Urunga (/juːˈrʌnɡə/ yoo-RUN-gə) is a small town located within the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in Bellingen Shire.
[4] On 8 December 2017, the Federal Court of Australia determined that the Gumbaynggirr People have native title rights and interests over an area of land and waters at Wenonah Head, near Urunga.
Urunga railway station opened on the North Coast line in 1923 and continues to be served by country passenger trains.
Antimony and other heavy metals leached into the surrounding melaleuca wetlands creating what was claimed to be "one of the most polluted natural environments in New South Wales.
"[10] In 2015 a $10 million reclamation project began that involved treating over 36,000 tonnes of contaminated soils at the site and its storage in an onsite containment cell.