Calala, New South Wales

The suburb is 4.5 km southeast of the CBD of Tamworth and is connected to the city by Calala Lane, which continues through the suburb to form its main street.

Further along Calala Lane past the residential area of Calala is Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School and the New South Wales Department of Agriculture plant research institute.

A commercial shopping complex opened in 2006 which now serves the residents of Calala.

Various anglicised spellings of this name have been used, including "Kalala", "Kilala", "Kallala, and "Callala".

The first house in the Calala area, built for Charles Hall in 1834, was named "Killala".

Killala historical marker
The cement-block marker for Killala, the first house constructed in the Calala area after European settlement. It sits in a field on the northwest outskirts of Calala.