The Local Area

The school is located inland from Tweed Heads in Northern NSW at the western edge of Murwillumbah. 

	Satellite Images courtesy of Google Earth
Murwillumbah on the Tweed River (aerial view from the north)

The school gets its name from the Aboriginal name for Mt Warning - "Wollumbin". There is some debate concerning the meaning of the name Wollumbin.   

One popular definition is "Cloud-catcher", as often the only clouds in the sky appear to be hugging the top of the mountain.  Another is "Fighting Chief of the Mountains"; some believed that thunder and lightning seen on the mountain were fighting warriors and the wounds of these fights being represented by the landslides that occurred. For more information, try the following websites:  www.nnsw.com.au/npa/mtwarning.html or http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/natural/natparks.htm#Warning.

The following photos show some of the lovely scenery around the school:

 

	A student-produced mural at the western end of the school
A view of Wollumbin from the school grounds
	Looking east towards Wollumbin (Mt Warning) from Mt Wagawn on the NSW / Queensland border
Murwillumbah is located just south of the Queensland border in Northern NSW
	To find the school, follow the red line westwards
The school is located north of the roundabout (shown right) on North Arm Road