The Tamworth region will enthrall you with its culture, music and entertainment, scenery, country hospitality, professional services and welcoming locals. Experience the sights and delights of Tamworth and the surrounding region with its fine dining, local wines, caressing creeks and mountain peaks and hideaways-  just some of the experiences waiting for you to indulged in.

The region caters for the young and the young at heart, families, couples and singles, with a friendly and professional approach to business and pleasure we will ensure your visit is as enjoyable as possible.

From the heart of Tamworth, stretching west to Barraba, Manilla, north to Bendemeer, Kootingal and Moonbi and finally to the east Nundle; the Tamworth region encompasses an area three times the size of the Sydney Basin. With a population of over 55,000 living in the total area, the region is a progressive, modern society with an expansive future set in place.
  • There is a comprehensive listing of the major events and activities conducted throughout the region, there is something for everyone no matter what your interests are.
  • Sample the local produce and jump on the 'food and wine trail’ such as the high altitude wines from local vineyards
  • See the makings of fresh pasta
  • Be entertained with the musical delights at one of the many entertainment venues across the region
  • Soar across the skies, paragliding over the slopes and plains of Manilla
  • Fossick for gold and precious minerals in Nundle. Try your luck at panning for gold and learn the history in the beautiful rivers that flow through the picturesque countryside and experience the Fossickers Way
  • Watch for the featured bird in Barraba
    or simply relaxing as you discover many of the hidden treasures located throughout the region.

Touring the region will soon extend beyond the Tamworth region limits. As country music capital, Tamworth is a bookend for the proposed ‘Slim Dusty Way’. The way is a uniquely themed tourist drive giving visitors to NSW a truly Australian experience from Nulla Nulla and Kempsey, Slim's birthplace, via Port Macquarie through Wauchope, Walcha and onto to Tamworth, whose transformation into Australia's Country Music Capital was strongly supported by Slim Dusty himself.

Part of this project involves conducting a survey to examine people's thoughts about travelling the proposed "Slim Dusty Way" and collecting people’s thoughts from all over Australia including those who are Slim Dusty fans and people that have no association with Country Music who travel or are intending to travel and may be interested in the project.

The survey is able to be completed on-line and will take less than 10 minutes. To access the survey on-line please click here. 

The ‘Slim Dusty Way’ will also build on Slim's vision; to show visitors the real 'country Australia', its people, its places, its culture and Australian country music, now more popular than ever.