Collingullie

Collingullie (/ˈkɒlɪnɡʌli/ KOL-in-gul-ee) is a village 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The village is located on the Sturt Highway, between Wagga Wagga and Narrandera, at the crossroads with the road to Lockhart.

Collingullie New South Wales
General Store at Collingullie
Collingullie
Coordinates	35°5′19″S 147°7′44″E
Population	258 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2650
Elevation	182 m (597 ft)
Location	482 km (300 mi) from Sydney 27 km (17 mi) from Wagga Wagga 43 km (27 mi) from Lockhart 22 km (14 mi) from Galore [2]
LGA(s)	City of Wagga Wagga
County	Mitchell
State electorate(s)	Wagga Wagga
Federal division(s)	Riverina

Collingullie Park

At the 2021 census, Collingullie had a population of 258 people.^[3] The name, Collingullie, could have derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'boggy ground'.^[4]

Collingullie Post Office opened on 1 August 1879 and closed in 1982.^[5] The town's school, Collingullie Public School which has 56 students, is located on Urana Street.^[6]

Popular Culture

The town was the subject of a song written by Garth Porter and Lee Kernaghan, "Collingullie Station", on the Three Chain Road album.

In recent years the tiny village of Collingullie has produced two Australian Football League draftees – Matthew Kennedy and Harry Perryman, who both played for the Greater Western Sydney Football Club.^[7]

Bridge over Murrumbidgee River on Millwood to Collingullie Road