Dingo Statue

The origin of the town's name is shrouded in mystery. Some say a railway surveyor saw a dingo on the creek bank and gave the town its name, others say that Moses Wafer, an earlier pioneer, heard dingo's howling at night and named the town around his camping site.

A bronze statue of a Dingo is in the town commemorating the town's name. This busy town sits on 2 major highways that service the beef, mining and coal industries. Up to a thousand vehicles pass through in one day, and it's not unusual to see 10 triple road trains outside the roadhouse.