17-546: Crookwell is a small town located in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales , Australia, in the Upper Lachlan Shire . At the 2016 census , Crookwell had a population of 2,641. The town is at a relatively high altitude of 887 metres and there are several snowfalls during the cooler months. The nearest major centre is the city of Goulburn which is about a half-hour drive to the south-east of
34-699: A wider sense, the term "Southern Tablelands" is also sometimes used to describe a broader region that includes the Monaro , the Southern Highlands and Australia's capital Canberra. The Southern Tablelands Temperate Grassland is a prominent vegetation community in the region. 93.5 Eagle FM , a radio station based in Goulburn , broadcasts to the majority of the Southern Tablelands. This Southern Tablelands geography article
51-543: Is Zetta from RCS , having previously used Master Control also an RCS product. In April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic prevented local Anzac Day services proceeding. In response to this, Eagle FM and 2GN provided a dawn service airing just prior to 6am programming. On 31 October 2020, Eagle FM's Dylan and Matthew 'MJ' Brokenbrough broadcast live for 24 hours straight in support of Goulburn's Relay For Life which had changed their usual event due to coronavirus. This event
68-524: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Eagle FM (Australia) 93.5 Eagle FM is a contemporary hit music station based in Goulburn , Australia and broadcasting to the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales on 93.5 FM. Eagle FM is a part of the Capital Radio Network . Eagle FM launched on 31 January 1997 as the subsequent FM licence to Goulburn's commercial station on AM, 2GN (now GNFM). The station
85-423: Is owned in a near 50–50 joint venture between Capital Radio Network and Grant Broadcasters trading as Goulburn Radio Broadcasters Pty. Ltd. The station shares its branding and music with fellow Capital Radio Network station Snow FM . Eagle FM's Goulburn studios ("Radio Goulburn") are shared with sister station GNFM (formerly 2GN). The building is located on the corner of Lagoon and Union streets. Eagle FM
102-457: Is primarily played out from Studio A. Goulburn Radio Broadcasters is also responsible for broadcasting Grant Broadcasters' national hot country network, KIX Country , in the Southern Tablelands. Eagle FM has a repeater in Crookwell , re-transmitting Eagle FM on 103.9 MHz. Eagle FM's Twitter account is the 77th oldest among Australian radio stations. The station's playout software
119-480: Is the seat of the Upper Lachlan Shire Council local government area (LGA) of New South Wales , Australia , formed in 2004. Crookwell is approximately 2.5 hours drive from Sydney via Goulburn , and 1.5 hours from Canberra . Other than the main road to Goulburn, minor roads link Crookwell with Bathurst , Boorowa , Grabben Gullen , Laggan , and Taralga . Crookwell railway station
136-497: Is the terminus of the now disused Crookwell railway line . Crookwell has a small unpaved airstrip approximately 5 km south of the town. Owing to its exposed western location on the upwind side of the Great Dividing Range and somewhat southern latitude, snow is not uncommon during the winter months, with occasional heavy falls. Summers are warm and dry, with cool to cold nights. Winters are cold and wet; when
153-653: Is to use the VAST free-to-view satellite service, which offers a similar range of channels. The local newspaper, the Crookwell Gazette has been published since 1885. Notable people include Kellie White and Emily Smith (Hockeyroos Captain), who both played for the Hockeyroos in international competition. Southern Tablelands The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of New South Wales , Australia , located south-west of Sydney and west of
170-697: The Great Dividing Range . The area is characterised by high, flat country which has generally been extensively cleared and used for grazing purposes. The area is easily accessible to the Australian federal capital city of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory . The area is included with the Southern Highlands and parts of the South West Slopes in the district that is known as Capital Country . In
187-460: The Goulburn broadcast but on different frequencies to Goulburn. Crookwell has a low powered transmitter broadcasting ABC Television . Residents wishing to receive a wider range of channels and in digital can attempt to receive signals from either Canberra ( Black Mountain ), or Orange ( Mount Canobolas ), although Crookwell is located in the fringe area of both transmitters. Another option
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#1732780029548204-418: The crossroads, but Binda remained the head of the district. After this, selection of blocks occurred; and the population of was over 100 by midway through that decade. The first allotments were sold at the end of the decade. By the mid-1870s the population had already reached 1000 people. In 1865, Mary Gilmore was born just 16 km south in the town or Roslyn. From 1941 to 1945, 508,500 tons of iron ore
221-425: The exploratory party of surveyor James Meehan which camped 1 km south of present-day Grabben Gullen (12 km south-west of Crookwell). John Oxley passed to the north and east later that same year. Crookwell was originally known as "Kiama" but later renamed after the river. The area around Crookwell was first settled in the 1820s, and had received its current name by the 1860s. By 1840, some inns had appeared at
238-463: The last goods train ran in 1985. The line is technically not closed, but has been listed as out of use, and in some locations is now impassable. The area now known as Crookwell lies within the traditional lands of the Gundangurra people. These people spoke a similar if not identical language to the neighbouring Ngunnawal people to their south. The first Europeans known to be in the area were
255-542: The prevailing westerly cloud is persistent, daily maximum temperatures can struggle to exceed 3 °C (37 °F). Radio stations with transmitters located in Crookwell include: Depending on location some Goulburn, Illawarra, and/or Canberra based radio stations can also be heard. Eagle FM and GNFM (formerly 2GN) are Goulburn based but licensed to serve towns in the Southern Tablelands including Crookwell. In order to reach Crookwell, both have transmitters which relay
272-523: The town. Crookwell is easily accessible to the state capital of Sydney and also the federal capital of Canberra . Most employment is based on rural industries, and the district is renowned for potato farming. Crookwell is also home to what was NSW 's first wind farm , which consists of 8 turbines, and is located a few kilometres out of town on the road towards Goulburn. A railway once connected Goulburn and Crookwell, which opened in 1902, but passenger services to Crookwell station ceased in 1974, and
289-736: Was mined—about six miles by road from the town—and railed to Port Kembla for wartime steel production. Crookwell contained one of Australias first wind farms, the Crookwell Wind Farm and the first wind farm that fed into the national power grid. Crookwell has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: In the 2021 Census, there were 2,686 people in Crookwell. In the 2016 census 85.8% of people were born in Australia and 91.4% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 34.9%, Anglican 30.1%, No Religion 14.3% and Uniting Church 7.8%. Crookwell
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