Warialda

Warialda is a village (population 1,590 in 2016) in the New England region in New South Wales, Australia.

Understand


The name of the village comes from the Weraerai Aboriginal word for 'Place of the Wild Honey'. The European explorer Allan Cunningham passed through the district in 1827. Settlement of the site began in 1837, with a Border Police outpost established in 1840. Warialda was the main centre of the old Yallaroi Shire from 1906 until its merger with the Bingara Shire in 2004. Mixed farming is the main industry of the district. Warialda is in the Gwydir Shire Local Government Area.

By car
Warialda is at the junction of the Gwydir Highway/B76 and the Allan Cunningham Road-Warialda Road/B95.

Warialda is 62 km north-west of Inverell via the Gwydir Highway and Delungra, and it is 80 km east of Moree via the Gwydir Highway.

Warialda is 193 km north of Tamworth via Fossickers Way/Allan Cunningham Road (B95) via Manilla, Barraba, and Bingara, and it is 83 km south from Yetman via the Warialda Road (B95).

Warialda is 186 km north-west of Armidale via Bundarra, Thunderbolts Way, Inverell, turn left onto Gwydir Highway, and through Delungra.

Tamworth-Inverell route
A NSW Trainlink coach service runs between Inverell and Tamworth to catch the long-distance trains at Tamworth. Coaches stop at the coach stop at the Warialda Visitors Information Centre.

The northbound service (Route 311) departs Tamworth W-M at 3:55PM, arrives at Bingara at 17:53PM, arrives at Warialda at 6:27PM, and arrives at Inverell at 7:15PM. The southbound service (Route 312) departs Inverell W-M at 6:30AM, arrives at Warialda at 7:20AM, arrives at Bingara at 7:58AM, and arrives at Tamworth at 10:06AM.

A map and timetable can be downloaded here.

Bookings are essential - Coach drivers do not take payment or offer reservations.

Grafton-Moree route
A NSW Trainlink coach service runs between Grafton and Moree. Coaches stop at the coach stop at the Warialda Visitor Information Centre.

The eastbound service (Route 142) departs Moree M W F at 10:55AM, arrives at Warialda at 12:10PM, arrives at Inverell at 12:55PM and departs at 1:40PM, arrives at Glen Innes at 2:36PM, and arrives at Grafton at 4:40PM. The westbound service (Route 141) departs Grafton Tu Th Sa at 10:20 AM, arrives at Glen Innes at 12:25PM, arrives at Inverell at 1:15PM and departs 2:15PM, arrives at Warialda at 3:00PM, and arrives at Moree at 4:10PM. Note the alternating direction of travel on alternating days, and no services on a Sunday

A map and timetable can be downloaded here.

Bookings are essential - Coach drivers do not take payment or offer reservations.

By plane
The nearest airports with regular scheduled flights are at Inverell (through Link Airways) and Moree.

Get around
Private transport is essential, as there is neither a taxi service or a local bus service.

The nearest car rental agencies are in Inverell and Moree.

Banks
''There are no longer any major bank branches in Warialda. It is advisable to do any necessary banking before departing for Warialda.''

Go next

 * Yetman - north of Warialda: 83 km via Stephen Street/Warialda Road, through Coolatai, turn right onto Bruxner Highway (54 min)
 * Ashford - north-east of Warialda: 80 km via via Stephen Street/Warialda Road, turn right at Coolatai onto Coolatai Road, turn right onto Yetman Road, turn left onto Wallangra Road (55 min)
 * Tenterfield - north-east of Warialda: 221 km via via Stephen Street/Warialda Road, turn right at Coolatai onto Coolatai Road, turn right onto Yetman Road, turn left ont Wallangra Road, turn left at Ashford onto Bonshaw Road, turn right onto Bruxner Highway, turn right onto New England Highway (A15) (2 hr 29 min)
 * Delungra - south-east of Warialda: 29 km via Gwydir Highway (B76) (20 min)
 * Inverell - south-east of Warialda: 62 km via Gwydir Highway (B76), through Delungra (45 min)
 * Glen Innes - east of Warialda: 128 km via Gwydir Highway (B76), through Delungra, through Inverell (1 hr 30 min)
 * Armidale - south-east of Warialda: 187 km via Gwydir Highway (B76), through Delungra, at Inverell turn right onto Tingha Road, continue ahead as Bundarra Road, cross the Copes Creek bridge, continue ahead as Thunderbolts Way, continue through Bundarra, turn left onto Bundarra Road, turn right onto Miller Street, turn left onto Uralla Road/Waterfall Way (B78) and continue ahead (2 hr 16 min)
 * Bingara - south of Warialda: 84 km via Allan Cunningham Road (B95), turn right onto Finch Street, turn left onto Maitland Street (1 hr 7 min)
 * Barraba - south of Warialda: 102 km via Allan Cunningham Road (B95), through Bingara, continue south on B95 (1 hr 10 min)
 * Manilla - south of Warialda: 148 km via Allan Cunningham Road (B95), through Bingara, through Barraba, continue south of B95 (1 hr 41 min)
 * Tamworth - south of Warialda: 192 km via Allan Cunningham Road (B95), through Bingara, through Barraba, through Manilla, continue on B95 (2 hr 15 min)
 * Moree - west of Warialda: 96 km via Gwydir Highway, through Gravesend, past the turn-off to Biniguy on the left, past the pecan nut farm on the right, past the Grattai Road turn-off to Pallamallawa on the right, past the Terry Hie Hie turn-off on the left (1 hr 19 min)
 * Boggabilla - north of Warialda: 142 km via Stephen Street/Warialda Road, through Coolatai, turn left onto Bruxner Highway (1 hr 31 min)
 * Goondiwindi (Queensland) - 151 km north-west of Warialda via ia Stephen Street/Warialda Road, through Coolatai, turn left onto Bruxner Highway, continue through Boggabilla, turn right onto the Newell Highway (A39), turn left at the roundabout (1 hr 40 min)