Bowraville, New South Wales

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Bowraville (30°37′S 152°51′E / 30.617°S 152.85°E / -30.617; 152.85) is a town of 976 people^[1] in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in Nambucca Shire. The town was gazetted in 1870, and became the main centre of the Nambucca Valley. Its early industries were mainly timber and dairy, and the town eventually came to inherit the Nambucca Shire Council chambers. From about the 1960s, however, Bowraville began to decline in popularity and wealth. Nowadays, the town invites some tourists with such things as a folk museum, a war museum, a historic theatre, and other historic features. It also invites new residents with its scenic beauty and idyllic lifestyle. The Bowraville Jockey Club holds regular race meetings, and this also invites visitors from neighbouring towns and afar. Almost 34% of the population are of Aboriginal origin.

Melbourne Storm rugby league player Greg Inglis played junior rugby league for the Bowraville Tigers.

[edit] Local Media

Radio Stations 2CS-FM (106.3), Star FM (105.5 & 105.1), 2MC-FM (106.7), Triple J (91.5 & 96.3), 2NVR FM (105.9)

The Nambucca Valley's community radio station, 2NVR 105.9FM, focuses on the Macksville, Bowraville, Nambucca Heads and surrounding communities.

Newspapers Midcoast Observer, Hibiscus Happynings, Guardian News and coffs coast advocate

Television ABC, ABC2, SBS, SBS NEWS, PRIME COFFS HARBOUR (SEVEN), SOUTHERN CROSS TEN (TEN), NBN (WIN, NINE)

[edit] Infamy

Bowraville was the site of The Bowraville Murders, a series of serial killings between 1990 – 1991, when three local Aboriginal children were abducted and murdered.

Bowraville also attracts a lot of attention for being the 4th most poverty stricken town in New South Wales. Due to poverty, crime such as vandalism, alcohol and substance abuse are still very prominent in this local community. The police are trying to combat crime by setting the main street up as an Alcohol free zone

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