Wanaaring, New South Wales

Fishing and bush camping by the Paroo River. There is an annual gymkhana and rodeo, which supports the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The Flying Doctor provides essential medical aid to outback communities such as Wanaaring. ==History==

Wanaaring is in the traditional lands of the Paaruntyi people who called the area Moukilimoultha. Pastoralist Vincent James Dowling conducted the first European survey of the region in 1860. Explorer and early Paroo River colonist Duncan McIntyre located and buried their remains in 1864 after interviewing other Paaruntyi. Some colonists hunted and shot down the Paaruntyi people, while others utilised them as shepherds on the newly established pastoral properties. William Malpass established the Paroo Inn at Wanaaring in 1867. Wanaaring is believed to be the local Aboriginal word for a wood duck. == Climate ==

The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter. Wanaaring holds the Australian record for the highest minimum temperature, 36.6 °C recorded on 26 January 2019. A minimum temperature of -3.9 °C was recorded in July 1997. | date=23 February 2021 }} == References ==