The parish is on the headwaters of the Castlereagh River.[3] The topography is dominated by Shawns Creek, the Castlereagh River and the Nandi Hills. The only town of Nandi Parish is Coonabarrabran.
History
The traditional owners of the area were Kamilaroi people, and the last known large corroboree occurring there in 1848. In 2015 Nandi Common was NSW Government declared to be aboriginal land.[4]
↑Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia: the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 14.
↑Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia: the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 14.
↑NSW Government declares Nandi Common near Coonabarabran an Aboriginal Place], 23 June 2015
