Tabbita is a village community in the central part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, on the Kidman Way, about 10 kilometres north west of Warburn and 19 kilometres south east of Goolgowi. The Tabbita area is used prominently for agricultural purposes.
| Tabbita New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 GrainCorp silos at Tabbita | |
  Tabbita | |
| Coordinates | 34°06′20″S 145°50′52″E / 34.10556°S 145.84778°E |
| Population | 76 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2652 |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Carrathool Shire Council |
| County | Sturt |
Notable enterprises
editPrime City cattle feedlot
editPrime City is a feedlot which was originally developed in the mid 1990s by Australian Meat Holdings. The feedlot has since been acquired by JBS, who use the facility to produce grain fed beef for the beef processing plant in Toowoomba. The feedlot was shut down in 2012, affecting 63 employees at the time.[2] However, JBS re-opened the facility in late 2014, influenced by recent feedlot operations expansions at the Yanco facility.[3]
GrainCorp
editGrainCorp formerly operated a grain receival site in Tabbita. It was closed down in 2014, along with more than 60 other sites which were also closed in western New South Wales around the same time.[4]
Infrastructure
editPost office
editTabbita Post Office opened on 1 October 1927 and closed in 1974.[5]
Train station
editThe Tabbita train station, situated along the Temora–Roto railway line, was established on 18 June 1923, and closed on 4 May 1975.[6]
Telecommunications
editIn 2018, a mobile phone tower providing 3G and 4G wireless service was constructed by Vodafone, from a federal government tender under the Mobile Black Spot Program.[7] Competing carriers Optus and Telstra have since added reception in the area.[8][9]
Notes and references
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tabbita (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "JBS shuts down Tabbita feedlot". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Smith, Laurissa. "JBS reopens mothballed Prime City feedlot". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Blucher, Alex (6 June 2014). "NSW grain growers disappointed with Graincorp closures". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
- ^ "Tabbita Station". NSW Rail. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Ley, Sussan. "New mobile phone towers go live in Farrer". Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Site 2652023". RFNSA. Radio Frequency National Site Archive. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Site 2652026". RFNSA. Radio Frequency National Site Archive. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
External links
edit- Tabbita 2021 Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics
