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Tenterfield Township Photo by Tales & Tones

Tenterfield Post Office And School Of Arts Photo by Destination NSW

Tenterfield Photo by Tales & Tones

Mount Mackenzie Nature Reserve Lookout

Bald Rock Photo supplied by Caitlin Reid

Photo by Destination NSW

Jubilee Park Rotunda Photo by Tales & Tones

Photo by Destination NSW

Autumn in Tenterfield Photo by Destination NSW

Tenterfield Railway Photo by Destination NSW

Legume Photo by Sera J Wright

Boonoo Boonoo National Park Photo by Sera J Wright

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Planned Power Outage | Thursday 28 May 2026

Planned Power Outage | Thursday 28 May 2026 Council advises the community that Essential Energy will undertake planned electricity network works…

Five New Bridges for the Shire

Tenterfield Shire Council is pleased to announce the delivery of five new bridge projects across the Shire, improving safety, connectivity…

NOTICE: Bridge Closure - Rivertree Road (Maryland River)

13 May 2026 NOTICE OF BRIDGE CLOSURE - RIVERTREE ROAD (MARYLAND RIVER) In accordance with Section 115 of the Roads Act 1993, notice…

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Emergency Telephone Numbers

Water & Sewerage Services (Tenterfield 4pm to 8:30am) 0411 770 703
Water & Sewerage Services (Urbenville 4pm to 8:30am) 0427 799 051
Waste Disposal Services 0422 138 318
Parks & Gardens 0411 864 042
Roads & Streets 0402 210 101
NSW Rural Fire Services (02) 6736 4150
NSW SES 132 500

For life threatening or dangerous incidents, call 000

Welcome to Tenterfield Shire Council

Tenterfield Shire Council covers an area of 7,333 square kilometers including mountains and rural landscape. The population is 6,638 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, ERP 2018).

Tenterfield is located a comfortable three hours drive from Brisbane and the Gold Coast, Tenterfield & District provides the perfect Gateway to Big Sky Country – New England & North West New South Wales.

Presenting four definite seasons against a backdrop of rugged mountain beauty and in contrast to the serenity of rural landscapes.