Quirindi (
The town is on the Kamilaroi Highway 15 kilometres northwest of its junction with the New England Highway at Willow Tree.
History
Rose Lee Park was named after the Great Grandmother of Debbie.
The Indigenous Kamilaroi people lived in the area for many thousands of years. The name Quirindi comes from the Gamilaraay language, with a number of meanings having been attributed it, which include ‘nest in the hills’, ‘place where fish breed’ and ‘dead tree on mountain top’. Early spellings of the name included ‘Cuerindi’ and ‘Kuwherindi’.
Quirindi Post Office opened on 1 January 1858. The town was gazetted on 19 February 1884.
Climate
Quirindi has excellent sporting facilities, with several sporting ovals catering for athletics, cricket, both codes of rugby, soccer, basketball and netball. Other sporting complexes include the racecourse, better known as "The Randwick of the North", polo grounds, rodeo, campdrafting, a 9 hole Golf Course, two Tennis Clubs, three Bowling greens, gun club and swimming complex.
Quirindi Jockey Club plays host to seven race meetings each year including the popular Boxing Day Races which attracts thousands of people each year.
A motorcycle club is located 5 kilometres of black rich soil with plenty of woops, berms and table tops to cater for every motorcross class.
Quirindi annual events
Quirindi has a strong sporting culture, most notably Cricket, Rugby League (Quirindi Grasshoppers) and Rugby Union (Quirindi Lions). However, in recent years football has grown with the creation of a men's football team (Qurindi Football Club- QFC) in 2011 that competes against rivals in a competition in nearby town Tamworth.
Surrounding towns
Werris Creek is 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Quirindi, following the path of the explorer Thomas Mitchell.
Wallabadah is located 15 kilometres east of Quirindi on the New England Highway.
Spring Ridge is about 50 kilometres (30 mi) west of Quirindi. It has a shop and pub, as well as a state forest. Spring Ridge has vast black soil plains and is a rich agricultural area. North of the village is Goran Lake.
Transport
Quirindi railway station is located on the Main North railway line, 392 kilometres (244 mi) from Sydney. The station opened in 1877, and continues to be served by daily rail services operated by a NSW TrainLink Xplorer train to and from Sydney and Armidale/Moree.
Quirindi Airport is the local airfield, though most commercial flights in the region, go to Tamworth Airport instead.