 Thurgoona Post Office opened on 1 January 1874, closing in 1961.The first land release in Thurgoona was St Johns Hill in 1978, followed by St Jones Green in 1980, Corrys Wood in 1981, St Hilaire in 1985 and THurgoona Park in 1986.The 1980s were a time of massive growth and development in Thurgoona.