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Piggabeen

Northern Rivers geography stubsSuburbs of Tweed Heads, New South WalesTowns in New South WalesUse Australian English from July 2016

Piggabeen is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire. Piggabeen adjoins Cobaki Lakes that is situated 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) to the northeast, Cobaki to the South East and Currumbin Valley that is situated approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest and across the state border of Queensland. Once predominantly a dairy farming town Piggabeen now mainly consists of acreage homesites and small hobby farms. Piggabeen has a valley that leads northwest towards the Queensland border. Piggabeen and its valley are part of the Tweed Shield Volcano and Caldera that is the largest erosion caldera in the southern hemisphere, with Mount Warning being the extinct volcano. Landmarks located in Piggabeen include the Old Piggabeen Hall and School that were both established in 1919, Piggabeen Creek, as well as Campbell Hill, (formerly Mount Campbell). The Aboriginal meaning for Piggabeen (Valley of the Palms) is Bundjulung Piccabeen or bigibin for the Bangalow palms.

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Piggabeen
Jabiru Drive, Tweed Shire Council

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Jabiru Drive
2486 Tweed Shire Council
New South Wales, Australia
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Campbell Hill (New South Wales)

Campbell Hill (formerly Mount Campbell) is a mountain located in Piggabeen, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. It is located in the region of the Tweed Shire in the state of New South Wales, in the eastern part of the country, 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of the capital, Canberra, approximately 107 kilometres (66 mi) from Brisbane and 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Surfers Paradise. Campbell Hill is approximately 123 metres (404 ft) above sea level. Piggabeen is situated in the hinterland approximately 5 km behind the Gold Coast Highway and the Gold Coast International and Domestic Airport. Piggabeen and its valley adjoins Currumbin Valley in Queensland. The terrain around Campbell Hill is flat to hilly and the mount faces to the northeast. From the top of Campbell Hill you can capture views of the Pacific Ocean, Surfers Paradise, the Gold Coast Airport, the township of Coolangatta that are all within Queensland and also Fingal Head in New South Wales. Campbell Hill is situated approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) directly inland from Bilinga Beach on the Gold Coast. The nearest society, Tweed Heads, is 7.4 km east of Campbell Hill. Campbell Hill is approximately 10 minutes drive from Coolangatta and Tweed Heads. Gold Coast swimming and surfing beaches such as Kirra, Greenmount, and Rainbow Bay are also close by. The area around Campbell Hill consists mainly large acreage homesites. Campbell Hill is located approximately 1.2 km from the southern entrance of the recently approved (May 2011) Cobaki Lakes development. This is a large scale residential development that will eventually hold up 5,500 dwellings, and up to 12,000 people.