BOGAN GATE As small as Bogan Gate is the town qualifies for a synopsis. Bogan Gate is the last (or first) town on the Kidman Highway heading to Parkes. There is very little at Bogan Gate and does not even a service town. The name is also quite intriguing. At the 2006 census, Bogan Gate and the surrounding area had a population of 253. Bogan Gate is derived from the local Aboriginal word meaning "the birthplace of a notable headman of the local tribe". The village lies in wheat and sheep growing country and is on the Sydney/ Broken Hill rail line and it is the junction for the local branch line. Attractions include the annual Bogan Gate Arts Festival, golf tournaments at the local nine-hole Bogan Gate Golf Club Bogan Gate Post Office opened on 15 December 1896 and may now be closed. The Bogan Gate War Memorial though is quite something and includes a cenotaph, garden and a Breaker Morant Memorial. The town has two old wooden churches. An Anglican and Catholic. The Bogan Gate pub is now a tavern, motel and mixed business. When passing through a look at the War Memorial is in order.