Murwillumbah

In the local Bundjalung dialect, Murwillumbah is thought to mean the place of the bleeding big nose.

In the 1880s, Tumbulgum was the principal town in the Tweed Valley with an active commercial sector. After the rail line to Lismore opened in 1894, followed by the Murwillumbah Bridge in 1901, Murwillumbah became the major centre on the Tweed. Today over 9,000 people call Murwillumbah home and enjoy its art deco architecture, the vibrant arts community, cafes, restaurants, and boutique shops. Murwillumbah remains the centre for dairying, sugarcane and banana growing.

Murwillumbah is also home to the Tweed Regional Museum in town, and Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre which you can travel to via the Rail Trail.

To read more about the historic role that the Murwillumbah Railway Station played in the Tweed section of the Railway please visit the Tweed Regional Museum to learn more.