Wellington is a town in inland New South Wales,
Australia located at the junction of the Macquarie
and Bell Rivers. Wellington is within the local
government area of Dubbo Regional Council. The
town is 362 kilometres from Sydney on the Great
Western Highway and Mitchell Highway. At the 2011
census, Wellington had a population of 4,540.
Wellington is the centre of rich agricultural land.
While alfalfa and vegetables are grown on lands
on the river, wheat, wool, lambs and beef cattle
are grown on surrounding pastures.
Lake Burrendong, a man-made lake, is located 30
kilometres south of the town. Its capacity is three
and a half times that of Sydney Harbour and
supplies water for irrigation schemes downstream.