Liverpool Plains, New South Wales, Australia

🇦🇺 Liverpool Plains Shire is a local government area located in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed in 2004 by the amalgamation of Quirindi Shire with parts of Parry, Murrurundi and Gunnedah shires.

The main town and Council seat is located in Quirindi. Other towns and villages in the Shire include Ardglen, Blackville, Caroona, Currabubula, Premer, Spring Ridge, Wallabadah, Werris Creek, and Willow Tree.

The Liverpool Plains have a generally flat to undulating terrain formed from the remnants of old volcanoes such as that of the Liverpool Ranges to the southwest. To the south and east, it merges into the higher and cooler Northern Tablelands.

The Liverpool Plains is generally regarded as the richest agricultural region in Australia owing to its rich black soils, which originally supported a mixed grassland vegetation containing both annual and perennial grasses, which early in the region's history were used to feed cattle and sheep.

Wheat and cotton are the chief crops, although production fluctuates wildly according to rainfall and soil erosion is a major problem occurring both after droughts and floods.

Heritage The Liverpool Plains Shire has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: • Pine Ridge, Windy Road: Windy Station Woolshed • Quirindi, Main Northern railway: Quirindi railway station • Warrah Creek, Merriwa-Murrurundi Road: East Warrah Woolshed • Werris Creek, Main Northern railway: Werris Creek railway station.