title: Parish of Neon
text: # Parish of Neon
  
  Neon Parish, New South Wales is a rural locality and a cadastral parish of Ularara County New South Wales.
  
  The parish is located at 29°23′41″S 143°33′37″E﻿ / ﻿29.39460°S 143.56040°E﻿ / -29.39460; 143.56040 and sits on Possum Creek, a Tributary of the Paroo River. The climate is semi-arid, featuring low rainfall, very hot summer temperatures and cool nights in winter.
  
  ## History
  
  The parish is on the traditional lands of the Paaruntyi people.
  
  The Burke and Wills expedition were the first Europeans to the area, passing a few miles to the west.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The parish has a Köppen climate classification of BWh (Hot desert).
  
  