Parkes

Parkes is best known within New South Wales for CSIRO’s Parkes Observatory, whose 64-metre radio telescope helped relay television images of the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. The town lies in the Central West on Goobang Creek, amid the broad farming country of the Wiradjuri region. Known locally as “The Dish”, the observatory remains a working research facility and gave Parkes an unexpected place in space-exploration history. Each January, the Parkes Elvis Festival brings concerts and themed events to the town centre, reflecting an enduring local tradition. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Parkes and Central West New South Wales.

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