I wanted to use Coonabarabran, NSW, as the setting for Return to Tamarlin because I lived there when I was a child and the country surrounding the town still speaks to me in a way no other country does.
Coonabarabran is considered the astronomy capital of the world and is surrounded by the Warrumbungle National Park and the Pilliga Scrub.
The town used to have a quirky theme park called Miniland, complete with roaring dinosaurs and a giant spider. Unfortunately it closed down many years ago, but there are still plenty of things to see and do in the area.

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Return to Tamarlin