| Tabbita New South Wales | |
|---|---|
 GrainCorp silos at Tabbita | |
  Tabbita | |
| Coordinates | 34°06′20″S145°50′52″E / 34.10556°S 145.84778°E /-34.10556; 145.84778 |
| Population | 76 (SAL2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2652 |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Carrathool Shire Council |
| County | Sturt |
Tabbita is a village community in the central part of theRiverina. It is situated by road, on theKidman Way, about 10 kilometres north west ofWarburn and 19 kilometres south east ofGoolgowi. The Tabbita area is used prominently foragricultural purposes.
Prime City is afeedlot which was originally developed in the mid 1990s by Australian Meat Holdings. The feedlot has since been acquired byJBS, who use the facility to produce grain fed beef for the beef processing plant inToowoomba. The feedlot was shut down in 2012, affecting 63 employees at the time.[2] However, JBS re-opened the facility in late 2014, influenced by recent feedlot operations expansions at the Yanco facility.[3]
GrainCorp formerly operated a grain receival site in Tabbita. It was closed down in 2014, along with more than 60 other sites which were also closed in western New South Wales around the same time.[4]
TabbitaPost Office opened on 1 October 1927 and closed in 1974.[5]
The Tabbitatrain station, situated along theTemora–Roto railway line, was established on 18 June 1923, and closed on 4 May 1975.[6]
In 2018, amobile phone tower providing3G and4G wireless service was constructed byVodafone, from a federal governmenttender under the Mobile Black Spot Program.[7] Competing carriersOptus andTelstra have since added reception in the area.[8][9]
