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Home to the CSIRO Radio Telescope that helped broadcast the moon landing, Parkes has become known as the 'Elvis capital of Australia' with the annual Parkes Elvis Festival.

Find out more about Parkes at visitnsw.com.

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Getting to Parkes

The Dubbo XPT runs daily between Sydney and Dubbo and stops at Orange with a connecting coach to Parkes. 

On Mondays, the Broken Hill Outback Explorer runs between Sydney and Broken Hill and stops at Parkes. 

Additionally, on Monday to Friday and on Sundays, NSW TrainLink runs services from Sydney to Lithgow with a connecting coach to Parkes.

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Getting around Parkes

Travelling around Parkes is a breeze with a local bus service, a taxi service, car hire companies and coach tour operators.

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