the 150th year since it was gazetted as a town in 1863. This was celebrated by a week long festival which included: Brewarrina Race Club meeting with over 2000 attendees, Bre Big Fish Competition, street parade and carnival, film festival, historical exhibitions, black tie ball, fireworks display, flower and cake show, as well as a number of celebratory sporting fixtures including rugby league and rugby union exhibition matches, clay target shooting and bowling competition. Notable citizens Jimmie Barker, first Indigenous published author. The two worlds of Jimmie Barker: The life of an Australian Aboriginal, 1900-1972 / as told to Janet Mathews. Mervyn Bishop (1945–), news and documentary photographer. Mervyn won 'News photographer of the Year Award' for Life and Death Dash, the 1971 front page of the Sydney Morning Herald. Essie Coffey (1941–1998), community worker, singer, actor and film maker. Co-founder of the Western Aboriginal Legal Service. Ron Gibbs (1962–), 1980s/1990s Australian rugby league footballer. Ashley Gordon, 1990s Australian rugby league footballer. Isaac Gordon (1986–), 2010s Australian rugby league footballer. Leo Schofield (1935–), restaurant critic, advertising professional and arts festival director. Albert George Henry Why (1899–1969), known as Alby Carr, an Australian rugby league footballer. Education Gainmara Birrilee Pre-School Brewarrina Central School (Kindergarten to Grade 12) St Patrick's Catholic School (Kindergarten to Grade 6) TAFE Western, Brewarrina College Gallery References External links Towns in New South Wales River ports of Australia Murray-Darling basin IUCN Category VI IUCN Category V Protected areas of New South Wales Far West (New South Wales) Brewarrina Shire