"Waltzing Matilda"—the coolabah tree is mentioned in this famous folk song
Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt passed through the district in 1844, carving his initials and date on a coolibah tree that now stands in the centre of town.
Eucalyptus | eucalyptus | Eucalyptus marginata | Eucalyptus globulus | Eucalyptus populnea | Eucalyptus camaldulensis | Eucalyptus regnans | Eucalyptus sieberi | Eucalyptus saligna | Eucalyptus deanei | Eucalyptus sclerophylla | ''Eucalyptus'' sap | Eucalyptus largiflorens | Eucalyptus wandoo | Eucalyptus tereticornis | Eucalyptus rossii | Eucalyptus michaeliana | Eucalyptus grandis | Eucalyptus elata | Eucalyptus drummondii | Eucalyptus diversicolor | Eucalyptus coolabah | Eucalyptus obliqua | Eucalyptus apiculata | Eucalyptus urophylla | Eucalyptus robusta | Eucalyptus risdonii | ''Eucalyptus regnans | Eucalyptus radiata | Eucalyptus paniculata |
The plains were once lightly forested with mainly gum, coolibah, box, wilga, belah, myall, Cypress pine and leopardwood trees.