Thurgoona, New South Wales
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Thurgoona is an outer suburb of the regional city of Albury
in southern New South Wales
, Australia
. The suburb is located in the City of Albury
Local government area.
It is the site of one of the campuses of Charles Sturt University
. Originally a secondary campus created as an expansion of the Albury city campus, the campus of Charles Sturt University
in Thurgoona is now the primary location, with most classes and facilities moving to this location during 2009/2010. A new Dentistry and Oral Health facility was also completed in late 2010.
Thurgoona Post Office opened on 1 January 1874, closing in 1961.
In March 2010 Thurgoona saw the opening of a new Thurgoona Plaza, with Woolworths, a Hume Building Society branch and many other new shops. New shops include a hair dressing salon, pizza shop, pharmacy, butcher, bakery, two cafés and a soon to be opened take away store.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League
a league based mainly in Victoria.
Thurgoona is a fast growing suburb, which has been built based on separate estates. These include St. Hilaire, Corrys Wood, St. Johns Hill, Thurgoona Park, Mitchell Park, St. Johns Green, Huntingdale and Fairway Gardens.
Thurgoona's schools include: Thurgoona Public School (est.1862), Border Christian College and Trinity Anglican College.
Albury, New South Wales
Albury is a major regional city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is located wholly within the boundaries of the City of Albury Local Government Area...
in southern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The suburb is located in the City of Albury
City of Albury
The City of Albury is a Local Government Area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The LGA covers the entirety of the Albury urban area including the suburbs of Forrest Hill, Lavington, Thurgoona, Splitters Creek, Ettamogah, Bowna, Table Top and Wirlinga.The LGA is administered...
Local government area.
It is the site of one of the campuses of Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...
. Originally a secondary campus created as an expansion of the Albury city campus, the campus of Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...
in Thurgoona is now the primary location, with most classes and facilities moving to this location during 2009/2010. A new Dentistry and Oral Health facility was also completed in late 2010.
Thurgoona Post Office opened on 1 January 1874, closing in 1961.
In March 2010 Thurgoona saw the opening of a new Thurgoona Plaza, with Woolworths, a Hume Building Society branch and many other new shops. New shops include a hair dressing salon, pizza shop, pharmacy, butcher, bakery, two cafés and a soon to be opened take away store.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Tallangatta & District Football League
Tallangatta & District Football League
The Tallangatta and District Football League is an Australian rules football competition in north-east Victoria and the southern/border region of the New South Wales Riverina...
a league based mainly in Victoria.
Thurgoona is a fast growing suburb, which has been built based on separate estates. These include St. Hilaire, Corrys Wood, St. Johns Hill, Thurgoona Park, Mitchell Park, St. Johns Green, Huntingdale and Fairway Gardens.
Thurgoona's schools include: Thurgoona Public School (est.1862), Border Christian College and Trinity Anglican College.