Menindee Plains

Menindee is a minor town (population 537 in 2021) in the Far West region of New South Wales.

Menindee is in the Central Darling Shire Local Government Area, whose main centre is Wilcannia.

Understand

Visitor information centre

• 1 Menindee Visitors Information Centre, 27 Yartla Street, ☏ +61 8 8091 4274. If the phone is not answered, call the Menindee Transaction Centre on +61 8 8091 4392 

Get in

By car

Menindee is around 1.25 hrs away from Broken Hill via Menindee Road. Note that Broken Hill observes ACST and ACDT while Menindee like the rest of New South Wales follows AEST and AEDT. You may have an extra half an hour to spare or you might lose half an hour, depending on which direction you're going.

By train

1 Menindee Train Station. (updated Apr 2021) is served by the Western NSW 446 Central train service from Broken Hill and takes about 1 hour and 9 minutes. It is also served by the Western NSW 445 Broken Hill train service from Central and takes about 12 hours and 4 minutes.

Get around

By car

Car is a quick way to go around the town but the time spent isn't worth the time to turn on, and turn off the car quickly. You'd be better off walking unless you are going out of town.

By walking

Walking is also a great option and the quickest point from end to end is 3 km long. If you choose to walk in the summer months, it can get up to 60˚C. Drink sufficient water and always carry water with you.

See

• 1 Barka Ngnugu, 38 Darling St. (updated Apr 2021)
• 2 Kinchega National Park. A national park home to several old historic farming stations along with some lakes – quite an unusual sight for much of the Outback. The end up flowing a 200 kilometres or so along the Darling River. (updated Jan 2022)

Buy

• 1 Darling River Supermarket, 47 Yartla St, ☏ +61 8 8091 4288. (updated Apr 2021)

Eat

• 1 Redsands Takeaway, 32 Menindee St, ☏ +61 8 8091 4444. (updated Apr 2021)

Drink

• 1 Albermarle Hotel, 42 Menindee St, ☏ +61 8 8091 4212. (updated Apr 2021)
• 2 Maidens Hotel, 2879/59 Yartla St, ☏ +61 8 8091 4208. (updated Apr 2021)

Sleep

• 1 Burke & Wills Menindee Motel, 54 Yartla St, ☏ +61 8 8091 4313. (updated Apr 2021)
• 2 Menindee Bridge Caravan Park, Menindee St, ☏ +61 8 8091 4282. (updated Apr 2021)
• 3 Menindee Lakes Caravan Park, Menindee Rd, ☏ +61 8 8091 4315. (updated Apr 2021)

Connect

Telstra fully covers the area with either 3G or 4G. Other providers don't provide coverage in Menindee. Note that this area uses the 08 phone numbering code and not the 02 used in the eastern parts of the state.

Go next

• In the north, go and explore Broken Hill
• In the east, go and explore Dubbo, Australia's wildlife capital
• In the west, go and explore Adelaide
• In the south, go and explore Mildura and the nearby Mungo National Park. Pooncarie is along the way.