Coleambally is a small town in the Riverina of New South Wales. Coleambally is the youngest town in the state of New South Wales, officially opened in June 1968. The town has a population of approximately 600, and was designed to act as the centre for the surrounding Coleambally Irrigation Area. The Riverina is a prosperous agricultural region of south-western New South Wales (NSW), Australia. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

It can be accessed by road from Sydney and Canberra via the Hume Highway and Burley Griffin Way and from Melbourne via the Hume Highway, Newell Highway and the Kidman Way. Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway) is one of the most important roads in Australia, linking the countrys two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne. ... Burley Griffin Way is designated at State Route 94. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... The Hume Highway (also known as the Hume Freeway) is one of the most important roads in Australia, linking the countrys two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne. ... The Newell Highway is a major highway in New South Wales. ... The Kidman Way is an important western NSW highway and designated as State Highway 87. ...

History

The Coleambally Irrigation Area scheme was started in the 1950s, with potential farmland being made available through a ballot system. Those who entered the ballot had to prove they had enough money to set up a farm in order to enter, as the land they acquired started off with no fencing or infrustructure whatsoever.

Commerce

Its main industry has been rice growing, with a major rice mill located one kilometre north of the town. Other crops are also grown, such as wheat, maaize, sorghum, and soya beans. Grazing of sheep and cattle is also common.

The quality of soil in the Coleambally Irrigation Area, combined with growing a water-intensive crop such a rice, has led to soil salination and high water table problems throughout the area. Efforts to alleviate the soil salination problem since 1995 have minimized the problem. Visible salt deposits on the former bed of the Aral Sea Soil salination is the accumulation of free salts to such an extent that it leads to degradation of soils and vegetation. ... The water table is the upper limit of abundant groundwater. ...

The lack of water during the latest drought has put the rice industry at risk, with severe water restrictions being imposed. Competition from highly subsidised US farmers also poses a large threat to this industry and the families involved in it. A drought or an extreme dry periodic climate is an extended period where water availability falls below the statistical requirements for a region. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to present) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President  â€¢ Vice President Federal republic...

Rice production in 2006 will be much higher than recent years due to greater water allocations being available.

Total rice production in 2006 in the Murray Valley and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area ( MIA) and Coleambally Irrigation Area are expected to total one million tonnes up from 330,000 tonnes in 2005.

Attractions

Coleambally's distinctive wine glass shaped water tower is located in the centre of town.

A Bucyrus Class Dragline is located in the Lions Park at the entrace of the town. It is one of four machine imported from the USA in 1935 to excavate the main irrigation channels in the Murray Valley and the Coleambally Irrigation Area in the early 1960s.