Sunset Strip, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Sunset Strip
State:nsw
Coordinates:-32.2756°N 142.3278°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pop:42
Est:1962
Postcode:2879
Lga:Central Darling Shire
Stategov:Barwon
Fedgov:Parkes

Sunset Strip is a township on the northern shore of Lake Menindee in the far west of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Central Darling Shire about 20 km northwest of Menindee and about 90 km from Broken Hill. At the, the town had a population of 42. It was named for the sunsets observed over the shoreline of the lake.[1]

The town was established in the early 1960s with house blocks mostly taken up by people from Broken Hill for holiday houses, attracted by the boating, fishing and other activities on the lake.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tide has turned for Menindee Lakes town of Sunset Strip. 1 September 2024. news.com.au.
  2. Web site: The Menindee Lakes project: who loses and who really wins?. 1 September 2024. Guardian Australia.