Calala is a small suburb

Suburb

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 (pop. 3,519 ) of the Northern New South Wales

New South Wales

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 city of Tamworth

Tamworth, New South Wales

Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...

, administered by Tamworth Regional Council

Tamworth Regional Council

Tamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line.- Incomes :According to the during 2003-04, there:...

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The area is 4.5 kilometres, from the CBD

Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales

The Tamworth Central Business District is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, in the city centre and is located north of the Peel River. It is primarily a business area of Tamworth, with many shops, restaurants, car dealerships, as well as shopping centres and public facilities. The...

 of Tamworth and is connected to the city by Calala Lane, the main road, which often becomes flooded in times of heavy rain, usually isolating the residents from the rest of the city. Further along Calala Lane past Calala is Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School

Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School is an academically selective, day and boarding, Public high school for boys, located at Calala, a small suburb of Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, Australia...

 and the New South Wales Department of Agriculture plant research institute.

Commercial area

A new commercial shopping complex opened in 2006 which now serves the residents of Calala. The complex contains a small IGA supermarket, fish and chip

Fish and chips

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 takeaway shop, newsagency, bottle shop, butcher

Butcher

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, pharmacy and newsagent. Calala also contains a smaller shopping centre consisting of a bottle shop, general store

General store

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 and hair salon.

Schools

• Carinya Christian School
  Carinya Christian School
  Carinya Christian school is an independent, Christian day school located eight km from the centre of Tamworth, in the suburb of Calala, New South Wales, Australia. Situated on , the school overlooks flood plains and farmland...
  
  
• Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
  Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School
  Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School is an academically selective, day and boarding, Public high school for boys, located at Calala, a small suburb of Tamworth, in northern New South Wales, Australia...
  
  Located just outside Calala