Wamboin is a small rural

Rural

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 town in the Southern Tablelands

Southern Tablelands

The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of the State of New South Wales, Australia. This area is located west of the Great Dividing Range.The area is characterised by flat country which has generally been extensively cleared and used for grazing purposes...

 of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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 in Palerang Council

Palerang Council

The Palerang Council is a Local Government Area in the Southern Tablelands Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Kings Highway and the Sydney-Canberra railway....

. It is approximately 20 kilometres North East of the Australia

Australia

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n city

City

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 of Canberra

Canberra

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.

Wamboin is about 20 minutes drive from the Canberra CBD, 25 minutes from the Woden Town Centre

Woden Town Centre

Woden Town Centre is the main commercial centre of the district of Woden Valley in Canberra, Australia. It is located in the Canberra suburb of Phillip....

, and about 10 minutes drive from the city of Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan, New South Wales

Queanbeyan is a regional centre in the Southern Tablelands in south-eastern New South Wales adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory. The city's mixed economy is based on light construction, high technology, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. It is the council seat of the...

. Services in the area include a local church, community centre, garbage tip and fire brigade. Blocks of land range in size from 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) to 40 acres (161,874.4 m²).

The name Wamboin is probably derived from Wiradjuri

Wiradjuri language

Wiradjuri is a Pama–Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup. It was the traditional language of the Wiradjuri people of Australia, but is no longer in general use. The process of reclaiming the language was greatly assisted by the publication in 2005 of A First Wiradjuri Dictionary by elder...

wambuuwayn, meaning "large grey kangaroo".

External links

• www.wamboincommunity.asn.au Wamboin Community Association Website
• wamboin.org The Wamboin web
• www.bywongcommunity.org.au Website of Neighbouring Community Bywong