Menindee, is a small town in the far west of New
South Wales, Australia, in Central Darling Shire,
on the banks of the Darling River, with a sign-
posted population of 980 and a 2011 census
population of 449.
Menindee is located where the transcontinental
railway line crosses the Darling River. The railway
line is about 900 km west of Sydney and about 110
kilometres south-east of Broken Hill.
Menindee is a tiny outback settlement which is
famous for two things: it was the last place where
the Burke and Wills expedition stayed before
heading north into the unchartered outback and
the Menindee Lakes are an inland wonderland and
a vital source of water for the surrounding citrus
orchards and vegetable farms. Menindee is also
surrounded by some 20 lakes which exist in an
inhospitable desert environment.