Talwood

Talwood is 90km west of Goondiwindi and boasts a lawn and tree lined main street which is a credit to its residents. Talwood will surprise those who call in and have a look around. A small town with a whole lot of community spirit that has grown to service the surrounding rural industry including the new AWB grain transfer depot.

The Talwood Hotel is a pleasant place to stop and enjoy a meal or cool drink along with the traditional country town store, come post office, come coffee shop and cafe.  Caravan travellers are welcome in Talwood with the recreation reserve providing powered and unpowered sites close to the town centre and hotel.  While in the area visit the Boomi hot springs 34km from Talwood.

A popular feature of Talwood is fishing and camping and you have a choice of two rivers, the Macintyre or the Weir.

Population: (approximately) 130

History:

This pastoral district, surveyed in the 1860s, became much more prominent within the then Waggamba Shire after the construction of the railway line from Goondiwindi to Dirranbandi. Talwood established as a service centre and community hub for the surrounding rural properties and remains a major depot for the huge quantities of grain harvested in the local area. The bitumen-sealed road from Goondiwindi to Talwood occurred in 1973.  Joining the existing bitumen highway from St George to Mungindi, known as the Carnarvon Highway from the QLD – NSW border to Roma.