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{{This|the town|the local government area|Kyogle Council}}
{{short description|Town in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type      = town
| name      = Kyogle
| state     = nsw
| image     = Kyogle Main Street.jpg
| caption   = Main street
| lga       = Kyogle Council
| postcode  = 2474
| est       = 1830s
| pop       = 2751
| pop_year  = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes =<ref name="ABS2016">[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] (27 June 2017). [http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/UCL115089?opendocument"Kyogle (Urban Centre/Locality)"]. ''2016 Census QuickStats.'' Retrieved 25 November 2017.</ref>
| elevation = 72
| coordinates = {{coord|28|37|S|153|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = left
| maxtemp   = 
| mintemp   = 
| rainfall  = 
| stategov  = [[Electoral district of Lismore|Lismore]]
| fedgov    = [[Division of Page|Page]]
| dist1     = 746
| dir1      = NNE
| location1 = [[Sydney]]
| dist2     = 163
| dir2      = S
| location2 = [[Brisbane]]
| dist3     = 31
| dir3      = N
| location3 = [[Casino, New South Wales|Casino]]
| dist4     = 44
| dir4      = NW
| location4 = [[Lismore, New South Wales | Lismore]] 
| dist5     = 131
| dir5      = N
| location5 = [[Grafton, New South Wales | Grafton]]
|region=[[Northern Rivers]]}}

'''Kyogle''' ({{IPAc-en|k|aɪ|oʊ|ɡ|əl}})<ref>''[[Macquarie Dictionary|Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition]]'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. {{ISBN|1-876429-14-3}}</ref> is a town in the [[Northern Rivers]] region of northern [[New South Wales]], Australia. It falls within the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of [[Kyogle Council]]. At the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]], Kyogle had a population of 2,751 people.<ref name="ABS2016"/> Kyogle is known as a "gateway" to many [[national parks]] including [[Border Ranges National Park]] and [[Toonumbar National Park]].

==History==
It was founded in the 1830s as a [[lumber camp]]{{cn|date=May 2024}}, and is located {{convert|758|km|mi}} north of [[Sydney]], {{convert|32|km|mi}} north of [[Casino, New South Wales|Casino]] on the [[Summerland Way]] close to the [[Queensland]] border. It also lies on the banks of the [[Richmond River]]. It is the seat of its own [[shire]]. 

The meaning of the name Kyogle is adapted from the Bundjalung word ‘kaiou-gal’ meaning ‘place of the bush turkey” which is a fast long-legged running bird.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyogle – Visit Kyogle |url=https://www.visitkyogle.com.au/villages/kyogle/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.visitkyogle.com.au}}</ref>

The bush turkey, or [[Brushturkey|brush turkey]], is a common theme in Kyogle and this is reflected in the construction of the "Big Bush Turkey" and that the Kyogle Rugby League Football Club is known as the Kyogle Turkeys.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-01-14 |title=The Big Turkey {{!}} Brown Signs |url=https://www.brownsigns.net.au/big-things/the-big-turkey/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

=== Flooding ===
In early January 2008, parts of Kyogle were subject to major flooding, when the Richmond River burst its banks after heavy rainfall around Kyogle and upstream, reaching heights of {{convert|18.1|m|ft}}.{{cn|date=August 2024}} This was the second worst flood in Kyogle on record, after the flood of 1954. The January 2008 event was approximately a 1 in 50 year event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au/infrastructure-environment/environment/kyogle-flood-study/ |title=Kyogle Flood Study |date= |accessdate=2024-08-29 |quote= |publisher=[[Kyogle Council]] }}</ref> The [[State Emergency Service]] evacuated 30 people from a caravan park in Kyogle and responded to two landslide incidents.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/flood-north-coast-new-south-wales-2008/ |title=Flood - North coast New South Wales |date= |accessdate=2024-08-29 |quote= |publisher=[[Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience]] }}</ref>

== Railway ==
[[Kyogle railway station|Kyogle station]] is served by the main [[North Coast railway line, New South Wales|North Coast railway line]] between Sydney and Brisbane. A train from Sydney to Brisbane stops at 2:46am and a train from Brisbane to Sydney stops at 7:53am (only stops if there are booked passengers getting on or off at Kyogle).<ref>{{Cite New South Wales transport timetables|North Coast Region}}</ref> A short crossing loop used to be located at the passenger station, but when the loop was extended for  {{convert|1500|m|ft|adj=on}}-long trains, the crossing loop was relocated to a more suitable – straighter – site outside town.

Further north along the railway line towards Brisbane, located at Cougal, is the [[Cougal Spiral (railway)|Border Loop]] [[spiral (railway)|spiral]], where the track loops 360 degrees and eventually passes over itself.  This loop was constructed for trains to climb from the low side (NSW) to the high side (QLD) of the [[McPherson Range]].

In 2012, Kyogle Council made a submission for a twice-daily train service, between Kyogle and Brisbane, which would benefit both the South East Queensland and the Kyogle regions, especially in tourism. <ref> Kyogle Council Submission: https://web.archive.org/web/20210608101930/https://undertheclocksblog.files.wordpress.com/2020/06/kyogle-council.pdf </ref>

==Media==
Radio stations that cover the town are [[ABC North Coast]], [[2NCR|River FM]], [[100.9 ZZZ FM|Triple Z FM]], and Richmond Valley Radio, a community based station. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radio889.org.au/#:~:text=88.9%20FM%20Richmond%20Valley%20Radio| title=Richmond Valley Radio}}</ref>

Kyogle receives TV channels from [[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] and [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC]] and the regional affiliates of [[Seven Network|Seven]], [[NBN (TV station)|Nine]] and [[NRN|WIN Television]]’s 10 Northern NSW.

Local newspaper is served by ''[[The Northern Star]]''.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]] of Population, there were 3,464 people in Kyogle.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population. 
* 82.4% of people were born in Australia and 87.4% of people spoke only English at home. 
* The most common responses for religion were No Religion 24.1%, Catholic 22.3% and Anglican 19.1%.<ref name="ABS2016"/>

{{Historical populations
|type= Australia
|1921|
|1933|
|1947|
|1954|2929
|1961|2985
|1966|2846
|1971|2966
|1976|2959
|1981|3070
|1986|2983
|1991|2912
|1996|2866
|2001|2729
|2006|2731
|2011|2739
|2016|2751
|2021|2804
|source=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] data.<ref name="ABS Census data">{{cite web |title=Statistics by Catalogue Number |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/ViewContent?readform&view=ProductsbyCatalogue&Action=Expand&Num=2.2 |access-date=8 January 2024}}</ref><ref name="ABS Census data recent">{{cite web |title=Search Census data |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/search-by-area |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref>
}}

== The Big Bush Turkey ==
[[File:The_Big_Bush_Turkey_in_Kyogle,_NSW.jpg|thumb|The Big Bush Turkey in Kyogle, NSW|269x269px]]
Kyogle is home to one of [[Australia's big things]] in the form of the Big Bush Turkey. This is located at the southern end of the town on Summerland Way.<ref name=":0" /> 

It was constructed by a Kyogle couple, John and Chrystine Graham, in 2018 and weighs 16 tonnes. It is 8.5 metres wide, 4 metres high and 20 centimetres thick.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 August 2018 |title=What should we name Kyogle's giant bush turkey? |work=Northern Star |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/lismore/what-should-we-name-kyogles-giant-bush-turkey/news-story/e37bf43fe03d3b8c508eeba22a19f453}}</ref>

It is sometimes called the Big Brush Turkey or the Big Scrub Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aether-Themes |title=WikiCamps Australia |url=https://wikicamps.com.au/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=WikiCamps Australia |language=en-US}}</ref>

==NSW Tidy Towns winner==
Kyogle won the "Young Legends" category award at the 2012 [[Australian Tidy Town Awards]]. One of the judges, Dick Olesinski, described how Kyogle's community encompasses a diverse range of projects that demonstrate the community's commitment to Tidy Towns and other related environmental and beautification programs, saying "Kyogle's Tidy Towns Committee continues to deliver active and enthusiastic promotion of the town, providing infrastructure and support of community activities."<ref name=tidy>{{cite news|title=Kyogle wins Australian Tidy Town award|url=http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/kyogle-wins-australian-tidy-town-award/1373447/|access-date=22 March 2014|newspaper=Northern Star|date=8 May 2012}}</ref>

== Notable people==
*[[Terry Butler (rugby league)|Terry Butler]] – rugby league player
*[[Susan Coyle]] – army officer
*[[Joyce Dennys]] – English painter
*[[Bob Dollin]] – politician
*[[Maxwell Dunlop (politician)|Maxwell Dunlop]] – politician
*[[John Felton (canoeist)|John Felton]] – canoeist
*[[Ian Fleming (Australian footballer, born 1909)|Ian Fleming]] – Australian rules footballer
*[[Keith Fleming]] – Australian rules footballer
*[[Harold Frith]] – ornithologist
*[[Will Matthews (rugby league)|Will Matthews]] – rugby league player 
*[[Les McKeand]] –  triple jumper and javelin thrower
*[[Athol McQueen]] – boxer
*[[Rod Milgate]] – painter and playwright
*[[Ken Nagas]] – rugby league player
*[[Bill Rixon]] – politician
*[[Nigel Roy]] – rugby league player<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/nrlnt-manager-nigel-roy-helping-grow-rugby-league-in-top-end/news-story/06b8628f43b5dcb419931a2db97313c0|title=NRLNT manager Nigel Roy helping grow rugby league in Top End|last=Butt|first=Phillippa|date=25 September 2016|work=[[NT News]]|access-date=9 July 2017<!-- could not be archived -->}}</ref>
*[[Jack Scholes]] – New Zealand sailor
*[[Harold Stapleton]] – cricketer
*[[Shannon Walker (rugby)|Shannon Walker]] – Former Australian rugby sevens and rugby league player

== Sporting clubs ==
[[File:KyogleGolfClub ClubHouse.JPG|thumb|Kyogle Golf Club House]]
*Kyogle Bowling Club
*Kyogle Golf Club
*Kyogle Cockies Rugby Union Club
*Kyogle Netball Association
*Kyogle Pony Club
*[[Kyogle Turkeys]] Rugby League Club (Junior & Senior teams)
*Kyogle Little Athletics
*Kyogle Turkeys Touch Football Club
*Kyogle Soccer Club
*Kyogle Swimming club
*Kyogle Tennis Club
*Kyogle District Cricket Association.



== World Rally Championship ==
The 2009 [[World Rally Championship]], also known as the [[2009 Rally Australia]], passed through the Kyogle area in 2009.<ref>[http://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/AGENDA17DEC07.pdf AGENDA17DEC07.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080728145056/http://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au/content/uploads/AGENDA17DEC07.pdf |date=2008-07-28 }} — Kyogle Council meeting for 17-Dec-2007</ref>


==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au/ Kyogle Council]
{{Kyogle Council}}
{{Northern Rivers region}}

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[[Category:Towns in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Kyogle Council]]