Regional Councils - Tamworth Regional Council

Best known as the Country Music Capital of Australasia, Tamworth draws some 50,000 visitors each year to its internationally acclaimed ten day Country Music Festival in January. But there's much more to Tamworth that Country Music. Tamworth is in the 'Heart of Country' and the gateway to the Outback. Surrounded by some of the richest agricultural country in the nation - beef, sheep, poultry, fish, summer and winter crops, cotton, dairying, eggs, fruit, vegetables and vineyards . . . . Tamworth and district has got it all including one of Australia's 10 busiest airports, international standard accommodation and diverse dining styles.Stunning wild scenery, lots of local colour, various water locations, various historic townscapes, fresh, clean countyr air and open spaces away from the hustle and bustle! A landscape patchworked through every shade of nature, the bright greens and golds of crops contrasting successfully with the soft grey green of the eucalypt and the tawny shades of the grasses. Black velvet skies studded with millions of stars. Tamwirth Regional Entertainment Centre seats 5000 and has excellent technical support available, with TV studios/editing suites, recording studios and associated technical expertise, lighting and sound equipment. It's 4800 square metres clearspan main auditorium has 11m ceiling, equipped for lighting/sound equipment and access for semitrailers. It is in a rural location with high level acoustic control and internal heating and cooling.Location - at the junction of the New England and Oxley Highways, Tamworth is an easy 5 hours drive from Sydney and Brisbane, interstate coaches and train service to Sydney. Sporting fields built on the floodplain provide the city with added benefits.Climate - is conducive to a relaxed, outdoor way of life. In January, the average temperature range is between 32 degrees celcius (max) and 17 degrees celcius (min), and in July between 16 degrees celcius and 3 degrees celcius.Low humidity and an elevation of 404 metres ensure year-round comfort. The district's rainfall averages 650mm annually (26 inches), although as is common in Australia, it can be variable and unpredictable, ranging in a short period from drought to flood.Surrounding areas: Include the towns of Barraba, Bendeemer, Kootingal, Moonbi, Niangala, Nundle, Dungowan, Currabubula, Somerton, Watsons Creek, Woolbrook, Limbri and Attunga.Quite a proportion of the northern and eastern sections are hilly, extending to 1100 metre mountains at the western fall of the Great Dividing Range - the western half is predominately flat to undulating.

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