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Tamworth is a city in the New England
New England (Australia)

New England is the name given to an undefined region in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia.The two traditional centres of New England are Armidale, New South Wales and Tamworth, New South Wales....
 region of New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia. Straddling the Peel River
Peel River (New South Wales)

The Peel River is a river in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Murray-Darling Basin.The Peel rises on the northern slopes of the Liverpool Range south of the village of Nundle, New South Wales....
, Tamworth with an urban population of 42,501 people is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council
Tamworth Regional Council

Tamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Areas in Australia in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line, New South Wales....
. The city provides services for an area population of 55,063. The city is located midway between Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
 and Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 the two largest cities on the Australian east coast.

Tamworth is nationally famous as the "Country Music Capital of Australia", annually hosting the Tamworth Country Music Festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival

The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia and is a celebration of Australian country music culture and heritage....
 in late January.






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Tamworth is a city in the New England
New England (Australia)

New England is the name given to an undefined region in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia.The two traditional centres of New England are Armidale, New South Wales and Tamworth, New South Wales....
 region of New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, Australia. Straddling the Peel River
Peel River (New South Wales)

The Peel River is a river in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Murray-Darling Basin.The Peel rises on the northern slopes of the Liverpool Range south of the village of Nundle, New South Wales....
, Tamworth with an urban population of 42,501 people is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council
Tamworth Regional Council

Tamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Areas in Australia in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line, New South Wales....
. The city provides services for an area population of 55,063. The city is located midway between Brisbane
Brisbane

Brisbane is the state List of Australian capital cities of Queensland and its most populous city. It is also the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, behind southern rivals Sydney and Melbourne....
 and Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 the two largest cities on the Australian east coast.

Tamworth is nationally famous as the "Country Music Capital of Australia", annually hosting the Tamworth Country Music Festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival

The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia and is a celebration of Australian country music culture and heritage....
 in late January. The city is recognised as the "National Equine Capital of Australia" because of the high volume of equine events held in the city and the construction of the world class Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre
Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre

The Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre has two world class indoor arenas, stabling, plus an education and training complex located on the New England Highway approximately 5 kilometres south of the Tamworth, New South Wales Central Business District in the suburb of Hillvue, New South Wales....
. The city additionally is known as the "First City of Lights", being the first place in the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator?the word sphere literally means 'half ball'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator....
 to utilise electric street lights.

History

The Kamilaroi
Kamilaroi

The Kamilaroi or Gamilaraay are an Indigenous Australian people who are from the area between Tamworth, New South Wales and Goondiwindi, and west to Narrabri, Walgett and Lightning Ridge, in northern New South Wales....
 people, from whose language comes the word "budgerigar
Budgerigar

The 'budgerigar' , is a small parrot belonging to the tribe of the broad-tailed parrots ; sometimes considered a subfamily . It is the only species in the Australian genus 'Melopsittacus' and sometimes isolated in a tribe of its own, the 'Melopsittacini', although it is probably quite closely related to Pezoporus and Neophe...
", inhabited the area before European contact. John Oxley
John Oxley

This article is about the person. For the Australian pilot ship, see John Oxley .John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an List of explorers and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonisation....
 passed through the Peel Valley in 1818 and described it as "it would be impossible to find a finer or more luxuriant country than its waters...No place in this world can afford more advantages to the industrious settler than this extensive vale". In 1831, the first sheep station
Sheep station

A sheep station is a large property in Australia or New Zealand whose main activity is the raising of Domestic sheep for their wool and meat....
s and cattle station
Cattle station

Cattle station is an Australian term for a large farm , usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle. The owner of a cattle station is called a wikt:grazier....
s were formed, and in the same year the Australian Agricultural Company
Australian Agricultural Company

The Australian Agricultural Company is a company which serves to improve beef cattle production through responsible natural resource and land use....
 (AAC) was granted a lease of 127,000 hectares of land at Goonoo Goonoo, south of the present location of Tamworth, extending to present-day Calala.

In the 1830s a company town began to develop on the Peel's southwest bank, the present site of West Tamworth
West Tamworth, New South Wales

West Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's west. It is between South Tamworth and Taminda....
. In 1850 A public town was gazetted on the opposite side of the river from the existing settlement. This town became the main town, called Tamworth
Tamworth

Tamworth is a town and Non-metropolitan district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles north-east of Birmingham city centre and 103 miles north-west of London....
 after Tamworth, Staffordshire
Tamworth

Tamworth is a town and Non-metropolitan district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles north-east of Birmingham city centre and 103 miles north-west of London....
, represented at the time in parliament by Robert Peel
Robert Peel

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was the Conservative Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846....
. The town prospered, and was reached by the railway in 1878.

In 1888 Tamworth became the first location in the Southern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is south of the equator?the word sphere literally means 'half ball'. It is also that half of the celestial sphere south of the celestial equator....
 to have electric street lighting, giving the city the title of "First City of Light".

Timeline

  • 1818 - Explorer John Oxley
    John Oxley

    This article is about the person. For the Australian pilot ship, see John Oxley .John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley was an List of explorers and surveyor of Australia in the early period of English colonisation....
     passes through the area on his exploration mission. Names the river that now runs through the town: Peel River, after English Prime Minister Robert Peel
    Robert Peel

    Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet was the Conservative Party Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and again from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846....
    , whose name is also that of the main street and one of the local high schools.
  • 1831 - First sheep and cattle stations, namely Joseph Brown's 'Wallamoul' and William Dangar's 'Waldoo'. The exploring expedition led by Major Mitchell visited 'Wallamoul' in December 1831 on its way to the north-west.
  • 1834 - First Australian Agriculture Company sheep brought to the Tamworth region.
  • 1851 - The white population of the village of Tamworth was 254.
  • 1852 - John Barnes built the Royal Oak Hotel
  • 1861 - Population 654.
  • 1866 - Tamworth Mechanics' Institute opened
  • 1888 - Power station opened and enables beginning of electric street lighting. The first electric streetlights in the southern hemisphere.
  • 1918 - An anchor is unveiled as a memorial to the discovery of Tamworth district.
  • 1946 - Proclaimed a city.
  • 1947 - East-West Airlines
    East-West Airlines (Australia)

    East-West Airlines was an Australian regional airline founded in Tamworth, New South Wales in 1947. It operated to major regional city-centres and connected these centres to various provincial capitols....
     established in Tamworth - flying Tamworth - Sydney.
  • 1988 - A country music icon, the 12 m tall Golden Guitar
    Golden Guitar

    The Golden Guitar is one of the many Australia's Big Things that can be found around Australia. Located in Tamworth, New South Wales, the monument is one of the best-known points of interest in Western NSW....
     is erected as a symbol of the city's country music roots.
  • 1990s - The Local Council embarks on a successful campaign of urban and streetscape renewal, including the greening of Peel Street.
  • 1999 - Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
    Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre

    Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre is an Australian arena located approximately 5km south of the Tamworth, New South Wales Central Business District in the suburb of Hillvue, New South Wales....
     is opened
  • 2004 - A new local government area, Tamworth Regional Council, is formed from Tamworth City, Manilla
    Manilla, New South Wales

    Manilla is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, located on Fossickers Way 45 kilometres from the regional city of Tamworth, New South Wales....
     Shire and parts of Parry, Nundle
    Nundle, New South Wales

    Nundle is a village in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly the centre of Nundle Shire Local Government Areas in Australia, but most of this area, including the village of Nundle, was absorbed into Tamworth Regional Council in 2004....
     and Barraba
    Barraba, New South Wales

    Barraba is a town in the New England region of northern New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly the centre of Barraba Shire Local Government Areas in Australia, but most of this, including Barraba, was absorbed into Tamworth Regional Council in 2004....
     Shires.
  • 2006 - In December the Tamworth Regional Council voted 6 to 3 against an offer from the Federal Government to take part in a one-year trial rural refugee resettlement program; the majority of these refugee
    Refugee

    Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecutionOwing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality,...
    s would be Sudan
    Sudan

    Sudan is a country in northeastern Africa. It is the largest in the African continent and the Arab World, and List of countries and outlying territories by total area by area....
    ese escaping civil war
    Second Sudanese Civil War

    The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. It took place, for the most part, in southern Sudan and was one of the longest lasting and deadliest wars of the later 20th century....
     in their homeland. Mayor of Tamworth, Cr James Treloar, argued that the refugees being resettled were tuberculous and criminal. The decision resulted in national and international media attention on the city. The public outrage unleashed by his comments and the summary decision to reject the refugees forced a reversal of the bill one month later, and Tamworth will now take part in the resettling program.
  • 2008 Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre is opened in September.


Geography

Tamworth Location Map in New South Wales
Tamworth is located on the western side of the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range

The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the 4th longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan_Island,_Queensland off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through New South Wales, then into Victoria...
, on the banks of the Peel River, about 420 km north of Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 on the New England Highway
New England Highway

The New England Highway is a highway in Australia. It traverses the Hunter Valley and New England regions of New South Wales and the Darling Downs in southern Queensland....
, and 280 km inland from Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie, New South Wales

Port Macquarie is a large town on the mid-North Coast, New South Wales, Australia, located about 390 km north of Sydney, and 570 km south of Brisbane....
 on the Oxley Highway
Oxley Highway

The Oxley Highway is a rural highway in New South Wales, Australia. It starts at Nevertire, New South Wales where it joins the Mitchell Highway....
. The town is situated at a narrow point on the Peel River floodplain, nestled at the base of the Wentworth Mounds, a spur of the Moonbi Range
Moonbi Range

The Moonbi Range is a chain of hills which forms a part of the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia.The range is located roughly 20 kilometres north east of the city of Tamworth, New South Wales, forms a spur of the Great Dividing Range....
, where the Northwest Slopes rise to the Northern Tablelands
Northern Tablelands, New South Wales

The Northern Tablelands is a plateau and a region of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is the narrow highlands area of the New England region, stretching from the Moonbi Range in the south to the Queensland border in the north....
. The elevation is around 400 m AHD
Australian Height Datum

The Australian Height Datum is a geodetic datum for altitude measurement in Australia. According to Geoscience Australia, "In 1971 the mean sea level for 1966-1968 was assigned the value of zero on the Australian Height Datum at thirty tide gauges around the coast of the Australian continent....
. The Peel River runs southeast to northwest through Tamworth. The main town centre is on the northeast bank, between the river and the Wentworth Mounds which rise to heights of 800 m, towering over the city. The southwest bank is much flatter, and the city's suburbs sprawl to the south. Water for residents and the city's industry is supplied by Chaffey Dam
Chaffey Dam

Chaffey Dam is a dam 16 kilometres north of Nundle, New South Wales and 44 kilometres south of Tamworth, New South Wales in New South Wales. Its main purposes are regulating the flow of the Peel River and to augment the water supply of Tamworth....
, 44 km south east of the city.

Tamworth occupies an area of 486.5 km² as of 2003. Surrounding towns include Gunnedah
Gunnedah, New South Wales

Gunnedah is a town and Local Government Areas of Australia in north-western New South Wales, Australia. 7,542 people lived in the town of Gunnedah in 2006, including 931 indigenous persons ....
, Willow Tree, Uralla
Uralla, New South Wales

Uralla is a small town and a Local Government Areas in Australia on the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. With a population of 2,304 at the 2001 Census in Australia, Uralla is located at the intersection of the New England Highway and Thunderbolts Way 465 kilometres north of Sydney and about 23 kilometres south west of the...
, and Nundle
Nundle, New South Wales

Nundle is a village in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly the centre of Nundle Shire Local Government Areas in Australia, but most of this area, including the village of Nundle, was absorbed into Tamworth Regional Council in 2004....
.

Climate

The daily maximum temperature is 34°C in the summer, and the daily average summer night is 20°C, and the mean annual rainfall is 673.2mm, the daily average winter day temperature is 18°C and the night is 3°C. The climate is generally warm to hot in summer and mild in winter. The hottest recorded temperature was 46°C and the coldest was -7°C.

Rainfall is experienced all year round, with summer storms providing occasional heavy downpours.

Tamworth's rain season, in the early months of a new year (particularly January) can result in major flooding. Snow is very rare in Tamworth but does occur in the surrounding villages such as Nundle. Frosts appear regularly.

On 28 and 29 November 2008, Tamworth received torrential rain that caused severe flooding and led to the area being declared a natural disaster area.

Demographics

The estimated population of the Tamworth statistical district according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Bureau of Statistics

File:ABS House.jpgThe Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistics government agency. It came into being, as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent....
 in 2006 was 42,499 , with 33,475 people in the main urban area . The population size of the Tamworth Regional Council was 54,522 in 2005.

Suburbs


  • Calala
    Calala, New South Wales

    Calala is a small suburb of the Northern New South Wales city of Tamworth, New South Wales, administered by Tamworth Regional Council. The area is 4.5km, from the Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales of Tamworth and is connected to the city by Calala Lane, the main road, which often becomes flooded in times of heavy rain, usu...
  • Coledale
    Coledale (Tamworth), New South Wales

    Coledale is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia and is located in the cities west. Coledale is bounded by the Oxley Highway and Gunnedah Road in the north, the Main North railway line, New South Wales in the east, the locality of Warral in the south and the locality of Westdale in the west....
  • East Tamworth
    East Tamworth, New South Wales

    East Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's east. It is located between the suburbs of North Tamworth, Tamworth CBD and the satellite suburb of Nemingha, New South Wales....
  • Hills Plain
    Hills Plain, New South Wales

    Hills Plain is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia north of the suburb North Tamworth, New South Wales. Located 5.8km from the Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales it is a reasonably new rural residential suburb, however it is rapidly expanding....
  • Hillvue
    Hillvue, New South Wales

    Hillvue is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. It is a largely residential suburb of Tamworth and is south of South Tamworth, New South Wales....
  • Kingswood
    Kingswood (Tamworth), New South Wales

    Kingswood is an outer-suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, located south of the city. It is located off the New England Highway and is located south of the the suburb Hillvue, New South Wales and is a largely rural residential suburb....
  • Nemingha
    Nemingha, New South Wales

    Nemingha is an outer suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, located 5km south of the Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales on the New England Highway....


  • North Tamworth
    North Tamworth, New South Wales

    North Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's north. It is located on the northerly side of the Peel River between the suburbs of East Tamworth and Oxley Vale, New South Wales....
  • Oxley Vale
    Oxley Vale, New South Wales

    Oxley Vale is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, which runs either side of Manilla, New South Wales road. It is located between the suburbs of North Tamworth and the satellite suburb of Hallsville, New South Wales....
  • South Tamworth
    South Tamworth, New South Wales

    South Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia and is situated south from the cities Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales....
  • Taminda
    Taminda, New South Wales

    Taminda is an industrial suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, located in the cities' west on the southern side of the Peel River....
     (Tamworth Industrial Area)
  • Tamworth Central Business District
    Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales

    The Tamworth Central Business District is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city centre and is located north of the Peel River....
  • Westdale
  • West Tamworth
    West Tamworth, New South Wales

    West Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's west. It is between South Tamworth and Taminda....


Satellite Suburbs
  • Daruka Estate
    Daruka Estate, New South Wales

    Daruka Estate is an outer-suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, in the city's north. It is located in the Daruka Valley north of the the suburb North Tamworth, New South Wales and east of the locality of Moore Creek, New South Wales....
  • Duri
  • Hallsville
  • Kootingal
    Kootingal, New South Wales

    Kootingal is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the Tamworth Regional Council area. It is commonly called a satellite suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales because of its closeness and the fact that its residents use Tamworth, New South Wales services....
  • Moore Creek
  • Tintinhull
    Tintinhull, New South Wales

    Tintinhull is a tiny hamlet about 10 kilometres east of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. It is situated between Nemingha, New South Wales and Kootingal, New South Wales, and lies on the New England Highway....

Economy


Tamworth is primarily a service centre for the New England and North West regions, but its economy is diverse, supporting a number of industries, including primary and secondary food production, education, transport and aviation.

Aviation

The latter has been a significant part of the local economy, partly due to the city's exceptionally suitable flying weather, with the former East West Airlines and Eastern Airlines having service and maintenance bases at the Tamworth Airport. More recently the area has become an important centre for flying training activities for both airline and defence force graduates. The BAE Systems
BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British defense contractor and aerospace company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire, Hampshire, England, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc....
 Flight Training College encompasses the flight screening course for all Australian Defence Force pilot applicants, Basic Flying Training School for the Australian Defence Force
Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force is the Armed forces responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units....
 and the Singapore Air Force. The Australasian Pacific Aeronautical College and New England Institute of TAFE
New England Institute of TAFE

New England Institute is the institute of TAFE NSW colleges serving the New England region of New South Wales. It has four faculties and 11 campuses....
 in the city also provide aeronautical training.

Agriculture


Agriculture is an important industry in the Tamworth economy. An estimated 307,000 hectares of land is used for the agricultural industry, with an economic gross value of $75 million contributing to the Tamworth economy. Important agricultural activities include beef, sheep, grain, dairy, poultry and lucerne Other agricultural areas include alpaca, buffalo, berry, fish, goat, hydroponic, nut, olive, specialised game fowl farming as well wineries. Offices for the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources are located in Tamworth.

Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre

Equine sports are very popular in the Tamworth region and many national associations host titles in the city. These include ABCRA National Finals and Junior National Finals, Australian Quarter Horse National Championships & Barrel Race Super Challenge, National Cutting Horse Association Futurity among many other events. These events were hosted at the Tamworth Showgrounds in the suburb of Taminda
Taminda, New South Wales

Taminda is an industrial suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, located in the cities' west on the southern side of the Peel River....
 however they will now be hosted at the new Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre in 2008. The Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre has been built by the Tamworth Regional Council
Tamworth Regional Council

Tamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Areas in Australia in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line, New South Wales....
 at a cost of $30 million. Construction of stage I began in June 2007 and was completed in October 2008. The centre has an indoor arena seating 3,360 people, stables for over 478 horses, a covered stud livestock
Livestock

Livestock is the term used to refer to a domesticated animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce things such as food or fibre, or for its labour....
 selling area with seating for 660 people and truck and camping facilities for 195 vehicles. Associations for Appaloosa
Appaloosa

The Appaloosa is a list of horse breeds known for its preferred leopard complex-spotted coat pattern and other distinctive physical characteristics....
s horses, all breeds, Western Performance, Australian Stock Horse
Australian Stock Horse

The Australian Stock Horse , has been especially bred for Australian conditions. It is a hardy list of horse breeds of horse noted for endurance, agility and a good temperament....
s, Pony Club
Pony Club

.Pony Club is an international youth organization devoted to the educating youths about horses and horseback riding. Pony Club organizations exist in over 30 countries worldwide....
s and cutting horses will use the centre.

Retail

Tamworth is the largest and main retail centre for the New England
New England (Australia)

New England is the name given to an undefined region in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia.The two traditional centres of New England are Armidale, New South Wales and Tamworth, New South Wales....
 and North West Slopes regions of New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
.

Peel St is the major retail and shopping area of Tamworth and is located in the Tamworth Central Business District
Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales

The Tamworth Central Business District is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city centre and is located north of the Peel River....
. Three blocks of Peel St were refurbished over different stages during the 1990s. There are approximately a few hundred shops in the main street, as well as restaurants, street cafés and banks. These include a large Target (formally Grace Bros.).

Shopping Centres: There are many shopping centres located in Tamworth, with the majority being located in the Tamworth Central Business District
Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales

The Tamworth Central Business District is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city centre and is located north of the Peel River....
 however many are also located in various neighborhoods. Shopping Centres include:

  • Tamworth City Plaza - Is located in the Tamworth Central Business District
    Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales

    The Tamworth Central Business District is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city centre and is located north of the Peel River....
     (CBD) with 42 shops including Coles
    Coles Supermarkets

    Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers . With over 740 stores nationally and more than 92,000 employees, Coles currently has second-largest market share behind Woolworths Supermarkets....
    , Kmart
    Kmart Australia

    Kmart Australia is a discount store chain, that operates in Australia . Wesfarmers operates Kmart Australia Ltd under license from Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States-based Sears Holdings Corporation ....
    .


  • Tamworth Shopping World - Located in West Tamworth along Bridge st, Tamworth Shopping World with over 50 specialty shops, including a food court and anchored by Woolworths and Big W
    Big W

    Big W is the largest chain of discount department stores in Australia, with over 140 stores. It is a division of Woolworths Limited, the largest retailer in Australia....
    .


  • Centrepoint Shopping Centre - A $35 million shopping centre began construction in early 2007 and will be complete by the end of 2008? behind the Tamworth Town Hall, in the Tamworth Central Business District
    Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales

    The Tamworth Central Business District is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city centre and is located north of the Peel River....
     between the old city library and behind the specialty shops in the main street Peel st. The shopping centre will link up with the current small Centrepoint Arcade through which access to Peel St will be and the entire centre will be known as Centrepoint Shopping Centre. Franklins
    Franklins

    Franklins is a discount supermarket chain selling packaged groceries and perishables throughout New South Wales, Australia. It owns the No Frills brand of generic products, promoted by their mascot, "Red Sock"....
     supermarket will open in the centre as well as 5 cinemas and a performing arts centre/theatre that also doubles as a cinema, 6 restaurants, food court and 40 specialty shops.


  • Northgate Shopping Centre - Situated in North Tamworth
    North Tamworth, New South Wales

    North Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's north. It is located on the northerly side of the Peel River between the suburbs of East Tamworth and Oxley Vale, New South Wales....
     Bi-Lo
    BI-LO (Australia)

    BI-LO is a major Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers . Most BI-LO supermarkets were re-branded as Coles Supermarkets during 2006 and 2007....
     is located inside the centre as well as 18 specialty shops. The centre is now under redevlopment with the supermarket being enlarged, which will change operation from Bi-Lo to Coles
    Coles

    Coles may refer to:Businesses:*Coles Supermarkets, a supermarket chain in Australia*Coles Group, former owner of Coles, Target, Kmart, Harris Technology Officeworks and many other large chains in Australia....
    , and the inclusion of more specialty shops in the centre.


  • Southgate Shopping Centre - Situated in South Tamworth
    South Tamworth, New South Wales

    South Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia and is situated south from the cities Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales....
     Bi-Lo
    BI-LO (Australia)

    BI-LO is a major Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers . Most BI-LO supermarkets were re-branded as Coles Supermarkets during 2006 and 2007....
     is located inside the centre as well as other speciality shops. The centre was the first mall to be built in Tamworth. The centre is also expected an upgrade in late 2008.


  • The Atrium - Formerly known as the Tamworth Arcade, and is located in the Tamworth Central Business District
    Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales

    The Tamworth Central Business District is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city centre and is located north of the Peel River....
     with entrances from Peel St, and Kable Avenue. The centre is scheduled for an upgrade in early 2008.


  • Tamworth Homespace - Is located out at the Longyard. It is a bulk goods complex. It also contains two large gyms (Beach House Fitness & Inspirations) and also Outback Jacks Bar & Grill, a family restaurant.


  • Calala Court shopping complex - Is located in Calala and was opened in 2007. It has 10 specialty shops and an IGA supermarket.


Other shopping complexes in Tamworth include Robert St Shopping Centre, and the Longyard Homemakers centre.

Tourism

Tourism is an important industry, worth over A$110 m, annually with by far the most significant draw being the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival

The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia and is a celebration of Australian country music culture and heritage....
, the biggest event of its type in Australia.

Country Music Festival

Tamworth is best known for hosting the Country Music Festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival

The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual music festival held in Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia and is a celebration of Australian country music culture and heritage....
. The Festival is held over a period of 10 days during January, and is the second biggest country music festival in the world. The festival has many times been counted among the world's top ten music festival
Music festival

A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday....
s. In 2007 Forbes
Forbes

Forbes is an United States publishing and mass media company. Its flagship publication, Forbes magazine, is published bi-weekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune , which is also published bi-weekly, and Business Week....
 rated it as number 8 of the World’s Coolest Music Festivals. The festival features thousands of Australian and international country music artists performing live shows 24 hours a day. Each year an estimated 100,000 people pass through the Tamworth for the festival with around 70,000 staying for a substantial duration of the festival, with camping along the banks of the Peel River.

The 10 day festival culminates in the Golden Guitar Awards
Country Music Awards of Australia

The CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry....
 - the most prestigious award that an Australian Country Music artist can win for their music. In honor of its country music Tamworth is home to the 'Big Golden Guitar'
Golden Guitar

The Golden Guitar is one of the many Australia's Big Things that can be found around Australia. Located in Tamworth, New South Wales, the monument is one of the best-known points of interest in Western NSW....
, the wax museum and the hands of fame park of successful country music artists. Homegrown country music stars include Felicity Urquhart and up and coming promising talent The Baileys whose music style is a mixture of country, rock and other genres.

Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre

Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre is located in the suburb of Hillvue
Hillvue, New South Wales

Hillvue is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. It is a largely residential suburb of Tamworth and is south of South Tamworth, New South Wales....
. It is a multipurpose centre with a seating capacity of 5,100 and is the biggest of its kind outside the New South Wales and south-east Queensland metropolitan areas.

Education

The New England Institute of TAFE
New England Institute of TAFE

New England Institute is the institute of TAFE NSW colleges serving the New England region of New South Wales. It has four faculties and 11 campuses....
's biggest campus, the Tamworth TAFE Campus is located in the city; as well as an access centre for the University of New England
University of New England, Australia

The University of New England is an Australian public university with approximately 18,000 higher education students. Its original and main campus is located in the city of Armidale, New South Wales in northern New South Wales....
. There are additionally many public and non-governmental schools in Tamworth
Schools in Tamworth, New South Wales

The following is a list of Schools in Tamworth, New South Wales.Government Schools Non-Government Schools References...
 and as well as an adult education centre.

Sport

There are over 180 sporting clubs in the Tamworth region and the region has several strong sports competitions, including football (soccer)
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
, netball
Netball

Netball is a non-contact team sport originating from the United States similar to, and derived from, basketball. Invented in 1895 by Clara Gregory Baer, a pioneer in women's sport, netball is now pre-eminently played as a women's team sport in Australia and New Zealand and is popular in the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom....
, hockey
Hockey

Hockey is any of a family of sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a ball, or a hard, round, rubber or heavy plastic disc called a Hockey puck, into the opponent's net or goal, using a hockey stick....
, rugby union
Rugby union

Rugby union is a competitive outdoor contact sport, played with an oval ball, by two teams of 15 players. It is one of the two main codes of rugby football, the other being rugby league....
, rugby league
Rugby league

Rugby league football is a competitive Full-contact sport team sport played with a spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field....
, basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
, cricket
Cricket

Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games team sport that originated in southern England. The earliest definite reference is dated 1598, and it is now played in more than 100 countries....
 and Aussie rules football. Premier sporting facilities in the Tamworth region include: water based hockey fields, a national standard BMX track (used for national competitions), an A grade shooting facility, international standard baseball and softball fields. The region boasts 60 sporting facilities covering an area of more than 300 hectares. Several national athletes can trace their sporting roots to the region such as Stacey Porter
Stacey Porter

Stacey Porter is a softball player from Australia, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. A powerful hitter, Porter competes for the Hills Softball Club and was first selected for the national team in 2002....
, Troy Hearfield
Troy Hearfield

Troy Hearfield is an attacking football midfielder who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League. ...
, Alan Tongue
Alan Tongue

Alan Tongue in Tamworth, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player who is the current captain of the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition....
, Phil Graham
Phil Graham (rugby league)

Phil Graham is an Australian rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition. He normally plays in the Rugby league positions#centre position....
, William Zillman
William Zillman

William Zillman is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canberra Raiders and is contracted with the Gold Coast Titans for the 2009 season....
, Michael York
Michael York

Michael York may refer to:* Michael York * Michael York * Mike York, ice hockey player* Mike York , former MLB pitcher* Mickey York, American sports reporter...
 and Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith (field hockey)

Matthew John Smith is a former field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Australia national field hockey team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia....
.

Sports Teams In Tamworth

Club Sport Founded League Venue
Cricket T.D.C.A. NO.1 Oval,
Tamworth CBD
Tamworth Central Business District, New South Wales

The Tamworth Central Business District is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city centre and is located north of the Peel River....
Rugby Union 1954 Central North Rugby Park,
North Tamworth
North Tamworth, New South Wales

North Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's north. It is located on the northerly side of the Peel River between the suburbs of East Tamworth and Oxley Vale, New South Wales....
Rugby Union 1962 Central North Ken Chillingworth Oval,
West Tamworth
West Tamworth, New South Wales

West Tamworth is a suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, in the city's west. It is between South Tamworth and Taminda....
Rugby League 1911 Group 4 Rugby League
Group 4 Rugby League

Group 4 is a rugby league competition in the New England area of New South Wales, run under the auspices of the New South Wales Country Rugby League....
 Jack Woolaston Oval,
North Tamworth
Rugby League Group 4 Rugby League Scully Park,
West Tamworth
Football Northern Inland Premier League Marius Street No1,
North Tamworth
Football Tamworth Football League
Football Northern Inland Premier League Jack Woolaston Oval,
North Tamworth
AFL Tamworth Australian Football League
Tamworth Australian Football League

The Tamworth Australian Football League is an Australian rules football competition in the Tamworth, New South Wales and New England region of New South Wales, Australia....
 Number One Oval,
Tamworth CBD
AFL Tamworth Australian Football League Number One Oval,
Tamworth CBD
Hockey Subaru Super Stix Hockey Tamworth Hockey Centre
Tamworth Regional Sport Complex


The Northern Inland Academy of Sport
The Northern Inland Academy of Sport is based in the Tamworth region and was established to identify and prepare talented sportspeople in the Northern Inland region to reach their full potential, on and off the field.

Culture


Performing Arts

  • The Tamworth Eisteddfod is held annually in May and June, with Speech and Drama, Debating, Music and Dance sections. The five main dance schools in tamworth En Evant, The Owl and the Pussycat, Kaluder and Ecnad all compete in the Eisteddfod.


  • The Northwest Dance Festival has been held various times in Tamworth, being held in the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre
    Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre

    Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre is an Australian arena located approximately 5km south of the Tamworth, New South Wales Central Business District in the suburb of Hillvue, New South Wales....
     in 2006. This includes a wide variety of dances from all the Public schools in the region.


  • The Tamworth Musical Society is an important part of the Tamworth culture, and has performed musicals such as Grease, Westside Story, and Les Misérables in October-November 2007.


  • The Tamworth Regional Conservatorium of Music is another important part of the performing arts scene in Tamworth. Catering for over 1000 students of a wide range learning many instruments from experienced and qualified teachers. It is the largest regional conservatorium in the state behind Wollongong, with students ranging in age from four years to 75 years old, learning over 21 different instruments.


  • CAPERS is a show hosted at Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre every 2 years. It is to showcase the talent of students from all over the North-West region. Both primary and high schools.


Churches

Since 2000 the Combined Churches of Tamworth have run a free to the public festival called "Lifefest" in Bicentennial Park. The event is run on a Saturday in July in conjunction with Fusion Tamworth and with the support of Tamworth Regional Council
Tamworth Regional Council

Tamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Areas in Australia in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line, New South Wales....
.The family day celebrates National Thanksgiving day and involves various stalls with free food, drinks, games, and showbags, as well as drama presentation, music performances, and displays from police, fire brigade and ambulance. 2007 attracted a crowd of a couple thousand to the festival in the park.

Tamworth Regional Botanic Gardens

The Tamworth Regional Botanic Gardens were established in 1995 and are run by the Tamworth Regional Council
Tamworth Regional Council

Tamworth Regional Council is a Local Government Areas in Australia in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and the Main North railway line, New South Wales....
. The gardens cover an area of 28ha, 5ha of which has been developed. The gardens conserve the flora of the region, as well as include flora and plant displays from various parts of Australia and the world.

Media

Tamworth serves as the regional centre for media in the New England District.

Newspaper

  • Northern Daily Leader
    Northern Daily Leader

    The Northern Daily Leader is a daily newspaper produced in the city of Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. The paper publishes stories related to the Tamworth, New South Wales, New England and North West Slopes, New South Wales regions....
     is a long-running daily local paper with significant local and regional coverage owned by Rural Press
    Rural Press

    Rural Press Limited is an Australian media company which owns approximately 170 newspaper and magazine titles, The Canberra Times being the most prominent....
    .
  • Tamworth Times is a free weekly paper owned by Rural Press
    Rural Press

    Rural Press Limited is an Australian media company which owns approximately 170 newspaper and magazine titles, The Canberra Times being the most prominent....
    .
  • Tamworth City News was established in May 2007 and is an independent free newspaper distributed weekly on Fridays in Tamworth, Quirindi
    Quirindi, New South Wales

    Quirindi is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in Liverpool Plains Shire Council.At the 2006 Census in Australia, Quirindi had a population of 2,609....
    , Werris Creek
    Werris Creek, New South Wales

    Werris Creek is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, near Tamworth, New South Wales, in Liverpool Plains Shire. It is north of Quirindi, New South Wales and is at the junction of the Main North railway line, New South Wales to Armidale, New South Wales and Moree, New South Wales....
    , Manilla
    Manilla, New South Wales

    Manilla is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, located on Fossickers Way 45 kilometres from the regional city of Tamworth, New South Wales....
    , Barraba
    Barraba, New South Wales

    Barraba is a town in the New England region of northern New South Wales, Australia. It was formerly the centre of Barraba Shire Local Government Areas in Australia, but most of this, including Barraba, was absorbed into Tamworth Regional Council in 2004....
    , and Kootingal
    Kootingal, New South Wales

    Kootingal is a town in New South Wales, Australia in the Tamworth Regional Council area. It is commonly called a satellite suburb of Tamworth, New South Wales because of its closeness and the fact that its residents use Tamworth, New South Wales services....
    .


Television

NBN Television
NBN Television

For Philippine TV Network. see National Broadcasting NetworkNBN Television is a television station based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia....
 and Prime Television
Prime Television

Prime Television is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia owned by Prime Television Limited. Prime Television launched on 17 March 1962 as CBN in Orange, New South Wales and Dubbo, New South Wales, and has since expanded to cover regional New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory as a Seven Network affi...
 have studios in Tamworth that produce local news bulletins.

Radio

Several radio stations are based in the city, including 2TM
2TM

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, general community station 2YOU FM 88.9 FM, Christian community radio station Radio Rhema 89.7 FM, hit music station - FM 92.9 and the local ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio

ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio broadcasts over most of the continent using terrestrial transmission, and covers it completely using satellites....
 station, ABC New England North West
ABC New England North West

ABC New England North West is an ABC Local Radio station based in Tamworth, New South Wales and broadcasting to the regions of New England , the Northern Tablelands and North West Slopes in New South Wales....
.

The community radio stations both broadcast from Bald Hill. Both FM 92.9 and 2TM are owned by the Caralis SuperNetwork, which has caused concern amongst locals for its lack of localism.

Transport

Tamworth is situated on the Main North railway line
Main North railway line, New South Wales

The Main North Line is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Central Coast , Hunter Valley and the New England regions....
. Trains no longer continue all the way to the Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
 border, but the town is still served by the Countrylink
CountryLink

CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and from New South Wales into Queensland and Victoria, Australia....
 Xplorer service between Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 and Armidale. The Tamworth Airport
Tamworth Airport

Tamworth Airport is an airport in Tamworth, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia. The airport is 10 km from the town centre. Tamworth Airport is also the Northern base of the Hunter Region Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter Service and the location for BAE Systems Flight Training College...
 additionally has flights from Tamworth to Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
 with QantasLink
QantasLink

QantasLink is a regional brand of Australian airline Qantas and is an affiliate member of the Oneworld airline alliance. It is a major competitor to Regional Express Airlines....
 daily.

Sister cities

Tamworth has the following sister cities:

CountryCity (and Province or State)
Gore
Gore, New Zealand

Gore is a town, surrounding borough, and Territorial Authorities of New Zealand in the Southland, New Zealand region of the South Island of New Zealand....
Sannohe, Aomori
Sannohe, Aomori

is a towns of Japan located in Sannohe District, Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 12,581 and a population density of 83.02 persons per km?....
Tamworth
Tamworth

Tamworth is a town and Non-metropolitan district in Staffordshire, England, located 14 miles north-east of Birmingham city centre and 103 miles north-west of London....
Chaoyang District, Beijing
Chaoyang District, Beijing

Chaoyang District is a district of northeastern Beijing, China.Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing's many foreign embassies, the well-known Sanlitun bar street, as well as Beijing's growing Central business district....
DeKalb, Illinois
DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,018 at the United States Census 2000. The city's name is "di-KALB" with the L sound, unlike similarly spelled locations where the L is silent, such as DeKalb County, Georgia....


Attractions

  • Golden Guitar
    Golden Guitar

    The Golden Guitar is one of the many Australia's Big Things that can be found around Australia. Located in Tamworth, New South Wales, the monument is one of the best-known points of interest in Western NSW....
  • PowerStation Museum
  • Calala Cottage
  • Tamworth Regional Gallery
  • Tamworth Regional Botanic Gardens


Famous Identities

  • Casey Stoner
    Casey Stoner

    Casey Stoner is an Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Born and raised in Southport, Queensland, Queensland, Stoner raced from a young age and moved to the United Kingdom to pursue a racing career....
    , MotoGP world champion
  • Mark Ferguson
    Mark Ferguson (television presenter)

    Mark Ferguson is a senior anchor with Nine News, presenting the weekend evening news bulletin in Sydney.He was one of nine children.After working with regional stations in New South Wales and Queensland, Ferguson joined the Seven Network in 1989 and reported for a number of Seven News programs, including 11AM and HINCH....
    , Channel Nine
    Nine Network

    The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian Television broadcasting in Australia based in Willoughby, New South Wales, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney....
     presenter.
  • Kylie Gillies
    Kylie Gillies

    Kylie Gillies is a presenter for the Seven Network based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Gillies was born in Tamworth, New South Wales where she worked as a reporter, producer and newsreader for Prime Television....
    , Seven Network
    Seven Network

    The Seven Network is an Australia Television broadcasting in Australia owned by the Seven Media Group. It dates back to 2 December 1956, when the first stations on the Very high frequency frequency were established in Sydney and Melbourne....
     presenter and co-host of The Morning Show
    The Morning Show (TV program)

    The Morning Show is a high rating Australian morning talk show that premiered on the Seven Network on 18 June 2007. The show airs between 9am and 11.30am weekdays and follows its predecessor and spin-off breakfast news program, Sunrise , both closely interlinked....
  • Alan Tongue
    Alan Tongue

    Alan Tongue in Tamworth, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league player who is the current captain of the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League competition....
     Current Canberra Raiders
    Canberra Raiders

    The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They compete in the National Rugby League , Australasia's premier rugby league competition....
     Captain
  • Brad Tighe
    Brad Tighe

    Bradley Tighe is an indigenousAustralian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights....
     Penrith Panthers
    Penrith Panthers

    The Penrith Panthers is an Australian professional rugby league football team. The Panthers compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia....
     Centre/Wing
  • Troy Hearfield
    Troy Hearfield

    Troy Hearfield is an attacking football midfielder who currently plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League. ...
    , A-League
    A-League

    The A-League is the premier Australasian domestic association football competition. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia, it was founded in 2004 and staged its A-League 2005-06 in 2005-06....
    , Wellington Phoenix Attacking Midfielder
  • Tony Martin
    Tony Martin (actor)

    Tony Martin is an Australian actor. He married Rachael Blake on December 21, 2003 and his only son, Justin Martin, is also an actor, with appearances in Somersault and Blue Water High to his credit....
    , Actor: most notable role in the movie Inspector Gadget 2
    Inspector Gadget 2

    Inspector Gadget 2 is a Walt Disney Pictures film released directly to VHS and DVD in March 2003 2003 in film. It was based upon the cartoon series created by DiC Entertainment and is a direct-to-video sequel to the 1999 in film The Walt Disney Company film Inspector Gadget ....
  • Andrew Wilkie
    Andrew Wilkie

    Andrew Wilkie is a former soldier and intelligence analyst who resigned from the Office of National Assessments , an Australian intelligence agency, in March 2003 over concerns that espionage was being misrepresented for political purposes in making the case for Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq to the 2003 invasion of...
  • Michael York
    Michael York (field hockey player)

    Michael John York is a former field hockey defender from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988 Summer Olympics....
     Olympic Hockey Gold Medalist
  • Belinda Giblin
    Belinda Giblin

    Belinda Giblin is an Australian actress.She played Kay Webster in the risqu?, satirical 1970s soap opera The Box , and the scheming Alison Carr in the 1980s melodrama Sons and Daughters ....
     Actress
  • Craig Jones
    Craig Jones (cricketer)

    Craig Jones was an Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2005....
     Cricketer
  • Greg McNamara
    Greg McNamara

    Greg McNamara was an Australian Boxing. He was born in Tamworth, New South Wales and was Australian Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion....
     past Australian Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion
  • Felicity Urquhart country singer/songwriter
  • Clive Barton (Commonwealth Gold Medalist) Skeet Shooting
  • Matt Parsons former Newcastle Knight
    Newcastle Knights

    The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership....
  • Joseph Grima Malta Rugby League
    Malta national rugby league team

    The Malta national rugby league team played its first international fixture in 2004. The team is composed of players with Maltese heritage from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England and Malta....
     team coach
  • Emelyn Starr
    Emelyn Starr

    Emelyn Starr is an Australian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 404, which she reached on February 9, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 300, which she reached on February 9, 2009....
    , Australian professional tennis
    Tennis

    Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
     player.


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