A village with areas that are both under the local government areas of Walcha Shire and Tamworth Regional Council of New South Wales, Woolbrook is situated in the New England Region, 65.8 kilometres northeast of Tamworth, 49.5 kilometres west of Walcha, 25 kilometres east if Bendemeer, 68 kilometres southwest of Armidale and 436 kilometres north of the state capital of Sydney. Woolbrook’s village centre sits near the Oxley Highway, with the Macdonald River passing through it. The village began as a settlement in 1836 over the land that was called Surveyor’s Creek Run, which covered 40,000 acres and included the sites of future Woolbrook and Walcha Road. At present, visitors head to Woolbrook for the annual Woolbrook Stampede held every...
A village with areas that are both under the local government areas of Walcha Shire and Tamworth Regional Council of New South Wales, Woolbrook is situated in the New England Region, 65.8 kilometres northeast of Tamworth, 49.5 kilometres west of Walcha, 25 kilometres east if Bendemeer, 68 kilometres southwest of Armidale and 436 kilometres north of the state capital of
A village with areas that are both under the local government areas of Walcha Shire and Tamworth Regional Council of New South Wales, Woolbrook is situated in the New England Region, 65.8 kilometres northeast of Tamworth, 49.5 kilometres west of Walcha, 25 kilometres east if Bendemeer, 68 kilometres southwest of Armidale and 436 kilometres north of the state capital of Sydney. Woolbrook’s village centre sits near the Oxley Highway, with the Macdonald River passing through it. The village began as a settlement in 1836 over the land that was called Surveyor’s Creek Run, which covered 40,000 acres and included the sites of future Woolbrook and Walcha Road. At present, visitors head to Woolbrook for the annual Woolbrook Stampede held every Easter, featuring horse sports such as campdrafting as well as other novelty events. The Woolbrook Spring Fair is also held each year in October, when spectators get to enjoy horse events, dog trials and goat racing. Swimming, fishing and picnicking along the banks of the Macdonald River are also popular activities in the area.