectors passed through headed for gold fields at Lambing Flat Young and Grenfell See also edit nbsp New South Wales portal Regions of New South WalesReferences edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Central West 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 27 February 2024 nbsp Central West Region the agricultural heart of New South Wales permanent dead link website of New South Wales Department of State and Regional Development accessed 12 November 2006 3218 0 Regional Population Growth Australia 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Archived from the original on 5 March 2016 Retrieved 9 August 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Central West New South Wales nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Central West New South Wales NSW Forecast Areas map Department of Local Government page for the region listing links to council pages Open Directory listing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central West New South Wales amp oldid 1218225588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
