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Wilcannia

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Wilcannia is a small town in Far West New South Wales, located on the Darling River 195 kilometres east of Broken Hill.

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Wilcannia is a small town in Far West New South Wales, located on the Darling River 195 kilometres east of Broken Hill.

For more information, see: 

Traditional owners

Barkindji

Languages

Barkindji/Paakantji

Population

539

61.8% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)

Stories from Wilcannia

On a grass field is a group of 14 Aboriginal youth in green soccer jerseys and black shorts. The back row is standing, the middle row is kneeling and one young man lays down in front of the rest. One young man is in a red shirt and holds a soccer ball. In

Wilcannia to Broken Hill and back every Saturday for soccer and friendships

09 July 2019

Read about the new Wilcannia based Celtic United Roo’s Under 12 soccer team and its positive impact on players and the community.
Indigenous woman dressed in black prepares multiple food dishes on stainless steel bench with fellow chefs in the background.

Cooking for the world’s best chefs at the Kambarang food festival

07 February 2017

Seven Aboriginal Certificate III Hospitality students from TAFE Western Wilcannia have returned from the Kambarang food festival in triumph, where they not only built their skills for future employment, but showcased their passion for food to some of the world’s best chefs.

Bonus helps with school costs

13 May 2013

Margo, a Barkindji woman from around Wilcannia in western New South Wales, is the girls’ full-time carer. This year, Kiesha, 12, joined her sister Natasha, 14, at high school.

Smiles all round for Wilcannia’s first adult literacy graduates

06 September 2012

The Wilcannia community has congratulated the first 10 graduates from the new “Yes I Can!” Indigenous adult literacy program.

Newslines Radio: Literacy: Never too late to learn

18 June 2012

Indigenous adults are improving their reading and writing skills.