Mooball, New South Wales

Mooball is a locality in the Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

History

The name of the town is from the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word 'mobool', the cane of a lawyer vine.[1]

In March 2012, Mooball was declared free of plastic bags.[2]

In 2016, an unusually high number of cancer cases in residents of Mooball raised concerns about whether there were radioactive elements introduced through a local sand mining business.[3]

Thanks to its rural setting, Mooball is a popular tourist destination, whose attraction includes black-and-white cow style markings.

References

"Mooball". GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT. New South Wales Government. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
"Bilambil says no to plastic bags". Retrieved 11 February 2023.
Turnbull, Samantha (21 Apr 2016). "Possible cancer cluster divides residents in NSW village of Mooball". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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[town_record-1] "Mooball". GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES REGISTER EXTRACT. New South Wales Government. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2017.

[2] "Bilambil says no to plastic bags". Retrieved 11 February 2023.

[3] Turnbull, Samantha (21 Apr 2016). "Possible cancer cluster divides residents in NSW village of Mooball". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2016-11-08. Retrieved 28 March 2018.